Pinpoint Answer Archive
All category guessing puzzles, sorted newest first.
#648 · February 7, 2026
Clues: Trenches, Giant tube worms, Hydrothermal vents, Shipwrecks, That jewel from “Titanic” (💙🌊)
Things at the bottom of the ocean
#647 · February 6, 2026
Clues: David, Christ the Redeemer, The Thinker, Moai (on Easter Island), Venus de Milo (at the Louvre)
Famous statues
#646 · February 5, 2026
Clues: Segway, Hand truck, Hoverboard, Motorcycle, Bicycle (but not a tricycle)
Two-wheeled vehicles
#645 · February 4, 2026
Clues: Nap, Carrier, Burglar, Litter, Got your tongue?
Terms that come after “cat”
#644 · February 3, 2026
Clues: Albatross, Eagle, Birdie, Par, Bogey (or worse)
Golf scores
#643 · February 2, 2026
Clues: Swing, Slide, Rock wall, Monkey bars, Seesaw
Things on a playground
#642 · February 1, 2026
Clues: Bronze (8), China (20), Wood (5), Silver (25), Gold (50)
Traditional anniversary gifts (by year)
#641 · January 31, 2026
Clues: Class, Mind, Stroke, Piece, Of ceremonies
Words that follow 'master'
#640 · January 30, 2026
Clues: Rigid, Prearranged, Backdrop, Establish (a record), {Collection of objects}
Different meanings of 'set'
#638 · January 28, 2026
Clues: Business, Keynote, Forwarding, IP, Email
Words that come before 'address'
#637 · January 27, 2026
Clues: Paintings, Calendars, Mirrors, Pennants, Televisions (if not on stands)
Things you hang from a wall
#636 · January 26, 2026
Clues: Dice, Quarter, Mince, Chop, Slice
Ways to cut food with a knife to prepare for cooking
#634 · January 24, 2026
Clues: Username, Plea, Contest, Spreadsheet item, Building (through a doorway)
Things you enter
#633 · January 23, 2026
Clues: Nurse, Sand, Loan, Hammerhead, Great white
Types of sharks
#632 · January 22, 2026
Clues: Fast, Loved, Formula, Back to square, Hole in
Terms that come before 'one'
#631 · January 21, 2026
Clues: Wet, Electric, Security, Picnic, Pigs in (a)
Terms that come before 'blanket(s)'
#630 · January 20, 2026
Clues: Cherry, Walnut, Ebony, Oak, Maple
Types of trees (these are all known for their hardwood)
#629 · January 19, 2026
Clues: And, Or, But, Yet, So
Coordinating conjunctions
#628 · January 18, 2026
Clues: Elevators, Dress shirts, Curling rinks, Calculators, Bellies
Things with buttons
#627 · January 17, 2026
Clues: Fruit, Vampire, Cricket, Baseball, Blind as a
Terms that come before 'bat'
#626 · January 16, 2026
Clues: Purity of gold, Chess king, Thousand, Potassium, Okay (in a very short text)
Things that can be represented by the letter 'K'
#625 · January 15, 2026
Clues: Short, Flat, Sweet, Corn, Ginger (as in holiday houses)
Prefixes for 'bread'
#624 · January 14, 2026
Clues: Area, Source, Secret, Genetic, Morse
Words that come before 'code'
#623 · January 13, 2026
Clues: Salmon, Strawberry milkshake, Barbie's Dreamhouse, Bubble gum, Flamingos
Things that are pink
#622 · January 12, 2026
Clues: Mouse, Paperweight, Calendar, Stapler, Tape Dispenser
Things found on an office desk
#621 · January 11, 2026
Clues: Canned beverages, Insect legs, Ice hockey players, Sides of a snowflake, Faces on a craps die
Things that come in sixes
#620 · January 10, 2026
Clues: Wristwatches, Sandals, Bicycle helmets, Overhead rails on subway, Handbags (used on shoulders)
Things with straps
#619 · January 9, 2026
Clues: Advice, Gossip, Steering, Spinal, Ionic (in Greek architecture)
Types of columns
#618 · January 8, 2026
