Daily geography grid
Past puzzlesYour daily geography puzzle.
Match a country to both clues. Fill all nine squares in 18 guesses, using each country once.
How to Play
Read Both Clues
Each cell combines its row and column. For example, Asia + Landlocked can be Mongolia — an example, not today’s answer.
Submit a Country
Search for a country that satisfies both clues, then place it in that cell.
Use 18 Guesses
Every submitted country uses one guess, whether it is correct or incorrect.
Do Not Repeat Countries
A country can only be used once on a board, even when it fits another cell.
Complete the Grid to Win
Complete the grid before guesses run out. Empty cells score zero.
- Grid
- 3×3
- Cells to Fill
- 9
- Guesses / Board
- 18
- Points / Filled Cell
- 5–100
Scoring
Each cell ranks its valid answers by population. The most populous valid country scores 5 points; lower-population valid countries can score up to 100. Lower completed totals are better.
Finish Before Comparing Scores
A filled board wins. Empty cells show 0 points, but they do not improve your result.
Population Sets the Rank
The most populous valid answer in a cell earns 5 points.
Not Player Popularity
Scores use the cell’s valid-answer population list, never player choices or submission frequency.
- Min Score
- 5
- Max Score
- 100
- Theoretical Floor
- 45
- Empty Cell
- 0
Strategy Tips
Start With Clear Intersections
Look for a row and column pair where you can name several valid countries before using a guess.
Keep Flexible Countries in Reserve
A country that might fit more than one cell is more useful later. A successful country cannot fill a second cell.
Use Population Rank for Score
Scores rank valid answers by population in that cell. They do not use player submission frequency.
Practice a New Board
Use Practice to try a fresh generated grid when you want more turns without changing the daily board.
Read the full strategy guide, see the scoring guide, explore geography guides, or open Practice for another board.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about the daily puzzle, your progress, and how to play.
GeoRiddle is a daily geography puzzle. Instead of guessing a word, you fill a 3×3 grid with countries that match both a row clue and a column clue. Each board gives you 18 guesses.
Each cell ranks its valid answers by population, not by how often players submit them. The most populous valid answer earns 5 points, while smaller valid answers can earn up to 100. Lower totals are better. A total of 45 is the theoretical lower bound, but it is not guaranteed to be available on every board.
GeoRiddle uses a curated set of country and territory entries. The categories on a board determine which entries can be valid for each cell.
The daily board changes at midnight UTC. Reload the page or return to the game after the UTC date changes to load the current daily board.
Your daily and Practice progress are saved locally in this browser. You can return to the same board on the same browser, but progress does not sync across devices because GeoRiddle has no player accounts.
Archive pages show a published puzzle's categories, valid answers, and lowest-scoring answers for each cell. These independent cell examples may repeat a country, so they are not a guaranteed playable solution. Use Practice for another playable grid; archive boards cannot be replayed.
Yes — completely free, no account or signup required. Practice mode is also available for unlimited extra rounds.
Use Share below the board to copy an emoji grid and your score to the clipboard. You can paste it into a message or social post.
Try the Daily Geography Puzzle
Match countries to nine clue intersections with up to 18 guesses. Progress is saved in this browser.