CLUE WORD STUDY
WHALE: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue WHALE produces 21 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 WHALE
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WHALE GGBGY | Level 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | RevealWHELP | Hints → |
WHALE GGBYY | Level 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | RevealWHEEL | Hints → |
WHALE GGYBY | Level 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | RevealWHEAT | Hints → |
WHALE YGGYB | Level 2 | 37 | 1 | 1 | RevealSHAWL | Hints → |
WHALE BYGBG | Level 3 | 84 | 1 | 1 | RevealHEAVE | Hints → |
WHALE GBBGY | Level 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | RevealWIELD | Hints → |
WHALE GBGBG | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealWEAVE | Hints → |
WHALE GBGBY | Level 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | RevealWEARY | Hints → |
WHALE GGBYB | Level 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | RevealWHIRL | Hints → |
WHALE GYGBB | Level 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | RevealWRATH | Hints → |
WHALE BGYYB | Level 4 | 144 | 1 | 1 | RevealSHOAL | Hints → |
WHALE BYBGY | Level 4 | 162 | 1 | 1 | RevealHELLO | Hints → |
WHALE BYBYG | Level 4 | 424 | 3 | 1 | RevealLITHE | Hints → |
WHALE GBYYB | Level 4 | 83 | 1 | 1 | RevealWALTZ | Hints → |
WHALE GYYBB | Level 4 | 83 | 1 | 1 | RevealWATCH | Hints → |
WHALE YBYBG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealAWOKE | Hints → |
WHALE BYYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealHAZEL | Hints → |
WHALE BGBYB | Reference | 144 | 5 | 1 | RevealGHOUL | Hints → |
WHALE BGGGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealSHALE | Hints → |
WHALE BGYBB | Reference | 144 | 8 | 1 | RevealCHINA | Hints → |
WHALE GBGBB | Reference | 7 | 7 | 1 | RevealWRACK | 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