Clues: Band, Chain, Hack, Coping, Jig (used to make some 🧩)
Types of saws
#617 · January 7, 2026
Clues: Square, Kingdom, Carpet, Wand, 8 Ball ("You may rely on it")
Words that come after 'magic'
#616 · January 6, 2026
Clues: Study, Foyer, Nursery, Attic, Kitchen
Rooms of a house
#615 · January 5, 2026
Clues: Arsenal, Juventus, Raja Casablanca, Real Madrid, Manchester United
Football teams
#614 · January 4, 2026
Clues: Sea, Cookie, Gila, Loch Ness, Frankenstein's
Words that come before 'monster'
#613 · January 3, 2026
Clues: Maps, Pieces of music, Laptops, Deadbolt locks, Pianos
Things with keys
#612 · January 2, 2026
Clues: Barbie, Sheila, Fair dinkum, Brekkie, G'day mate
Australian slang terms
#611 · January 1, 2026
Clues: Learn a new skill, Volunteer, Exercise more, Save money, Not break it by Feb. this year
New Year's resolutions
#610 · December 31, 2025
Clues: Tag, Bowl, Brush, Collar, Leash
Things a dog owner needs
#609 · December 30, 2025
Clues: Wonderland, Oz, Narnia, Westeros, Middle-earth
Fantasy lands
#608 · December 29, 2025
Clues: Goblet, Mug, Cup, Glass, Bottle
Containers for drinks
#607 · December 28, 2025
Clues: Thomas, Louis, John’s, Kitts and Nevis, Petersburg (in either Russia or Florida)
Words after 'Saint / St.' in place names
#606 · December 27, 2025
Clues: Rocket launches, Return envelopes, EM spectrum (in atmosphere), Skyscrapers, Computers with a Microsoft OS
Things that have windows
#605 · December 26, 2025
Clues: Artemis, Chang’e, Chandrayaan, Luna, Apollo (a "first" in 1969)
Space programs focused on the Moon
#604 · December 25, 2025
Clues: Television sets, Garage doors, Drones, Nintendo Wii, RC cars
Items controlled remotely (by a remote or other device)
#603 · December 24, 2025
Clues: Home, Box, Patent, Back, Post
Words that come before “office”
#602 · December 23, 2025
Clues: Balance, I, Tractor, Moon, Laser
Types of beam
#599 · December 20, 2025
Clues: Square, Butterfly, Bowline, Half Hitch, Gordian
Types of knots
#598 · December 19, 2025
Clues: Book, Expandable table, The Canadian flag, Nissan’s e-vehicle lot, The ground in autumn
Places where a leaf might be found
#597 · December 18, 2025
Clues: World, Solheim, Webb Ellis, Davis, Stanley
Sporting Cups
#596 · December 17, 2025
Clues: Treasury, Corporate, Junk, Covalent, James
Words that come before “Bond”
#595 · December 16, 2025
Clues: Van Gogh, Guggenheim, Prado, Salar Jung, Louvre
Museums
#594 · December 15, 2025
Clues: Skills, Interests, Education, Experience, References (upon request)
Parts of a resume
#593 · December 14, 2025
Clues: 109 = Lise Meitner, 107 = Neils Bohr, 102 = Alfred Nobel, 99 = Albert Einstein, 96 = Marie and Pierre Curie (who discovered two others but not this one)
Periodic table elements named for scientists
#592 · December 13, 2025
Clues: (Taylor) Swift, (Sheryl) Crow, (Peter) Finch, (Florence) Nightingale, (Tony) Hawk: his nickname "🐦👨" may be another clue
(Famous people whose last names are) Bird names
#591 · December 12, 2025
Clues: Ash, Smoke, Battleship, Slate, Silver
Shades of gray
#590 · December 11, 2025
Clues: Oil, Stair, Ink, Fare, Fair thee
Words that come before “well”
#589 · December 10, 2025
Clues: Vodka, Carbonara, Pesto, Alfredo, Marinara
Types of pasta sauce
#588 · December 9, 2025
Clues: A, X, RB, LT, D-Pad
Xbox controller buttons
#587 · December 8, 2025
Clues: Check, Beauty, St., Deutsche (until replaced by the €), Question (need a clue: ?)
