CLUE WORD STUDY
ROYAL: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue ROYAL 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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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 ROYAL
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROYAL GBYGY | Level 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | RevealRELAY | Hints → |
ROYAL GYGYB | Level 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | RevealRAYON | Hints → |
ROYAL YGYGB | Level 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | RevealFORAY | Hints → |
ROYAL BBGBG | Level 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealIDYLL | Hints → |
ROYAL BBGGB | Level 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealKAYAK | Hints → |
ROYAL BGGBY | Level 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | RevealCOYLY | Hints → |
ROYAL BGGGG | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealLOYAL | Hints → |
ROYAL BGYGB | Level 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | RevealTODAY | Hints → |
ROYAL GBBGY | Level 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | RevealRELAX | Hints → |
ROYAL GBYGB | Level 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | RevealREPAY | Hints → |
ROYAL YGGBB | Level 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | RevealFOYER | Hints → |
ROYAL BBGYY | Level 4 | 29 | 2 | 1 | RevealGAYLY | Hints → |
ROYAL BGYYY | Level 4 | 279 | 1 | 1 | RevealLOAMY | Hints → |
ROYAL BYGYB | Level 4 | 29 | 3 | 1 | RevealBAYOU | Hints → |
ROYAL GBYBY | Level 4 | 105 | 3 | 1 | RevealREPLY | Hints → |
ROYAL GBYYY | Level 4 | 105 | 1 | 1 | RevealRALLY | Hints → |
ROYAL YBGYY | Level 4 | 29 | 1 | 1 | RevealLAYER | Hints → |
ROYAL YGYBY | Level 4 | 279 | 1 | 1 | RevealLORRY | Hints → |
ROYAL YYBYG | Level 4 | 156 | 1 | 1 | RevealCAROL | Hints → |
ROYAL YYGYB | Level 4 | 29 | 1 | 1 | RevealMAYOR | Hints → |
ROYAL BYYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealALLOY | Hints → |
ROYAL YBYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealEARLY | Hints → |
ROYAL YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealGLORY | Hints → |
ROYAL YYYYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealOVARY | Hints → |
ROYAL BBGBB | Reference | 29 | 29 | 1 | RevealTHYME | Hints → |
ROYAL BBYBG | Reference | 156 | 1 | 1 | RevealVINYL | Hints → |
ROYAL GBGBB | Reference | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealRHYME | 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