Chainle Answer November 8, 2026
Puzzle #81 · Sunday · unofficial answer page
The five official answers for Chainle #81 on Sunday, November 8, 2026 were
executive, wind, index, frequency and doll.
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 #81 answers at a glance
| Round | Type | Clues | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Two-word bridge | industry, captain | executive |
| 2 | Two-word bridge | air, rain | wind |
| 3 | Two-word bridge | volume, map | index |
| 4 | Three-word bridge | response, monitor, band | frequency |
| 5 | Closest connection | toy | doll |
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
industry·captain
Round 1 answer
executive
Why executive is the link
Executive has to work with both clues at once.
Industry is the weak link: executives are the people who run the companies that make up an industry, so read executive as a person responsible for running a business.
On the captain side: “captain of industry” is a long-standing phrase for a powerful business leader, and industry is the other clue here, so read executive as a person who runs a business and captain as a leader.
The main dictionary sense to work from: a person responsible for the administration of a business
.
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):
- leader, application — close to executive in meaning, but weaker on the clues.
Common wrong answers
One-sided guesses score almost nothing, because the weakest clue drags the round down:
- manufacture — fits industry, but not captain.
- master — fits captain, but not industry.
- Any clue word or a form of one (like industries) — rejected outright.
Round 2 · Two-word bridge
air·rain
Round 2 answer
wind
Why wind is the link
Wind earns the full 1,000 because it connects both sides.
An air is a kind of wind, so this side is a category link. A dictionary entry for air even mentions it: A breeze; a gentle wind
.
On the rain side the link is contextual: the two words often appear in the same sentences.
The core sense of wind here: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
.
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):
- lift — a near-synonym of wind, likely the closest runner-up.
- weather — related to air and rain, but less tightly.
Common wrong answers
One-sided guesses score almost nothing, because the weakest clue drags the round down:
- atmosphere — fits air, but not rain.
- shower — fits rain, but not air.
- Any clue word or a form of one (like airs) — rejected outright.
Round 3 · Two-word bridge
volume·map
Round 3 answer
index
Why index is the link
Index has to work with both clues at once.
The everyday phrase “volume index” (about 52 per billion words in Google Books) carries this side.
Map is the weak link: an atlas has an index for finding places on its maps, so on this side read index as an alphabetical look-up list.
The main dictionary sense to work from: a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
.
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):
- level, paper, book — related to volume and map, but less tightly.
Common wrong answers
One-sided guesses score almost nothing, because the weakest clue drags the round down:
- mass — fits volume, but not map.
- correspondence — fits map, but not volume.
- Any clue word or a form of one (like volumes) — rejected outright.
Round 4 · Three-word bridge
response·monitor·band
Round 4 answer
frequency
Why frequency is the link
Frequency is the one word that serves all three clues together.
“frequency response” is an everyday phrase (about 770 uses per billion words in Google Books), which is the bridge on this side.
Monitor is the weak link: monitors track how often something happens (a heart-rate monitor, for example) and radio receivers monitor a frequency, so read frequency as a rate.
“frequency band” is an everyday phrase (about 470 uses per billion words in Google Books), which is the bridge on this side.
Start from this sense of frequency: the number of occurrences within a given time period
.
Plenty of words fit two of the three; frequency is the one that keeps all three chains strong.
Other answers that can score
No other accepted words are published, and no strong alternatives show up in the word data — frequency is the clear best fit.
Common wrong answers
One-sided guesses score almost nothing, because the weakest clue drags the round down:
- answer — fits response, but not monitor or band.
- supervise — fits monitor, but not response or band.
- ring — fits band, but not response or monitor.
- Any clue word or a form of one (like responses) — rejected outright.
Round 5 · Closest connection
toy
Round 5 answer
doll
Why doll is the link
One clue, toy, and the task is its nearest partner in meaning, not just something associated with it. Doll is the official 1,000-point word.
Doll is a kind of toy, a straight category link.
The main dictionary sense to work from: a small replica of a person; used as a toy
.
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):
- play, miniature, game, baby — near toy in meaning, but not as close as doll.
Common wrong answers
Related is not the same as closest in meaning:
- robot — goes with toy, but doesn’t mean the same thing.
- Any clue word or a form of one (like toys) — rejected outright.
About this puzzle
Like every Chainle, #81 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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