Tradle #788 Answer & Hints — August 9, 2024
Stuck on the August 9, 2024 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 E.
Hint 3 — Top export
Its biggest export category is Perfumery & cosmetics (total exports $2.6B).
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01Why Eswatini? The Export Fingerprint
No single product dominates Eswatini's exports — the top category holds just 23%. A mosaic this diversified usually signals a larger, industrialized economy.
| # | Export category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perfumery & cosmetics | $604M | 23.2% |
| 2 | Sugars & confectioneries | $484M | 18.6% |
| 3 | Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives | $384M | 14.8% |
| 4 | Chemical products n.e.s. | $264M | 10.1% |
| 5 | Non-knitted clothing accesories | $172M | 6.6% |
Total exports: $2.6B (BACI, 2023 trade flows). The treemap you played is drawn from exactly these numbers.
Together the top five categories cover 73% of Eswatini'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 — Sugars & confectioneries 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.
03Eswatini in Tradle History
This was the 5th time Eswatini appeared as a Tradle answer — it has come up 10 times in total:
- Sep 6, 2022
- Apr 19, 2023
- Apr 22, 2024
- Jun 18, 2024
- Aug 9, 2024 (this puzzle)
- Apr 22, 2025
- Jun 18, 2025
- Aug 9, 2025
- Jan 4, 2026
- Jan 12, 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 August 9, 2024?
Eswatini — puzzle #788, recognizable by Perfumery & cosmetics at 23% of its export treemap.
What number is this puzzle?
#788, counted from the first Tradle on June 14, 2022. One puzzle is released per UTC day, worldwide.
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