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Fewest choices: Capital City Pop. over 1M × Country Name Ends with 's' has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Philippines as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Uganda fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Capital City Pop. over 1M × GDP/capita under $2k, Capital City Pop. over 1M × Name Starts with U, Flag has Exactly 3 Colors × GDP/capita under $2k, Flag has Exactly 3 Colors × Name Starts with U.
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 💸GDP/capita under $2k | Col 2 📝Country Name Ends with 's' | Col 3 🔤Name Starts with U | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 🏙️Capital City Pop. over 1M | 33 answers  Pakistan(5 pts reference) | 3 answers  Philippines(5 pts reference) | 6 answers  United Kingdom(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🌈Flag has Exactly 3 Colors | 21 answers  DR Congo(5 pts reference) | 9 answers  Netherlands(5 pts reference) | 5 answers  USA(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🏖️Has a Coastline | 28 answers Pakistan(5 pts reference) | 14 answers Philippines(5 pts reference) | 5 answers USA(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Capital City Pop. over 1M × GDP/capita under $2k → Lowest-scoring answer: Pakistan (5 pts)
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Ethiopia
Kenya
Cambodia
Nepal
SudanDR Congo
Cameroon
Haiti
Senegal
Mozambique
Madagascar
Uganda
Rwanda
Mali
Burkina Faso
Syria
Zimbabwe
North Korea
Chad
Liberia
Malawi
Mauritania
Niger
Guinea
Togo
Kyrgyzstan
Somalia
Myanmar
Zambia
Yemen
Sierra LeoneCapital City Pop. over 1M × Country Name Ends with 's' → Lowest-scoring answer: Philippines (5 pts)
Philippines
Belarus
HondurasCapital City Pop. over 1M × Name Starts with U → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
United Kingdom
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
UruguayUganda
UAEFlag has Exactly 3 Colors × GDP/capita under $2k → Lowest-scoring answer: DR Congo (5 pts)
CambodiaNepalDR CongoCameroonSenegalMadagascarUgandaRwandaMaliBurkina FasoNorth Korea
BeninChadLiberiaMalawiMauritaniaNigerGuineaYemen
BurundiSierra LeoneFlag has Exactly 3 Colors × Country Name Ends with 's' → Lowest-scoring answer: Netherlands (5 pts)
NetherlandsBelarus
Laos
Cyprus
Maldives
Bahamas
Barbados
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Marshall IslandsFlag has Exactly 3 Colors × Name Starts with U → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
United KingdomUzbekistanUSAUruguayUgandaHas a Coastline × GDP/capita under $2k → Lowest-scoring answer: Pakistan (5 pts)
PakistanKenyaCambodiaSudanDR CongoCameroonHaitiSenegalMozambiqueMadagascarSyriaNorth KoreaBenin
Comoros
Eritrea
Guinea-BissauLiberiaMauritaniaGuineaTogo
Timor-LesteSomalia
TanzaniaMyanmarYemen
GambiaSierra Leone
KiribatiHas a Coastline × Country Name Ends with 's' → Lowest-scoring answer: Philippines (5 pts)
NetherlandsPhilippinesHondurasCyprusComoros
Mauritius
SeychellesMaldivesBahamasBarbados
St. Kitts and NevisSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
Solomon IslandsMarshall IslandsHas a Coastline × Name Starts with U → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
United KingdomUkraineUSAUruguayUAE