MCdle #1140 answer & hints
Block
Guess today's Minecraft block
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It starts with "D" and has 10 letters (2 words).
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Diamond Ore
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Use attribute feedback to eliminate close Minecraft candidates
- This is a worked elimination using the recorded profile of Diamond Ore, not a transcript of guesses made in the game. Start with the 300-entry roster.
- Use tool = pickaxe: 300 candidates become 113.
- Use hardness = 3: 113 candidates become 26.
- Use blast resistance = 3: 26 candidates become 13.
- Use full block = Yes: 13 candidates become 12.
- Use renewable = No: 12 candidates become 10.
- Use luminous = No: 10 candidates become 9.
- Use initial release = pre-alpha: 9 candidates become 4 (Coal Ore, Diamond Ore, Gold Ore, Iron Ore).
- These constraints leave Coal Ore, Diamond Ore, Gold Ore, Iron Ore. The official published answer supplies the final identity; these attributes alone are not unique.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond Ore | Recorded answer | tool pickaxe; hardness 3; blast resistance 3; full block Yes; renewable No; luminous No; initial release pre-alpha |
| Coal Ore | Still tied on these attributes | The compared attributes do not separate this candidate; an additional clue is needed. |
| Gold Ore | Still tied on these attributes | The compared attributes do not separate this candidate; an additional clue is needed. |
| Iron Ore | Still tied on these attributes | The compared attributes do not separate this candidate; an additional clue is needed. |
What this does and does not establish
- The comparison uses the saved official roster. Later game balance or catalog changes can change the attributes.
Item
Guess today's Minecraft item
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It starts with "R" and has 6 letters.
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Rabbit
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Use attribute feedback to eliminate close Minecraft candidates
- This is a worked elimination using the recorded profile of Raw Rabbit, not a transcript of guesses made in the game. Start with the 200-entry roster.
- Use stackable = 64: 200 candidates become 135.
- Use rarity = common: 135 candidates become 122.
- Use renewable = Yes: 122 candidates become 111.
- Use recipe = none: 111 candidates become 50.
- Use loot = mob: 50 candidates become 16.
- Use inventory categories = food_and_drinks: 16 candidates become 2 (Raw Chicken, Raw Rabbit).
- Use initial release = 1.8: 2 candidates become 1 (Raw Rabbit).
- These constraints isolate Raw Rabbit. Use the remaining identity only after the attributes have been checked.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Raw Rabbit | Recorded answer | stackable 64; rarity common; renewable Yes; recipe none; loot mob; inventory categories food_and_drinks; initial release 1.8 |
| Raw Chicken | Ruled out by these attributes | initial release is Beta 1.8, not 1.8 |
| Raw Mutton | Ruled out by these attributes | loot is container, mob, not mob |
| Prismarine Shard | Ruled out by these attributes | inventory categories is ingredients, not food_and_drinks |
What this does and does not establish
- The comparison uses the saved official roster. Later game balance or catalog changes can change the attributes.
Mob
Guess today's Minecraft mob
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It starts with "G" and has 5 letters.
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Ghast
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Use attribute feedback to eliminate close Minecraft candidates
- This is a worked elimination using the recorded profile of Ghast, not a transcript of guesses made in the game. Start with the 89-entry roster.
- Use behavior = Hostile: 89 candidates become 33.
- Use health = 10: 33 candidates become 1 (Ghast).
- These constraints isolate Ghast. Use the remaining identity only after the attributes have been checked.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Ghast | Recorded answer | behavior Hostile; health 10; spawn Biome; classification None; height 4; initial release Alpha 1.2.0 |
| Blaze | Ruled out by these attributes | health is 20, not 10; spawn is Structure, Spawner, not Biome; height is 1.8, not 4 |
| Breeze | Ruled out by these attributes | health is 30, not 10; spawn is Spawner, not Biome; height is 1.77, not 4 |
| Creaking | Ruled out by these attributes | health is 1, not 10; spawn is Block, Summon, not Biome; height is 2.7, not 4 |
What this does and does not establish
- The comparison uses the saved official roster. Later game balance or catalog changes can change the attributes.
Crafting Bee
Find recipes using today's 7 Crafting Bee ingredients
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The available ingredients are Light Gray Dye, Cyan Wool Slab, Orange Cushion, Terracotta, Redstone, Red Harness, Iron Ingot.
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Use these ingredients in crafting-table recipes; they are not a list of finished target items.
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Light Gray Dye, Cyan Wool Slab, Orange Cushion, Terracotta, Redstone, Red Harness, Iron Ingot
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Find actual recipes from the seven available ingredients
- The seven names in this round are ingredients you may use, not seven finished target items: light gray dye, cyan wool slab, orange cushion, terracotta, redstone, red harness, iron ingot. Crafting Bee asks which recipe outputs those ingredients can make.
- Compare each crafting-table recipe’s requirements with that set. Repeated use of an ingredient is allowed; ingredient tags are expanded to their actual allowed items. Smelting and other non-crafting-table recipes are excluded.
- The saved official recipe catalog yields 21 distinct craftable outputs: bucket, cauldron, compass, cyan cushion, light gray cushion, light gray harness, light gray wool slab, heavy weighted pressure plate, iron bars, iron block, iron boots, iron chestplate, iron door, iron helmet, iron leggings, iron nugget, iron trapdoor, light gray terracotta, minecart, redstone block, shears. This is computed from the game’s recipe data rather than guessed from item names.
- Start with compass: empty | iron ingot | empty / iron ingot | redstone | iron ingot / empty | iron ingot | empty. Keep the row shape; having the correct material without the right layout is insufficient.
- Then compare bucket: iron ingot | empty | iron ingot / empty | iron ingot | empty. The near-miss anvil fails because an ingredient is absent, not because it looks unfamiliar.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| compass | Craftable from today’s seven ingredients | Place grid rows (slash separates rows; empty is blank): empty | iron ingot | empty / iron ingot | redstone | iron ingot / empty | iron ingot | empty. Output quantity: 1. |
| bucket | Craftable from today’s seven ingredients | Place grid rows (slash separates rows; empty is blank): iron ingot | empty | iron ingot / empty | iron ingot | empty. Output quantity: 1. |
| anvil | Not craftable from this ingredient set | The matching recipe additionally needs iron block. None of those options appears in today’s seven ingredients; visual similarity to an available ingredient does not substitute for the recipe. |
What this does and does not establish
- This recipe comparison uses the captured official catalog. It does not claim a timed playthrough or a score. Outputs are not recursively added as new ingredients; the calculation uses the original seven-item set, as the game’s discovery function does.
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| Mode | Clue | Answer | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Guess today's Minecraft block | Diamond Ore | — |
| Item | Guess today's Minecraft item | Rabbit | — |
| Mob | Guess today's Minecraft mob | Ghast | — |
| Crafting Bee | Find recipes using today's 7 Crafting Bee ingredients | Starting ingredients, not crafted outputs: Light Gray Dye, Cyan Wool Slab, Orange Cushion, Terracotta, Redstone, Red Harness, Iron Ingot | — |
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MCdle #1140 was the puzzle for Monday, November 2, 2026.
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