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Fewest choices: Name Starts with T × Country Name Ends with 'a' has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Tunisia as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Barbados fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: HDI above 0.80 × Former British Colony, HDI above 0.80 × Area under 100k km², Country Name is 8 Letters Long × Former British Colony, Country Name is 8 Letters Long × Area under 100k km².
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 🇬🇧Former British Colony | Col 2 🅰️Country Name Ends with 'a' | Col 3 📌Area under 100k km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 📊HDI above 0.80 | 19 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 21 answers  Russia(5 pts reference) | 40 answers  Taiwan(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 8️⃣Country Name is 8 Letters Long | 11 answers  Pakistan(5 pts reference) | 11 answers  Ethiopia(5 pts reference) | 9 answers  Portugal(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🔤Name Starts with T | 4 answers  Tanzania(5 pts reference) | 3 answers Tanzania(5 pts reference) | 6 answers Taiwan(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
HDI above 0.80 × Former British Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
MalaysiaUSA
Canada
Israel
Australia
New Zealand
Ireland
Singapore
Qatar
Trinidad and Tobago
Kuwait
Cyprus
Malta
Mauritius
Bahrain
Brunei
Bahamas
Barbados
UAEHDI above 0.80 × Country Name Ends with 'a' → Lowest-scoring answer: Russia (5 pts)
RomaniaRussia
AustriaMalaysia
Saudi Arabia
South KoreaCanadaAustralia
Croatia
Slovakia
Serbia
Panama
Costa Rica
Georgia
Lithuania
Latvia
EstoniaMalta
Slovenia
Andorra
ArgentinaHDI above 0.80 × Area under 100k km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Taiwan (5 pts)
Netherlands
Belgium
DenmarkPortugal
Switzerland
Czech Republic
HungaryAustriaIsraelCroatiaSlovakia
LuxembourgIrelandSerbiaSingaporeQatarPanamaTrinidad and TobagoCosta RicaKuwaitGeorgiaTaiwanLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaCyprusMaltaSloveniaAndorra
Liechtenstein
Monaco
Montenegro
San Marino
Vatican CityMauritiusBahrainBruneiBahamasBarbadosUAECountry Name is 8 Letters Long × Former British Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: Pakistan (5 pts)
MalaysiaPakistan
Cameroon
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Eswatini
MaldivesBarbados
DominicaTanzania
KiribatiCountry Name is 8 Letters Long × Country Name Ends with 'a' → Lowest-scoring answer: Ethiopia (5 pts)
MalaysiaEthiopia
ColombiaSlovakia
CambodiaBotswana
MongoliaSloveniaDominicaTanzania
BulgariaCountry Name is 8 Letters Long × Area under 100k km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Portugal (5 pts)
PortugalSlovakiaSlovenia
DjiboutiEswatiniMaldivesBarbadosDominicaKiribatiName Starts with T × Former British Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: Tanzania (5 pts)
Trinidad and Tobago
Tonga
TuvaluTanzaniaName Starts with T × Country Name Ends with 'a' → Lowest-scoring answer: Tanzania (5 pts)
TunisiaTongaTanzaniaName Starts with T × Area under 100k km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Taiwan (5 pts)
Trinidad and TobagoTaiwan
Togo
Timor-LesteTongaTuvalu