Sunday, October 4, 2026

Sortie! answer for October 4, 2026

Oct 4’s Sortie! hints

Hint 1

The six prompts today cover geography, movies and science and nature. One well-known name per prompt is all you need.

Hint 2

Read the rule under each prompt: 5 reward the bigger number today, 1 reward the smaller or closer one.

Hint 3

For the first prompt, the best answer starts with “M” and beats the runner-up by 13,834 per km².

Reveal the answer

1. Name a country in Asia. — Best: Macau (22,310 per km²); also strong: Singapore (8,476 per km²).
2. Name an MLS team. — Best: LA Galaxy (470 MLS wins); also strong: Columbus Crew (431 MLS wins).
3. Name a Pixar movie. — Best: Inside Out 2 (653 $M domestic); also strong: Incredibles 2 (609 $M domestic).
4. Name an animal. — Best: Bull shark (350 teeth); also strong: Great white shark (300 teeth).
5. Name a museum in the U.S. — Best: Charleston Museum (1,773 opened); also strong: Peabody Essex Museum (1,799 opened).
6. Name an English word with "Q" in it (7 letters or less). — Best: EXEQUY (25 Scrabble); also strong: QUARTZ (24 Scrabble).

Why this is the answer (spoilers)

This daily ran six prompts, each scored by a measured rule rather than by rarity. On “Name a country in Asia.”, the winning answer was Macau at 22,310 per km², ahead of Singapore at 8,476 per km². On “Name an MLS team.”, the winning answer was LA Galaxy at 470 MLS wins, ahead of Columbus Crew at 431 MLS wins. On “Name a Pixar movie.”, the winning answer was Inside Out 2 at 653 $M domestic, ahead of Incredibles 2 at 609 $M domestic. Naming mattered too: Macau is also accepted as Macao, Macao SAR, China Macao, which helps if you only know the short form. The counterintuitive one was “Name a museum in the U.S.”, where the earlier opening year, the higher you fly — so Charleston Museum outscored the more famous picks. Magnitudes and sources are the game's own, as listed in its archive notes for this date.

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