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Red Herring 2019 Answers
All 365 boards published in 2019, month by month
365 boards and 5,840 words from 2019. 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 2019
5,840Words this year
12Months covered
3,529Boards in total
Year archive
Red Herring 2019 Answers
All 365 boards published in 2019, 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 201931 boards
January 1
Monty Python Members · Bone · Crackers
January 2
Things You Blow · Famous Pauls · Dog
January 3
Oscars' Best Song Singers · Factor · Facebook Reactions
January 4
Bird Groups · "High —," Films · Things You Pass
January 5
Planned Capitals · Capitals on the Danube · Winter Olympics Hosts
January 6
Born · "Bird Songs" · Beatles Songs
January 7
Fictional Aunts · U2 Albums · Actresses Named Jones
January 8
Bean · Fishing Needs · Kitchen Fixtures
January 9
WNBA Teams · British Rock Singers · Sand
January 10
Famous Mels · Alberta Cities · Running Shoe Brands
January 11
Famous Harriets · Boots · Verbs for Shoes
January 12
Famous Thomases · "Calvin and Hobbes" · Tennis Terminology
January 13
Slang for Money · Playground Features · Taco Fixings
January 14
Barney · Search Engines · Wind Instruments
January 15
Band · Nature Areas · Sticky Situations
January 16
line · Birch Varieties · Famous Men Named James
January 17
Past or Present Verbs · Door Verbs · Give Permission
January 18
Fictional Private Eyes · Things You Join · Tools for the Soil
January 19
cloth · Travel by Water · Movies
January 20
Sci-Fi Films · Baseball Films · Rom-Com Films
January 21
Meat · Social Meals · Comfort Food
January 22
Parts of a Knife · Runner · Commands
January 23
Training · Measures · Car Stereo Controls
January 24
"The Simpsons" Characters · American Artists · Like an Inflamed Throat
January 25
Spice Girls Songs · Say · Off-White Colors
January 26
House · Things With Sand · Salad Dressings
January 27
Box · Landforms · Surface Cuts
January 28
Caribbean Music · Spicy Condiments · Rolled Candies
January 29
Divided Cities · Canals · Pennsylvania Cities
January 30
Things You May Stretch · "— Girl," Songs · Kids' Careers Plans
January 31
Dutch · Life Insurance Companies · Cooking Stove Parts
FFebruary 201928 boards
February 1
Opener · Cooking Verbs · Written Correspondence
February 2
"Our Town" Characters · Theater Jobs · Singer Mononyms
February 3
Women Authors · Shades of Brown · Dark
February 4
Free · Kinds of Steel · People Named Rogers
February 5
NFL Head Coaches · "The Wind in the Willows" · Sauces
February 6
"Operation" Game Pieces · Prime · Rock Hall-of-Famers
February 7
Tchaikovsky Works · Famous Romans · Shakespeare Plays
February 8
Chew · People Named Williams · Walkie-Talkie Lingo
February 9
"The Tonight Show" Hosts · Downton Abbey Staff · Alaska Cities
February 10
Bell · Aquatic Sports · Tex-Mex Fare
February 11
Mediterranean Ports · Orange · Shades of Red
February 12
Motivational Writers · Sausage Brands · Hall
February 13
Golf Lingo · Former Soft Drink Brands · Fictional Captains
February 14
Missouri Pro Athlete · Coldplay Songs · Where to Score
February 15
Musical Johns · Highest US State Capitals · Traditional Story
February 16
Chicago Mayors · "Tom Sawyer" Surnames · American Olympic Stars
February 17
Bloviation · Black Birds · Chess Pieces
February 18
Snakes · Marine Invertebrates · Dairy Products
February 19
Monkey · Arachnids · Pooh Characters
February 20
Backup Bands · Spinning Motion · Appliances
February 21
Singing Bobs · Movie Dogs · Donald Duck's Relatives
February 22
Things That Are Pounded · They May Be Trimmed · Shopping
February 23
Food on a Stick · Sit Like a Bird · Freshwater Fish
February 24
Swedish Bands · Insect Products · Animal Defenses
February 25
Checkers Terms · King Of · Hardware Store Goods
February 26
