Mystery Song
Today’s answer is a well-known Beatles song. Find it in eight guesses.
The clues
- After each guess, five boxes compare your song with the mystery song: album, year, lead singer, songwriter and the number of words in the title.
- Green means a match. Amber on the singer means some of the singers match (for example, John alone when the answer is John and Paul).
- An arrow on album, year or words tells you which way to go: ↑ later or more, ↓ earlier or fewer.
- Songs come from the UK studio albums, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine and the singles that weren’t on an album (shown as “Single”). “Cover” means a song written by someone outside the band.
How to play
- Stuck? Tap Give me a hint for one clever clue. It never gives the answer away outright.
- Start typing any Beatles song title and pick it from the list.
- Find the song within eight guesses to earn today’s green check.
Tip: pin down the album first. Then the singer and songwriter clues narrow it to a handful of songs.
Mystery Song
Today’s answer is a well-known Taylor Swift song. Find it in eight guesses.
The clues
- After each guess, five boxes compare your song with the mystery song: album, year, track number, co-writers and the number of words in the title.
- Green means a match. Amber on co-writers means some of them match. “Solo” means Taylor wrote it alone.
- An arrow tells you which way to go: ↑ later or more, ↓ earlier or fewer.
- Songs come from the standard editions of her studio albums, under their original album titles.
How to play
- Stuck? Tap Give me a hint for one clever clue. It never gives the answer away outright.
- Start typing any Taylor Swift song title and pick it from the list.
- Find the song within eight guesses to earn today’s green check.
Tip: pin down the album first, then use the track number.
Mystery Team
Today’s answer is one of today’s {full} teams. Find it in eight guesses.
The clues
- After each guess, five boxes compare your team with the mystery team: conference or league, division, the year the franchise was founded, its number of titles and the year of its last title.
- Green means a match. An arrow tells you which way to go: ↑ later or more, ↓ earlier or fewer. “—” means no title yet.
- Titles count {champ} wins for the whole franchise, including years in an old city or under an old name.
How to play
- Stuck? Tap Give me a hint for one clever clue. It never gives the answer away outright.
- Start typing any team name or city and pick it from the list.
- Find the team within eight guesses to earn today’s green check.
Tip: a guess from the middle of the pack splits the field fastest.
Mystery State
Today’s answer is one of the 50 U.S. states. Find it in eight guesses.
The clues
- After each guess, five boxes compare your state with the mystery state: census region, the year of statehood, the order it joined the Union, its population (2020 census) and its total area.
- Green means a match. An arrow tells you which way to go: ↑ later, bigger or more, ↓ earlier, smaller or fewer.
How to play
- Stuck? Tap Give me a hint for one clever clue. It never gives the answer away outright.
- Start typing any state and pick it from the list.
- Find the state within eight guesses to earn today’s green check.
Tip: statehood and order together pin down an era fast. Then use population and area.
Mystery President
Today’s answer is one of the U.S. presidents. Find them in eight guesses.
The clues
- After each guess, five boxes compare your president with the mystery president: party, their number, the year they took office, the year they were born and how many presidential elections they won.
- Green means a match. An arrow tells you which way to go: ↑ later or more, ↓ earlier or fewer.
- Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump served two separate terms, so they have two numbers. The arrow uses the first one.
How to play
- Stuck? Tap Give me a hint for one clever clue. It never gives the answer away outright.
- Start typing any president’s name and pick them from the list.
- Find the president within eight guesses to earn today’s green check.
Tip: a guess from the middle of history, around number 20 or so, splits the field fastest.
Mystery Country
Today’s answer is a country. Find it in eight guesses.
The clues
- After each guess, five boxes compare your country with the mystery country: continent, population, area, whether it has a sea coast (“No” means landlocked) and the number of letters in its name.
- Green means a match. An arrow tells you which way to go: ↑ bigger or more, ↓ smaller or fewer.
- Populations are rounded estimates. Turkey and Russia count as Asia and Europe, where their capitals are.
How to play
- Stuck? Tap Give me a hint for one clever clue. It never gives the answer away outright.
- Start typing any country (or its capital) and pick it from the list.
- Find the country within eight guesses to earn today’s green check.
Tip: get the continent first, then use population and area to close in.
Mystery Team
Today’s answer is one of today’s 32 pro hockey teams. Find it in eight guesses.
The clues
- After each guess, five boxes compare your team with the mystery team: conference, division, the year the franchise joined the league, its number of Stanley Cups and the year of its last Cup.
- Green means a match. An arrow tells you which way to go: ↑ later or more, ↓ earlier or fewer. “—” means no Cup yet.
- Cups count for the whole franchise, including years in an old city or under an old name.
How to play
- Stuck? Tap Give me a hint for one clever clue. It never gives the answer away outright.
- Start typing any team name or city and pick it from the list.
- Find the team within eight guesses to earn today’s green check.
Tip: a guess from the middle of the pack splits the field fastest.
Mystery Musical
Today’s answer is one of the musicals that won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Find it in eight guesses.
The clues
- After each guess, five boxes compare your musical with the mystery musical: the year it won the Tony, who wrote the music, who wrote the lyrics, whether one writer did both, and the number of words in its title.
- Green means a match. An arrow tells you which way to go: ↑ later or more, ↓ earlier or fewer.
- Revues and shows without one credited score aren’t in the list.
How to play
- Stuck? Tap Give me a hint for one clever clue. It never gives the answer away outright.
- Start typing any Best Musical winner and pick it from the list.
- Find the musical within eight guesses to earn today’s green check.
Tip: start in the middle, around the 1980s, then use the songwriters to close in.
Mystery Movie
Today’s answer is one of the Best Picture Oscar winners. Find it in eight guesses.
The clues
- After each guess, five boxes compare your movie with the mystery movie: its year, how many Oscars it won, how many it was nominated for, whether its director also won Best Director that year, and the number of words in its title.
- Green means a match. An arrow tells you which way to go: ↑ later or more, ↓ earlier or fewer.
- The year is the film’s year, not the year of the ceremony. The first few ceremonies covered two years, like 1927/28.
How to play
- Stuck? Tap Give me a hint for one clever clue. It never gives the answer away outright.
- Start typing any Best Picture winner and pick it from the list.
- Find the movie within eight guesses to earn today’s green check.
Tip: start in the middle, around the 1970s, then use the Oscar counts to close in.
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About Mystery Song
Today’s answer is a well-known Beatles song. Find it in eight guesses.
The clues
- After each guess, five boxes compare your song with the mystery song: album, year, lead singer, songwriter and the number of words in the title.
- Green means a match. Amber on the singer means some of the singers match (for example, John alone when the answer is John and Paul).
- An arrow on album, year or words tells you which way to go: ↑ later or more, ↓ earlier or fewer.
- Songs come from the UK studio albums, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine and the singles that weren’t on an album (shown as “Single”). “Cover” means a song written by someone outside the band.
How to play
- Stuck? Tap Give me a hint for one clever clue. It never gives the answer away outright.
- Start typing any Beatles song title and pick it from the list.
- Find the song within eight guesses to earn today’s green check.
Tip: pin down the album first. Then the singer and songwriter clues narrow it to a handful of songs.
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