Words that come before "mark"
#586 · December 7, 2025
Clues: Sweet wine, Videogame translation, Harbor town, Hardware interface, Left side (of an aircraft)
Definitions of 'port'
#585 · December 6, 2025
Clues: Gargoyle, Gable, Gutter, Shingles, Chimney
Parts of a roof
#584 · December 5, 2025
Clues: Runways, The air, The decks, One's name, One's throat
Things that can be cleared
#583 · December 4, 2025
Clues: Spell, Shadow, Play, Fishing line, Vote
Things you cast
#582 · December 3, 2025
Clues: Radio, Brain, Shock, Permanent, Tidal
Types of waves
#581 · December 2, 2025
Clues: Due, Ni, Zwei, Dos, Deux (comme un deux trois)
The number 'two' in different languages
#580 · December 1, 2025
Clues: Ship, Royale, Cry, Axe, Hymn of the Republic
Words that come after 'battle'
#579 · November 30, 2025
Clues: High, Broad, Ski, Parachute, Bungee
Types of jumps
#578 · November 29, 2025
Clues: Window, Pipe, house, Street, Vacuum
Words that come before "cleaner."
#577 · November 28, 2025
Clues: Basketball, Persimmon, Pumpkin pie filling, Traffic cone, Lifejacket
Things that are orange
#576 · November 27, 2025
Clues: Back, Up, Directions, Credit, Thanks
Words that follow "give"
#575 · November 26, 2025
Clues: Diplomacy, Trouble, Ticket to Ride, Monopoly, Scrabble
Board games
#574 · November 25, 2025
Clues: Hot, Cold, Rain, Baby, Meteor (like the Leonids this month)
Words that come before "shower."
#573 · November 24, 2025
Clues: Highlight, Underline, Bold, Italic, Strikethrough
Ways to format text in a word processor
#572 · November 23, 2025
Clues: Puff, Toothless, Draco, Smaug, Drogon
Names of fictional dragons
#571 · November 22, 2025
Clues: Shoulders, Ice Skates, Swords, Knives, Disposable razors
Things with Blades
#570 · November 21, 2025
Clues: Time, Frame, Bugs, Spread, And breakfast
Terms that come after "bed"
#569 · November 20, 2025
Clues: Basketball Courts, Running Tracks, Olympic Swimming Pools, Highways, Bowling Alleys
Places with lanes
#568 · November 19, 2025
Clues: Chocolate, Potato, Wood, Poker, Computer
Words that come before "chip"
#567 · November 18, 2025
Clues: Colon, Ellipsis, Morse code, Pointillist paintings, Lowercase i's and j's
Things with dots
#566 · November 17, 2025
Clues: Moon, Flu, Espresso, Jump, Not by a long
Words that come before "shot"
#565 · November 16, 2025
Clues: Meetings, Class, Stones, Lines, Ropes (when at the playground)
Things you can skip
#564 · November 15, 2025
Clues: Coffee, Talk, Pawn, Thrift, Like a bull in a china
Words that come before "shop."
