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RECUT: one clue, many possibilities.

The clue RECUT produces 26 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 RECUT

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Scored clueLevelAfter greenAfter yellowExact matchesAnswerHelp
RECUT
GGYBG
Level 1611
RevealREACT
Hints →
RECUT
GGYBY
Level 23611
RevealRETCH
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RECUT
BBGGG
Level 3221
RevealUNCUT
Hints →
RECUT
BYGBG
Level 3611
RevealFACET
Hints →
RECUT
GGBYB
Level 33611
RevealREUSE
Hints →
RECUT
GGGGB
Level 3221
RevealRECUR
Hints →
RECUT
GYBBG
Level 31111
RevealRIVET
Hints →
RECUT
GYBGB
Level 3711
RevealROGUE
Hints →
RECUT
GYGBB
Level 3511
RevealRACER
Hints →
RECUT
BBYYG
Level 425331
RevealCOUNT
Hints →
RECUT
BGYYB
Level 424211
RevealDEUCE
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RECUT
BYGYB
Level 45621
RevealUNCLE
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RECUT
GBBYY
Level 410521
RevealRUSTY
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RECUT
GYBYY
Level 410511
RevealROUTE
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RECUT
YYBGB
Level 48211
RevealARGUE
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RECUT
YYBYG
Level 425311
RevealERUPT
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RECUT
YYGBB
Level 45621
RevealNICER
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RECUT
YYGYB
Level 45611
RevealULCER
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RECUT
YBYYY
Level 5231521
RevealTRUCK
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RECUT
YYYYY
Level 5231511
RevealTRUCE
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RECUT
BBBGY
Reference8251
RevealDATUM
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RECUT
BBYGB
Reference8281
RevealCLOUD
Hints →
RECUT
BGBGG
Reference331
RevealDEBUT
Hints →
RECUT
GBGBB
Reference551
RevealROCKY
Hints →
RECUT
GGBGG
Reference221
RevealREBUT
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RECUT
GGGBB
Reference331
RevealRECAP
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

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