They Come From Greece · Hounds · Famous British Ships
February 27
Whales · Airplane Parts · Bit of an Appetizer
February 28
Battlefield Locations · Greatest Work · PBS Shows
MMarch 201931 boards
March 1
Business · MLB Teams, Briefly · Prepares Wool
March 2
Designers' First Names · nut · They Have Handles
March 3
Keys · cat · Single Name Movie Titles
March 4
Native American Chiefs · Washington Cities · General Motors Marques
March 5
Turtles · Music · Slang for Coffee
March 6
Colorado Mountains · New Jersey Cities · Ivy League Schools
March 7
Young Adult Novels · Spice Girls' First Names · Jane Austen Novels
March 8
Hidden Gems · Time · Cough Drop Brands
March 9
They May Be Flat · Guides · Things in a Theater
March 10
Cosmetic Brands · Jazz Standards · Arm
March 11
NCAA Tigers · Non-Presidents on US Bills · Broadway Hit Shows
March 12
Gold · Forks · Desserts
March 13
Beethoven Sonatas · Story · Crufts Dog Show Groups
March 14
berry · Acting Megans · Jump Up
March 15
Spicy Indian Dishes · Famous Stephens · Nourish
March 16
NBC News Anchors · University Figures · Famous Men Named James
March 17
Kale Varieties · California Mountains · US Art Museums
March 18
Lorde Songs · Beef Primal Cuts · MLB Teams
March 19
Victory · Fleetwood Mac Songs · Large Birds
March 20
Hand · Purse Contents · Famous Johnsons
March 21
1940s Sci-Fi Writers · Mother · Cower in Fear
March 22
Famous People Named Joan · They Come in Threes · Endures
March 23
Roman · Jazz Singers · Apples
March 24
Bread · Famous Tims · Activewear Brands
March 25
It Can Be Closed · Member of a 1960s Group · Court
March 26
Canadian National Parks · Cities in the Rockies · Microcrystal Quartzes
March 27
Finches · Mushrooms · Crackers
March 28
Jellyfishes · Michelangelo Sculptures · stroke
March 29
Transcendental Authors · Famous Michaels · Chocolates Brands
March 30
Moths · Melons · Rattlesnakes
March 31
They Speak Portuguese · "Road to —" Movies · Same First & Last Letter
AApril 201930 boards
April 1
Minnesota Cities · Tool Brands · Great Lakes Cities
April 2
Flags With One Star · Board Games · Iced Tea Brands
April 3
Steals · Florida Sports Teams · Recyclables
April 4
Famous People Named Ira · hood · Cooking Verbs
April 5
CCR Songs · Celestial Song Titles · One Letter Last Names
April 6
Man · Ellipsoid Foods · Picnic Favorites
April 7
Varieties of Chinese · Lilies · Fictional Joneses
April 8
You May Lose Yours · Sharks · Under
April 9
Food Homophones · Actors Named John · Their Money Is the Pound
April 10
They May Be Held Up · Parts of a Castle · Maternity
April 11
Alison Krauss Songs · Heart · Basic Dog Commands
April 12
They Can Be Split · Milk · Reptiles
April 13
They Have Many Stars · Eye · "101 Dalmatians"
April 14
Spreadsheet Elements · Conflict · Family
April 15
Classic TV Cops · Famous Brians · Glassware
April 16
"European" Things · Alan Alda Movies · Meg Ryan Movies
April 17
Things You Crack · Grammatical Categories · Anxious
April 18
Fountain · Slang for Jail · Onomatopoeia
April 19
They Have Arrows · Grammy New Artist Winners · Pay
April 20
Mariah Carey Hits · Literary Genres · Sweeteners
April 21
Airport Codes · TV Shows · US State Abbreviations
April 22
Beyonce Albums · Chanel Fragrances · Baking
April 23
Chicken Breeds · Straw Hats · Pool Parts
April 24
They Have a Shell · Guacamole Ingredients · Shades of Green
April 25
Email Service Providers · "Forrest Gump" Characters · Famous Watsons
April 26
Fish · Robin Williams Movies · Parts of a Toilet
April 27
Famous Hawaiians · Alliterative Bands · Boy Bands
April 28
They Have Claws · Apple · In the Cinema
April 29
In a · Singular Sports Teams · They Have Food Inside
April 30
"Shark Tank" Sharks · "American Idol" Winners · Sandwiches
MMay 201931 boards
May 1
Flag · Famous People Named Chris · Conifers
May 2
Famous Brandons · Jacks · Parts of a Bridal Outfit
