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Red Herring 2017 Answers

All 365 boards published in 2017, month by month

365 boards and 5,840 words from 2017. Each entry lists that day's three group themes, so a puzzle you half-remember can be found by scanning rather than clicking.

365Boards in 2017
5,840Words this year
12Months covered
3,529Boards in total
Year archive

Red Herring 2017 Answers

All 365 boards published in 2017, 5,840 words in total. Each entry shows that day's three group themes. Jump to the full archive or the Red Herring hub.

JJanuary 201731 boards
January 1 Double · Dodge Models · Pigs of Kid Lit January 2 98 Degrees Members · Disfigure · Abbreviated Months January 3 Astronauts, Familiarly · Gum · "Toy Story" Characters January 4 Soccer Players · Brooklyn · At the Dentist January 5 "Robots in Time" Books · Sitting · California Pro Athlete January 6 Social Media Keywords · Cereal Brands · Close Acquaintance January 7 Chef's · Frilly Flowers · Boots January 8 Cuffs · Salad Dressings · Languages January 9 US Olympic Runners · John Travolta Movies · Famous Wilsons January 10 Bob Dylan Songs · Women or Countries · Helen Hunt Films January 11 oon · "It's a —," Slang for Fun · Animal Sounds January 12 Jolly · Clothes Named for People · Texas Sports Teams January 13 "Landform" Name Actors · Famous Redheads · Late Night Comedy Hosts January 14 Europeans All · Telephone · Song, in Other Words January 15 "Celestial" Stars · Their Initials Are A.G. · Musical Names January 16 Things You Roll · sticks · Science Magazines January 17 go · A Foot, in Slang · Woodshop Tools January 18 Comedy Duo Second Halves · People Named Elvis · "Gilligan's Island" Actors January 19 "Sonic" Characters · Parts of a US Coin · Up January 20 Benedict Cumberbatch Roles · case · Famous Emilys January 21 Bicycle Brands · Anthony Hopkins Films · day January 22 Best Actress Oscar Winners · Holding · Bravery January 23 Walter Isaacson Books · Computer Programmers · "National" Movie Titles January 24 They Squirt Ink · Skirts · shell January 25 Letter Homophones · Say · Famous Sidekicks January 26 In-Flight Magazines · Blue · Lewis Carroll Characters January 27 Con · Leonard Cohen Songs · Colorado Sports Teams January 28 "M*A*S*H" First Names · People Named Moore · Fictional Misters January 29 Animal Sounds · Wind · Animal Homes January 30 Airport Code Words · Top · Friend January 31 Famously Moustachioed Men · Animal-Sound Names · Astronauts
FFebruary 201728 boards
February 1 Double · Dodge Models · Pigs of Kid Lit February 2 Words With Four O's · Empires · Living Room Furniture February 3 Picture · Water Birds · Publications February 4 Poorly Lit · Famous Jacks · Pages February 5 Things That Melt · US National Parks · Ice Cream Flavors February 6 Winds · Vacuum Brands · Eeeasy! February 7 They May Be Crossed · In a Grocery Store · Pathways February 8 Monkey · Famous Nelsons · Mind-Benders February 9 Red & White Flags · Italian Cities · Sandwich Meats February 10 It's Overhead · Dive · Long-Necked Animals February 11 Soup · "Wonderland" Characters · Equipment Makers February 12 Cities on Lake Erie · Famous Walking Trails · Sauce February 13 mark · Not Your Own Hair · Electrical Terms February 14 Chanel Perfumes · State Flowers · "Willy Wonka" Characters February 15 Famous Joes · Spaniels · TV Hosts February 16 Robbery · Alarm · Things With Tracks February 17 master · Fractions · Capturing Devices February 18 Night · Female Animals · Seasons February 19 Key · Strong Points · Very Serious February 20 Black · Places to Buy · Birds of Prey February 21 Park · Films Made in 1970 · American Generals February 22 Necktie Knots · Ontario Cities · Numerical Idioms February 23 Canadian Prime Ministers · Cartoonists · Channel February 24 Ship · Pants · Family Members February 25 Rice Varieties · Disney Princesses · Ivy League Schools February 26 Oil · Artworks · In Good Shape February 27 Rose Varieties · Cruise Ships · Vice Presidents' Wives February 28 Newspaper Names · Cereal Companies · Celestial Objects
MMarch 201731 boards
March 1 Cancels · Surgical Dress · Shirt Parts March 2 Tower · Male Film Stars · Drinks March 3 Master · Taxonomic Categories · Extremely Important March 4 Tower · Shades of White · Financial Services March 5 Animals With Scales · Pit · Musical Groups March 6 Ways to Start Plants · Dishonest Practices · Pedestrians March 7 UN Secretaries-General · Fabrications · Burger King Sandwiches March 8 Tooth · Collect Food · Computer Commands March 9 Paints · Animal Diseases · Greatly Surprises March 10 Kate · Composers · They Improve Your Looks March 11 Elvis Costello Albums · Deep · Acting Adams March 12 Iron · Non-Royal Titles · Wrestling Terms March 13 Blue · Lines · Generic Awards March 14 Wall · Sea Pilot's Equipment · Round Objects March 15 Spider-Man Villains · Things on Strings · Birds of Prey March 16 Organ · Containers · Get in the Way March 17 Ways to Snare · book · Face Furrows March 18 Things in a Shell · Olive · Tea March 19 Salads · Hollow Pastas · Tex-Mex Fare March 20 Famous Stewarts · Football Positions · Fishing Supplies March 21 Famous Georges · Trap · Large Amounts March 22 Gulf of · Cities in Two Countries · European Monarchies March 23 Food From Animals · Breakfast Favorites · Terms of Endearment March 24 What "K" May Stand For · Dental · Baseball Terms March 25 Things With Poles · Slavic Capital Cities · Knot March 26 Hockey Infractions · Punctuation Marks · "Peter Pan" Characters March 27 Iron · Winter Olympics Sports · Breakfast Foods March 28 Art · Things in a Courtroom · Places to Sit March 29 They're Named for Cities · Film Producers · Mustard Family Plants March 30 Shirley Temple Films · Fashion Magazines · Supermodels March 31 Words With a Silent "K" · Pad · Breadmaking Stages
AApril 201730 boards
April 1 Slang for Money · Mustard · Hair Colors April 2 Portmanteau Words · Between Times · Slow Economic Periods April 3 Book Titles · Music Studios · Streets of Industry April 4 Architects · Perching Birds · A Bit of Fun April 5 Wall · Ivy · World Marathon Majors April 6 Nobelists in Economics · Famous Pauls · Think a Lot Of April 7 Long · Math Operations · Last Words April 8 "Y" Is the Only Vowel · Rugby Terms · Small Wild Cats April 9 Aid · Bad Odors · Senses April 10 Crab · The Who Members · Astronomical Features April 11 Words From Italian · Veggies That Are Fruits · Pizza Toppings April 12 U2 Albums · Old · Specialists April 13 Milk · Clothing · Glass Containers April 14 Agricultural Areas · land · Sitcoms April 15 Brad & Angelina's Kids · Fort · Film Dogs April 16 Cricket Field Positions · Orson Welles Films · Words With O at Each End April 17 German Philosophers · Brothers · Homophones, Correct? April 18 Hairstyles · Forms of Bread · Fish April 19 Board Games · Colorful Cereals · Breaks Apart April 20 Music Festivals · John Steinbeck Books · Directional Movies April 21 bone · Letters Sounded Out · Fictional Aunts April 22 Ohio-Born Presidents · 2012 Movies · Give for Free April 23 Book · They Have No Legs · Storage Areas April 24 Nose · Eye Parts · Ways to Earn a Living April 25 NATO Phonetic Letters · Entertainment Awards · "Sesame Street" Characters April 26 Boston · Foot Races · US Cellphone Networks April 27 Tomato · Names for Zero · Meats April 28 Moore · Demi Lovato Albums · Complete April 29 Lightning · Music · Bedlinens April 30 Peanut Butter Brands · Disney Movies · Candy Bars
MMay 201731 boards
May 1 Programming Languages · Indonesian Islands · Snakes May 2 point · Fasteners · Hand Parts May 3 Means of Access · Mountain · Forms of Water May 4 What "BA" May Stand For · European Airlines · Capitals Starting With B May 5 Swiss · Racquet Sports · Vegetables May 6 Milk · In One Piece · Ice Cream Parlor Treats May 7 Defeat Handily · Tennis Shots · Orange Sodas May 8 Space Probe Programs · Old Europeans · They're All at Sea May 9 nail · Room Features · Stove Features May 10 "John," Abroad · Month Abbreviations · Make Imperfect May 11 Bottom · Weather Descriptions · Not Right May 12 One Short of an EGOT · LPGA Tour Winners · They Were Born in Hawaii May 13 Aircraft · Texting Slang · Pear Varieties May 14 Words From Yiddish · Connoisseurs · Defects May 15 Play · Things to Do With a Pen · Suitable May 16 Water · Footwear · Automatic Car Gears May 17 line · Animal "Clothes" · Carbs May 18 Hand · Give Birth · Put Up With May 19 Salmon Life Cycle · Famous Stephens · Lyricists May 20 Green · American Motors Cars · Light Sources May 21 Story · Shout · Winners May 22 Words From Hindi · stand · TV Programs May 23 Market · Pants Parts · Common Pests May 24 Old-Fashioned Carriages · Virginia Cities · Superhero Surnames May 25 Body · Bed Components · Smell May 26 Road · What a Bell May Do · Courses of a Meal May 27 Beatles' Title Females · First Ladies · Palindromic Names May 28 Currencies · Splits · Punctuation May 29 Mountain · Equines · Safari Sights May 30 eye · Protein Sources · 2011 Movies May 31 Animal Groups · Business Authors · E-Readers
JJune 201730 boards
JJuly 201731 boards
