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Fewest choices: GDP/capita $2k–$10k × Name Starts with C has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Cuba as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Cabo Verde fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: GDP/capita $2k–$10k × Flag with a Star/Sun, GDP/capita $2k–$10k × Name Starts with C, Flag Contains Yellow/Gold × Flag with a Star/Sun, Flag Contains Yellow/Gold × Name Starts with C, Area under 100k km² × Flag with a Star/Sun, Area under 100k km² × Name Starts with C.
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 🌊In Oceania | Col 2 ⭐Flag with a Star/Sun | Col 3 🔤Name Starts with C | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 🪙GDP/capita $2k–$10k | 9 answers  Papua New Guinea(5 pts reference) | 32 answers  Brazil(5 pts reference) | 3 answers  Colombia(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🟡Flag Contains Yellow/Gold | 8 answers Papua New Guinea(5 pts reference) | 43 answers  China(5 pts reference) | 8 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 📌Area under 100k km² | 11 answers  Fiji(5 pts reference) | 29 answers  Taiwan(5 pts reference) | 6 answers  Czech Republic(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
GDP/capita $2k–$10k × In Oceania → Lowest-scoring answer: Papua New Guinea (5 pts)
Fiji
Micronesia
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Marshall IslandsPapua New GuineaGDP/capita $2k–$10k × Flag with a Star/Sun → Lowest-scoring answer: Brazil (5 pts)
Vietnam
Philippines
UzbekistanBrazil
Venezuela
Cuba
Algeria
Ghana
Morocco
Honduras
Angola
Tunisia
Libya
Namibia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
North Macedonia
Kosovo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Sao Tome and Principe
Dominica
SurinameMicronesiaSamoaSolomon IslandsTuvaluMarshall Islands
JordanPapua New Guinea
TurkmenistanGDP/capita $2k–$10k × Name Starts with C → Lowest-scoring answer: Colombia (5 pts)
CubaColombiaCabo VerdeFlag Contains Yellow/Gold × In Oceania → Lowest-scoring answer: Papua New Guinea (5 pts)
Nauru
PalauSolomon IslandsTuvaluVanuatuMarshall IslandsPapua New Guinea
KiribatiFlag Contains Yellow/Gold × Flag with a Star/Sun → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
China
MalaysiaVietnamPhilippines
KazakhstanBrazilVenezuela
Ethiopia
DR Congo
Cameroon
Uruguay
SenegalAngola
Rwanda
Burkina FasoNamibia
ZimbabweBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaKosovo
Central African Republic
ComorosCabo Verde
Guinea-Bissau
MauritaniaSao Tome and Principe
South Sudan
Togo
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Timor-LesteDominica
Grenada
St. Kitts and NevisSurinameNauruSolomon IslandsTuvaluMarshall Islands
Argentina
MyanmarPapua New GuineaKiribatiFlag Contains Yellow/Gold × Name Starts with C → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
ChinaColombiaCameroon
CyprusCentral African Republic
ChadComorosCabo VerdeArea under 100k km² × In Oceania → Lowest-scoring answer: Fiji (5 pts)
FijiMicronesiaNauruPalauSamoaSolomon IslandsTongaTuvaluVanuatuMarshall IslandsKiribatiArea under 100k km² × Flag with a Star/Sun → Lowest-scoring answer: Taiwan (5 pts)
Israel
SingaporeRwandaAzerbaijanTaiwanBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaKosovoComorosDjiboutiEquatorial GuineaCabo VerdeGuinea-BissauSao Tome and PrincipeTogo
MaldivesTimor-LesteDominicaGrenadaSt. Kitts and NevisMicronesiaNauruSamoaSolomon IslandsTuvaluMarshall IslandsJordan
BurundiKiribatiArea under 100k km² × Name Starts with C → Lowest-scoring answer: Czech Republic (5 pts)
Czech Republic
Croatia
Costa RicaCyprusComorosCabo Verde