May 3
Solitaire Types · Iron · Buick Models
May 4
They Have Pockets · In the Game Room · Parts of a Golf Course
May 5
White Grape Varieties · Colorful Girl Names · Herbs and Spices
May 6
Mass Measurements · Michigan Cities · stone
May 7
Dave Matthews Band Songs · Famous People Named Wright · walk
May 8
Original Mouseketeers · "Bob the Builder" · Famous Deans
May 9
hog · 1990s Alt-Rock Bands · Vehicles Without Wheels
May 10
The Traveling Wilburys · NASCAR Legends · Chord Types
May 11
Time · Parts of a Spacecraft · Medicine Delivery Forms
May 12
Theater · TV Detectives · Large Residences
May 13
Slang for Feelings · "In a —," Stuck · Worn Around the Neck
May 14
Famous People Named Grant · Rattlesnakes · McConaughey Movies
May 15
Golf Shots · Yankee · Comedy Types
May 16
Paints · Common Allergens · James for US President
May 17
They Have Stages · Fred MacMurray Movies · Clauses
May 18
Chair · Instrument Tools · Chicken Cuts
May 19
Parts of a Blimp · Small Boats · Travel Websites
May 20
box · Famous Elijahs · Experience Huge Growth
May 21
Monet Paintings · Red Plants · Trees in Action
May 22
Mussorgsky "Pictures" · Pen · Garden Features
May 23
Failed Apple Products · Eponymous Electrical Units · Electric Vehicles
May 24
Speech · Perplex · Greeting Card Types
May 25
Young Salmon Stages · Henry VIII Wives · French
May 26
Horse Race Margins · Find Your · Joints
May 27
"Titanic" Characters · Famous Charlies · Fasteners
May 28
"Zootopia" Characters · Baseball Card Companies · Corn
May 29
Double-Reed Woodwinds · Bent Instruments · "National" Instruments
May 30
Bill Murray Films · Swedish · Comic Strip Cats
May 31
Fictional Racing Cars · "Star Trek" Technologies · Gillette Razors
JJune 201930 boards
June 1
They May Be Thrown · "Animal Farm" Characters · Card Games
June 2
Rock Hall of Famers · Fictional Squirrels · Rice
June 3
British Open Winners · Half a Pair of Clothes · List
June 4
Ontario Cities · Best Musical Tony Winners · Chicken
June 5
Two Names in One · Versions of Boys' Names · Girls or Qualities
June 6
Olympic Track Distances · Tennis Scores · Roman Numeral Values
June 7
Racing Terms · Insecticide Brands · Cookie
June 8
Rooftop Structures · Under the · US Monopoly Spaces
June 9
Glass · Straits · Barbershop Voices
June 10
British Philosophers · Second Halves of Duos · Pet Homes
June 11
"National" Bands · Nut · Eurozone Nations
June 12
Interest · Sentence Types · College Terms
June 13
work · Guitar Parts · Young Animal Groups
June 14
Sharks · Mustelids · Flooring
June 15
Heteronyms · Working · They Are Delivered
June 16
Taco · US Petroleum Brands · Motionless Actions
June 17
Arab League States · New Kids on the Block · Middle Eastern Rivers
June 18
Speed · Meal Replacements · What You Do to a Battery
June 19
Batman Actors · Quantities of Paper · Wild
June 20
Units of Radioactivity · Honored With Elements · Multiple Nobel Winners
June 21
Gall · Actors Named Hudson · "Sesame Street" Characters
June 22
"Babe" Movie Animals · Animal Card Games · Scam
June 23
"Ball Game" Lyrics · Lemon · Small Amounts
June 24
UK Retailers · Fictional Horses · Beaufort Scale Levels
June 25
Acting Freds · Digital Painting Tools · Hair
June 26
Olympic Equipment · Instruments, in Slang · Car
June 27
Leaves · Spirals · Letter Homophones
June 28
Californian Governors · Pilots · Musical Georges
June 29
"Gilligan's Island" · Aerosmith Members · Mississippi Cities
June 30
Women of "The Office" · Cooking Oil Brands · Abbreviated Months
JJuly 201931 boards
July 1
Fictional Cats · Film Orphans · "Les Mis" Characters
July 2
NHL Hall-of-Famers · "Cheers" Characters · Parts of a Sailboat
July 3
Give Me A · They Measure Length · Leaders
July 4
Rate · Bands With Siblings · Parts of a Drill
July 5
Pole Vault Stages · Led Zeppelin Members · Reading Quantities
