Chainle Answers for September 26, 2026
Puzzle 38 asks for links between congress and mall; laboratory and study; title and route; trailer, population and flat, then for the word closest to “muscle”. I read these rounds from the public archive entry for 2026-09-26; 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 2026-09-26. Puzzle number 38 counts from August 20, 2026 as puzzle 1.
Clues and hints for puzzle 38
Round 1 of 5 · Two-word bridge
congress and mall
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “congress” and also next to “mall”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “C”.
Hint 3: length
7 letters: C _ _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
capitol · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “capitol” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “congress” and “mall” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 2 of 5 · Two-word bridge
laboratory and study
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “laboratory” and also next to “study”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “R”.
Hint 3: length
8 letters: R _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
research · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “research” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “laboratory” and “study” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 3 of 5 · Two-word bridge
title and route
Hint 1. Think of a word you could put next to “title” and also next to “route”.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “H”.
Hint 3: length
7 letters: H _ _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
heading · 1000 points
In this two-word bridge, “heading” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “title” and “route” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 4 of 5 · Three-word bridge
trailer, population and flat
Hint 1. One word has to sit beside trailer, population, and flat; aim at whichever of the three feels farthest away.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “H”.
Hint 3: length
7 letters: H _ _ _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
housing · 1000 points
In this three-word bridge, “housing” is the word chainle.io published as closest to “trailer”, “population” and “flat” at once, worth 1000 points.
Round 5 of 5 · Closest connection
muscle
Hint 1. Closest connection: name a word that means nearly the same as “muscle”, not a spelling of it.
Hint 2: first letter
It starts with “N”.
Hint 3: length
5 letters: N _ _ _ _
Reveal strongest link
nerve · 1000 points
In the closest connection round, chainle.io published “nerve” as the word nearest to “muscle”, 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 38?
The archive for September 26, 2026 lists five rounds. The published strongest links are capitol, research, heading, housing, nerve.
What is the three-word bridge in Chainle 38?
trailer, population and flat, with housing as the published strongest link.
Sources
Checked 2026-10-23. Quotes are short; the pages below are the record.