Tradle #65 Answer & Hints — August 17, 2022
Stuck on the August 17, 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 Africa.
Hint 2 — First letter
Its name starts with T.
Hint 3 — Top export
Its biggest export category is Electrical machinery and electronics (total exports $24.1B).
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01Why Tunisia? The Export Fingerprint
Tunisia's chart is led by Electrical machinery and electronics at 25%, but the supporting blocks matter just as much — the combination is what makes this fingerprint readable.
| # | Export category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical machinery and electronics | $6.1B | 25.3% |
| 2 | Non-knitted clothing accesories | $2.8B | 11.7% |
| 3 | Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives | $2.3B | 9.5% |
| 4 | Knitted clothing accesories | $1.2B | 4.8% |
| 5 | Animal or vegetable fats, oils, & waxes | $1.1B | 4.5% |
Total exports: $24.1B (BACI, 2023 trade flows). The treemap you played is drawn from exactly these numbers.
Together the top five categories cover 56% of Tunisia'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 — Non-knitted clothing accesories 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.
03Tunisia in Tradle History
This was the 2nd time Tunisia appeared as a Tradle answer — it has come up 7 times in total:
- Jul 3, 2022
- Aug 17, 2022 (this puzzle)
- Oct 15, 2022
- May 28, 2023
- Jun 7, 2024
- Feb 5, 2025
- Jun 7, 2025
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 17, 2022?
Tunisia — puzzle #65, recognizable by Electrical machinery and electronics at 25% of its export treemap.
What number is this puzzle?
#65, counted from the first Tradle on June 14, 2022. One puzzle is released per UTC day, worldwide.
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