How to Play GeoRiddle
GeoRiddle is a daily geography puzzle. Each day a fresh 3×3 grid appears — rows and columns are geographic categories, and you find countries that satisfy each intersection. Like a crossword, but with countries.
How to Play
Read Both Clues
Each cell combines its row and column. For example, Asia + Landlocked can be Mongolia — an example, not today’s answer.
Submit a Country
Search for a country that satisfies both clues, then place it in that cell.
Use 18 Guesses
Every submitted country uses one guess, whether it is correct or incorrect.
Do Not Repeat Countries
A country can only be used once on a board, even when it fits another cell.
Complete the Grid to Win
Complete the grid before guesses run out. Empty cells score zero.
How to Solve Geography Grid Puzzles
Start by reading a row clue and a column clue together. A country must satisfy both conditions to fill their shared cell. For example, if a future board paired “In Asia” with “Landlocked,” Mongolia would be correct; Japan would be incorrect because it is not landlocked. Both submissions use one guess. This is an example of the rule, not a hint for today's puzzle.
1. Check both conditions before you submit
Search for a country only after you can explain why it matches the row and the column. Every submitted country uses one of your 18 guesses, whether it is correct or incorrect.
2. Plan around the no-repeat rule
A country can fill only one cell on a board. If it could match several intersections, choose the placement that leaves workable answers for the remaining cells.
3. Learn the score after you can complete the board
A completed grid wins; empty cells display 0 points but do not make a result better. Read the scoring guideto see how population rank sets each cell's score.
4. Continue in Practice mode
Daily progress is saved in this browser for the current UTC puzzle. Use Practice modefor extra generated boards without changing today's Daily progress.