Answers for 19 October 2026
Puzzle #5. These are the answers to that day's free daily puzzles – the same for every player. Missed it? Each puzzle has a button to play it now (it does not count for your streak). Today's puzzles are new: play them here.
Mystery Country
Ivory Coast
- Capital
- Yamoussoukro
- Population
- 25,716,544
- Area
- 322,463 km²
Learn where it is and what it looks like: Ivory Coast.
Border Hop
From India to Lebanon. The shortest route crosses 5 borders; these countries are on a shortest route:
Country Grid
Every country that fits each box (any one of them counts):
| Within 10° of the equator | Under 1 million people | No land borders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 7 possibleBrunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste | 3 possibleBhutan, Brunei, Maldives | 7 possibleBahrain, Japan, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan |
| Africa | 23 possibleBenin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and 15 more | 5 possibleCabo Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles | 6 possibleCabo Verde, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles |
| Oceania | 8 possibleKiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu | 11 possibleFiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands and 3 more | 13 possibleAustralia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau and 5 more |
Odd One Out
Five quick rounds of four countries – three share something, one doesn't. The rounds are explained in the game after each answer.