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Red Herring 2018 Answers
All 365 boards published in 2018, month by month
365 boards and 5,840 words from 2018. 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 2018
5,840Words this year
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3,529Boards in total
Year archive
Red Herring 2018 Answers
All 365 boards published in 2018, 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 201831 boards
January 1
On the · Gather in Large Numbers · Bird Actions
January 2
Patti Smith Songs · Hard · Charitable Cause
January 3
Point · Art Forms · Easy
January 4
Wall Sports · Juicy Beverages · Sociable
January 5
They Have Ribs · Same Word, French/English · Shades of Purple
January 6
Electric · Things You Can Catch · Musical Directions
January 7
City, State Capitals · "Tonight Show" Hosts · '70s Rock Bands
January 8
Show · Collectibles · Medicines
January 9
Big —, City Nicknames · Tree Fruits · Something in the Air
January 10
"Get Smart" Characters · Quarters · America
January 11
Damien Rice Songs · Dryer Settings · Easily Breakable
January 12
Oliver · Imperial Units of Weight · NFL Stats
January 13
walk · Sweet or Savory Foods · Take Unlawfully
January 14
Insurance Companies · Famous Rays · In the Trunk
January 15
Famous Diamonds · False · Parts of the Eye
January 16
"Taxi" Characters · Mark Twain Characters · Potato, as a Side Dish
January 17
Crash · Study Plans · Protective Gear
January 18
Things You Can Make · lift · Furniture
January 19
Hyper · Primitive Weapons · Nintendo Protagonists
January 20
Party · Coastal Landforms · Medical Applications
January 21
James · Necklace Parts · Irish Cities
January 22
Lake · Construction Sights · White Birds
January 23
Chicken Dishes · Food on a Stick · Android OS Releases
January 24
Face · Fireplace Tools · Young Child
January 25
Scotch · Vitamin D Sources · Car Parts, in the UK
January 26
On a · Organization Tools · They Provide Support
January 27
Baton Users · Track Athletes · Leaders
January 28
Garden · New York City Squares · Commonly Red Flowers
January 29
Samsung Galaxy Models · Midsize Cars · Shaving Creams
January 30
Get · Numbers · Ribs
January 31
Second · Moving Air · Give Your Opinion
FFebruary 201828 boards
February 1
Car · Things With Clocks · Cleaning Verbs
February 2
Hand Warmers · Steals · Cooking Measures
February 3
Washington Cities · Toyota Models · Colors
February 4
Chain · Ways to Keep in Touch · Pains
February 5
Geological Depressions · Remove Liquids · Sink Parts
February 6
Ticket · Tracks · Add Flavor
February 7
Merle Haggard Singles · "Star Trek" Actor Names · Famous Henrys
February 8
Sinatra Songs · They Speak Portuguese · Tropic of Cancer Lands
February 9
Thin · Lock · Elizabeth, Familiarly
February 10
Hot Air Balloon Parts · Aboard a Sailing Ship · Office Desk Items
February 11
well · Movie Production Jobs · Clean Animals
February 12
No —! · Crocodile · Cells in the Body
February 13
Bean · Football Statistics · Movie Pieces
February 14
Central America Capitals · Russian Cities · Gulf of Mexico Cities
February 15
They Have Pages · Signs of Achievement · High School Mementos
February 16
Poetic Forms · US Presidential Also-Rans · Condiments
February 17
Kool & the Gang Hit Songs · Motorcycle Companies · Winning Words
February 18
Photo · Obsolete Music Storage · Marital Status
February 19
Boiled Dinner Elements · Breakfast Sides · Money, in Slang
February 20
After · Car Model or NBA Player · Barber's Needs
February 21
root · "Romeo & Juliet" Forms · Pixar Movies
February 22
tail · Actors Named Chris · Eye Colors
February 23
Clowns · Letter Cases · Land Units
February 24
Taxes · Opulence · Large Houses
