Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · #3
Goatle answer for October 7, 2026
Oct 7’s Goatle hints
Hint 1
Today's three rounds: Geography, Sport and Books.
Hint 2
Round themes: Four-Letter World / Ten Events, One Athlete / King: The First Ten.
Hint 3
The lists hold 10, 10 and 10 valid answers; any correct five in each round clear it.
Reveal the answer
Four-Letter World (Name the 10 UN member countries with four-letter common English names) — Iran, Iraq, Peru, Mali, Chad, Cuba, Togo, Laos, Oman, Fiji | Ten Events, One Athlete (Name the 10 athletics events in the men’s decathlon) — 100 metres, Long jump, Shot put, High jump, 400 metres, 110 metre hurdles, Discus, Pole vault, Javelin, 1500 metres | King: The First Ten (Name the first 10 novels originally published under the name Stephen King; exclude Richard Bachman novels) — Carrie, Salem’s Lot, The Shining, The Stand, The Dead Zone, Firestarter, Cujo, The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Christine, Pet Sematary
Why this is the answer (spoilers)
Four-letter countries, athletics and Stephen King. Four-Letter World is exact: ten UN members with four-letter names, from Iran and Iraq down to Fiji, and Peru sneaks in where many players expect only Africa and Asia. Ten Events, One Athlete repeats the men's decathlon list that returned on day nine, 100 metres to 1500 metres. King: The First Ten is the day's treat for book lovers: his first ten novels published under his own name, Carrie to Pet Sematary, explicitly excluding the Richard Bachman books. The Dark Tower's first volume being on the list surprises many.