Chainle Answers for September 16, 2026
Puzzle 28 asks for links between actor and leader; infection and campaign; empire and opening; column, gallery and search, then for the word closest to “pub”. I read these rounds from the public archive entry for 2026-09-16; 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 2026-09-16. Puzzle number 28 counts from August 20, 2026 as puzzle 1.
Clues and hints for puzzle 28
Round 1 of 5 · Two-word bridge
actor and leader
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “actor” and also next to “leader”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “D”.
Hint 3: length
8 letters: D _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
director · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “director” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “actor” and “leader” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 2 of 5 · Two-word bridge
infection and campaign
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “infection” and also next to “campaign”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “V”.
Hint 3: length
5 letters: V _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
viral · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “viral” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “infection” and “campaign” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 3 of 5 · Two-word bridge
empire and opening
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “empire” and also next to “opening”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “G”.
Hint 3: length
5 letters: G _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
grand · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “grand” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “empire” and “opening” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 4 of 5 · Three-word bridge
column, gallery and search
Hint 1. One word has to sit beside column, gallery, and search; aim at whichever of the three feels farthest away.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “P”.
Hint 3: length
4 letters: P _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
page · 1000 points
In this three-word bridge, “page” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “column”, “gallery” and “search” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 5 of 5 · Closest connection
pub
Hint 1. Closest connection: name a word that means nearly the same as “pub”, not a spelling of it.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “B”.
Hint 3: length
3 letters: B _ _
Reveal strongest link
bar · 1000 points
In the closest connection round, chainle.io published “bar” as the word nearest to “pub”, 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 28?
The archive for September 16, 2026 lists five rounds. The published strongest links are director, viral, grand, page, bar.
What is the three-word bridge in Chainle 28?
column, gallery and search, with page as the published strongest link.
Sources
Checked 2026-10-23. Quotes are short; the pages below are the record.