Chainle Answers for September 17, 2026
Puzzle 29 asks for links between printing and stream; self and crack; department and facility; alarm, ear and cycle, then for the word closest to “auction”. I read these rounds from the public archive entry for 2026-09-17; 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 2026-09-17. Puzzle number 29 counts from August 20, 2026 as puzzle 1.
Clues and hints for puzzle 29
Round 1 of 5 · Two-word bridge
printing and stream
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “printing” and also next to “stream”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “O”.
Hint 3: length
6 letters: O _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
output · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “output” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “printing” and “stream” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 2 of 5 · Two-word bridge
self and crack
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “self” and also next to “crack”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “A”.
Hint 3: length
9 letters: A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
addiction · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “addiction” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “self” and “crack” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 3 of 5 · Two-word bridge
department and facility
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “department” and also next to “facility”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “I”.
Hint 3: length
11 letters: I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
institution · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “institution” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “department” and “facility” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 4 of 5 · Three-word bridge
alarm, ear and cycle
Hint 1. One word has to sit beside alarm, ear, and cycle; aim at whichever of the three feels farthest away.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “R”.
Hint 3: length
4 letters: R _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
ring · 1000 points
In this three-word bridge, “ring” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “alarm”, “ear” and “cycle” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 5 of 5 · Closest connection
auction
Hint 1. Closest connection: name a word that means nearly the same as “auction”, not a spelling of it.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “S”.
Hint 3: length
4 letters: S _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
sale · 1000 points
In the closest connection round, chainle.io published “sale” as the word nearest to “auction”, 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 29?
The archive for September 17, 2026 lists five rounds. The published strongest links are output, addiction, institution, ring, sale.
What is the three-word bridge in Chainle 29?
alarm, ear and cycle, with ring as the published strongest link.
Sources
Checked 2026-10-23. Quotes are short; the pages below are the record.