July 1 Picture · Things in the Mail · Land Measures July 2 Keyboards · Musical Notations · Frippery July 3 Finger · Small · Time Periods July 4 Plan · Footwear · Plumbing Issues July 5 Tough · Slang for "Man" · "Blondie" Characters July 6 State Mottos · Actresses Named Davis · Relative Directions July 7 Mouse, Characters · Strong Words · Impending Trouble July 8 Shades of Purple · "Downton Abbey" Roles · "All in The Family" Roles July 9 Hill · Golfing Verbs · Musical Genres July 10 World Currencies · Beat · Tropical Birds July 11 Classic TV Westerns · Native American Tribes · Steakhouse Chains July 12 Ways to Make Decisions · At a Football Game · Wedding Day Activities July 13 Famous Samuels · Deceive · Young Animals July 14 Run · Season · How's the Weather? July 15 Things That Spin · Car Parts · Appliances July 16 Table Setting · Spacecraft · Oral Medications July 17 Grapes · TV Home Planets · Fairy Tale Brutes July 18 They Come in Sheets · They May Be Waxed · Rooms on a Clue Board July 19 Linear Measurements · Boxes · Body Parts July 20 "The Love Boat" Characters · Annoy · Burrowing Mammals July 21 Fox · Wetlands · Really Cold July 22 Things You Step On · Animal Coverings · Fake Hair July 23 Famous Moores · Fictional Rabbits · Slang for US Money July 24 Night · Groups · Nocturnal Animals July 25 Literary Awards · Famous Annes · Texas Schools July 26 Van Halen Songs · Action Verbs · Mental Images July 27 Wheel · Prickly Things · Rodents July 28 Stone · Bean · Internal Organs July 29 Iconic British Things · Animal-Themed Bands · Breakfast Beverages July 30 Double · European Demonyms · Live Shows July 31 Sierra · Forms of Water · Bath Types
AAugust 201731 boards
August 1 House Styles · Pennsylvania Cities · Rural Occupations August 2 Butterflies · Flags · Navy Ranks August 3 Tooth Parts · Students' Books · Paint August 4 Mathematics Terms · Military Units · Living Quarters August 5 Rubber · Things You Sign · Worn on the Wrist August 6 Science Fiction TV Shows · Flying Insects · Kids' Games August 7 Hired Transport · Classic TV Sitcoms · Companions August 8 Musicals · Rock Bands · Exclamations August 9 "Mockingbird" Characters · Pickles · Representatives August 10 Office · Newspaper Names · Symmetrical Shapes August 11 Cart · Volkswagen Models · Have an Accident August 12 Williams · States on the Mississippi · Official State Birds August 13 Out of · Biological Categories · Gun Parts August 14 Greek Letters · Small Amount · Airlines August 15 Neckwear · Secret Agents · Relationships August 16 back · Clue Weapons · Cutting Implements August 17 Parade · At the Ball · Things for Rent August 18 NASCAR Legends · Hats · Occupational Surnames August 19 Things With Rings · Shower · Candy Bars August 20 Cirque du Soleil Shows · Gymnastics Moves · Under the House August 21 Cuts of Beef · Autobody Parts · Ways to Cook August 22 College Sports Nicknames · Reds · Animal Collectives August 23 Bridge · Things Sent Out · Vehicle Systems August 24 First · Gathering for Learning · Dog Breeds August 25 They May Have Flutes · Instrument Families · Lines August 26 Bands Named for Cities · American Composers · New England Capitals August 27 Employment · Points on a Train Ride · Structural Items August 28 Dodge Vehicles · Rush · Snakes August 29 Female Animals · Animal Enclosures · Chess Pieces August 30 Presidential Nicknames · Bear · Germanic Languages August 31 Swamp Creatures · Grand · They Come in Sticks
SSeptember 201730 boards
September 1 Men Famous for Long Hair · Welsh Singers · Famous Stephens September 2 Black · Electronic Terms · Races September 3 Swiss · Big Shots · At the Ski Resort September 4 Gore · Gibb Siblings · "Toy Story" Humans September 5 Seed Oils · Stone Fruits · Reds September 6 Standup · Theater Types · Time to Eat September 7 Baskets · Restrain · Doggie Commands September 8 US Presidential Dogs · System · Friend, Informally September 9 They're on Fire · Family Tree · Competitions September 10 Famous Natalies · Roof Features · Fashionable September 11 Room · Bowling Terms · Shaking Moves September 12 Business · Scary · Covered With Hair September 13 Body Part Homophones · Fast Animals · Refuse September 14 Show · Relief Pitchers · Emergency Workers September 15 Slang for Home · Minor Injuries · Joking Insults September 16 Space · Surgical Instruments · Trainee September 17 Cold · berry · Birds September 18 Supertramp Songs · Groups of Fish · Coming After September 19 Age · Sculpture Media · Household Appliances September 20 Sails · Plan of Studies · Regal Persons September 21 Porcelain Types · Soups · Real Food "Wrappers" September 22 Zone · Just Before Sundown · Possible Trouble September 23 Works With Egg · Diaper Brands · Indulges Another September 24 Snow · Essential Meaning · Occupation September 25 Parts of a Window · What a Winner Gets · Worn Around the Waist September 26 Urban Rail Transport · Hollow Lines · Legwear September 27 Party · Time Divisions · Fractions September 28 Call · What You Hold On To · A Fake Name September 29 Salad · Soap · Kitchen Utensils September 30 Roofing Materials · Road Surfaces · Actually Existing
OOctober 201731 boards
