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Fewest choices: In the Americas × Country Name Ends with 'ia' has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Colombia as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Bangladesh fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Has a Coastline × Population over 100M, Has a Coastline × Renewable Energy Share < 10%, Capital City Pop. over 5M × Population over 100M, Capital City Pop. over 5M × Renewable Energy Share < 10%.
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 👥Population over 100M | Col 2 🏭Renewable Energy Share < 10% | Col 3 ✏️Country Name Ends with 'ia' | |
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Row 1 🌎In the Americas | 3 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 8 answers  Cuba(5 pts reference) | 3 answers  Colombia(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🏖️Has a Coastline | 13 answers  China(5 pts reference) | 38 answers  Bangladesh(5 pts reference) | 29 answers  India(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🌆Capital City Pop. over 5M | 8 answers China(5 pts reference) | 6 answers Bangladesh(5 pts reference) | 5 answers India(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
In the Americas × Population over 100M → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
USA
Mexico
BrazilIn the Americas × Renewable Energy Share < 10% → Lowest-scoring answer: Cuba (5 pts)
Cuba
Trinidad and Tobago
Bahamas
Barbados
Grenada
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
Antigua and BarbudaIn the Americas × Country Name Ends with 'ia' → Lowest-scoring answer: Colombia (5 pts)
Colombia
BoliviaSt. LuciaHas a Coastline × Population over 100M → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
RussiaChinaIndia
Indonesia
PakistanBangladesh
PhilippinesUSAMexicoBrazil
Nigeria
Egypt
JapanHas a Coastline × Renewable Energy Share < 10% → Lowest-scoring answer: Bangladesh (5 pts)
Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Iran
IraqCuba
Algeria
Singapore
QatarTrinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Libya
Syria
Kuwait
Lebanon
Taiwan
Oman
Malta
Monaco
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Mauritania
Seychelles
Bahrain
Brunei
Maldives
Palestine
Timor-LesteBahamasBarbadosGrenadaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaAntigua and Barbuda
Marshall Islands
UAE
Yemen
GambiaHas a Coastline × Country Name Ends with 'ia' → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
RomaniaRussiaIndiaIndonesia
MalaysiaSaudi ArabiaNigeriaColombiaAlgeria
Australia
Croatia
CambodiaTunisia
NamibiaSyria
Georgia
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Albania
Slovenia
LiberiaMauritania
SomaliaSt. Lucia
Micronesia
Tanzania
BulgariaGambiaCapital City Pop. over 5M × Population over 100M → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
RussiaChinaIndiaIndonesiaBangladeshMexicoEgyptJapanCapital City Pop. over 5M × Renewable Energy Share < 10% → Lowest-scoring answer: Bangladesh (5 pts)
BangladeshSaudi ArabiaSouth KoreaIranIraqSingaporeCapital City Pop. over 5M × Country Name Ends with 'ia' → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
RussiaIndiaIndonesiaSaudi ArabiaColombia