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Fewest choices: Has 50+ Skyscrapers × OPEC Member has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Saudi Arabia as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
China fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Capital City Pop. over 5M × Flag with only 2 Colors, Capital City Pop. over 5M × Coastal Mainland Country, Has 50+ Skyscrapers × Flag with only 2 Colors, Has 50+ Skyscrapers × Coastal Mainland Country, Pop. Density 50–200/km² × Flag with only 2 Colors, Pop. Density 50–200/km² × Coastal Mainland Country.
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 2️⃣Flag with only 2 Colors | Col 2 🛢️OPEC Member | Col 3 🏖️Coastal Mainland Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 🌆Capital City Pop. over 5M | 9 answers  China(5 pts reference) | 4 answers  Iran(5 pts reference) | 21 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🏗️Has 50+ Skyscrapers | 11 answers China(5 pts reference) | 3 answers  Saudi Arabia(5 pts reference) | 23 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🏘️Pop. Density 50–200/km² | 19 answers China(5 pts reference) | 4 answers Iran(5 pts reference) | 51 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Capital City Pop. over 5M × Flag with only 2 Colors → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
TurkeyChina
Indonesia
Vietnam
BangladeshSaudi Arabia
Peru
Singapore
JapanCapital City Pop. over 5M × OPEC Member → Lowest-scoring answer: Iran (5 pts)
Saudi ArabiaIran
Iraq
AngolaCapital City Pop. over 5M × Coastal Mainland Country → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
RussiaTurkeyChina
India
ThailandVietnamBangladeshSaudi Arabia
South KoreaIranIraq
Mexico
ChilePeru
Egypt
Colombia
Sudan
DR Congo
Ivory CoastAngola
ArgentinaHas 50+ Skyscrapers × Flag with only 2 Colors → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
SpainTurkeyChinaIndonesiaVietnamSaudi Arabia
CanadaSingapore
Qatar
BahrainJapanHas 50+ Skyscrapers × OPEC Member → Lowest-scoring answer: Saudi Arabia (5 pts)
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
UAEHas 50+ Skyscrapers × Coastal Mainland Country → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
Spain
GermanyRussiaTurkeyChinaIndia
MalaysiaThailandVietnamSaudi ArabiaSouth Korea
USACanadaMexico
BrazilColombiaQatar
PanamaKuwait
Azerbaijan
FranceUAEArgentinaPop. Density 50–200/km² × Flag with only 2 Colors → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
Spain
Denmark
Poland
UkraineTurkeyChina
AustriaIndonesia
Morocco
Guatemala
Honduras
Tunisia
Georgia
Albania
North Macedonia
Micronesia
Tonga
Nicaragua
GreecePop. Density 50–200/km² × OPEC Member → Lowest-scoring answer: Iran (5 pts)
IranIraq
Equatorial GuineaUAEPop. Density 50–200/km² × Coastal Mainland Country → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
Spain
ItalyDenmarkPoland
Portugal
RomaniaUkraineTurkeyChinaMalaysiaThailandIranIraqMexicoEgypt
Kenya
Ghana
Croatia
CambodiaMorocco
Ecuador
CameroonPanamaGuatemalaHonduras
SenegalIvory Coast
Costa RicaTunisia
SyriaAzerbaijanGeorgiaAlbania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovenia
BeninEquatorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Togo
BruneiFranceUAE
Tanzania
Jordan
MyanmarNicaragua
Yemen
BulgariaGreece
Sierra Leone