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Fewest choices: Former Ottoman Territory × Former French Colony has 4 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Algeria as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Ivory Coast fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Country Name is Multiple Words × Name Starts with a Vowel, Country Name is Multiple Words × Former French Colony, Area 100k–1M km² × Name Starts with a Vowel, Area 100k–1M km² × Former French Colony.
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 🛡️Flag has a Coat of Arms | Col 2 🔠Name Starts with a Vowel | Col 3 🇫🇷Former French Colony | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 📝Country Name is Multiple Words | 6 answers  Dominican Republic(5 pts reference) | 7 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 6 answers  DR Congo(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🗾Area 100k–1M km² | 7 answers  Spain(5 pts reference) | 13 answers  United Kingdom(5 pts reference) | 15 answers  Vietnam(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 ☪️Former Ottoman Territory | 7 answers  Egypt(5 pts reference) | 12 answers Egypt(5 pts reference) | 4 answers  Algeria(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Country Name is Multiple Words × Flag has a Coat of Arms → Lowest-scoring answer: Dominican Republic (5 pts)
El SalvadorDominican Republic
Costa Rica
San Marino
Vatican City
Equatorial GuineaCountry Name is Multiple Words × Name Starts with a Vowel → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
United KingdomUSAEl Salvador
Ivory CoastEquatorial Guinea
Antigua and Barbuda
UAECountry Name is Multiple Words × Former French Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: DR Congo (5 pts)
DR CongoIvory Coast
Burkina Faso
Central African Republic
Republic of the CongoEquatorial GuineaArea 100k–1M km² × Flag has a Coat of Arms → Lowest-scoring answer: Spain (5 pts)
Spain
Afghanistan
Cambodia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Guatemala
NicaraguaArea 100k–1M km² × Name Starts with a Vowel → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
ItalyUnited Kingdom
Ukraine
IraqAfghanistan
Uzbekistan
IcelandEcuador
UruguayIvory Coast
Uganda
Oman
EritreaArea 100k–1M km² × Former French Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: Vietnam (5 pts)
Vietnam
Morocco
Cameroon
SenegalIvory Coast
Madagascar
TunisiaBurkina Faso
Syria
Laos
BeninCentral African RepublicRepublic of the Congo
Gabon
GuineaFormer Ottoman Territory × Flag has a Coat of Arms → Lowest-scoring answer: Egypt (5 pts)
IranEgypt
Slovakia
Serbia
Moldova
Slovenia
MontenegroFormer Ottoman Territory × Name Starts with a Vowel → Lowest-scoring answer: Egypt (5 pts)
UkraineIranIraq
IsraelEgyptAlgeria
Azerbaijan
ArmeniaOman
AlbaniaEritreaUAEFormer Ottoman Territory × Former French Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: Algeria (5 pts)
AlgeriaTunisiaSyria
Lebanon