Tradle #897 Answer & Hints — November 26, 2024
Stuck on the November 26, 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 Asia.
Hint 2 — First letter
Its name starts with S.
Hint 3 — Top export
Its biggest export category is Electrical machinery and electronics (total exports $694.1B).
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01Why South Korea? The Export Fingerprint
South Korea's chart is led by Electrical machinery and electronics at 31%, 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 | $218.4B | 31.5% |
| 2 | Cars, tractors, trucks & parts thereof. | $91.3B | 13.2% |
| 3 | Machinery, mechanical appliances, & parts | $82.7B | 11.9% |
| 4 | Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives | $57.0B | 8.2% |
| 5 | Plastics & articles thereof | $37.2B | 5.4% |
Total exports: $694.1B (BACI, 2023 trade flows). The treemap you played is drawn from exactly these numbers.
Together the top five categories cover 70% of South Korea'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 — Cars, tractors, trucks & parts thereof. 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.
03South Korea in Tradle History
This was the 5th time South Korea appeared as a Tradle answer — it has come up 7 times in total:
- Aug 18, 2022
- Sep 9, 2022
- Apr 22, 2023
- Nov 26, 2023
- Nov 26, 2024 (this puzzle)
- Feb 13, 2025
- Nov 26, 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 November 26, 2024?
South Korea — puzzle #897, recognizable by Electrical machinery and electronics at 31% of its export treemap.
What number is this puzzle?
#897, counted from the first Tradle on June 14, 2022. One puzzle is released per UTC day, worldwide.
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