CLUE WORD STUDY

BRINE: one clue, many possibilities.

The clue BRINE produces 30 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 BRINE

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Scored clueLevelAfter greenAfter yellowExact matchesAnswerHelp
BRINE
GBGGY
Level 1711
RevealBEING
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BRINE
GGGBY
Level 11011
RevealBRIEF
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BRINE
GYBGG
Level 1211
RevealBORNE
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BRINE
YGGBG
Level 11811
RevealTRIBE
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BRINE
GBYYG
Level 23011
RevealBINGE
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BRINE
GGYYB
Level 23511
RevealBRAIN
Hints →
BRINE
BBYGG
Level 32711
RevealINANE
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BRINE
BGYBG
Level 36211
RevealIRATE
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BRINE
BGYGB
Level 33411
RevealIRONY
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BRINE
GBBGY
Level 31821
RevealBLEND
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BRINE
GYBGB
Level 31821
RevealBURNT
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BRINE
YBGBG
Level 37221
RevealABIDE
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BRINE
YGBBG
Level 36221
RevealPROBE
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BRINE
BBYGY
Level 418211
RevealFIEND
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BRINE
BYGYB
Level 426621
RevealCAIRN
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BRINE
BYGYY
Level 426611
RevealREIGN
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BRINE
BYYYG
Level 442411
RevealRINSE
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BRINE
GBYYY
Level 417311
RevealBEGIN
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BRINE
GYBYB
Level 417311
RevealBARON
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BRINE
YBBGY
Level 418211
RevealEBONY
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BRINE
YBBYG
Level 442411
RevealNOBLE
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BRINE
YBYBG
Level 442421
RevealIMBUE
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BRINE
YGBYB
Level 426711
RevealURBAN
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BRINE
YGYBB
Level 426711
RevealORBIT
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BRINE
YYBBG
Level 442421
RevealOMBRE
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BRINE
YYYBG
Level 442411
RevealFIBRE
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BRINE
YYYBY
Level 5231511
RevealFIBER
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BRINE
YYYYB
Level 5231511
RevealROBIN
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BRINE
BGGGG
Reference221
RevealURINE
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BRINE
YBBYB
Reference231561
RevealNOBLY
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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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