CLUE WORD STUDY
PLATE: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue PLATE produces 22 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 PLATE
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PLATE GBYGG | Level 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | RevealPASTE | Hints → |
PLATE BYGYG | Level 2 | 84 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTALE | Hints → |
PLATE BYYGG | Level 2 | 39 | 1 | 1 | RevealLATTE | Hints → |
PLATE GGYBY | Level 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | RevealPLEAD | Hints → |
PLATE GGYYY | Level 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | RevealPLEAT | Hints → |
PLATE GYGBY | Level 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | RevealPEARL | Hints → |
PLATE BYGGB | Level 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | RevealLOATH | Hints → |
PLATE GBGBY | Level 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | RevealPEACH | Hints → |
PLATE GYBBG | Level 3 | 32 | 1 | 1 | RevealPULSE | Hints → |
PLATE GYGBB | Level 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | RevealPSALM | Hints → |
PLATE YBBGG | Level 3 | 39 | 1 | 1 | RevealSPITE | Hints → |
PLATE BYBGY | Level 4 | 139 | 2 | 1 | RevealLEFTY | Hints → |
PLATE BYYGY | Level 4 | 139 | 1 | 1 | RevealDELTA | Hints → |
PLATE GYBYB | Level 4 | 142 | 2 | 1 | RevealPILOT | Hints → |
PLATE GYYYY | Level 4 | 142 | 1 | 1 | RevealPETAL | Hints → |
PLATE YGBYY | Level 4 | 201 | 1 | 1 | RevealSLEPT | Hints → |
PLATE YGYBB | Level 4 | 201 | 1 | 1 | RevealALPHA | Hints → |
PLATE YYGBB | Level 4 | 307 | 2 | 1 | RevealSCALP | Hints → |
PLATE YYGYY | Level 4 | 307 | 1 | 1 | RevealLEAPT | Hints → |
PLATE YYBYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 2 | 1 | RevealSPELT | Hints → |
PLATE YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealLAPEL | Hints → |
PLATE GGBBG | Reference | 4 | 4 | 1 | RevealPLUME | 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