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Fewest choices: Former French Colony × Country Name is 5 Letters Long has 5 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Haiti as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Niger fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: HDI below 0.55 × Country Name is 5 Letters Long, HDI below 0.55 × Muslim-Majority Country, HDI below 0.55 × Area over 1 Million km², Former French Colony × Country Name is 5 Letters Long, Former French Colony × Muslim-Majority Country, Former French Colony × Area over 1 Million km².
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 5️⃣Country Name is 5 Letters Long | Col 2 ☪️Muslim-Majority Country | Col 3 🗺️Area over 1 Million km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 🇺🇳Founding UN Member (1945) | 6 answers  China(5 pts reference) | 7 answers  Egypt(5 pts reference) | 17 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 📉HDI below 0.55 | 5 answers  Sudan(5 pts reference) | 17 answers  Pakistan(5 pts reference) | 7 answers  Ethiopia(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🇫🇷Former French Colony | 5 answers  Niger(5 pts reference) | 14 answers  Algeria(5 pts reference) | 6 answers  DR Congo(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Founding UN Member (1945) × Country Name is 5 Letters Long → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
China
India
ChileEgypt
Haiti
SyriaFounding UN Member (1945) × Muslim-Majority Country → Lowest-scoring answer: Egypt (5 pts)
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Iran
IraqEgyptSyria
LebanonFounding UN Member (1945) × Area over 1 Million km² → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
RussiaChinaIndiaSaudi ArabiaIran
USA
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
PeruEthiopiaEgypt
South Africa
Colombia
Australia
Bolivia
ArgentinaHDI below 0.55 × Country Name is 5 Letters Long → Lowest-scoring answer: Sudan (5 pts)
SudanHaiti
BeninNiger
YemenHDI below 0.55 × Muslim-Majority Country → Lowest-scoring answer: Pakistan (5 pts)
Pakistan
Afghanistan
NigeriaSudan
Senegal
Mali
Burkina Faso
Chad
Djibouti
Guinea-Bissau
MauritaniaNiger
Guinea
SomaliaYemen
Gambia
Sierra LeoneHDI below 0.55 × Area over 1 Million km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Ethiopia (5 pts)
EthiopiaSudanDR CongoMaliChadMauritaniaNigerFormer French Colony × Country Name is 5 Letters Long → Lowest-scoring answer: Niger (5 pts)
HaitiSyriaBenin
GabonNigerFormer French Colony × Muslim-Majority Country → Lowest-scoring answer: Algeria (5 pts)
Algeria
MoroccoSenegal
TunisiaMaliBurkina FasoSyriaLebanonChad
ComorosDjiboutiMauritaniaNigerGuineaFormer French Colony × Area over 1 Million km² → Lowest-scoring answer: DR Congo (5 pts)
AlgeriaDR CongoMaliChadMauritaniaNiger