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Fewest choices: Country Name is 9+ Letters × OPEC Member has 4 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Saudi Arabia as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Australia fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Flag has Exactly 3 Colors × Is a Monarchy, Flag has Exactly 3 Colors × Population over 10M, Founding UN Member (1945) × Is a Monarchy, Founding UN Member (1945) × Population over 10M, Country Name is 9+ Letters × Is a Monarchy, Country Name is 9+ Letters × Population over 10M.
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 👑Is a Monarchy | Col 2 🛢️OPEC Member | Col 3 👤Population over 10M | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 🌈Flag has Exactly 3 Colors | 19 answers  Thailand(5 pts reference) | 6 answers  Iran(5 pts reference) | 45 answers  USA(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🇺🇳Founding UN Member (1945) | 10 answers  United Kingdom(5 pts reference) | 4 answers Iran(5 pts reference) | 36 answers  China(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🔡Country Name is 9+ Letters | 14 answers United Kingdom(5 pts reference) | 4 answers  Saudi Arabia(5 pts reference) | 25 answers  Indonesia(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Flag has Exactly 3 Colors × Is a Monarchy → Lowest-scoring answer: Thailand (5 pts)
Netherlands
Belgium
NorwayUnited KingdomThailand
Australia
New Zealand
Luxembourg
Cambodia
Bhutan
Jamaica
Oman
Belize
Andorra
Liechtenstein
Bahamas
Grenada
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Papua New GuineaFlag has Exactly 3 Colors × OPEC Member → Lowest-scoring answer: Iran (5 pts)
Iran
Venezuela
Algeria
Angola
Republic of the Congo
GabonFlag has Exactly 3 Colors × Population over 10M → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
ItalyNetherlandsBelgium
Germany
Czech Republic
RomaniaUnited Kingdom
RussiaThailandIran
UzbekistanUSA
Mexico
ChileVenezuela
Cuba
ColombiaAlgeriaAustraliaCambodia
Ecuador
Bolivia
Nepal
DR Congo
Cameroon
Dominican Republic
Senegal
Ivory CoastAngola
Madagascar
Uganda
Rwanda
Mali
Burkina Faso
North Korea
Taiwan
Benin
Chad
Malawi
Niger
Guinea
France
Argentina
Yemen
BurundiFounding UN Member (1945) × Is a Monarchy → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
NetherlandsBelgium
DenmarkNorwayUnited KingdomSaudi Arabia
CanadaAustraliaNew ZealandLuxembourgFounding UN Member (1945) × OPEC Member → Lowest-scoring answer: Iran (5 pts)
Saudi ArabiaIran
IraqVenezuelaFounding UN Member (1945) × Population over 10M → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
NetherlandsBelgium
PolandUnited Kingdom
UkraineRussia
TurkeyChina
India
PhilippinesSaudi ArabiaIranIraqUSACanadaMexico
BrazilChile
PeruVenezuelaCuba
Ethiopia
Egypt
South AfricaColombiaAustraliaEcuadorBolivia
Guatemala
HondurasDominican Republic
Haiti
SyriaFranceArgentina
GreeceCountry Name is 9+ Letters × Is a Monarchy → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
NetherlandsUnited KingdomSaudi ArabiaAustraliaNew ZealandLuxembourgLiechtenstein
Vatican City
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. LuciaSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
Antigua and Barbuda
Solomon IslandsPapua New GuineaCountry Name is 9+ Letters × OPEC Member → Lowest-scoring answer: Saudi Arabia (5 pts)
Saudi ArabiaVenezuelaRepublic of the Congo
Equatorial GuineaCountry Name is 9+ Letters × Population over 10M → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)
NetherlandsCzech RepublicUnited KingdomIndonesia
BangladeshPhilippinesSaudi Arabia
South Korea
Afghanistan
KazakhstanUzbekistanVenezuelaSouth AfricaAustraliaGuatemala
Sri LankaDominican RepublicIvory Coast
MozambiqueMadagascarBurkina Faso
AzerbaijanNorth Korea
South SudanArgentina