CLUE WORD STUDY
ALIVE: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue ALIVE produces 27 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 ALIVE
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALIVE GGGBY | Level 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | RevealALIEN | Hints → |
ALIVE GYGBG | Level 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | RevealAGILE | Hints → |
ALIVE YGBGG | Level 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | RevealSLAVE | Hints → |
ALIVE GYYBG | Level 2 | 38 | 1 | 1 | RevealAISLE | Hints → |
ALIVE BBYGG | Level 3 | 37 | 1 | 1 | RevealSIEVE | Hints → |
ALIVE GBGYB | Level 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | RevealAVIAN | Hints → |
ALIVE GYGBB | Level 3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | RevealAXIAL | Hints → |
ALIVE YGGBB | Level 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 | RevealILIAC | Hints → |
ALIVE BBGYY | Level 4 | 266 | 1 | 1 | RevealEVICT | Hints → |
ALIVE BBYYG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealMOVIE | Hints → |
ALIVE BGYBY | Level 4 | 201 | 1 | 1 | RevealELFIN | Hints → |
ALIVE BYGBY | Level 4 | 266 | 1 | 1 | RevealSPIEL | Hints → |
ALIVE GBBYY | Level 4 | 141 | 1 | 1 | RevealAVERT | Hints → |
ALIVE GBYBY | Level 4 | 141 | 1 | 1 | RevealAIDER | Hints → |
ALIVE GBYYB | Level 4 | 141 | 3 | 1 | RevealAVOID | Hints → |
ALIVE YBBGY | Level 4 | 46 | 1 | 1 | RevealHEAVY | Hints → |
ALIVE YYBYG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealVALUE | Hints → |
ALIVE YYGYB | Level 4 | 266 | 1 | 1 | RevealVOILA | Hints → |
ALIVE BBBGB | Reference | 46 | 46 | 1 | RevealCURVY | Hints → |
ALIVE BBBYB | Reference | 2315 | 103 | 1 | RevealVOUCH | Hints → |
ALIVE BBGGB | Reference | 6 | 6 | 1 | RevealPRIVY | Hints → |
ALIVE BBGGG | Reference | 5 | 5 | 1 | RevealDRIVE | Hints → |
ALIVE BBGYB | Reference | 266 | 6 | 1 | RevealVYING | Hints → |
ALIVE BGGGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealOLIVE | Hints → |
ALIVE BGYBB | Reference | 201 | 9 | 1 | RevealFLUID | Hints → |
ALIVE GBBGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealABOVE | Hints → |
ALIVE GGGBG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealALIKE | 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