Chainle Answers for September 5, 2026
Puzzle 17 asks for links between ride and craft; parent and size; principal and staff; moon, registration and vacation, then for the word closest to “salary”. I read these rounds from the public archive entry for 2026-09-05; 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 2026-09-05. Puzzle number 17 counts from August 20, 2026 as puzzle 1.
Clues and hints for puzzle 17
Round 1 of 5 · Two-word bridge
ride and craft
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “ride” and also next to “craft”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “B”.
Hint 3: length
4 letters: B _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
boat · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “boat” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “ride” and “craft” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 2 of 5 · Two-word bridge
parent and size
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “parent” and also next to “size”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “R”.
Hint 3: length
8 letters: R _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
relative · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “relative” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “parent” and “size” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 3 of 5 · Two-word bridge
principal and staff
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “principal” and also next to “staff”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “C”.
Hint 3: length
5 letters: C _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
chief · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “chief” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “principal” and “staff” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 4 of 5 · Three-word bridge
moon, registration and vacation
Hint 1. One word has to sit beside moon, registration, and vacation; aim at whichever of the three feels farthest away.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “C”.
Hint 3: length
8 letters: C _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
calendar · 1000 points
In this three-word bridge, “calendar” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “moon”, “registration” and “vacation” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 5 of 5 · Closest connection
salary
Hint 1. Closest connection: name a word that means nearly the same as “salary”, not a spelling of it.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “W”.
Hint 3: length
4 letters: W _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
wage · 1000 points
In the closest connection round, chainle.io published “wage” as the word nearest to “salary”, 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 17?
The archive for September 5, 2026 lists five rounds. The published strongest links are boat, relative, chief, calendar, wage.
What is the three-word bridge in Chainle 17?
moon, registration and vacation, with calendar as the published strongest link.
Sources
Checked 2026-10-23. Quotes are short; the pages below are the record.