Farflung answers: November 2026
All 2 Farflung puzzles from November 2026. Answers are shown openly on this page — use each puzzle's own page if you want hints first.
Every answer
| # | Date | Prompt 1 | Prompt 2 | Prompt 3 | Prompt 4 | Prompt 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | November 2, 2026 | Pin a country in the top ten for olive oil production in 2024/25 Egypt | Pin a country that has filmed its own version of Sesame Street Kosovo | Pin a country where red pandas live in the wild Myanmar | Pin a country where a nuclear power plant has generated electricity Panama | Pin a country with a living indigenous click language Malawi |
| 28 | November 1, 2026 | Pin a country with at least four stars on its national flag Equatorial Guinea | Pin a country with an Aldi supermarket today China | Pin a country with a petrified forest Belgium | Pin a country with an Eiffel Tower replica or imitation at least 20 metres tall Estonia | Pin a country whose national animal is a mythical creature Uzbekistan |
Worked analyses for this month
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Farflung #29 — November 2, 2026
Round 1: Pin a country in the top ten for olive oil production in 2024/25
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country in the top ten for olive oil production in 2024/25”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Oil production by weight in the October 2024–September 2025 crop year. Figures are provisional.
- Italy is accepted but in tourist; Egypt is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: Egypt made 45,000 tonnes in 2024/25, taking tenth place. Siwa’s olives are pressed into extra virgin oil.
- There are 10 accepted board entries, with 1 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Egypt; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Egypt made 45,000 tonnes in 2024/25, taking tenth place. Siwa’s olives are pressed into extra virgin oil. Egypt: Its 45,000 tonnes put it tenth in the 2024/25 crop year.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | Accepted — farflung tier | Egypt is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Morocco | Accepted — uncharted tier | Morocco is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Portugal | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Portugal is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Italy | Accepted — tourist tier | Italy is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 10 labels are stored from 10 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Round 2: Pin a country that has filmed its own version of Sesame Street
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country that has filmed its own version of Sesame Street”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: The US original, shared versions and local filmed inserts count, including pilots and Ollie's shorts. A dubbed import alone does not.
- Germany is accepted but in tourist; Guinea-Bissau is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: Its Albanian and Serbian editions taught words aloud rather than choosing one alphabet to put on screen.
- There are 51 accepted board entries, with 3 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Kosovo; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Its Albanian and Serbian editions taught words aloud rather than choosing one alphabet to put on screen. Kosovo: Its Albanian and Serbian editions used the same programme content.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | Accepted — farflung tier | Guinea-Bissau is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Angola | Accepted — uncharted tier | Angola is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Afghanistan | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Afghanistan is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Germany | Accepted — tourist tier | Germany is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 51 labels are stored from 51 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Round 3: Pin a country where red pandas live in the wild
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country where red pandas live in the wild”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Five countries share the red panda's mountain forests, Tibet's counting for China. Turning Red is set in Toronto, but Canada has none in the wild.
- China is accepted but in tourist; Myanmar is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: Red pandas live in the bamboo and conifer forests of Kachin State, in the far north, and were first filmed there in 2014.
- There are 5 accepted board entries, with 1 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Myanmar; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Red pandas live in the bamboo and conifer forests of Kachin State, in the far north, and were first filmed there in 2014. Myanmar: FFI's camera traps found them on every Imawbum survey from 2009 to 2014.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | Accepted — farflung tier | Myanmar is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Bhutan | Accepted — uncharted tier | Bhutan is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| India | Accepted — wayfarer tier | India is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| China | Accepted — tourist tier | China is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 5 labels are stored from 5 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Round 4: Pin a country where a nuclear power plant has generated electricity
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country where a nuclear power plant has generated electricity”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Past plants count, including Greenland’s former military plant. Imports and plants that never generated electricity do not.
- France is accepted but in tourist; Denmark is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: A floating nuclear station supplied the Panama Canal's grid, saving lake water for the locks.
- There are 39 accepted board entries, with 2 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Panama; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: A floating nuclear station supplied the Panama Canal's grid, saving lake water for the locks. Panama: The floating Sturgis station began supplying the canal grid in 1968.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Accepted — farflung tier | Denmark is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Armenia | Accepted — uncharted tier | Armenia is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| United Arab Emirates | Accepted — wayfarer tier | United Arab Emirates is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| France | Accepted — tourist tier | France is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 39 labels are stored from 39 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Round 5: Pin a country with a living indigenous click language
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country with a living indigenous click language”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Clicks are consonants in words, rather than a tut or a gesture. Australia's Damin used clicks, but is no longer spoken.
- South Africa is accepted but in tourist; Zambia is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: In Malawi's Mzimba district, Tumbuka kept clicks borrowed from Ngoni after the local Ngoni language fell out of use.
- There are 12 accepted board entries, with 2 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Malawi; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: In Malawi's Mzimba district, Tumbuka kept clicks borrowed from Ngoni after the local Ngoni language fell out of use. Malawi: Clicks survive in place names in the Mzimba variety of Tumbuka.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Zambia | Accepted — farflung tier | Zambia is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Lesotho | Accepted — uncharted tier | Lesotho is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Tanzania | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Tanzania is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| South Africa | Accepted — tourist tier | South Africa is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 12 labels are stored from 12 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Farflung #28 — November 1, 2026
Round 1: Pin a country with at least four stars on its national flag
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country with at least four stars on its national flag”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Stars in coats of arms and on state versions count, including Bolivia and Costa Rica. New Zealand's four red stars have white borders.