July 6
Con—, Proper Noun · Mediterranean Islands · Chevrolet Sedans
July 7
Tomato · worm Creatures · Adhesives
July 8
US Colonial Leaders · Bank · Famous Seans
July 9
"Holes" Characters · Sports Cups · Truck Rental Companies
July 10
They're Made Up of 12 · Contract Bridge Terms · They Have Keys
July 11
Living Things Taxonomy · Art · People Watching
July 12
Jack & · Kennedys · Female Animals
July 13
Malcolm Gladwell Books · Backup Bands · What Eyes Can Do
July 14
"Treasure Island" · "Star Trek" Characters · Famous Doctors
July 15
Fictional Turtles · American Inventors · Jar
July 16
Women Named Smith · Greek Salad Ingredients · Shades of Green
July 17
Pork · Food "Containers" · Body Joints
July 18
ball · Pastry Types · Secure With a Line
July 19
man · "Frozen" Characters · Palindromic Names
July 20
hole · English Cities · Camera Movements
July 21
Life Savers Roll Flavors · Multiple Fruits · Expressions of Disapproval
July 22
"Up" Characters · Entry Points · Famous Bills
July 23
The Verve Songs · Poetry Forms · Blue Sky Animated Films
July 24
Top · Words With a Silent "W" · Strong Desire
July 25
Wedding Vow Verbs · Bridge · Come to Rest
July 26
"Peppa Pig" Characters · Working With Words · Famous Aarons
July 27
Spider Web Shapes · age · Bedding
July 28
Hickory Species · Air · Capture
July 29
Stoves · Hollow Objects · Socks
July 30
Gymnastics Rings Moves · Units of Force · Famous Isaacs
July 31
Jargony Data Units · Cat's · Tree Parts
AAugust 201931 boards
August 1
Not Quite Words · Parts of the Brain · Mythical Animals
August 2
Fashion Documentaries · Parts of the Eye · Body
August 3
Famous Alices · Presidential Middle Names · Kitchen Counter Materials
August 4
Mad · Wonderland Residents · Soups
August 5
"— Holiday" Movie · Italian Cookies · From an Italian City
August 6
Fermented Foods · Foods Named For Places · cloth
August 7
Fries · DreamWorks Movies · Web Browser Buttons
August 8
Jump the · Miami Sports Teams · Ransack
August 9
Lerner & Loewe Works · Legendary Places · Resort Chains
August 10
They Work With Feet · Punctuation Marks · A Very Small Amount
August 11
Typography Spacing Terms · Tape · Liquids From Plants
August 12
McDonaldland Characters · Clowns · Purple Characters
August 13
Kid Lit Cats · Beatrix Potter Characters · Dr. Seuss Books
August 14
"Pretty" Around the World · Units of Volume · Skirts
August 15
Kiwi Actors · "The Princess Bride" Cast · "Avian" Actors
August 16
98 Degrees Members · Disfigure · Abbreviated Months
August 17
Astronauts, Familiarly · Gum · "Toy Story" Characters
August 18
Soccer Players · Brooklyn · At the Dentist
August 19
"Robots in Time" Books · Sitting · California Pro Athlete
August 20
Social Media Keywords · Cereal Brands · Close Acquaintance
August 21
Chef's · Frilly Flowers · Boots
August 22
Cuffs · Salad Dressings · Languages
August 23
US Olympic Runners · John Travolta Movies · Famous Wilsons
August 24
Bob Dylan Songs · Women or Countries · Helen Hunt Films
August 25
oon · "It's a —," Slang for Fun · Animal Sounds
August 26
Jolly · Clothes Named for People · Texas Sports Teams
August 27
"Landform" Name Actors · Famous Redheads · Late Night Comedy Hosts
August 28
Europeans All · Telephone · Song, in Other Words
August 29
"Celestial" Stars · Their Initials Are A.G. · Musical Names
August 30
Things You Roll · sticks · Science Magazines
August 31
go · A Foot, in Slang · Woodshop Tools
SSeptember 201930 boards
September 1
Comedy Duo Second Halves · People Named Elvis · "Gilligan's Island" Actors
September 2
"Sonic" Characters · Parts of a US Coin · Up
September 3
Benedict Cumberbatch Roles · case · Famous Emilys
September 4
Bicycle Brands · Anthony Hopkins Films · day
September 5
Best Actress Oscar Winners · Holding · Bravery
September 6
Walter Isaacson Books · Computer Programmers · "National" Movie Titles
