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Fewest choices: Is a Monarchy × Country Name Ends with 'ia' has 5 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Malaysia as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
UAE fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Flag Contains Black × Area under 100k km², Flag Contains Black × Name Starts with a Vowel, Capital City Pop. over 1M × Area under 100k km², Capital City Pop. over 1M × Name Starts with a Vowel, Is a Monarchy × Area under 100k km², Is a Monarchy × Name Starts with a Vowel.
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 📌Area under 100k km² | Col 2 ✏️Country Name Ends with 'ia' | Col 3 🔠Name Starts with a Vowel | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 ⬛Flag Contains Black | 22 answers  Belgium(5 pts reference) | 6 answers  Tanzania(5 pts reference) | 10 answers  Egypt(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🏙️Capital City Pop. over 1M | 23 answers  Taiwan(5 pts reference) | 23 answers  India(5 pts reference) | 25 answers India(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 👑Is a Monarchy | 28 answers  Netherlands(5 pts reference) | 5 answers  Saudi Arabia(5 pts reference) | 7 answers  United Kingdom(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Flag Contains Black × Area under 100k km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Belgium (5 pts)
Belgium
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Kuwait
Estonia
Albania
Eswatini
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
Sao Tome and Principe
Brunei
Palestine
Timor-Leste
Bahamas
Barbados
Dominica
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
Antigua and Barbuda
Vanuatu
UAE
JordanFlag Contains Black × Country Name Ends with 'ia' → Lowest-scoring answer: Tanzania (5 pts)
SyriaEstoniaAlbaniaSt. LuciaTanzania
ZambiaFlag Contains Black × Name Starts with a Vowel → Lowest-scoring answer: Egypt (5 pts)
Iraq
AfghanistanEgypt
Angola
UgandaEstoniaAlbaniaEswatiniAntigua and BarbudaUAECapital City Pop. over 1M × Area under 100k km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Taiwan (5 pts)
Belgium
Czech Republic
Hungary
Austria
Ireland
Serbia
Singapore
Panama
El Salvador
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Costa Rica
RwandaKuwait
Lebanon
Azerbaijan
Georgia
ArmeniaTaiwan
TogoUAEJordan
Sierra LeoneCapital City Pop. over 1M × Country Name Ends with 'ia' → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
Romania
RussiaAustriaIndia
Indonesia
MalaysiaSaudi Arabia
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Colombia
Algeria
CambodiaSerbia
TunisiaSyriaGeorgiaArmenia
Mongolia
Liberia
Mauritania
SomaliaZambia
BulgariaCapital City Pop. over 1M × Name Starts with a Vowel → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
ItalyUnited Kingdom
UkraineAustriaIndiaIndonesia
IranIraqAfghanistan
UzbekistanEthiopiaEgyptAlgeriaIreland
Ecuador
UruguayEl Salvador
Ivory CoastAngolaUgandaAzerbaijanArmenia
OmanUAE
ArgentinaIs a Monarchy × Area under 100k km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Netherlands (5 pts)
NetherlandsBelgium
Denmark
Luxembourg
Qatar
BhutanJamaicaKuwait
Belize
Andorra
Liechtenstein
Monaco
Vatican CityEswatiniLesotho
BahrainBruneiBahamas
GrenadaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Lucia
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesAntigua and Barbuda
Solomon Islands
Tonga
TuvaluUAEJordanIs a Monarchy × Country Name Ends with 'ia' → Lowest-scoring answer: Saudi Arabia (5 pts)
MalaysiaSaudi Arabia
AustraliaCambodiaSt. LuciaIs a Monarchy × Name Starts with a Vowel → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
United KingdomAustraliaOmanAndorraEswatiniAntigua and BarbudaUAE