Chainle.io answers for 2026-11-12

Five rounds, one hint at a time

1. Round 1 · rally + prayer

   Hint: Consider a formal request, addressed either to people with authority or to a deity.

   Reveal round 1 answer

   petition

   A petition asks for a specific action. People at a rally may collect signatures on one to support their cause. A prayer can also be a petition when it asks a deity for help. The common connection is the act of making a request, expressed in different settings.

2. Round 2 · audio + shoulder

   Hint: Think of how you perceive sound and the position of a body part above the upper limb.

   Reveal round 2 answer

   ear

   Your ear receives sound, which gives it a direct connection to audio. It is also located above the shoulder; tilting your head can bring the two closer together. The shoulder connection is anatomical rather than a fixed compound word.

3. Round 3 · chat + league

   Hint: A meeting for discussion shares its name with a grouping of sports teams.

   Reveal round 3 answer

   conference

   A conference is a meeting where people discuss a topic, connecting it to chat and conversation. In sports, a conference can be a group of teams within a league. These two uses of the word connect the social clue and the organizational clue.

4. Round 4 · mount + university + ministry

   Hint: Think about a place of worship, then consider place names and an American university.

   Reveal round 4 answer

   temple

   Temple Mount is the name of a religious site in Jerusalem, and Temple University is a university in Philadelphia. A temple is also a place of worship, linking it to religious ministry. The first two connections depend on names, while the third uses the ordinary meaning of the word.

5. Round 5 · hour

   Hint: Look for a smaller unit used to measure duration.

   Reveal round 5 answer

   minute

   An hour is made up of sixty minutes. Both words name units of time, giving them a direct semantic relationship. For this single-clue round, the source lists minute as its strongest reference link; players can receive other scores for other related words.