CLUE WORD STUDY
ALLEY: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue ALLEY produces 18 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 ALLEY
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALLEY BGBGY | Level 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | RevealFLYER | Hints → |
ALLEY BGBYG | Level 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | RevealELEGY | Hints → |
ALLEY BGYBG | Level 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | RevealSLYLY | Hints → |
ALLEY GBBGG | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealABBEY | Hints → |
ALLEY GYBGB | Level 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | RevealANGEL | Hints → |
ALLEY YGBBG | Level 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | RevealFLAKY | Hints → |
ALLEY BYYBG | Level 4 | 364 | 1 | 1 | RevealLOWLY | Hints → |
ALLEY GYYBB | Level 4 | 141 | 1 | 1 | RevealATOLL | Hints → |
ALLEY YBGBY | Level 4 | 112 | 1 | 1 | RevealBYLAW | Hints → |
ALLEY YYBGY | Level 4 | 318 | 1 | 1 | RevealLAYER | Hints → |
ALLEY YYGYB | Level 4 | 112 | 1 | 1 | RevealFELLA | Hints → |
ALLEY BYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 2 | 1 | RevealIDYLL | Hints → |
ALLEY YYBBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 4 | 1 | RevealROYAL | Hints → |
ALLEY YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealLOYAL | Hints → |
ALLEY BGBBY | Reference | 201 | 2 | 1 | RevealGLYPH | Hints → |
ALLEY GBBBY | Reference | 141 | 1 | 1 | RevealABYSS | Hints → |
ALLEY GBGBB | Reference | 7 | 7 | 1 | RevealAGLOW | Hints → |
ALLEY GBGGB | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealABLED | 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