September 7
They Squirt Ink · Skirts · shell
September 8
Letter Homophones · Say · Famous Sidekicks
September 9
In-Flight Magazines · Blue · Lewis Carroll Characters
September 10
Con · Leonard Cohen Songs · Colorado Sports Teams
September 11
"M*A*S*H" First Names · People Named Moore · Fictional Misters
September 12
Animal Sounds · Wind · Animal Homes
September 13
Airport Code Words · Top · Friend
September 14
Famously Moustachioed Men · Animal-Sound Names · Astronauts
September 15
Double · Dodge Models · Pigs of Kid Lit
September 16
Words With Four O's · Empires · Living Room Furniture
September 17
Picture · Water Birds · Publications
September 18
Poorly Lit · Famous Jacks · Pages
September 19
Things That Melt · US National Parks · Ice Cream Flavors
September 20
Winds · Vacuum Brands · Eeeasy!
September 21
They May Be Crossed · In a Grocery Store · Pathways
September 22
Monkey · Famous Nelsons · Mind-Benders
September 23
Red & White Flags · Italian Cities · Sandwich Meats
September 24
It's Overhead · Dive · Long-Necked Animals
September 25
Soup · "Wonderland" Characters · Equipment Makers
September 26
Cities on Lake Erie · Famous Walking Trails · Sauce
September 27
mark · Not Your Own Hair · Electrical Terms
September 28
Chanel Perfumes · State Flowers · "Willy Wonka" Characters
September 29
Famous Joes · Spaniels · TV Hosts
September 30
Robbery · Alarm · Things With Tracks
OOctober 201931 boards
October 1
master · Fractions · Capturing Devices
October 2
Night · Female Animals · Seasons
October 3
Key · Strong Points · Very Serious
October 4
Black · Places to Buy · Birds of Prey
October 5
Park · Films Made in 1970 · American Generals
October 6
Necktie Knots · Ontario Cities · Numerical Idioms
October 7
Canadian Prime Ministers · Cartoonists · Channel
October 8
Ship · Pants · Family Members
October 9
Rice Varieties · Disney Princesses · Ivy League Schools
October 10
Oil · Artworks · In Good Shape
October 11
Rose Varieties · Cruise Ships · Vice Presidents' Wives
October 12
Newspaper Names · Cereal Companies · Celestial Objects
October 13
Cancels · Surgical Dress · Shirt Parts
October 14
Tower · Male Film Stars · Drinks
October 15
Master · Taxonomic Categories · Extremely Important
October 16
Tower · Shades of White · Financial Services
October 17
Animals With Scales · Pit · Musical Groups
October 18
Ways to Start Plants · Dishonest Practices · Pedestrians
October 19
UN Secretaries-General · Fabrications · Burger King Sandwiches
October 20
Tooth · Collect Food · Computer Commands
October 21
Paints · Animal Diseases · Greatly Surprises
October 22
Kate · Composers · They Improve Your Looks
October 23
Elvis Costello Albums · Deep · Acting Adams
October 24
Iron · Non-Royal Titles · Wrestling Terms
October 25
Blue · Lines · Generic Awards
October 26
Wall · Sea Pilot's Equipment · Round Objects
October 27
Spider-Man Villains · Things on Strings · Birds of Prey
October 28
Organ · Containers · Get in the Way
October 29
Ways to Snare · book · Face Furrows
October 30
Things in a Shell · Olive · Tea
October 31
Salads · Hollow Pastas · Tex-Mex Fare
NNovember 201930 boards
November 1
Famous Stewarts · Football Positions · Fishing Supplies
November 2
Famous Georges · Trap · Large Amounts
November 3
Gulf of · Cities in Two Countries · European Monarchies
November 4
Food From Animals · Breakfast Favorites · Terms of Endearment
November 5
What "K" May Stand For · Dental · Baseball Terms
November 6
Things With Poles · Slavic Capital Cities · Knot
November 7
Hockey Infractions · Punctuation Marks · "Peter Pan" Characters
November 8
Iron · Winter Olympics Sports · Breakfast Foods
November 9
Art · Things in a Courtroom · Places to Sit
November 10
They're Named for Cities · Film Producers · Mustard Family Plants
November 11
Shirley Temple Films · Fashion Magazines · Supermodels
