Tradle #1197 Answer & Hints — September 21, 2025
Stuck on the September 21, 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 Africa.
Hint 2 — First letter
Its name starts with S.
Hint 3 — Top export
Its biggest export category is Oils seeds, oleaginous fruits, grains, straw & fodder (total exports $5.0B).
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01Why Sudan? The Export Fingerprint
No single product dominates Sudan's exports — the top category holds just 24%. A mosaic this diversified usually signals a larger, industrialized economy.
| # | Export category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oils seeds, oleaginous fruits, grains, straw & fodder | $1.2B | 24.0% |
| 2 | Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives | $1.1B | 22.2% |
| 3 | Precious stones, metals, & pearls | $1.0B | 20.7% |
| 4 | Live animals | $867M | 17.4% |
| 5 | Cotton | $247M | 5.0% |
Total exports: $5.0B (BACI, 2023 trade flows). The treemap you played is drawn from exactly these numbers.
Together the top five categories cover 89% of Sudan'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 — 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.
03Sudan in Tradle History
This was the 6th time Sudan appeared as a Tradle answer — it has come up 10 times in total:
- Jun 19, 2022
- Apr 4, 2023
- Jan 26, 2024
- Sep 21, 2024
- Jan 26, 2025
- Sep 21, 2025 (this puzzle)
- Apr 10, 2026
- Jun 17, 2026
- Jun 30, 2026
- Jul 3, 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 September 21, 2025?
Sudan — puzzle #1197, recognizable by Oils seeds, oleaginous fruits, grains, straw & fodder at 24% of its export treemap.
What number is this puzzle?
#1197, counted from the first Tradle on June 14, 2022. One puzzle is released per UTC day, worldwide.
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