CLUE WORD STUDY
VAGUE: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue VAGUE produces 32 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 VAGUE
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VAGUE BYGGG | Level 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | RevealARGUE | Hints → |
VAGUE GYGBY | Level 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | RevealVEGAN | Hints → |
VAGUE YGBYG | Level 2 | 50 | 1 | 1 | RevealMAUVE | Hints → |
VAGUE BBGGY | Level 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | RevealBEGUN | Hints → |
VAGUE BBGYG | Level 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | RevealBUGLE | Hints → |
VAGUE BGGBG | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealEAGLE | Hints → |
VAGUE BGYGB | Level 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | RevealGAMUT | Hints → |
VAGUE BYGGB | Level 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | RevealAUGUR | Hints → |
VAGUE GBBGG | Level 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | RevealVENUE | Hints → |
VAGUE GBYBG | Level 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | RevealVERGE | Hints → |
VAGUE GGBBG | Level 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealVALVE | Hints → |
VAGUE GGBBY | Level 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | RevealVALET | Hints → |
VAGUE YBBGG | Level 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | RevealREVUE | Hints → |
VAGUE BBYGY | Level 4 | 82 | 1 | 1 | RevealDEBUG | Hints → |
VAGUE BYGYB | Level 4 | 67 | 1 | 1 | RevealSUGAR | Hints → |
VAGUE BYYYG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealUSAGE | Hints → |
VAGUE YBBYG | Level 4 | 424 | 3 | 1 | RevealCURVE | Hints → |
VAGUE YGYBY | Level 4 | 304 | 1 | 1 | RevealGAVEL | Hints → |
VAGUE YYBYG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealSUAVE | Hints → |
VAGUE YYYBG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealGRAVE | Hints → |
VAGUE BYBYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealEQUAL | Hints → |
VAGUE BYYYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 3 | 1 | RevealGUARD | Hints → |
VAGUE YBBYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealDUVET | Hints → |
VAGUE YYYBB | Level 5 | 2315 | 3 | 1 | RevealGRAVY | Hints → |
VAGUE YYYYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealGUAVA | Hints → |
VAGUE BBGGB | Reference | 9 | 9 | 1 | RevealMOGUL | Hints → |
VAGUE GBBGB | Reference | 5 | 5 | 1 | RevealVIRUS | Hints → |
VAGUE GBBYB | Reference | 43 | 3 | 1 | RevealVOUCH | Hints → |
VAGUE GBGGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealVOGUE | Hints → |
VAGUE GBYBB | Reference | 43 | 2 | 1 | RevealVYING | Hints → |
VAGUE GGBGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealVALUE | Hints → |
VAGUE YBBYB | Reference | 2315 | 6 | 1 | RevealCURVY | 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