Tradle #50 Answer & Hints — August 2, 2022

Stuck on the August 2, 2022 Tradle? Climb the hint ladder first — the full answer and a data breakdown of its export fingerprint are one click below.

2022-08-02 Puzzle #50
Hint 1 — Continent

This country is in Africa.

Hint 2 — First letter

Its name starts with T.

Hint 3 — Top export

Its biggest export category is Precious stones, metals, & pearls (total exports $7.1B).

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Togo

Export treemap of Togo ▶ Practice countries like this in Tradle Unlimited

01Why Togo? The Export Fingerprint

Togo's chart is led by Precious stones, metals, & pearls at 37%, but the supporting blocks matter just as much — the combination is what makes this fingerprint readable.

#Export categoryValueShare
1 Precious stones, metals, & pearls $2.7B 37.3%
2 Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives $2.3B 31.7%
3 Oils seeds, oleaginous fruits, grains, straw & fodder $582M 8.2%
4 Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster $479M 6.7%
5 Edible fruits, nuts & fruit peels $260M 3.7%

Total exports: $7.1B (BACI, 2023 trade flows). The treemap you played is drawn from exactly these numbers.

Together the top five categories cover 88% of Togo'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

Start from geography rather than a single product. Anchor with a central country in Africa, then use the arrow and the mid-sized blocks — Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives is the tiebreaker between lookalike neighbors.

If you used the hint ladder above, the ideal exit was Hint 1 — geography narrows this one faster than products do. 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.

03Togo in Tradle History

This was the 1st time Togo appeared as a Tradle answer — it has come up 9 times in total:

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 August 2, 2022?

Togo — puzzle #50, recognizable by Precious stones, metals, & pearls at 37% of its export treemap.

What number is this puzzle?

#50, counted from the first Tradle on June 14, 2022. One puzzle is released per UTC day, worldwide.

Can I still play this puzzle?

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