Tradle #1357 Answer & Hints — February 28, 2026
Stuck on the February 28, 2026 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 Oceania.
Hint 2 — First letter
Its name starts with A.
Hint 3 — Top export
Its biggest export category is Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives (total exports $399.8B).
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01Why Australia? The Export Fingerprint
Australia's chart is led by Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives at 35%, but the supporting blocks matter just as much — the combination is what makes this fingerprint readable.
| # | Export category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives | $141.2B | 35.3% |
| 2 | Ores, Slag and Ash | $109.5B | 27.4% |
| 3 | Precious stones, metals, & pearls | $31.1B | 7.8% |
| 4 | Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster | $13.6B | 3.4% |
| 5 | Cereals | $13.4B | 3.4% |
Total exports: $399.8B (BACI, 2023 trade flows). The treemap you played is drawn from exactly these numbers.
Together the top five categories cover 77% of Australia'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 Oceania, then use the arrow and the mid-sized blocks — Ores, Slag and Ash 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.
03Australia in Tradle History
This was the 8th time Australia appeared as a Tradle answer — it has come up 9 times in total:
- Sep 23, 2022
- May 6, 2023
- Nov 19, 2023
- Jul 25, 2024
- Nov 19, 2024
- Jul 25, 2025
- Nov 19, 2025
- Feb 28, 2026 (this puzzle)
- Mar 18, 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 February 28, 2026?
Australia — puzzle #1357, recognizable by Mineral Fuels, Oils, Waxes, and its Distillated Derivatives at 35% of its export treemap.
What number is this puzzle?
#1357, counted from the first Tradle on June 14, 2022. One puzzle is released per UTC day, worldwide.
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