Tradle #89 Answer & Hints — September 10, 2022
Stuck on the September 10, 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 S.
Hint 3 — Top export
Its biggest export category is Knitted clothing accesories (total exports $14.0B).
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01Why Sri Lanka? The Export Fingerprint
No single product dominates Sri Lanka's exports — the top category holds just 24%. A mosaic this diversified usually signals a larger, industrialized economy.
| # | Export category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knitted clothing accesories | $3.3B | 23.6% |
| 2 | Non-knitted clothing accesories | $2.2B | 15.8% |
| 3 | Coffee, tea, mate & spices | $1.5B | 10.7% |
| 4 | Rubber & articles thereof | $1.1B | 7.7% |
| 5 | Precious stones, metals, & pearls | $734M | 5.2% |
Total exports: $14.0B (BACI, 2023 trade flows). The treemap you played is drawn from exactly these numbers.
Together the top five categories cover 63% of Sri Lanka'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 Asia, 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.
03Sri Lanka in Tradle History
This was the 2nd time Sri Lanka appeared as a Tradle answer — it has come up 8 times in total:
- Jun 15, 2022
- Sep 10, 2022 (this puzzle)
- Apr 23, 2023
- Dec 20, 2023
- Aug 19, 2024
- Dec 20, 2024
- Aug 19, 2025
- Dec 20, 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 September 10, 2022?
Sri Lanka — puzzle #89, recognizable by Knitted clothing accesories at 24% of its export treemap.
What number is this puzzle?
#89, counted from the first Tradle on June 14, 2022. One puzzle is released per UTC day, worldwide.
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