Chainle Answer November 7, 2026
Puzzle #80 · Saturday · unofficial answer page
The five official answers for Chainle #80 on Saturday, November 7, 2026 were
swing, student, vacuum, occasion and quest.
Below, each round explains why the word connects its clues, which other guesses would still have earned points,
and the tempting wrong answers that score almost nothing.
You can still play this day from the archive on chainle.io.
Chainle #80 answers at a glance
| Round | Type | Clues | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Two-word bridge | movement, baseball | swing |
| 2 | Two-word bridge | degree, resident | student |
| 3 | Two-word bridge | robot, steam | vacuum |
| 4 | Three-word bridge | evening, guest, clothes | occasion |
| 5 | Closest connection | search | quest |
Every round explained
For each round: why the official word links the clues, other answers that likely
earn partial points, and common wrong answers. Chainle scores any word by meaning, so near misses
still count; the official data only names the 1,000-point word. Links and near misses come from public dictionary and
word-association data: senses and synonyms from WordNet 3.1, related words from Datamuse, and phrases checked against
Google Books (a phrase is only called common if it is, and proper names never count).
Round 1 · Two-word bridge
movement·baseball
Round 1 answer
swing
Why swing is the link
Swing has to work with both clues at once.
Swing is a kind of movement, a straight category link.
“baseball swing” is a dictionary entry in its own right (it is listed in WordNet), which is the bridge on this side. The matching dictionary sense of swing: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
.
The main dictionary sense to work from: changing location by moving back and forth
.
Other answers that can score
No other accepted words are published for this round, but near misses still earn partial credit. Likely candidates (exact points are the game’s call):
- drive, sport — related to movement and baseball, but less tightly.
Common wrong answers
One-sided guesses score almost nothing, because the weakest clue drags the round down:
- front — fits movement, but not baseball.
- stadium — fits baseball, but not movement.
- Any clue word or a form of one (like movements) — rejected outright.
Round 2 · Two-word bridge
degree·resident
Round 2 answer
student
Why student is the link
Student has to work with both clues at once.
Degree is the weak link: students study for a degree, so read student as someone enrolled at a school or university, not as a scholar.
On the resident side: a resident is someone who lives at a particular place, and in a hospital a resident is a doctor still in training; either way it is a person attached to an institution, just as a student is.
The main dictionary sense to work from: a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
.
Other answers that can score
No other accepted words are published for this round, but near misses still earn partial credit. Likely candidates (exact points are the game’s call):
- scholar — a near-synonym of student, likely the closest runner-up.
- graduate, undergraduate — close to student in meaning, but weaker on the clues.
Common wrong answers
One-sided guesses score almost nothing, because the weakest clue drags the round down:
- stage — fits degree, but not resident.
- home — fits resident, but not degree.
- Any clue word or a form of one (like degrees) — rejected outright.
Round 3 · Two-word bridge
robot·steam
Round 3 answer
vacuum
Why vacuum is the link
Vacuum is the one word that serves both clues together.
Robot is the weak link: a robot vacuum is a robotic vacuum cleaner, so read vacuum as the household appliance, not as empty space.
Steam and vacuum turn up together often in ordinary writing, so the association is a natural one.
Start from this sense of vacuum: an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
.
Other answers that can score
No other accepted words are published for this round, but near misses still earn partial credit. Likely candidates (exact points are the game’s call):
- machine, iron — related to robot and steam, but less tightly.
Common wrong answers
One-sided guesses score almost nothing, because the weakest clue drags the round down:
- mechanical — fits robot, but not steam.
- vapor — fits steam, but not robot.
- Any clue word or a form of one (like robots) — rejected outright.
Round 4 · Three-word bridge
evening·guest·clothes
Round 4 answer
occasion
Why occasion is the link
Occasion earns the full 1,000 because it connects every clue.
On the evening side: read occasion as a social event; dinners, parties and receptions are typically evening occasions.
Guest is the weak link: every social occasion has guests, which is the tie on this side.
As for clothes: people dress for the occasion, and “occasion wear” is the retail name for clothes bought for weddings and parties.
The core sense of occasion here: a vaguely specified social event
.
Plenty of words fit two of the three; occasion is the one that keeps all three chains strong.
Other answers that can score
No other accepted words are published for this round, but near misses still earn partial credit. Likely candidates (exact points are the game’s call):
- event, opportunity — close to occasion in meaning, but weaker on the clues.
Common wrong answers
One-sided guesses score almost nothing, because the weakest clue drags the round down:
- client — fits guest, but not evening or clothes.
- wear — fits clothes, but not evening or guest.
- Any clue word or a form of one (like evenings) — rejected outright.
Round 5 · Closest connection
search
Round 5 answer
quest
Why quest is the link
One clue, search, and the task is its nearest partner in meaning, not just something associated with it. Quest is the official 1,000-point word.
Quest is a kind of search, a straight category link.
The main dictionary sense to work from: the act of searching for something
.
Other answers that can score
No other accepted words are published for this round, but near misses still earn partial credit. Likely candidates (exact points are the game’s call):
- pursuit, hunt — near-synonyms of quest, likely the closest runners-up.
- seek, explore — near search in meaning, but not as close as quest.
Common wrong answers
Related is not the same as closest in meaning:
- warrant — goes with search, but doesn’t mean the same thing.
- optimization — goes with search, but doesn’t mean the same thing.
- Any clue word or a form of one (like searches) — rejected outright.
About this puzzle
Like every Chainle, #80 had three two-word bridges, one three-word bridge, and a closest-connection
round. Each round was worth up to 1,000 points, for a perfect score of 5,000. The official game scores any
dictionary word by meaning, so the near misses above earn partial credit, while one-sided guesses barely score.
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