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GeoRiddle Answers for October 17, 2026

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Fewest choices: Island Nation × Name Starts with S has 9 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Singapore as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.

Sao Tome and Principe fits 9 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Island Nation × Name Starts with S, Island Nation × Country Name is 9+ Letters, Island Nation × Christian-Majority Country, Flag Contains Green × Name Starts with S, Flag Contains Green × Country Name is 9+ Letters, Flag Contains Green × Christian-Majority Country, Population under 5 Million × Name Starts with S, Population under 5 Million × Country Name is 9+ Letters, Population under 5 Million × Christian-Majority Country.

9
Min Answers
28.3
Avg Answers
59
Max Answers
45
Sum of cell minimums

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
🔤Name Starts with S
Col 2
🔡Country Name is 9+ Letters
Col 3
✝️Christian-Majority Country
Row 1
🏝️Island Nation
9 answers
Sri LankaSri Lanka(5 pts reference)
23 answers
IndonesiaIndonesia(5 pts reference)
41 answers
PhilippinesPhilippines(5 pts reference)
Row 2
🟢Flag Contains Green
14 answers
South AfricaSouth Africa(5 pts reference)
28 answers
BangladeshBangladesh(5 pts reference)
47 answers
BrazilBrazil(5 pts reference)
Row 3
🔢Population under 5 Million
10 answers
SloveniaSlovenia(5 pts reference)
24 answers
MauritaniaMauritania(5 pts reference)
59 answers
PanamaPanama(5 pts reference)

Answers by Cell

Island Nation × Name Starts with S → Lowest-scoring answer: Sri Lanka (5 pts)

SingaporeSingaporeSri LankaSri LankaSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and PrincipeSeychellesSeychellesSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSamoaSolomon IslandsSolomon Islands

Island Nation × Country Name is 9+ Letters → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)

United KingdomUnited KingdomIndonesiaIndonesiaPhilippinesPhilippinesAustraliaAustraliaNew ZealandNew ZealandSingaporeSingaporeSri LankaSri LankaDominican RepublicDominican RepublicTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoMadagascarMadagascarCabo VerdeCabo VerdeMauritiusMauritiusSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and PrincipeSeychellesSeychellesTimor-LesteTimor-LesteSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesAntigua and BarbudaAntigua and BarbudaMicronesiaMicronesiaSolomon IslandsSolomon IslandsMarshall IslandsMarshall IslandsPapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea

Island Nation × Christian-Majority Country → Lowest-scoring answer: Philippines (5 pts)

United KingdomUnited KingdomPhilippinesPhilippinesCubaCubaAustraliaAustraliaNew ZealandNew ZealandIcelandIcelandIrelandIrelandSingaporeSingaporeDominican RepublicDominican RepublicJamaicaJamaicaHaitiHaitiTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoMadagascarMadagascarTaiwanTaiwanCyprusCyprusMaltaMaltaFijiFijiComorosComorosCabo VerdeCabo VerdeSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and PrincipeSeychellesSeychellesTimor-LesteTimor-LesteBahamasBahamasBarbadosBarbadosDominicaDominicaGrenadaGrenadaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesAntigua and BarbudaAntigua and BarbudaMicronesiaMicronesiaNauruNauruPalauPalauSamoaSamoaSolomon IslandsSolomon IslandsTongaTongaTuvaluTuvaluVanuatuVanuatuMarshall IslandsMarshall IslandsPapua New GuineaPapua New GuineaKiribatiKiribati

Flag Contains Green × Name Starts with S → Lowest-scoring answer: South Africa (5 pts)

Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaSouth AfricaSouth AfricaSudanSudanSri LankaSri LankaSenegalSenegalSyriaSyriaSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and PrincipeSeychellesSeychellesSouth SudanSouth SudanSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameSurinameSolomon IslandsSolomon IslandsSierra LeoneSierra Leone

Flag Contains Green × Country Name is 9+ Letters → Lowest-scoring answer: Bangladesh (5 pts)

BangladeshBangladeshSaudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaAfghanistanAfghanistanUzbekistanUzbekistanSouth AfricaSouth AfricaSri LankaSri LankaIvory CoastIvory CoastMozambiqueMozambiqueMadagascarMadagascarBurkina FasoBurkina FasoAzerbaijanAzerbaijanLithuaniaLithuaniaCentral African RepublicCentral African RepublicRepublic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoEquatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaGuinea-BissauGuinea-BissauMauritaniaMauritaniaMauritiusMauritiusSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and PrincipeSeychellesSeychellesSouth SudanSouth SudanPalestinePalestineTajikistanTajikistanSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSolomon IslandsSolomon IslandsSierra LeoneSierra LeoneTurkmenistanTurkmenistan

Flag Contains Green × Christian-Majority Country → Lowest-scoring answer: Brazil (5 pts)

ItalyItalyPortugalPortugalHungaryHungaryMexicoMexicoBrazilBrazilNigeriaNigeriaEthiopiaEthiopiaSouth AfricaSouth AfricaKenyaKenyaGhanaGhanaIrelandIrelandBelarusBelarusBoliviaBoliviaSudanSudanCameroonCameroonJamaicaJamaicaMozambiqueMozambiqueMadagascarMadagascarRwandaRwandaNamibiaNamibiaZimbabweZimbabweLithuaniaLithuaniaCyprusCyprusCentral African RepublicCentral African RepublicComorosComorosEquatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaEritreaEritreaGabonGabonGuinea-BissauGuinea-BissauLesothoLesothoMalawiMalawiSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and PrincipeSeychellesSeychellesSouth SudanSouth SudanTogoTogoDominicaDominicaGrenadaGrenadaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameSurinameSolomon IslandsSolomon IslandsVanuatuVanuatuTanzaniaTanzaniaZambiaZambiaBulgariaBulgariaBurundiBurundiSierra LeoneSierra Leone

Population under 5 Million × Name Starts with S → Lowest-scoring answer: Slovenia (5 pts)

SloveniaSloveniaSan MarinoSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and PrincipeSeychellesSeychellesSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameSurinameSamoaSamoaSolomon IslandsSolomon Islands

Population under 5 Million × Country Name is 9+ Letters → Lowest-scoring answer: Mauritania (5 pts)

LuxembourgLuxembourgTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoLithuaniaLithuaniaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaNorth MacedoniaLiechtensteinLiechtensteinMontenegroMontenegroSan MarinoSan MarinoVatican CityVatican CityEquatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaCabo VerdeCabo VerdeGuinea-BissauGuinea-BissauMauritaniaMauritaniaMauritiusMauritiusSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and PrincipeSeychellesSeychellesTimor-LesteTimor-LesteSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesAntigua and BarbudaAntigua and BarbudaMicronesiaMicronesiaSolomon IslandsSolomon IslandsMarshall IslandsMarshall Islands

Population under 5 Million × Christian-Majority Country → Lowest-scoring answer: Panama (5 pts)

CroatiaCroatiaLuxembourgLuxembourgIcelandIcelandPanamaPanamaUruguayUruguayJamaicaJamaicaTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoNamibiaNamibiaBotswanaBotswanaGeorgiaGeorgiaArmeniaArmeniaLithuaniaLithuaniaLatviaLatviaEstoniaEstoniaAlbaniaAlbaniaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaNorth MacedoniaMoldovaMoldovaCyprusCyprusMaltaMaltaSloveniaSloveniaBelizeBelizeAndorraAndorraLiechtensteinLiechtensteinMonacoMonacoMontenegroMontenegroSan MarinoSan MarinoVatican CityVatican CityFijiFijiComorosComorosEquatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaEritreaEritreaEswatiniEswatiniGabonGabonCabo VerdeCabo VerdeGuinea-BissauGuinea-BissauLesothoLesothoSao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and PrincipeSeychellesSeychellesTimor-LesteTimor-LesteBahamasBahamasBarbadosBarbadosDominicaDominicaGrenadaGrenadaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameSurinameAntigua and BarbudaAntigua and BarbudaMicronesiaMicronesiaNauruNauruPalauPalauSamoaSamoaSolomon IslandsSolomon IslandsTongaTongaTuvaluTuvaluVanuatuVanuatuMarshall IslandsMarshall IslandsKiribatiKiribati