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Expedition #38 · Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Start with the clues below —
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Prompt 1 of 5
Pin a country located entirely on islands (Overseas territories don’t affect island status)
Ruling note: Australia is a continent here, not an island. The UK counts even with Gibraltar.
Gem note: Neither feels like an island nation, but Brunei sits on Borneo and Bahrain is an archipelago.
- 47 accepted answers, including 2 Farflung-tier gems.
- Answers begin with the letters: A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I, J, K, M, N, P, S, T, U, V.
- The most common answer has 5 letters and starts with “J”.
- The official guidebook gem is hidden in the reveal below.
Reveal today’s answers & tiers
Spoiler warning: this lists every accepted answer for prompt 1.
Answers are grouped fastest-to-furthest: Common ×1 · Uncommon ×2 · Rare ×17 · Elusive ×25 · Farflung ×2 | Country | Tier | Pick share |
|---|
| Japan | Common | 19.9% |
| United Kingdom | Uncommon | 12.9% |
| New Zealand | Uncommon | 9% |
| Philippines | Rare | 5% |
| Indonesia | Rare | 4.5% |
| Taiwan | Rare | 3.8% |
| Cuba | Rare | 3.4% |
| Sri Lanka | Rare | 3% |
| Madagascar | Rare | 2.7% |
| Iceland | Rare | 2.6% |
| Ireland | Rare | 2.5% |
| Singapore | Rare | 2.5% |
| Fiji | Rare | 2.4% |
| Jamaica | Rare | 2.3% |
| Haiti | Rare | 2.2% |
| Papua New Guinea | Rare | 2.2% |
| Cyprus | Rare | 2.1% |
| Dominican Republic | Rare | 2.1% |
| Bahamas | Rare | 2% |
| Malta | Rare | 2% |
| Maldives | Elusive | 1.5% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Elusive | 1.3% |
| Barbados | Elusive | 1.1% |
| Mauritius | Elusive | 0.9% |
| Vanuatu | Elusive | 0.8% |
| Solomon Islands | Elusive | 0.7% |
| Samoa | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Cape Verde | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Tonga | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Saint Lucia | Elusive | 0.4% |
| Nauru | Elusive | 0.3% |
| Seychelles | Elusive | 0.3% |
| Grenada | Elusive | 0.3% |
| Dominica | Elusive | 0.2% |
| Kiribati | Elusive | 0.2% |
| Palau | Elusive | 0.2% |
| Tuvalu | Elusive | 0.2% |
| Marshall Islands | Elusive | 0.1% |
| Timor-Leste | Elusive | 0.1% |
| Micronesia | Elusive | 0.1% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Elusive | 0.1% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Elusive | 0.1% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Elusive | 0.1% |
| Comoros | Elusive | 0.1% |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Elusive | 0.1% |
| Bahrain | Farflung | 0% |
| Brunei | Farflung | 0% |
Prompt 2 of 5
Pin a country with more than one official time zone
Ruling note: Overseas territories count, so the UK and Denmark do. China keeps one official zone, and Kazakhstan unified to one in 2024.
Gem note: Its three western provinces, Khovd, Uvs and Bayan-Ölgii, run an hour behind Ulaanbaatar.
- 22 accepted answers, including 1 Farflung-tier gem.
- Answers begin with the letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, I, K, M, N, P, R, S, U.
- The most common answer has 12 letters and starts with “U S”.
- The official guidebook gem is hidden in the reveal below.
Reveal today’s answers & tiers
Spoiler warning: this lists every accepted answer for prompt 2.
Answers are grouped fastest-to-furthest: Common ×1 · Uncommon ×3 · Rare ×7 · Elusive ×10 · Farflung ×1 | Country | Tier | Pick share |
|---|
| United States | Common | 26% |
| Russia | Uncommon | 12% |
| Canada | Uncommon | 11% |
| Australia | Uncommon | 9% |
| Brazil | Rare | 6% |
| France | Rare | 5.5% |
| United Kingdom | Rare | 5% |
| Mexico | Rare | 4.5% |
| Spain | Rare | 3.5% |
| Indonesia | Rare | 2.8% |
| New Zealand | Rare | 2.5% |
| Netherlands | Elusive | 1.8% |
| Chile | Elusive | 1.6% |
| Portugal | Elusive | 1.5% |
| Denmark | Elusive | 1.4% |
| Ecuador | Elusive | 1.3% |
| South Africa | Elusive | 1.2% |
| DR Congo | Elusive | 1% |
| Papua New Guinea | Elusive | 0.8% |
| Kiribati | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Micronesia | Elusive | 0.5% |
| Mongolia | Farflung | 0.5% |
Prompt 3 of 5
Pin a country that borders exactly two others
Ruling note: Canada and Denmark count via Hans Island (2022), and Morocco counts without Western Sahara. The UK borders three with Cyprus bases.
Gem note: Both look boxed in by one big neighbour, but Bangladesh also touches Myanmar, and Eswatini touches Mozambique.