February 25
Silver · Camera Parts · Up-to-the-Minute News
February 26
Off · Inlets · Boards
February 27
Famous Movie Lines · 20th Century Composers · Recyclables
February 28
Swirling Winds · Low-Pitched Instruments · Voices
MMarch 201831 boards
March 1
Dry · Take Away Punitively · Ways of Scoring
March 2
Antique Lamps · Time-Telling Devices · Surveil
March 3
Hat Features · The Limit · Dental Procedures
March 4
Running · Timber Features · Flat Things
March 5
Cruise Lines · Apple Varieties · Festive Occasions
March 6
Royal · It Stops Time in Hockey · Banking Terms
March 7
Baby Fish · UK-Born Actors · Fictional Ships
March 8
They May Whistle · Sports Officials · Courtroom Figures
March 9
Talk · Appear Embarrassed · Makeup
March 10
Shades of Green · "Charlotte's Web" · Fictional Rats
March 11
Things With Springs · Bedding · Pieces of Paper
March 12
Beans · Forms of Cheese · Destructive Insects
March 13
Glasses · Classical Music · Hotel Room Options
March 14
Penny · Roadways · Shoes
March 15
US Attorneys General · Nevada Cities · US Cities, Spanish Names
March 16
Fast Food Restaurants · It's Up in the Sky · Gatherings
March 17
St. —, Missouri · Armstrong · Famous Rays
March 18
Moon · Sailing Actions · Collect Crops
March 19
Playwrights' First Names · Red · States With a Springfield
March 20
Gears · Texas Pro Athlete · Steak Cuts
March 21
Fish Bait · Parts of a Rose Plant · Male Friend
March 22
Chicken · California Cities · Products From Trees
March 23
Up · Search Thoroughly · What You May Do to Hair
March 24
Fries · Baked Breakfast Foods · Salad Dressings
March 25
Four · Town · Signs
March 26
They Come in Fours · Camp · Musical Groups
March 27
Dish · At the Pool Table · In the Shower
March 28
San · Roman Emperors · Electronic Musicians
March 29
Races · Small Amount · Ways to Cook an Egg
March 30
Tourist Stuff · Things With a Lens · Things That Hold Liquids
March 31
Post · Enclosures · Selling
AApril 201830 boards
April 1
Fish · Scavengers · Make a Noise
April 2
Backless Shoes · Photographic Images · Beasts of Burden
April 3
Drive · You Study for Them · None
April 4
Saws · Fancy Headgear · Direction Indicators
April 5
Pacific Ocean Straits · Be Angry · Guitars
April 6
Big —, NCAA Conferences · Shades of Blue · Slang for Small Child
April 7
Dog · Currencies · Official Documents
April 8
Famous Steves · Campaign Trail Topics · Deep Depressions
April 9
Real · Taxes · TV Doctors
April 10
Soap · Confess, in Slang · Kitchen Verbs
April 11
Paul McCartney Bands · Horse-Drawn Carriages · Classic TV Sitcoms
April 12
Famous Newtons · Shaft · Fruits
April 13
Check · Take Too Long · Things Fingers Can Do
April 14
Liz Taylor Husbands · Beatrix Potter Surnames · Time
April 15
Race · Lane · US Football Statistics
April 16
Turkey Dinner Sides · Canned Foods · Email Folders
April 17
What "S" May Stand For · Literary Villains · Park
April 18
Potato · Chevy Chase Movies · Camera Lenses
April 19
Under · Office Jobs · They Keep You Warm
April 20
Management · What the Server May Bring · Emotional Responses
April 21
Georgia Mountains · Orange Types · Eponymous TV Shows
April 22
Wyoming Cities · Plains Indian Tribes · Razor Brands
April 23
Port of · Lands at 0° Longitude · Sign
April 24
Stomach, in Slang · Business Entity · Cookware
April 25
Sandwich · Tower, in the US · Up
April 26
Talk · 1990s Alt-Rock Bands · Pet Store Purchases
April 27
Shared Pro Team Names · NYC Place Names · Cooking Shows
April 28
Tigers · Ohio Pro Athlete · Seas
April 29
Steak Orders · Praise · Unhappy
April 30
ware of the Kitchen · Kitchen Item or Verb · Blondes
MMay 201831 boards
May 1
Trip · Tracts of Land · Appliances
May 2
