Puzzle archive
Polyphonia solutions for Sunday 27 September 2026
The daily Polyphonia puzzles for 27 September 2026, with a solution route for each difficulty and an explanation of every link.
Easy
band → flamingo
- 0band
- Echo: “band” rhymes with “sand”
- 1sand
- Root: One of “sand” and “beach” is a kind or part of the other
- 2beach
- Fusion: “beach” and “flamingo” form a common phrase
- 3flamingo
A solution in 3 links (par 3). The generator verified at least 3 other routes as well. Any chain of valid links counts.
Medium
basket → smile
- 0basket
- Fusion: “basket” + “bread” make “breadbasket”
- 1bread
- Fusion: “bread” + “sour” make “sour bread”
- 2sour
- Rift: “sour” is the opposite of “sweet”
- 3sweet
- Spark: “sweet” and “smile” go together
- 4smile
A solution in 4 links (par 4). The generator verified at least 3 other routes as well. Any chain of valid links counts.
Hard
bus → yellow
- 0bus
- Echo: “bus” rhymes with “fuss”
- 1fuss
- Thread: “fuss” and “flap” mean much the same
- 2flap
- Echo: “flap” rhymes with “chap”
- 3chap
- Thread: “chap” and “fellow” mean much the same
- 4fellow
- Echo: “fellow” rhymes with “yellow”
- 5yellow
A solution in 5 links (par 5). The generator verified at least 3 other routes as well. Any chain of valid links counts.
How the link types work: Echo, Thread, Rift, Fusion, Root and Spark. How scoring works: links plus hints, against par.