November 12
Words With a Silent "K" · Pad · Breadmaking Stages
November 13
Slang for Money · Mustard · Hair Colors
November 14
Portmanteau Words · Between Times · Slow Economic Periods
November 15
Book Titles · Music Studios · Streets of Industry
November 16
Architects · Perching Birds · A Bit of Fun
November 17
Wall · Ivy · World Marathon Majors
November 18
Nobelists in Economics · Famous Pauls · Think a Lot Of
November 19
Long · Math Operations · Last Words
November 20
"Y" Is the Only Vowel · Rugby Terms · Small Wild Cats
November 21
Aid · Bad Odors · Senses
November 22
Crab · The Who Members · Astronomical Features
November 23
Words From Italian · Veggies That Are Fruits · Pizza Toppings
November 24
U2 Albums · Old · Specialists
November 25
Milk · Clothing · Glass Containers
November 26
Agricultural Areas · land · Sitcoms
November 27
Brad & Angelina's Kids · Fort · Film Dogs
November 28
Cricket Field Positions · Orson Welles Films · Words With O at Each End
November 29
German Philosophers · Brothers · Homophones, Correct?
November 30
Hairstyles · Forms of Bread · Fish
DDecember 201931 boards
December 1
Board Games · Colorful Cereals · Breaks Apart
December 2
Music Festivals · John Steinbeck Books · Directional Movies
December 3
bone · Letters Sounded Out · Fictional Aunts
December 4
Ohio-Born Presidents · 2012 Movies · Give for Free
December 5
Book · They Have No Legs · Storage Areas
December 6
Nose · Eye Parts · Ways to Earn a Living
December 7
NATO Phonetic Letters · Entertainment Awards · "Sesame Street" Characters
December 8
Boston · Foot Races · US Cellphone Networks
December 9
Tomato · Names for Zero · Meats
December 10
Moore · Demi Lovato Albums · Complete
December 11
Lightning · Music · Bedlinens
December 12
Peanut Butter Brands · Disney Movies · Candy Bars
December 13
Programming Languages · Indonesian Islands · Snakes
December 14
point · Fasteners · Hand Parts
December 15
Means of Access · Mountain · Forms of Water
December 16
What "BA" May Stand For · European Airlines · Capitals Starting With B
December 17
Swiss · Racquet Sports · Vegetables
December 18
Milk · In One Piece · Ice Cream Parlor Treats
December 19
Defeat Handily · Tennis Shots · Orange Sodas
December 20
Space Probe Programs · Old Europeans · They're All at Sea
December 21
nail · Room Features · Stove Features
December 22
"John," Abroad · Month Abbreviations · Make Imperfect
December 23
Bottom · Weather Descriptions · Not Right
December 24
One Short of an EGOT · LPGA Tour Winners · They Were Born in Hawaii
December 25
Aircraft · Texting Slang · Pear Varieties
December 26
Words From Yiddish · Connoisseurs · Defects
December 27
Play · Things to Do With a Pen · Suitable
December 28
Water · Footwear · Automatic Car Gears
December 29
line · Animal "Clothes" · Carbs
December 30
Hand · Give Birth · Put Up With
December 31
Salmon Life Cycle · Famous Stephens · Lyricists
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Getting Around the Red Herring Archive
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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
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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.
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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 2019, 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 2019
5,840Words this year
3,529Boards in total
10Years covered
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Red Herring 2019 FAQ
How many Red Herring puzzles were there in 2019?
365 boards, one for each day the game published, holding 5,840 words in total. Each is listed below by month.
Are the 2019 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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