Chainle.io answers for 2026-10-29
Puzzle #71. These five reference answers belong to chainle.io. Check the clue words against your game before revealing a round.
Verified 2026-11-14 against the original game’s public archive response. Hints and explanations written by the Chainle.gg team. This is an independent guide, unaffiliated with the original game.
Five rounds, one hint at a time
Round 1 · acid + laboratory
Hint: The general category a lab and its contents both belong to.
Reveal round 1 answer
chemical
A chemical is the substance class: acids are chemicals, and laboratories handle chemicals. One clue is an example, the other the workplace.
Round 2 · list + corner
Hint: Where the items on a list physically end up, often in a corner.
Reveal round 2 answer
shelf
A shelf is the storage spot: shopping lists end at shelves, and corner shelves put awkward space to work. One clue is the plan, the other the location.
Round 3 · aid + construction
Hint: What a project needs and what aid often provides.
Reveal round 3 answer
funding
Funding is the money line: aid arrives as funding, and construction runs on it. One clue donates it, the other consumes it.
Round 4 · household + personnel + territory
Hint: All three clues can be 'occupied' — the word is the act of holding or inhabiting.
Reveal round 4 answer
occupation
Occupation is the act of occupying: a household occupies a dwelling, personnel occupy posts, and an army occupies territory. The clues are three holders, and the word is the holding.
Round 5 · exam
Hint: The plain synonym every student knows.
Reveal round 5 answer
test
A test is the plain word for an exam: schools use the two interchangeably, with exam the formal register. The single clue asks for the everyday twin.
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