Crossed by the Danube · Post-Soviet States · EU Founding States
May 3
Horse Tack · Data Units · Tops
May 4
Sleeves · Crab Varieties · Birds of the Crow Family
May 5
They May Blow · Lighter-Than-Air Ships · Light a
May 6
Bath · Table Games · Things That Hold Water
May 7
Tape · French Cooking Words · Blender Settings
May 8
Grand · MLS Teams · Things in Outer Space
May 9
Things With Faces · Range · Landforms
May 10
Things With Eyes · Golf Hits · Beef Cuts
May 11
Evidence · Academic Extracurriculars · Wilderness Routes
May 12
Minute · Texas Universities · Hotel Employees
May 13
French Mother Sauces · Strangely, They Are Fruit · Whopper Ingredients
May 14
Cartoonists · Oscars Hosts · Corn
May 15
Butterflies · US Pro Sports Teams · Singular Pairs
May 16
Bridge Game Variations · Super Bowl Host Cities · Pizza Styles
May 17
Singular Sports Teams · Brothers · Music Genres
May 18
Post-Transition Metals · Entertainment Awards · Fashionable
May 19
Quarterback Motions · Beverly Hillbillies · Uncle
May 20
Things You Can Break · Dog Commands · Bakery Items
May 21
On the Road to St. Ives · Engine · Chicago Teams
May 22
Nuts · They Played Jack Ryan · Wayans Brothers
May 23
Pepperidge Farm Cookies · Sherlock Holmes People · US Bays
May 24
Party · Medical TV Shows · Computer Commands
May 25
Surgical · Aroma · Wedding Elements
May 26
Restaurant Founders · the Question · Seuss Title Characters
May 27
Military, in Slang · Football Movies · Sea Turtles
May 28
Needle · Culinary Syrups · Bee
May 29
Forked Implements · Instrument Tools · Chicken Pieces
May 30
boat · Women's Jacket Dimensions · Jeans Elements
May 31
European Rivers · stone · Undesirable Auto
JJune 201830 boards
June 1
Illinois Universities · Knife · Chowder Varieties
June 2
Scott Joplin "Rags" · Canadian Pro Athlete · Carnivores
June 3
"Tron" Characters · Golf Nicknames · Fictional Billionaires
June 4
They Mean "Bit" · Peter Pan's Lost Boys · Stooges
June 5
Green —, Characters · Things That Sting · Astronomy Terms
June 6
Apprehend · Hit · Footwear
June 7
head · They Can Be Drawn · On the Fridge Door
June 8
hood · Classic Leading Men · Famous Julias
June 9
Cut · Play Rehearsal Terms · Sock Types
June 10
Heels · Salads · Physically Encourage
June 11
Equine Car Models · Jump · Bean
June 12
Banana · Nothing · Terms of Endearment
June 13
Moon · Famous Harrisons · Classic Dog Names
June 14
Table · Homophones of Letters · Worn on the Wrist
June 15
Chicken Breeds · Native Names · Famous Avenues
June 16
Nicknames for Kids · Tom Hanks Films · Compress
June 17
Famous Pro Team Owners · 1990s TV Characters · Sandwiches
June 18
Wall Framing Terms · Pearl Jam Albums · Talented Athlete
June 19
English Counties · Superhero Surnames · Sauce
June 20
Unusual Flowers · Shadow · Coffee Brands
June 21
Dick Francis Novels · pipe · Hardware
June 22
Talk Shows, With "The" · Point of · Jodie Foster Movies
June 23
British Columbia Cities · Island Capitals · Large Lakes
June 24
NYC Mayors · Ed · East Coast US Airports
June 25
Bars · Wrenches · Short Streets
June 26
British · Famous Sallys · Former US Capitals
June 27
Balcony · What "R" Can Stand For · "Romeo and Juliet" Roles
June 28
Student Athlete Rewards · Writings · Frozen Food Brands
June 29
Glass · Monthly Bills · Car Safety Features
June 30
Famous Dolphins · George Winston Albums · Break
JJuly 201831 boards
July 1
Noisy Animal Verbs · Horse Colors · Parts of a Tree
July 2
"The —," Reality Shows · Underlings · Clock Parts
July 3
Mystery Writers · Mister · "The Jetsons" Characters
July 4
French Mother Sauces · Eggs Benedict Ingredients · "National" Foods
July 5
People on US Currency · Davis · US States on the Pacific
July 6
Sounds Like a Pronoun · Trees · Yes!