October 1 cake · Undersized · Lacking October 2 plasty · Horned Animals · Deceive October 3 Hood · Asian Rivers · Unisex Names October 4 Night · Female Animals · Hit Hard October 5 house · Watercraft · Where to Sleep October 6 Famous Pen Names · American Playwrights · Children's Authors October 7 Whole · Record of Money Owed · Advertising October 8 Draw · Fire Irons · Famous Kates October 9 Nut · Jay Birds · Famous Peninsulas October 10 Barbara · Female Novelists · Working Group Dogs October 11 Sugar · Be Idle · Jackets October 12 Cat Fur Colors · Bean · Organs October 13 Movie Directors · One-Term Presidents · Shiny Surfaces October 14 Valve · Pointers · Fun Gathering October 15 Birch Varieties · Famous Bettys · An Exemplary Person October 16 Front · Constellations · Athletes October 17 Bermuda · Perfect · Social October 18 Wood · Party Things · Junk Food October 19 cap · stone · Units of Measurement October 20 Petty · Course · Crimes October 21 Red · Rock · It May Be Pickled October 22 Diving Positions · Shades of Pink · Flour Brands October 23 Jefferson Airplane Albums · Sound · Things Dogs Do October 24 Butter · Nuts · Sharp Things October 25 head · Understand · Used the Senses October 26 Classic Origami Figures · Lifting Machines · Dance Fads October 27 ball · Coastal Landforms · Transfer October 28 Groups of Animals · Edible Marine Gastropods · Blue October 29 Typefaces · Credit Cards · Typewriter Makers October 30 Clams · Milk Drinks · Rugs October 31 Family · House · Theater Events
NNovember 201730 boards
November 1 R.E.M. Albums · Dog · Make Known November 2 can · Male Animals · Animals, Informally November 3 bill · Socks · Go Different Ways November 4 Shoe Brands · Musical Lyricists · Animated Features November 5 Play · Farm Animal Enclosures · One Sound, Four Words November 6 Space · Perambulate · Travel Hubs November 7 Shetland · Landforms · Products From Sheep November 8 Stick · 1990s Ford Autos · Outline November 9 Indicate the Future · Newspaper Titles · Surveil November 10 They Have Sections · Bridge Terms · Reality TV Hosts November 11 Scandalous —gates · Knock a Piece From · Four-Letter Countries November 12 Isaac Asimov Works · The End of the Day · Enemy November 13 Famous Carters · Hare · Hill November 14 Sad · Hanging From a Car Mirror · Above the Waist November 15 Three-Syllable Countries · Four-Syllable Countries · Five-Syllable Countries November 16 You May Clear Them · Spring Forward · Where to Put Money November 17 "Simpsons" Characters · Phone · Shades of Red November 18 American Flatbreads · Croissant Fillings · Chip November 19 Hot · Foods With Peels · Common Juices November 20 Physically Fine · Drupe Fruits · Cut the End November 21 Hill · Museums · Washington DC Sights November 22 Retronyms · Video Game Systems · Rhyming Animal Idioms November 23 Shakespearean Males · Florida Cities · Municipalities November 24 Canada Girl Guides Ranks · Falsify · What You Do With a Baby November 25 Hot · Weightlifting Moves · A Place to Sit November 26 Fictional Sergeants · Ring · Vegetables November 27 Paper · Things That Can Fly · Woodworking Tools November 28 Bean · Soft Rock Bands · On the Grocery List November 29 Change · They Allow Entry · New York-Based Companies November 30 Right on · Column · Things You Ask For
DDecember 201731 boards
December 1 Point of · Biology Classifications · Areas in a Library December 2 Philosophers · Brothers · Fictional Tigers December 3 Big · Door · Cooperative Partnerships December 4 Closed · They Are Written · Entryway December 5 Flags With One Star · Countries With Dollars · What "CO" May Stand For December 6 Whale Parts · Billiards Actions · Fortunate Happening December 7 Lost · Mars Rovers · Bring About December 8 Super · Fire in the Belly · Urban Roads December 9 Play-Ending Sports Verbs · Stones · Schoolyard Games December 10 bow · 1970s Rock Bands · Crabs December 11 Day · Excursions · Keyboard Keys December 12 Parts of a Mushroom · Sleeves · Cuts of Meat December 13 smith · Seas · Bit of Hair December 14 It Can Be Struck · Motor · Communities December 15 Criminal Case Steps · Tugging Heartstrings · Using Your Senses December 16 Famous Diamonds · Steve Martin Films · Wedding Roles December 17 Post · Floating Aquatic Plants · Desktop Office Suites December 18 Suspension Bridge Parts · Alaska Cities · Late Night TV Hosts December 19 Shot · Drinking Vessels · Dog-Walking Gear December 20 They Might Be Lifted · Shoulder · They Cover the Eyes December 21 Flour · Freewheel · Geography Terms December 22 Kennedys · Aviation Terms · Pin December 23 Irregular Plurals · False · Close Acquaintances December 24 Things That Break · Fox TV Shows · Crowded December 25 Canadian · Trail · North American Mountains December 26 Equatorial Countries · Red, White & Blue Flags · Baltic Sea Countries December 27 South Dakota Cities · Famous Nancys · US Figure Skating Champs December 28 They Weigh Heavily · North American Seabirds · Corn Cereals December 29 Foods With Chocolate · Pad · Flowering Shrubs December 30 Animals With Pups · NFL Teams · Endures December 31 Missouri Cities · Midwest State Capitals · Cartoon Towns
Using the archive

