Monday, October 26, 2026

Sortie! answer for October 26, 2026

Oct 26’s Sortie! hints

Hint 1

The six prompts today cover geography, movies, history and video games. 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 “B” and beats the runner-up by 13 Scrabble.

Reveal the answer

1. Name an African capital city. — Best: Brazzaville (34 Scrabble); also strong: Yamoussoukro (21 Scrabble).
2. Name a Disney animated classic (pre-2000). — Best: Saludos Amigos (60 IMDb); also strong: Make Mine Music (61 IMDb).
3. Name a noble gas. — Best: Oganesson (294,000 u); also strong: Radon (222,000 u).
4. Name a Division 1 U.S. college conference. — Best: Atlantic Coast Conference (18 schools); also strong: Big Ten Conference (18 schools).
5. Name a U.S. President. — Best: George Washington (10 letters); also strong: Dwight D. Eisenhower (10 letters).
6. Name a Pokémon from Generation 1. — Best: Mew (151 dex); also strong: Mewtwo (150 dex).

Why this is the answer (spoilers)

This daily ran six prompts, each scored by a measured rule rather than by rarity. On “Name an African capital city.”, the winning answer was Brazzaville at 34 Scrabble, ahead of Yamoussoukro at 21 Scrabble. On “Name a Disney animated classic (pre-2000).”, the winning answer was Saludos Amigos at 60 IMDb, ahead of Make Mine Music at 61 IMDb. On “Name a noble gas.”, the winning answer was Oganesson at 294,000 u, ahead of Radon at 222,000 u. Naming mattered too: Oganesson is also accepted as Og, which helps if you only know the short form. The counterintuitive one was “Name a Disney animated classic (pre-2000).”, where lower its imdb rating, the higher you fly — so Saludos Amigos 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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