July 7
Nut · US Senators · Apple Varieties
July 8
Ice Cream · Solids · Minor Ailments
July 9
Forestry Verbs · Famous Normans · Records
July 10
What a Car Might Call Home · Doors · Baseball Actions
July 11
Metric Prefixes · NATO Phonetic Alphabet · Medical Tests
July 12
"Parks & Rec" Characters · Alliterative Actors · Actress of the Month
July 13
Hospitality Verbs · What a Band Might Do · Split-Season Months
July 14
Pass · Game Show Hosts · Window Components
July 15
Hospital Sections · NBC Dramas · White House Parts
July 16
Female Animals · Male Animals · Little
July 17
Breads · New York Cities · Wings
July 18
Defunct US Airlines · American Universities · Omelets
July 19
Tour · Jim Croce Songs · Middle East Fruits
July 20
Staple Foods · Crazy, Like Food · Fruit
July 21
Flags With Crescents · weed · Fad Dances
July 22
Sousa Marches · Major US Newspapers · American Symbols
July 23
Game Shows · Double · Kids' Party Activities
July 24
Empty · What Dieters May Measure · Middle of the Body
July 25
Best Picture Oscars · Kevin Costner Movies · Baseball Movies
July 26
Things With a Crust · Things That Get Delivered · In the Garden
July 27
Fundraising Terms · Four · Household Cleaners
July 28
They Take the Fall · Seabirds · Ruminants
July 29
Rock Groups · Music Genres · US States
July 30
Streisand Songs · Conifers · US Magazines
July 31
Cole Porter Songs · Bond Films · Living Idioms
AAugust 201831 boards
August 1
Southern Rock Bands · They Border Tennessee · Ham
August 2
Grand · Farewells · Cereals
August 3
Teaching · Monopoly Pieces · Public Buildings
August 4
Bridges · Musical Tools · At the Playground
August 5
Chrysler Models · US Magazines · Washington, DC Sites
August 6
US Government Agencies · Texting Abbreviations · Cable Channels
August 7
Bay · Explorers · Mallet Required
August 8
California Counties · Auto Parts Stores · Famous Trios
August 9
20th Century Classical · British Boarding Schools · Jackets
August 10
guard · Famous Morrisons · Golf Course Features
August 11
General · First Amendment Rights · Where to Buy Things
August 12
Skiing Styles · Landing · Rock Music Subgenres
August 13
Moons of Saturn · "Cheers" Cast · Music Services
August 14
Agatha Christie Novels · Theater Parts · Appetizers
August 15
Skincare Terms · Steak Cuts · Casual Wear
August 16
Baseball Positions · Roman Numerals · Essential Vitamins
August 17
Anagrams of Spacer · Wyoming Cities · NBA Teams
August 18
Bowling Terms · Complain, Like an Animal · Meats
August 19
Famous Australians · Accounting Terms · Palindromic Family
August 20
Mountain Ranges · Sharks · They Wear Masks
August 21
US Cities, French Names · Northern NFL Teams · Two-Word US Cities
August 22
Screenwriters · Middle · "Leave It to Beaver"
August 23
Operatic Sopranos · Three-Letter Rock Bands · book
August 24
Units of Dry Measure · Kisses · Trousers
August 25
American Painters · Major Banks · Heating Fuels
August 26
European Desserts · They Come From Trees · Sewing Needs
August 27
Angles · Polar · Make a Cake
August 28
up · Schoolyard Ball Games · Powders
August 29
bed · Gears in a Car · Units of Time
August 30
City, US State Capitals · Jackets · TV Hosts
August 31
Justin Bieber Songs · Terms of Endearment · Jeans
SSeptember 201830 boards
September 1
Acronyms · Girls & Trees · Cooking Oils
September 2
Appalachian Trail States · Four-Syllable US Rivers · Southern US States
September 3
Rolling Stones Albums · Carrier · They May Be Delivered
September 4
Basketball Terms · Work Benefits · Your Hands
September 5
Double-Vowel Animals · Indian Animals · Animals Only in Australia
September 6
One Easily Deceived · Birds · Fruit
September 7
Cartoon Birds · Harper Lee Characters · grass
September 8
Galaxies · They're Surnamed James · Things That Spin
September 9
Tools for Wood · Unilever Brands · Upbeat
