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BEFIT: one clue, many possibilities.

The clue BEFIT produces 24 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 BEFIT

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Scored clueLevelAfter greenAfter yellowExact matchesAnswerHelp
BEFIT
YGBGG
Level 1511
RevealDEBIT
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BEFIT
BGYGY
Level 22111
RevealFETID
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BEFIT
BBYGG
Level 32311
RevealFRUIT
Hints →
BEFIT
BGBGY
Level 32121
RevealTEPID
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BEFIT
BGBYG
Level 32611
RevealHEIST
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BEFIT
BGYBG
Level 32611
RevealFEAST
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BEFIT
BGYGB
Level 32121
RevealSERIF
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BEFIT
BYGGB
Level 3611
RevealELFIN
Hints →
BEFIT
GGBYB
Level 32611
RevealBEING
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BEFIT
GGYBB
Level 32611
RevealBEEFY
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BEFIT
GYBBG
Level 31811
RevealBLEAT
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BEFIT
BBYGY
Level 415821
RevealMOTIF
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BEFIT
BGBYY
Level 424211
RevealDEITY
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BEFIT
BGYYB
Level 424211
RevealFEIGN
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BEFIT
BYYYG
Level 425311
RevealFILET
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BEFIT
GYYYB
Level 417311
RevealBRIEF
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BEFIT
YBBGY
Level 415811
RevealTIBIA
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BEFIT
BYYYY
Level 5231511
RevealTHIEF
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BEFIT
YYBYY
Level 5231511
RevealTRIBE
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BEFIT
YYYBB
Level 5231531
RevealFABLE
Hints →
BEFIT
BBGGG
Reference331
RevealUNFIT
Hints →
BEFIT
BBGYB
Reference2551
RevealJIFFY
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BEFIT
BGGGG
Reference221
RevealREFIT
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BEFIT
GBYBB
Reference17331
RevealBLUFF
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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

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