Chainle Answers for September 18, 2026
Puzzle 30 asks for links between bear and jacket; accounting and index; gun and cable; mirror, actor and television, then for the word closest to “basketball”. I read these rounds from the public archive entry for 2026-09-18; 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 2026-09-18. Puzzle number 30 counts from August 20, 2026 as puzzle 1.
Clues and hints for puzzle 30
Round 1 of 5 · Two-word bridge
bear and jacket
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “bear” and also next to “jacket”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “F”.
Hint 3: length
3 letters: F _ _
Reveal strongest link
fur · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “fur” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “bear” and “jacket” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 2 of 5 · Two-word bridge
accounting and index
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “accounting” and also next to “index”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “I”.
Hint 3: length
9 letters: I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
inventory · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “inventory” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “accounting” and “index” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 3 of 5 · Two-word bridge
gun and cable
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “gun” and also next to “cable”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “B”.
Hint 3: length
4 letters: B _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
bolt · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “bolt” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “gun” and “cable” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 4 of 5 · Three-word bridge
mirror, actor and television
Hint 1. One word has to sit beside mirror, actor, and television; aim at whichever of the three feels farthest away.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “S”.
Hint 3: length
6 letters: S _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
screen · 1000 points
In this three-word bridge, “screen” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “mirror”, “actor” and “television” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 5 of 5 · Closest connection
basketball
Hint 1. Closest connection: name a word that means nearly the same as “basketball”, not a spelling of it.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “S”.
Hint 3: length
6 letters: S _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
soccer · 1000 points
In the closest connection round, chainle.io published “soccer” as the word nearest to “basketball”, 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 30?
The archive for September 18, 2026 lists five rounds. The published strongest links are fur, inventory, bolt, screen, soccer.
What is the three-word bridge in Chainle 30?
mirror, actor and television, with screen as the published strongest link.
Sources
Checked 2026-10-23. Quotes are short; the pages below are the record.