September 10
Famous Castaways · "Penguins of Madagascar" · US Navy Ranks
September 11
Chess Tactics · Edge of Clothing · Social Media Actions
September 12
NBA MVP Winners · Perfect · Water Bodies
September 13
Famous Squares · Pitch · Basic Math Terms
September 14
Cartoon Dogs · Parts of a Railroad Track · Smart Nicknames
September 15
Olives · Statement · Written Work
September 16
Missing Military Titles · Card Games · Restaurant Chains
September 17
Cold · Historical Musicals · Razor Names
September 18
Chord · UK Prime Ministers · Basketball MVPs
September 19
Famous Mikes · Go South, Not Literally · Shoe Parts
September 20
Italian Cities, in Italian · Belgian Cities · Pepperidge Farm Cookies
September 21
London Theatres · TV Horses · Precious Metals
September 22
Western US Airlines · Pacific Islanders · Coastal US States
September 23
TV Shows With Puppets · Bed · Bird Parts
September 24
Soccer Moves · headed · Not Warm Enough
September 25
Old Spice Scents · Former Place Names · Animal Plants
September 26
"Mary Tyler Moore" Actors · AAA · Google Apps
September 27
Jack · Plumbing Fittings · College Bowl Games
September 28
AL Cy Young Winners · Hollow Things · Groups of Five
September 29
Elements, Briefly · Root Vegetables · "Gilligan" Castaways
September 30
Sewing Machine Brands · Entertainers · Family Members
OOctober 201831 boards
October 1
Blue · Late Night TV Hosts · Hospital Attire
October 2
log · Get Rid Of · Fish
October 3
Things With Caps · Things That Get Refilled · Postpone
October 4
Rabbit · Fabrics · Country Singers
October 5
European Mountains · Disneyland Attractions · Wonderland Events
October 6
US West Coast Sports Teams · Natural Disasters · Cellphone Accessories
October 7
"Family Feud" Hosts · Missouri Cities · Outdoor Wear Brands
October 8
Katharine Hepburn Movies · Flowers · Past Tense Verbs
October 9
Pianos · Money Slang · Upstanding
October 10
Orville · Outboard Motor Makers · Guitar Manufacturers
October 11
Music Terms · Off · Discount Retailers
October 12
Colors, in French · "Peanuts" Characters · Cosmetics
October 13
pin · Female Farm Animals · Disseminate
October 14
UK Magazines · Adele's "25" Songs · British Rivers
October 15
Heat · Stations · Shining Brightly
October 16
Proverbially Busy Things · "Animal" Musicians · Aquatic Mammals
October 17
Hall · Untidy Collections · American Industrialists
October 18
Playing Card Brands · People Named Bell · sick
October 19
"Swiss Family Robinson" · "Inside Out" Characters · Dishwashing Liquid Brands
October 20
Power Sources · Auto Parts · Meal Courses
October 21
body · Famous Penelopes · Letter Homophones
October 22
Midnight · Arizona Pro Athletes · A Very Small Helping
October 23
Home Economics Skills · Soda · Bands With Food Names
October 24
Buzz · Point of View · Microsoft Products
October 25
Famous Glenns · Manhattan Buildings · sighted
October 26
Chuck · Meat Cooking Verbs · Outdoor Toys
October 27
Starburst Flavors · "Super Mario" Characters · Stone Fruits
October 28
stone · Male Birds · One-Name Singers
October 29
Golden · Animals and Verbs · Cities in New York
October 30
Slang for Money · Capital Foods · Cole Crops
October 31
ship · Bob Marley Songs · Professions and Verbs
NNovember 201830 boards
November 1
Weather Homophones · Classic Video Games · Bookstore Sections
November 2
Collector · Things You Flip · Make Weary
November 3
Food · Sports Venues · 3D Shapes
November 4
Land Near Water · Parts of a Rooster · Verbs for Hair
November 5
Computer Portmanteaus · Education Time · Modes of Communication
November 6
Famous Marcs · New York City Bridges · Beef
November 7
ACC Athletes · Oranges · Native American Tribes
November 8
"The Simpsons" Characters · Presidential Middle Names · TV Cops
November 9
Traffic · Concert Souvenirs · School Assignments
