CLUE WORD STUDY
ROUGE: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue ROUGE 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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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 ROUGE
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROUGE GGYYG | Level 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | RevealROGUE | Hints → |
ROUGE BGYYG | Level 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | RevealVOGUE | Hints → |
ROUGE GGBYY | Level 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | RevealROGER | Hints → |
ROUGE YGGYB | Level 2 | 42 | 1 | 1 | RevealGOURD | Hints → |
ROUGE BBGGG | Level 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealGAUGE | Hints → |
ROUGE BBGYG | Level 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 | RevealGAUZE | Hints → |
ROUGE BGBYG | Level 3 | 34 | 3 | 1 | RevealGOOSE | Hints → |
ROUGE BGGGG | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealGOUGE | Hints → |
ROUGE BGGYB | Level 3 | 42 | 2 | 1 | RevealYOUNG | Hints → |
ROUGE GBBGY | Level 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | RevealREIGN | Hints → |
ROUGE GBGBG | Level 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | RevealREUSE | Hints → |
ROUGE YGBGB | Level 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 | RevealFORGO | Hints → |
ROUGE BGYYB | Level 4 | 279 | 3 | 1 | RevealMOGUL | Hints → |
ROUGE BYBGY | Level 4 | 76 | 1 | 1 | RevealOMEGA | Hints → |
ROUGE BYYGB | Level 4 | 76 | 1 | 1 | RevealOUTGO | Hints → |
ROUGE GBBYY | Level 4 | 105 | 2 | 1 | RevealREGAL | Hints → |
ROUGE GBYYB | Level 4 | 105 | 2 | 1 | RevealRUGBY | Hints → |
ROUGE GYBBY | Level 4 | 105 | 1 | 1 | RevealRETRO | Hints → |
ROUGE GYBYB | Level 4 | 105 | 1 | 1 | RevealRIGOR | Hints → |
ROUGE GYYBB | Level 4 | 105 | 1 | 1 | RevealRUMOR | Hints → |
ROUGE YBGYY | Level 4 | 165 | 1 | 1 | RevealGRUEL | Hints → |
ROUGE YBYYG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealARGUE | Hints → |
ROUGE YGBYY | Level 4 | 279 | 1 | 1 | RevealGONER | Hints → |
ROUGE YYBGB | Level 4 | 76 | 1 | 1 | RevealCARGO | Hints → |
ROUGE BYBYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealGECKO | Hints → |
ROUGE YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealOUTER | Hints → |
ROUGE BBGGB | Reference | 9 | 9 | 1 | RevealLAUGH | Hints → |
ROUGE GGGBB | Reference | 5 | 5 | 1 | RevealROUND | Hints → |
ROUGE GGGGB | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealROUGH | 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