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Fewest choices: Capital City Pop. over 1M × Name Starts with L has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Libya as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Lebanon fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Capital City Pop. over 1M × Muslim-Majority Country, Capital City Pop. over 1M × Name Starts with L, Flag has Exactly 3 Colors × Muslim-Majority Country, Flag has Exactly 3 Colors × Name Starts with L, Flag Contains Green × Muslim-Majority Country, Flag Contains Green × Name Starts with L.
The lowest score from each cell is added above. These independent choices can repeat a country, so the total may be impossible under the no-repeat rule. For a nine-cell board, 45 points is the theoretical lower bound. See the scoring explanation.
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Col 1 ☪️Muslim-Majority Country | Col 2 🔤Name Starts with L | Col 3 💵GDP/capita $10k–$40k | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 🏙️Capital City Pop. over 1M | 35 answers  Indonesia(5 pts reference) | 3 answers  Libya(5 pts reference) | 24 answers  China(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🌈Flag has Exactly 3 Colors | 17 answers  Iran(5 pts reference) | 6 answers  Laos(5 pts reference) | 28 answers  Russia(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🟢Flag Contains Green | 34 answers  Pakistan(5 pts reference) | 4 answers Libya(5 pts reference) | 16 answers  Mexico(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Capital City Pop. over 1M × Muslim-Majority Country → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)
TurkeyIndonesia
MalaysiaPakistan
Bangladesh
Saudi ArabiaIran
Iraq
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Nigeria
Egypt
Algeria
Sudan
Senegal
TunisiaLibya
Mali
Burkina Faso
Syria
Kuwait
Lebanon
Azerbaijan
Oman
Chad
Mauritania
Niger
Guinea
Kyrgyzstan
Somalia
UAE
Jordan
Yemen
Sierra LeoneCapital City Pop. over 1M × Name Starts with L → Lowest-scoring answer: Libya (5 pts)
LibyaLebanon
LiberiaCapital City Pop. over 1M × GDP/capita $10k–$40k → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
Spain
Italy
Poland
Czech Republic
Hungary
RomaniaRussiaTurkeyChinaMalaysiaSaudi Arabia
South KoreaKazakhstanMexico
Chile
Panama
Uruguay
Dominican Republic
Costa RicaKuwait
TaiwanOman
Argentina
BulgariaFlag has Exactly 3 Colors × Muslim-Majority Country → Lowest-scoring answer: Iran (5 pts)
IranUzbekistanAlgeriaSenegalMaliBurkina FasoLebanonOman
KosovoChadMauritaniaNigerGuinea
MaldivesYemenSierra Leone
TurkmenistanFlag has Exactly 3 Colors × Name Starts with L → Lowest-scoring answer: Laos (5 pts)
LuxembourgLebanonLaos
Lithuania
LiechtensteinLiberiaFlag has Exactly 3 Colors × GDP/capita $10k–$40k → Lowest-scoring answer: Russia (5 pts)
Italy
PortugalCzech RepublicHungaryRomaniaRussiaMexicoChile
Croatia
SlovakiaPanamaUruguayDominican Republic
Trinidad and TobagoCosta RicaTaiwanOmanLithuania
Estonia
Cyprus
SloveniaMaldives
Bahamas
Barbados
Grenada
NauruArgentinaBulgariaFlag Contains Green × Muslim-Majority Country → Lowest-scoring answer: Pakistan (5 pts)
PakistanBangladeshSaudi ArabiaIranIraqAfghanistanUzbekistanNigeriaAlgeria
MoroccoSudanSenegalLibyaMaliBurkina FasoSyriaKuwaitLebanonAzerbaijanOman
Comoros
Djibouti
Guinea-BissauMauritaniaNigerGuineaMaldives
Palestine
TajikistanUAEJordan
GambiaSierra LeoneTurkmenistanFlag Contains Green × Name Starts with L → Lowest-scoring answer: Libya (5 pts)
LibyaLebanonLithuania
LesothoFlag Contains Green × GDP/capita $10k–$40k → Lowest-scoring answer: Mexico (5 pts)
ItalyPortugalHungarySaudi ArabiaMexicoKuwaitOmanLithuaniaCyprus
Mauritius
SeychellesMaldivesGrenada
Guyana
St. Kitts and NevisBulgaria