Tradle #76 Answer & Hints — August 28, 2022
Stuck on the August 28, 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 C.
Hint 3 — Top export
Its biggest export category is Coffee, tea, mate & spices (total exports $105M).
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01Why Comoros? The Export Fingerprint
This is a textbook single-engine economy: Coffee, tea, mate & spices alone accounts for 69% of everything Comoros sells abroad. When one block swallows half the treemap, the candidate list collapses fast.
| # | Export category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coffee, tea, mate & spices | $72M | 68.5% |
| 2 | Ships, boats, & floating structures | $21M | 19.9% |
| 3 | Perfumery & cosmetics | $5M | 4.9% |
| 4 | Iron & steel | $1M | 1.4% |
| 5 | Aircraft and Spacecraft | $1M | 0.9% |
Total exports: $105M (BACI, 2023 trade flows). The treemap you played is drawn from exactly these numbers.
Together the top five categories cover 96% of Comoros'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. Coffee, tea, mate & spices narrows the world to a short list of exporters; one anchor guess in Africa 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.
03Comoros in Tradle History
This was the 1st time Comoros appeared as a Tradle answer — it has come up 6 times in total:
- Aug 28, 2022 (this puzzle)
- Nov 12, 2022
- Jan 4, 2024
- Jun 9, 2024
- Jan 4, 2025
- Jun 9, 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 28, 2022?
Comoros — puzzle #76, recognizable by Coffee, tea, mate & spices at 69% of its export treemap.
What number is this puzzle?
#76, counted from the first Tradle on June 14, 2022. One puzzle is released per UTC day, worldwide.
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