#563 · November 14, 2025
Clues: Vent, Crater, Ash, Magma, Lava
Parts of a volcano
#562 · November 13, 2025
Clues: Intern, Space, Friend, Champion, Battle
Terms that come before "ship"
#561 · November 12, 2025
Clues: The Underground, Double-decker buses, The Thames, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace
Things associated with London
#560 · November 11, 2025
Clues: Lab, House, Pea, Rain, Trench
Words that come before "coat"
#559 · November 10, 2025
Clues: Air, Hair, Makeup, Paint, Tooth
Words that come before "brush"
#558 · November 9, 2025
Clues: New York City, Beehives, Playing cards, Chess sets, LinkedIn Games
Things that contain "Queens."
#557 · November 8, 2025
Clues: Vacuumed, Zoom, Skiing, Week, Naan
Words with double vowels in the center
#556 · November 7, 2025
Clues: Vacuum cleaner, Aquarium, Car engine, Drip coffee maker, Email software (targeting spam)
Things with filters
#555 · November 6, 2025
Clues: Sheep, Stars, Blessings, Calories, Votes
Things you can count
#554 · November 5, 2025
Clues: Flying, Heights, Spiders, Public speaking, Open spaces
Common Fears
#553 · November 4, 2025
Clues: Gates, Lines, Planes, Passengers, Duty-free shops
Things at airports
#552 · November 3, 2025
Clues: Boxing, May, Labor, Mother's, New Year's
Words that come before "Day" to form special occasions
#551 · November 2, 2025
Clues: Fish, Surfer, Medal, Lining, Spoon
Words that can follow "Silver"
#550 · November 1, 2025
Clues: Snow, Rain, Cowboy, Hiking, Steel-toe
Types of boots
#549 · October 31, 2025
Clues: A, B, C, B♭, Do (or re or mi)
Musical Notes 🎵
#548 · October 30, 2025
Clues: Pelé, Messi, Decathlon, Perfect score (sometimes), X (when counting in Rome)
Things associated with the number 10
#547 · October 29, 2025
Clues: Hot, Spring, Fresh, Sparkling, Distilled
Types of water
#546 · October 28, 2025
Clues: Stone, Pound, Tonne, Gram, Ounce
Units of mass
#545 · October 27, 2025
Clues: Brief, Lower, Book, Suit, Pillow
Words that come before "case"
#544 · October 26, 2025
Clues: Window, Door, Painting, Bicycle, Glasses
Things with frames
#543 · October 25, 2025
Clues: Double, Travel, Secret, Insurance, Free
Words that come before "agent"
#542 · October 24, 2025
Clues: Door, Floor, Place, Diplo, Laundro
Terms that come before "mat"
#541 · October 23, 2025
Clues: Piano, Finale, Duke, Canyon, Prix
Words that come after "Grand."
#540 · October 22, 2025
Clues: Lame, Sitting, Rubber, Peking, Donald
Words that come before "duck"
#539 · October 21, 2025
Clues: Angel, Victoria, Iguazu, Yosemite, Niagara
Waterfalls
#538 · October 20, 2025
Clues: Junk, Chain, Fan, Snail, E-
Terms that come before "mail."
#537 · October 19, 2025
Clues: Waffle, Tire, Branding, Curling, Steam
Words that come before "iron"
#536 · October 18, 2025
Clues: Concerns, Donations, Children, Eyebrow, Your voice
Things you can raise
#535 · October 17, 2025
Clues: Traffic, Deadline, Eggs, A record, The odds
Things you can beat
#534 · October 16, 2025
Clues: Dial, Screen, Glasses, Burn, Flower
Words that come after "sun" (common "sun-" compounds)
#533 · October 15, 2025
Clues: Rope, Hair, Apron, Football (or soccer) game, Shoelaces
Things that can be tied
#532 · October 14, 2025
Clues: Chest, Dough, Hazel, Coco, Pea
Words that come before "nut"
#531 · October 13, 2025
Clues: Mint, Green, Novel, Fresh, Unused
Synonyms for "New"
#530 · October 12, 2025
Clues: Of, Golf, Main, Crash, Stay the
Words that come before "course"
#529 · October 11, 2025
Clues: Bottle, Survey, Pool, Bucket, Tooth cavity
Things you can fill
#528 · October 10, 2025
Clues: Year, Guide, Sketch, Reference, Coffee-table
Types of Books
#527 · October 9, 2025
Clues: Brain, Barn, Sand, Hail, Thunder
Words that come before "storm"
#526 · October 8, 2025
Clues: Mousetrap, Mechanical watch, Stapler, Clothespin, Trampoline
Things with springs
#525 · October 7, 2025
Clues: Orchestra, Fire, Money, Mosh, Arm
Words that come before "pit"
#524 · October 6, 2025
Clues: A, C, E, B6, B12
Q1: Why are vitamins labeled with letters like A, B, C, etc.?
