Tradle Answer Yesterday — Sunday, July 12, 2026
Puzzle #1586 • Difficulty 5/10
Yesterday's Tradle Answer
Yesterday's Tradle Answer
Click on the ? tiles to reveal letter by letter before uncovering the full solution.
Puzzle Analysis
Today's Tradle was Chile. The long, narrow shape of the country is its most obvious clue. Many players likely guessed Argentina first. Argentina shares a long border with Chile and is a much larger country. A difficulty rating of 5/10 feels accurate for this puzzle. The distinct geography makes it identifiable, but its size and shape can still trip up some solvers. Recognizing the Andes Mountains running along its eastern edge would solidify the answer.
How to Play Tradle
Tradle shows you a treemap visualization of a country's top exports. Your job is to guess which country the export data belongs to.
After each guess, the game shows you how far away your guess is from the correct country in kilometers and provides a directional arrow pointing toward the answer.
The treemap shows export categories sized by their proportion of total exports. Large blocks represent the country's dominant industries, while small blocks show minor exports.
You have 6 attempts to guess the correct country. The puzzle resets daily at midnight UTC.
Play at oec.world/en/games/tradle. A new puzzle is available every day.
Tips & Strategy
- Look at the dominant export category first. If the largest block is crude petroleum, think major oil exporters like Saudi Arabia, Norway, or Nigeria. If it is electronics, consider China, South Korea, or Taiwan.
- The color coding of export categories is consistent. Learn to recognize that green usually represents agriculture, blue is manufacturing, and brown is mining or raw materials.
- Use the distance and direction clues aggressively. If your first guess is 5,000 km northwest of the answer, you can eliminate entire continents.
- Diversify your knowledge of smaller economies. Countries like Bangladesh (garments), Chile (copper), or Ethiopia (coffee) have very distinctive export profiles.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Tradle include all countries?
Where can I find past Tradle countries?
Which continents appear most in Tradle?
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