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Fewest choices: Former Spanish Colony × Country Name is 7 Letters Long has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Ecuador as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Ecuador fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Former Spanish Colony × Flag has Exactly 3 Colors, Former Spanish Colony × Country Name is 7 Letters Long, Area 100k–1M km² × Flag has Exactly 3 Colors, Area 100k–1M km² × Country Name is 7 Letters Long.
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 🌈Flag has Exactly 3 Colors | Col 2 7️⃣Country Name is 7 Letters Long | Col 3 🏗️Has 50+ Skyscrapers | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 🇪🇸Former Spanish Colony | 13 answers  Mexico(5 pts reference) | 3 answers  Ecuador(5 pts reference) | 5 answers Mexico(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 ☪️Former Ottoman Territory | 16 answers  Iran(5 pts reference) | 12 answers  Ukraine(5 pts reference) | 7 answers  Turkey(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🗾Area 100k–1M km² | 39 answers  Germany(5 pts reference) | 18 answers  Nigeria(5 pts reference) | 11 answers  Japan(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Former Spanish Colony × Flag has Exactly 3 Colors → Lowest-scoring answer: Mexico (5 pts)
Mexico
Chile
Venezuela
Cuba
ColombiaEcuador
Bolivia
Panama
Paraguay
Uruguay
Dominican Republic
Costa Rica
ArgentinaFormer Spanish Colony × Country Name is 7 Letters Long → Lowest-scoring answer: Ecuador (5 pts)
EcuadorBoliviaUruguayFormer Spanish Colony × Has 50+ Skyscrapers → Lowest-scoring answer: Mexico (5 pts)
PhilippinesMexicoColombiaPanamaArgentinaFormer Ottoman Territory × Flag has Exactly 3 Colors → Lowest-scoring answer: Iran (5 pts)
Hungary
RomaniaIran
Algeria
Slovakia
Serbia
Lebanon
Armenia
Oman
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Moldova
Cyprus
Slovenia
Kosovo
Yemen
BulgariaFormer Ottoman Territory × Country Name is 7 Letters Long → Lowest-scoring answer: Ukraine (5 pts)
HungaryRomaniaUkraineAlgeria
TunisiaLebanon
GeorgiaArmenia
AlbaniaMoldova
Eritrea
BahrainFormer Ottoman Territory × Has 50+ Skyscrapers → Lowest-scoring answer: Turkey (5 pts)
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Kuwait
AzerbaijanBahrain
UAEArea 100k–1M km² × Flag has Exactly 3 Colors → Lowest-scoring answer: Germany (5 pts)
Italy
NorwayGermanyRomania
United Kingdom
Thailand
UzbekistanChileVenezuelaCuba
New Zealand
Cambodia
Iceland
BelarusEcuador
Nepal
CameroonParaguayUruguay
Senegal
Ivory Coast
Madagascar
Uganda
Burkina Faso
Botswana
North Korea
LaosOman
Benin
Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Liberia
Malawi
Guinea
FranceYemenBulgaria
Papua New Guinea
TurkmenistanArea 100k–1M km² × Country Name is 7 Letters Long → Lowest-scoring answer: Nigeria (5 pts)
GermanyRomaniaUkraine
VietnamNigeria
Finland
MoroccoIcelandBelarusEcuadorUruguaySenegalTunisia
NamibiaEritreaLiberia
Somalia
MyanmarArea 100k–1M km² × Has 50+ Skyscrapers → Lowest-scoring answer: Japan (5 pts)
SpainGermanyUnited KingdomTurkey
MalaysiaThailandVietnamPhilippines
South KoreaFranceJapan