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Fewest choices: Has Hosted the FIFA World Cup × Country Name is 9+ Letters has 6 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Switzerland as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
South Africa fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Flag has 4+ Colors × Country Name is 9+ Letters, Flag has 4+ Colors × Flag Contains Yellow/Gold, Flag has 4+ Colors × Capital City Pop. over 1M, Has Hosted the FIFA World Cup × Country Name is 9+ Letters, Has Hosted the FIFA World Cup × Flag Contains Yellow/Gold, Has Hosted the FIFA World Cup × Capital City Pop. over 1M.
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 🔡Country Name is 9+ Letters | Col 2 🟡Flag Contains Yellow/Gold | Col 3 🏙️Capital City Pop. over 1M | |
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Row 1 🎭Flag has 4+ Colors | 22 answers  Philippines(5 pts reference) | 38 answers  India(5 pts reference) | 24 answers India(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 ✏️Country Name Ends with 'ia' | 8 answers  Indonesia(5 pts reference) | 15 answers India(5 pts reference) | 23 answers India(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 ⚽Has Hosted the FIFA World Cup | 6 answers  United Kingdom(5 pts reference) | 7 answers  Brazil(5 pts reference) | 15 answers Brazil(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Flag has 4+ Colors × Country Name is 9+ Letters → Lowest-scoring answer: Philippines (5 pts)
Philippines
South Korea
Afghanistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Mozambique
Azerbaijan
Central African Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Guinea-Bissau
Mauritius
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
South Sudan
Palestine
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
Antigua and Barbuda
Solomon IslandsFlag has 4+ Colors × Flag Contains Yellow/Gold → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
India
MalaysiaPhilippinesBrazil
Ethiopia
EgyptSouth AfricaSri LankaMozambique
Namibia
ZimbabweCentral African Republic
Comoros
Eritrea
EswatiniCabo VerdeGuinea-BissauMauritiusSao Tome and PrincipeSeychellesSouth Sudan
Togo
BruneiTajikistanTimor-Leste
Dominica
GuyanaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Lucia
SurinameAntigua and BarbudaSolomon Islands
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Tanzania
Myanmar
Zambia
KiribatiFlag has 4+ Colors × Capital City Pop. over 1M → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSouth Korea
IraqAfghanistanBrazilEthiopiaEgyptSouth Africa
Kenya
Ghana
SudanMozambique
Libya
SyriaZimbabwe
KuwaitAzerbaijanTogo
UAE
JordanMyanmarZambiaCountry Name Ends with 'ia' × Country Name is 9+ Letters → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Australia
Lithuania
North Macedonia
MauritaniaSt. Lucia
MicronesiaCountry Name Ends with 'ia' × Flag Contains Yellow/Gold → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
RomaniaIndiaMalaysiaEthiopia
Colombia
BoliviaNamibia
Armenia
MongoliaLithuaniaNorth MacedoniaMauritaniaSt. LuciaTanzaniaZambiaCountry Name Ends with 'ia' × Capital City Pop. over 1M → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
Romania
Russia
AustriaIndiaIndonesiaMalaysiaSaudi Arabia
NigeriaEthiopiaColombia
Algeria
Cambodia
Serbia
TunisiaSyria
GeorgiaArmeniaMongolia
LiberiaMauritania
SomaliaZambia
BulgariaHas Hosted the FIFA World Cup × Country Name is 9+ Letters → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
SwitzerlandUnited KingdomSouth KoreaSouth Africa
New Zealand
ArgentinaHas Hosted the FIFA World Cup × Flag Contains Yellow/Gold → Lowest-scoring answer: Brazil (5 pts)
Spain
Sweden
GermanyBrazilSouth Africa
UruguayArgentinaHas Hosted the FIFA World Cup × Capital City Pop. over 1M → Lowest-scoring answer: Brazil (5 pts)
Spain
ItalyGermanyUnited KingdomRussiaSouth Korea
Canada
MexicoBrazil
ChileSouth AfricaUruguay
France
JapanArgentina