CLUE WORD STUDY
PRUNE: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue PRUNE produces 29 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 PRUNE
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRUNE BGYGG | Level 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | RevealURINE | Hints → |
PRUNE GGBYY | Level 2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | RevealPREEN | Hints → |
PRUNE YGGBY | Level 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | RevealERUPT | Hints → |
PRUNE BGYBG | Level 3 | 62 | 2 | 1 | RevealARGUE | Hints → |
PRUNE BYBGG | Level 3 | 27 | 1 | 1 | RevealBORNE | Hints → |
PRUNE BYGGB | Level 3 | 40 | 1 | 1 | RevealROUND | Hints → |
PRUNE GBBGY | Level 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | RevealPENNY | Hints → |
PRUNE GBBYG | Level 3 | 32 | 1 | 1 | RevealPENCE | Hints → |
PRUNE GGBYB | Level 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | RevealPRAWN | Hints → |
PRUNE GGYBB | Level 3 | 26 | 1 | 1 | RevealPROUD | Hints → |
PRUNE GYBBG | Level 3 | 32 | 4 | 1 | RevealPARSE | Hints → |
PRUNE YBGBG | Level 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 | RevealCOUPE | Hints → |
PRUNE YBGGB | Level 3 | 40 | 1 | 1 | RevealSPUNK | Hints → |
PRUNE BGBYY | Level 4 | 267 | 2 | 1 | RevealGREEN | Hints → |
PRUNE BGYYB | Level 4 | 267 | 1 | 1 | RevealURBAN | Hints → |
PRUNE BYGBY | Level 4 | 165 | 1 | 1 | RevealBLUER | Hints → |
PRUNE BYYGB | Level 4 | 182 | 1 | 1 | RevealBURNT | Hints → |
PRUNE BYYYG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealNURSE | Hints → |
PRUNE GBYYB | Level 4 | 142 | 1 | 1 | RevealPUNCH | Hints → |
PRUNE GYYBY | Level 4 | 142 | 1 | 1 | RevealPURER | Hints → |
PRUNE YBBYG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealSNIPE | Hints → |
PRUNE YBGBY | Level 4 | 165 | 2 | 1 | RevealEQUIP | Hints → |
PRUNE YYGYB | Level 4 | 165 | 1 | 1 | RevealSPURN | Hints → |
PRUNE YYYBG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealRUPEE | Hints → |
PRUNE YYBYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 3 | 1 | RevealAPRON | Hints → |
PRUNE YYBYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealRIPEN | Hints → |
PRUNE YYYBB | Level 5 | 2315 | 4 | 1 | RevealSYRUP | Hints → |
PRUNE GGBGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealPRONE | Hints → |
PRUNE GGGBG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealPRUDE | 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