CLUE WORD STUDY
THONG: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue THONG produces 23 different unique-solution patterns in our 2315-word historical answer dictionary. Match all five colors before selecting a row: the clue word alone does not identify an answer.
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This playable example is from our curated vault. The reference table below includes every unique pattern for the clue, including patterns outside the five-tier selection.
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Every unique pattern for THONG
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THONG GGGYB | Level 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | RevealTHORN | Hints → |
THONG YGGBY | Level 2 | 29 | 1 | 1 | RevealGHOST | Hints → |
THONG BBGGY | Level 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | RevealAGONY | Hints → |
THONG BGGBY | Level 3 | 29 | 2 | 1 | RevealGHOUL | Hints → |
THONG BGYGB | Level 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | RevealRHINO | Hints → |
THONG GGBBY | Level 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | RevealTHIGH | Hints → |
THONG GYGBB | Level 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | RevealTOOTH | Hints → |
THONG GBBYY | Level 4 | 149 | 3 | 1 | RevealTANGY | Hints → |
THONG GYBBY | Level 4 | 149 | 2 | 1 | RevealTIGHT | Hints → |
THONG GYBYB | Level 4 | 149 | 1 | 1 | RevealTENTH | Hints → |
THONG GYYBY | Level 4 | 149 | 1 | 1 | RevealTOUGH | Hints → |
THONG YYBGB | Level 4 | 182 | 1 | 1 | RevealHAUNT | Hints → |
THONG YBBYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 3 | 1 | RevealANGST | Hints → |
THONG YBYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealINGOT | Hints → |
THONG YYBYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 5 | 1 | RevealNINTH | Hints → |
THONG YYBYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealNIGHT | Hints → |
THONG YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealOUGHT | Hints → |
THONG BGBBG | Reference | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealSHRUG | Hints → |
THONG BGYBB | Reference | 144 | 4 | 1 | RevealCHAOS | Hints → |
THONG BYBGB | Reference | 182 | 4 | 1 | RevealHYENA | Hints → |
THONG GBBBY | Reference | 149 | 7 | 1 | RevealTIGER | Hints → |
THONG GGBGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealTHING | Hints → |
THONG GGGBB | Reference | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealTHOSE | Hints → |
How this table was calculated
We scored this clue against every answer, grouped words by their exact five-tile feedback, and kept patterns with exactly one word. The all-green clue-equals-answer row is excluded. Green and yellow counts are nested filtering steps; the final step checks the entire feedback including gray multiplicity caps.
Data version: wordlein1-2026-11-03-v1. This is a complete reference for this pinned list, not every English dictionary or the current official puzzle. Sources and method