Tradle #1158 Answer & Hints — August 13, 2025
Stuck on the August 13, 2025 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 North America.
Hint 2 — First letter
Its name starts with B.
Hint 3 — Top export
Its biggest export category is Ships, boats, & floating structures (total exports $321M).
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01Why British Virgin Islands? The Export Fingerprint
British Virgin Islands's chart is led by Ships, boats, & floating structures at 39%, but the supporting blocks matter just as much — the combination is what makes this fingerprint readable.
| # | Export category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ships, boats, & floating structures | $124M | 38.8% |
| 2 | Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives | $89M | 27.6% |
| 3 | Aircraft and Spacecraft | $40M | 12.3% |
| 4 | Sugars & confectioneries | $15M | 4.8% |
| 5 | Precious stones, metals, & pearls | $14M | 4.4% |
Total exports: $321M (BACI, 2023 trade flows). The treemap you played is drawn from exactly these numbers.
Together the top five categories cover 88% of British Virgin Islands'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 North America, then use the arrow and the mid-sized blocks — Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives 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.
03British Virgin Islands in Tradle History
This was the 6th time British Virgin Islands appeared as a Tradle answer — it has come up 8 times in total:
- Jul 1, 2022
- Oct 18, 2022
- Dec 12, 2023
- Aug 13, 2024
- Dec 12, 2024
- Aug 13, 2025 (this puzzle)
- Dec 12, 2025
- Apr 1, 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 13, 2025?
British Virgin Islands — puzzle #1158, recognizable by Ships, boats, & floating structures at 39% of its export treemap.
What number is this puzzle?
#1158, counted from the first Tradle on June 14, 2022. One puzzle is released per UTC day, worldwide.
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