Getting Around the Red Herring Archive

01

Search by theme, not by date

If you half-remember a board, you almost certainly remember a group name rather than the day it ran. Every board in this archive lists its three themes beside the date, so scanning a month beats opening thirty pages.

02

Recurring categories repeat the theme, not the words

A theme that returns brings a different set of four words with it. The category pages show every word a theme has ever used, which tells you the kind of answer it reaches for without giving you a list to copy.

03

The notes explain the links you would otherwise argue with

Some connections only make sense with a fact attached — that Danger Mouse was a 1980s cartoon spy, for instance. Those explanations are kept with the words they belong to, exactly as published, and the daily archive holds every one.

How to play

How to Solve a Red Herring Board

The order that clears a board fastest.

STEP 01

Count to sixteen first

Three groups of four plus four red herrings. Four words are meant to be left over — expecting that stops you forcing a fourth group.

STEP 02

Lock the tightest theme

Solve the most specific group first. Each correct group removes four candidates from everything still on the board.

STEP 03

Distrust the near-miss

A word that almost fits two groups is usually a decoy, because the board is built to make the herrings look plausible.

How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify every board published in 2017, listed by month with its group themes

Each board is taken from the published puzzle for its date and re-checked against the source. The routine is in our methodology and the standards in our editorial policy.

Reviewed by Priya Raghunathan, Word Games Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.

Last checked — Aug 24, 2026
Numbers

Red Herring by the numbers

365Boards in 2017
5,840Words this year
3,529Boards in total
10Years covered
Good to know

Red Herring 2017 FAQ

How many Red Herring puzzles were there in 2017?
365 boards, one for each day the game published, holding 5,840 words in total. Each is listed below by month.
Are the 2017 boards still playable in the app?
No. Red Herring removes a board once its day has passed, which is the reason this archive exists — 3,529 boards are kept here across 10 years, all reachable from the archive.
What do the group names tell me?
Each board hides three themed groups. The names listed under each date are those three themes, so you can find a puzzle you half-remember without opening every day of the month.
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