CLUE WORD STUDY
FERAL: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue FERAL 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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Every unique pattern for FERAL
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FERAL BGYYG | Level 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | RevealPEARL | Hints → |
FERAL GBYYG | Level 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | RevealFRAIL | Hints → |
FERAL GGBYY | Level 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | RevealFELLA | Hints → |
FERAL GYGYB | Level 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | RevealFARCE | Hints → |
FERAL GYYGB | Level 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | RevealFREAK | Hints → |
FERAL BBGYG | Level 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | RevealCAROL | Hints → |
FERAL BGBGY | Level 3 | 28 | 3 | 1 | RevealDELAY | Hints → |
FERAL BGGYB | Level 3 | 28 | 1 | 1 | RevealTERRA | Hints → |
FERAL GBBGY | Level 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | RevealFLOAT | Hints → |
FERAL GBBYG | Level 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | RevealFLAIL | Hints → |
FERAL GBYBG | Level 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | RevealFRILL | Hints → |
FERAL GBYGB | Level 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | RevealFRIAR | Hints → |
FERAL GGBBY | Level 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | RevealFELON | Hints → |
FERAL GGBYB | Level 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | RevealFEAST | Hints → |
FERAL GGGBB | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealFERRY | Hints → |
FERAL YBBGG | Level 3 | 50 | 1 | 1 | RevealOFFAL | Hints → |
FERAL YGGBB | Level 3 | 28 | 1 | 1 | RevealSERIF | Hints → |
FERAL BBGYY | Level 4 | 163 | 3 | 1 | RevealLARVA | Hints → |
FERAL BYYGY | Level 4 | 163 | 1 | 1 | RevealCLEAR | Hints → |
FERAL GYBYB | Level 4 | 136 | 8 | 1 | RevealFACET | Hints → |
FERAL GYYYB | Level 4 | 136 | 2 | 1 | RevealFRAME | Hints → |
FERAL GYYYY | Level 4 | 136 | 1 | 1 | RevealFLARE | Hints → |
FERAL YGBBY | Level 4 | 242 | 2 | 1 | RevealLEFTY | Hints → |
FERAL YGBYY | Level 4 | 242 | 1 | 1 | RevealLEAFY | Hints → |
FERAL YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealRIFLE | Hints → |
FERAL BGGBG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealPERIL | Hints → |
FERAL GBGGB | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealFORAY | 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