Monday, October 5, 2026
Sortie! answer for October 5, 2026
Oct 5’s Sortie! hints
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Reveal the answer
2. Name an NFL receiver in the top 100 for all time receiving yards. — Best: A.J. Green (0 Δ from #50); also strong: Keyshawn Johnson (1 Δ from #50).
3. Name a work by Stephen King. — Best: Carrie (1,974 pub year); also strong: 'Salem's Lot (1,975 pub year).
4. Name a Disney Princess. — Best: Snow White (1,937 debut); also strong: Cinderella (1,950 debut).
5. Name a country. — Best: Belize (12 flag colors); also strong: Ecuador (8 flag colors).
6. Name a chemical element starting with C. — Best: Copernicium (112 atomic #); also strong: Californium (98 atomic #).
Why this is the answer (spoilers)
This daily ran six prompts, each scored by a measured rule rather than by rarity. On “Name a U.S. state.”, the winning answer was Alaska at 33,904 coast mi, ahead of Florida at 8,436 coast mi. On “Name an NFL receiver in the top 100 for all time receiving yards.”, the winning answer was A.J. Green at 0 Δ from #50, ahead of Keyshawn Johnson at 1 Δ from #50. On “Name a work by Stephen King.”, the winning answer was Carrie at 1,974 pub year, ahead of 'Salem's Lot at 1,975 pub year. Naming mattered too: Alaska is also accepted as AK, which helps if you only know the short form. The counterintuitive one was “Name an NFL receiver in the top 100 for all time receiving yards.”, where closer to #50, the farther you fly — so A.J. Green outscored the more famous picks. Magnitudes and sources are the game's own, as listed in its archive notes for this date.