- United States is accepted but in tourist; Tuvalu is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: Equatorial Guinea's six stars represent its mainland and five islands.
- There are 25 accepted board entries, with 8 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Equatorial Guinea; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Equatorial Guinea's six stars represent its mainland and five islands. Equatorial Guinea: Six stars sit above the tree in its national coat of arms.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Tuvalu | Accepted — farflung tier | Tuvalu is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Honduras | Accepted — uncharted tier | Honduras is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Brazil | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Brazil is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| United States | Accepted — tourist tier | United States is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 25 labels are stored from 25 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Round 2: Pin a country with an Aldi supermarket today
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country with an Aldi supermarket today”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Aldi’s shops in Austria and Slovenia trade as Hofer, and count. Denmark’s closed in 2023 and Greece’s in 2010.
- Germany is accepted but in tourist; China is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: Aldi opened two small shops in Shanghai in 2019, and now has over a hundred in China.
- There are 18 accepted board entries, with 1 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights China; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Aldi opened two small shops in Shanghai in 2019, and now has over a hundred in China. China: The first two opened in Shanghai in 2019.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| China | Accepted — farflung tier | China is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Italy | Accepted — uncharted tier | Italy is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Australia | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Australia is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Germany | Accepted — tourist tier | Germany is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 18 labels are stored from 18 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Round 3: Pin a country with a petrified forest
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country with a petrified forest”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Standing trees, fallen trunks and mineral casts count; Ireland's submerged forest counts on the broader published use of the name.
- United States is accepted but in tourist; Antigua and Barbuda is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: Building a high-speed railway exposed hundreds of fossil trees at Hoegaarden.
- There are 62 accepted board entries, with 20 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Belgium; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: Building a high-speed railway exposed hundreds of fossil trees at Hoegaarden. Belgium: Hoegaarden's fossil trees grew in a swamp 55 million years ago.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Accepted — farflung tier | Antigua and Barbuda is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| China | Accepted — uncharted tier | China is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Namibia | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Namibia is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| United States | Accepted — tourist tier | United States is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 62 labels are stored from 62 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Round 4: Pin a country with an Eiffel Tower replica or imitation at least 20 metres tall
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country with an Eiffel Tower replica or imitation at least 20 metres tall”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Imitations include Yerevan and Zwollerkerspel. Terrebonne counts on a 20-metre estimate; France has copies too.
- United States is accepted but in tourist; Argentina is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: On Estonia's island of Hiiumaa, Jaan Alliksoo built a 31-metre Eiffel Tower from wooden logs and nails.
- There are 42 accepted board entries, with 13 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Estonia; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: On Estonia's island of Hiiumaa, Jaan Alliksoo built a 31-metre Eiffel Tower from wooden logs and nails. Estonia: Hiiumaa's wooden copy was completed in 2007.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Accepted — farflung tier | Argentina is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Thailand | Accepted — uncharted tier | Thailand is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Pakistan | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Pakistan is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| United States | Accepted — tourist tier | United States is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 42 labels are stored from 42 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Round 5: Pin a country whose national animal is a mythical creature
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Compare accepted candidates against the scoring objective
- Start with the exact condition: “Pin a country whose national animal is a mythical creature”. This is a comparison of the game's recorded answer board, not a claim that we tested these guesses in a live session.
- Check the game's qualification note before choosing a country: Heraldic beasts count: Scotland's unicorn and Wales's dragon for the UK, double-headed eagles, forked-tailed lions and federal eagles. The Philippines counts for its presidential sea-lion, and Zimbabwe for its carved bird with human features. Ireland counts for the winged maiden on its historical harp emblem.
- China is accepted but in tourist; Czechia is in farflung. First satisfy the geographical condition, then move up the game's rarity tiers. A country being well known does not invalidate it, but it can make it a weaker scoring choice.
- The game's explanation for this day's featured gems: The khumo is the huma of Persian legend, whose shadow was said to make a king of whoever it fell on.
- There are 29 accepted board entries, with 13 in farflung. The displayed answer highlights Uzbekistan; the tier list can contain additional top-tier countries, so the headline is not necessarily an exhaustive list.
- Recorded source context: The khumo is the huma of Persian legend, whose shadow was said to make a king of whoever it fell on. Uzbekistan: The khumo, a bird of happiness and freedom, spreads its wings across its emblem.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Czechia | Accepted — farflung tier | Czechia is accepted in the farflung tier for this prompt. This is the highest available tier in the recorded board. |
| Ireland | Accepted — uncharted tier | Ireland is accepted in the uncharted tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| Indonesia | Accepted — wayfarer tier | Indonesia is accepted in the wayfarer tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
| China | Accepted — tourist tier | China is accepted in the tourist tier for this prompt. It is below farflung; acceptance alone does not make it the strongest distance-scoring pick. |
What this does and does not establish
- 29 labels are stored from 29 accepted entries. Large lists may be sampled; absence from this excerpt is not proof that a candidate is rejected.
- Tiers are the game's classifications. They do not independently establish the truth of every real-world claim in the prompt.
Farflung answer statistics: November 2026
Most common first letters
- E · 3 answers
- M · 2 answers
- B · 1 answers
- C · 1 answers
- K · 1 answers
Most common letters overall
Answer length
- Average: 7.6 characters
- Shortest: Egypt
- Longest: Equatorial Guinea
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