Chainle Answers for August 21, 2026
Puzzle 2 asks for links between poetry and craft; shirt and manual; publication and composition; north, leader and trip, then for the word closest to “league”. I read these rounds from the public archive entry for 2026-08-21; I did not replay this day, so no alternative is given a score.
Reset is midnight Eastern Time. This row was fetched on October 23, 2026 from the archive endpoint for 2026-08-21. Puzzle number 2 counts from August 20, 2026 as puzzle 1.
Clues and hints for puzzle 2
Round 1 of 5 · Two-word bridge
poetry and craft
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “poetry” and also next to “craft”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “A”.
Hint 3: length
8 letters: A _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
artistic · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “artistic” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “poetry” and “craft” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 2 of 5 · Two-word bridge
shirt and manual
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “shirt” and also next to “manual”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “B”.
Hint 3: length
6 letters: B _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
button · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “button” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “shirt” and “manual” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 3 of 5 · Two-word bridge
publication and composition
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “publication” and also next to “composition”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “W”.
Hint 3: length
7 letters: W _ _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
writing · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “writing” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “publication” and “composition” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 4 of 5 · Three-word bridge
north, leader and trip
Hint 1. One word has to sit beside north, leader, and trip; aim at whichever of the three feels farthest away.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “H”.
Hint 3: length
6 letters: H _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
headed · 1000 points
In this three-word bridge, “headed” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “north”, “leader” and “trip” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 5 of 5 · Closest connection
league
Hint 1. Closest connection: name a word that means nearly the same as “league”, not a spelling of it.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “P”.
Hint 3: length
7 letters: P _ _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
playoff · 1000 points
In the closest connection round, chainle.io published “playoff” as the word nearest to “league”, worth 1000 points.
The strongest link is not the only full-credit word: the chainle.io FAQ says any word just as close also scores 1,000. The archive’s accepted list is empty, so unpublished alternatives are not listed here.
Questions
What is Chainle puzzle 2?
The archive for August 21, 2026 lists five rounds. The published strongest links are artistic, button, writing, headed, playoff.
What is the three-word bridge in Chainle 2?
north, leader and trip, with headed as the published strongest link.
Sources
Checked 2026-10-23. Quotes are short; the pages below are the record.