- 30 accepted answers, including 2 Farflung-tier gems.
- Answers begin with the letters: A, B, C, D, E, G, K, L, M, N, P, S, T, U, Y.
- The most common answer has 12 letters and starts with “U S”.
- The official guidebook gem is hidden in the reveal below.
Reveal today’s answers & tiers
Spoiler warning: this lists every accepted answer for prompt 3.
Answers are grouped fastest-to-furthest: Common ×1 · Uncommon ×1 · Rare ×12 · Elusive ×14 · Farflung ×2 | Country | Tier | Pick share |
|---|
| United States | Common | 19.9% |
| Mongolia | Uncommon | 10.9% |
| Nepal | Rare | 8.1% |
| Netherlands | Rare | 5.4% |
| Sweden | Rare | 5.4% |
| Andorra | Rare | 4.5% |
| Bhutan | Rare | 4.5% |
| Uruguay | Rare | 4.5% |
| Ecuador | Rare | 3.6% |
| Liechtenstein | Rare | 3.6% |
| Costa Rica | Rare | 2.7% |
| Panama | Rare | 2.7% |
| Kuwait | Rare | 2.3% |
| Lebanon | Rare | 2.3% |
| Estonia | Elusive | 1.8% |
| Moldova | Elusive | 1.8% |
| Nicaragua | Elusive | 1.8% |
| United Arab Emirates | Elusive | 1.4% |
| Belize | Elusive | 1.4% |
| Canada | Elusive | 1.4% |
| Denmark | Elusive | 1.4% |
| Morocco | Elusive | 1.4% |
| El Salvador | Elusive | 1.4% |
| Tunisia | Elusive | 1.4% |
| Yemen | Elusive | 1.1% |
| Sierra Leone | Elusive | 0.9% |
| Guinea-Bissau | Elusive | 0.7% |
| Equatorial Guinea | Elusive | 0.7% |
| Bangladesh | Farflung | 0.5% |
| Eswatini | Farflung | 0.5% |
Prompt 4 of 5
Pin a country where phone numbers start +1
Ruling note: Bermuda and the Cayman Islands make the UK count, and Sint Maarten the Netherlands. Cuba, Haiti and Mexico have codes of their own.
Gem note: Sint Maarten left the old Netherlands Antilles code, +599, for +1 in 2011.
- 15 accepted answers, including 1 Farflung-tier gem.
- Answers begin with the letters: A, B, C, D, G, J, N, S, T, U.
- The most common answer has 12 letters and starts with “U S”.
- The official guidebook gem is hidden in the reveal below.
Reveal today’s answers & tiers
Spoiler warning: this lists every accepted answer for prompt 4.
Answers are grouped fastest-to-furthest: Common ×1 · Uncommon ×2 · Rare ×5 · Elusive ×6 · Farflung ×1 | Country | Tier | Pick share |
|---|
| United States | Common | 41.1% |
| Canada | Uncommon | 18.5% |
| Jamaica | Uncommon | 9.2% |
| Bahamas | Rare | 6.2% |
| Dominican Republic | Rare | 6.2% |
| Barbados | Rare | 4.1% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Rare | 4.1% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Rare | 2.3% |
| Grenada | Elusive | 1.8% |
| Saint Lucia | Elusive | 1.6% |
| United Kingdom | Elusive | 1.4% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Elusive | 1.1% |
| Dominica | Elusive | 1% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Elusive | 1% |
| Netherlands | Farflung | 0.3% |
Prompt 5 of 5
Pin a country where fermented mare’s milk is a traditional drink today
Ruling note: Regional traditions count, including Hungary's Kurultaj, Germany's kumys festival and the Wakhan Kyrgyz. Colombia's kumis uses cow's milk.
Gem note: Near İzmir, Alaş Kazakh Valley makes kumis and raises Austrian Haflinger mares.
- 12 accepted answers, including 1 Farflung-tier gem.
- Answers begin with the letters: A, C, G, H, K, M, R, T, U.
- The most common answer has 8 letters and starts with “M”.
- The official guidebook gem is hidden in the reveal below.
Reveal today’s answers & tiers
Spoiler warning: this lists every accepted answer for prompt 5.
Answers are grouped fastest-to-furthest: Common ×1 · Uncommon ×2 · Rare ×2 · Elusive ×6 · Farflung ×1 | Country | Tier | Pick share |
|---|
| Mongolia | Common | 53.9% |
| Kazakhstan | Uncommon | 22.5% |
| Kyrgyzstan | Uncommon | 9.8% |
| China | Rare | 5.9% |
| Russia | Rare | 3.4% |
| Uzbekistan | Elusive | 1.3% |
| Tajikistan | Elusive | 0.8% |
| Hungary | Elusive | 0.7% |
| Ukraine | Elusive | 0.6% |
| Afghanistan | Elusive | 0.4% |
| Germany | Elusive | 0.4% |
| Türkiye | Farflung | 0.4% |