Tradle #29 Answer & Hints — July 12, 2022
Stuck on the July 12, 2022 Tradle? Climb the hint ladder first — the full answer and a data breakdown of its export fingerprint are one click below.
Hint 1 — Continent
This country is in Asia.
Hint 2 — First letter
Its name starts with T.
Hint 3 — Top export
Its biggest export category is Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives (total exports $175M).
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01Why Timor-Leste? The Export Fingerprint
This is a textbook single-engine economy: Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives alone accounts for 73% of everything Timor-Leste sells abroad. When one block swallows half the treemap, the candidate list collapses fast.
| # | Export category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives | $129M | 73.5% |
| 2 | Coffee, tea, mate & spices | $22M | 12.8% |
| 3 | Machinery, mechanical appliances, & parts | $6M | 3.6% |
| 4 | Ships, boats, & floating structures | $4M | 2.4% |
| 5 | Electrical machinery and electronics | $2M | 1.1% |
Total exports: $175M (BACI, 2023 trade flows). The treemap you played is drawn from exactly these numbers.
Together the top five categories cover 93% of Timor-Leste's export basket — the rest of the chart splinters into the small mosaic blocks along the edge. In Tradle terms: the skill was recognizing the big blocks, not memorizing the fringe.
02How to Solve It
Lead with the giant block. Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives narrows the world to a short list of exporters; one anchor guess in Asia plus the distance clue should close it within three tries.
If you used the hint ladder above, the ideal exit was Hint 3 — the top export practically names the country. Every 1% of proximity equals roughly 200 km, so read your percentage as a radius, not a verdict.
The general method — anchor guess, arrow, proximity math — is covered in our how to play Tradle guide, and the signature-exports cheat sheet lives in the strategy section.
03Timor-Leste in Tradle History
This was the 1st time Timor-Leste appeared as a Tradle answer — it has come up 7 times in total:
- Jul 12, 2022 (this puzzle)
- Sep 18, 2022
- Oct 29, 2022
- Aug 26, 2024
- Jul 14, 2025
- Aug 26, 2025
- Mar 21, 2026
Repeats are part of the game — learn this fingerprint now and the next appearance is a free win. Browse the full Tradle answers archive for more patterns.
04Frequently Asked Questions
What was the Tradle answer on July 12, 2022?
Timor-Leste — puzzle #29, recognizable by Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives at 73% of its export treemap.
What number is this puzzle?
#29, counted from the first Tradle on June 14, 2022. One puzzle is released per UTC day, worldwide.
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