CLUE WORD STUDY
STARE: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue STARE 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 STARE
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STARE GGBGY | Level 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTERN | Hints → |
STARE GGGYB | Level 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTAIR | Hints → |
STARE GYGGB | Level 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | RevealSMART | Hints → |
STARE GGBYY | Level 2 | 65 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTEER | Hints → |
STARE GYYBG | Level 2 | 75 | 1 | 1 | RevealSAUTE | Hints → |
STARE YBGYG | Level 2 | 84 | 1 | 1 | RevealERASE | Hints → |
STARE YYGBG | Level 2 | 84 | 1 | 1 | RevealTEASE | Hints → |
STARE BGYBG | Level 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | RevealATONE | Hints → |
STARE BYBGG | Level 3 | 26 | 1 | 1 | RevealTHERE | Hints → |
STARE GBBGY | Level 3 | 45 | 2 | 1 | RevealSPERM | Hints → |
STARE BYGYY | Level 4 | 307 | 1 | 1 | RevealREACT | Hints → |
STARE GYYBY | Level 4 | 366 | 1 | 1 | RevealSWEAT | Hints → |
STARE GYYYB | Level 4 | 366 | 1 | 1 | RevealSATYR | Hints → |
STARE YBGBY | Level 4 | 307 | 5 | 1 | RevealLEASH | Hints → |
STARE YGBBY | Level 4 | 77 | 1 | 1 | RevealETHOS | Hints → |
STARE YYBYG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealTERSE | Hints → |
STARE YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealASSET | Hints → |
STARE YYYYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealARTSY | Hints → |
STARE BGBBB | Reference | 77 | 77 | 1 | RevealITCHY | Hints → |
STARE BGBBY | Reference | 77 | 16 | 1 | RevealETHIC | Hints → |
STARE GGBGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealSTORE | Hints → |
STARE YBBGB | Reference | 152 | 1 | 1 | RevealUSURP | 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