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Fewest choices: Country Name Ends with 's' × Former French Colony has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Laos as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Comoros fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Country Name Ends with 's' × Former French Colony, Country Name Ends with 's' × Flag with a Star/Sun, Population under 5 Million × Former French Colony, Population under 5 Million × Flag with a Star/Sun.
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 🌐Commonwealth Member | Col 2 🇫🇷Former French Colony | Col 3 ⭐Flag with a Star/Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 📉HDI below 0.55 | 10 answers  Pakistan(5 pts reference) | 14 answers  DR Congo(5 pts reference) | 16 answers Pakistan(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 📝Country Name Ends with 's' | 9 answers  Mauritius(5 pts reference) | 3 answers  Laos(5 pts reference) | 7 answers  Philippines(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🔢Population under 5 Million | 31 answers  Jamaica(5 pts reference) | 7 answers  Mauritania(5 pts reference) | 25 answers Mauritania(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
HDI below 0.55 × Commonwealth Member → Lowest-scoring answer: Pakistan (5 pts)
Pakistan
Nigeria
Mozambique
Uganda
Rwanda
Lesotho
Malawi
Tanzania
Gambia
Sierra LeoneHDI below 0.55 × Former French Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: DR Congo (5 pts)
DR Congo
Haiti
Senegal
Madagascar
Mali
Burkina Faso
Benin
Central African Republic
Chad
DjiboutiMauritania
Niger
Guinea
TogoHDI below 0.55 × Flag with a Star/Sun → Lowest-scoring answer: Pakistan (5 pts)
Pakistan
EthiopiaDR CongoSenegalRwandaBurkina FasoCentral African RepublicDjibouti
Guinea-Bissau
LiberiaMalawiMauritania
South SudanTogo
Somalia
BurundiCountry Name Ends with 's' × Commonwealth Member → Lowest-scoring answer: Mauritius (5 pts)
CyprusMauritius
Seychelles
Maldives
Bahamas
Barbados
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Solomon IslandsCountry Name Ends with 's' × Former French Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: Laos (5 pts)
Laos
ComorosSeychellesCountry Name Ends with 's' × Flag with a Star/Sun → Lowest-scoring answer: Philippines (5 pts)
Philippines
HondurasComorosMaldivesSt. Kitts and NevisSolomon Islands
Marshall IslandsPopulation under 5 Million × Commonwealth Member → Lowest-scoring answer: Jamaica (5 pts)
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Namibia
BotswanaCyprus
Malta
Belize
Fiji
EswatiniLesothoMauritiusSeychelles
BruneiMaldivesBahamasBarbados
Dominica
Grenada
GuyanaSt. Kitts and Nevis
St. LuciaSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
Antigua and Barbuda
Nauru
SamoaSolomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
VanuatuGambia
KiribatiPopulation under 5 Million × Former French Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: Mauritania (5 pts)
ComorosDjibouti
Equatorial Guinea
GabonMauritaniaSeychellesVanuatuPopulation under 5 Million × Flag with a Star/Sun → Lowest-scoring answer: Mauritania (5 pts)
UruguayNamibia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
North Macedonia
KosovoComorosDjiboutiEquatorial Guinea
Cabo VerdeGuinea-BissauMauritania
Sao Tome and PrincipeMaldives
Timor-LesteDominicaGrenadaSt. Kitts and Nevis
Suriname
MicronesiaNauruSamoaSolomon IslandsTuvaluMarshall IslandsKiribati