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Geography Difficulty: 8/10

Tradle Answer Yesterday — Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Puzzle #1648 • Difficulty 8/10

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Yesterday's Tradle Answer

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Puzzle Analysis

The Tradle featured a country in South America. The flag's design pointed to Colombia. Many players likely guessed Ecuador. The flag shares colors with Ecuador's. Colombia's extensive Caribbean coastline is a strong clue. An 8/10 difficulty rating seems accurate. The flag's similarity to Ecuador's caused confusion. Colombia's geographic size and diverse climate also contribute to its challenge. This puzzle tested knowledge of South American flags and geography. It was a tough one.

How to Play Tradle

Tradle shows you a treemap visualization of a country's top exports. Your job is to guess which country the export data belongs to.

After each guess, the game shows you how far away your guess is from the correct country in kilometers and provides a directional arrow pointing toward the answer.

The treemap shows export categories sized by their proportion of total exports. Large blocks represent the country's dominant industries, while small blocks show minor exports.

You have 6 attempts to guess the correct country. The puzzle resets daily at midnight UTC.

Play at oec.world/en/games/tradle. A new puzzle is available every day.

Tips & Strategy

  • Look at the dominant export category first. If the largest block is crude petroleum, think major oil exporters like Saudi Arabia, Norway, or Nigeria. If it is electronics, consider China, South Korea, or Taiwan.
  • The color coding of export categories is consistent. Learn to recognize that green usually represents agriculture, blue is manufacturing, and brown is mining or raw materials.
  • Use the distance and direction clues aggressively. If your first guess is 5,000 km northwest of the answer, you can eliminate entire continents.
  • Diversify your knowledge of smaller economies. Countries like Bangladesh (garments), Chile (copper), or Ethiopia (coffee) have very distinctive export profiles.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Tradle include all countries?
Tradle draws from recognized sovereign nations and some territories — typically 195+ possible answers.
Where can I find past Tradle countries?
Our archive lists every past Tradle country answer by date, with difficulty ratings showing how hard each one was to guess.
Which continents appear most in Tradle?
Countries from all continents appear. Europe and Asia show up more often because they have more sovereign nations.

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