#523 · October 5, 2025
Clues: Sewing machine, Drum kit, Car, Bicycle, Piano
Things with pedals
#522 · October 4, 2025
Clues: Batter, Brochures, Laundry, Lawn chairs, Your arms
Things you can fold
#521 · October 3, 2025
Clues: Stone, Bronze, Ice, Space, Dark
Ages (historical or cultural periods)
#520 · October 2, 2025
Clues: Top, Bucket, Beret, Cowboy, Fedora
Kinds of hats
#519 · October 1, 2025
Clues: Dust, Fur, Foot, Basket, Bowling
Words that come before "ball"
#518 · September 30, 2025
Clues: Straight, Oily, Long, Wavy, Frizzy
Ways to describe hair
#517 · September 29, 2025
Clues: Escape, Shift, Control, Tab, Backspace
This round started with one of those words that makes your brain scatter in ten directions. Escape? Could be a movie, an escape room, a verb—basically anything. I almost went down the film rabbit hole, thinking of Escape Plan or some prison-break angle
#516 · September 28, 2025
Clues: Primary colors, Little pigs, Blind mice, Musketeers, Books in a trilogy
Things that come in threes
#515 · September 27, 2025
Clues: Cats, Nuts, Eggs, Pollen, Gluten
Things that people are allergic to
#514 · September 26, 2025
Clues: Time, Ice, Sewing, Vending, Automatic Telling
Words that can come before "machine"
#513 · September 25, 2025
Clues: Desmond Tutu, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Médecins Sans Frontières
Nobel Peace Prize winners
#512 · September 24, 2025
Clues: Crenshaw, Citron, Casaba, Honeydew, Cantaloupe
Types of melons
#511 · September 23, 2025
Clues: Hook, Cross, Jab, Overhand, Uppercut
Boxing punches (types of punches in boxing)
#510 · September 22, 2025
Clues: Italian, Thousand Island, Vinaigrette, Ranch, Caesar
Salad dressings
#509 · September 21, 2025
Clues: Love, All, Advantage, Fifteen, Deuce
Tennis scoring terms
#508 · September 20, 2025
Clues: Combinatorics, Topology, Calculus, Statistics, Geometry
Subjects in mathematics
#507 · September 19, 2025
Clues: Fish, Drum, Lip, Chop, Selfie
Words that come before "stick"
#506 · September 18, 2025
Clues: Lab, Bar, Milk, Chip, Mousse
Words that come after "chocolate"
#505 · September 17, 2025
Clues: Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe, The Louvre, Notre-Dame, Eiffel Tower
Paris tourist attractions
#504 · September 16, 2025
Clues: Honey, Polar, Brown, Grizzly, Teddy
Types of bears
#503 · September 15, 2025
Clues: Clogs, Dikes, Edam, Windmills, Tulips
Symbols of the Netherlands
#502 · September 14, 2025
Clues: Pad, Cap, Deep, Sock, Jerk
Words that follow "knee."
#501 · September 13, 2025
Clues: Muffin, Horn, Setter, Breakfast, Channel
Words that come after "English"
#500 · September 12, 2025
Clues: Wingback, Rocking, Folding, Captain’s, High
Types of chairs