November 10
meal · "Annie" Orphans · Curtain Verbs
November 11
"— to —" Expressions · Parts of a Mountain · Best Part
November 12
Geographic Portmanteaus · Peninsulas · Asian Languages
November 13
Top Value Scrabble Tiles · Roman Numerals · Musical Notes
November 14
"The Lion King" Songs · Geometric Song Titles · Elton John Hits
November 15
Barrel · Beaches in Florida · Commodity Index Foods
November 16
Google · Auto Accessories · In the Linen Cabinet
November 17
Places to Park · Band · Dress-Up Occasions
November 18
Animal Astronauts · Oscars Hosts · Radio
November 19
Movie Horses · US Discount Retailers · NBA Teams
November 20
They Might Be Powdered · They're Bought in Dozens · Winter Sports Venues
November 21
Transformers · Hit the · TV Game Shows
November 22
Restaurant Ticker Symbols · Chart · Investment Funds
November 23
William Holden Films · Tea · Panhandle States
November 24
Take · Ways to Publicize · Superpowers
November 25
People Who Spin · "Full House" Characters · Cleaning Brands
November 26
Los Angeles Neighborhoods · Bay of · Cities in Italy
November 27
Standard · Skirt Types · US News Magazines
November 28
Cabin · Ships · Pony Cars
November 29
Words of Japanese Origin · Tennessee Athletes · Sleeping
November 30
South American Capitals · Famous Stephens · Slang for Selling
DDecember 201831 boards
December 1
Programming Languages · Dodge Models · Adele Songs
December 2
beat · Spectacle Frame Parts · Card Games
December 3
European Sauces · Veggies With Layers · Gyro Ingredients
December 4
Minor · They Have a Horn · Middle Ear Parts
December 5
Famous Peters · Birds · Display Fear
December 6
Euro · Funny Davids · Ways to Serve Veggies
December 7
pan · Trees With Cones · Steal
December 8
Civil War Generals · Jackie · Action Movie Stars
December 9
British Islands · British Writers · Sounds Like a Color
December 10
fire · Famous Michelles · Components of a Song
December 11
Mat · English Cities · Where Sports Are Played
December 12
Flight of the · Famous Bobs · Arizona Cities
December 13
Plain · Laurence Olivier Films · Make Spiffy
December 14
Ben · French Cities · "Inside Out" Voice Actors
December 15
Guitar Accessories · Bike Components · Digging Tools
December 16
21st Century Countries · Nuclear Powers · Red Sea Countries
December 17
Michael Lewis Books · Aboriginal Words · Sandra Bullock Films
December 18
A Seat for More Than One · Cities in Iowa · Speak Indirectly
December 19
Words From Latin · Bowling Terms · Fences
December 20
"Men in Black" Characters · Round Table Knights · "Great Gatsby" Characters
December 21
Fiction · They Keep You Cool · School Subjects
December 22
Hay · Blazer Features · Exhaust Conduits
December 23
Clive Cussler Novels · Salad Greens · They Are Launched
December 24
Copper Alloys · Potato Varieties · Noble Metals
December 25
Hungry Hungry Hippos · Meal · People Named Williams
December 26
Words From Hindi · Bracelet · Men's Formalwear
December 27
Target Sports · Clothing Alterations · Wrigley's Products
December 28
Dickens Characters · "U" Bands · Disney Characters
December 29
Party · Straight Formation · 4 Consecutive Vowels
December 30
Super Bowl MVPs · Montgomery · Brothers in Business
December 31
Things You Turn · Horse-Drawn Vehicles · In the Front Seat
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 2018, 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, 2026Numbers
Red Herring by the numbers
365Boards in 2018
5,840Words this year
3,529Boards in total
10Years covered
Good to know
Red Herring 2018 FAQ
How many Red Herring puzzles were there in 2018?
365 boards, one for each day the game published, holding 5,840 words in total. Each is listed below by month.
Are the 2018 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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