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Red Herring 2020 Answers

All 366 boards published in 2020, month by month

366 boards and 5,856 words from 2020. Each entry lists that day's three group themes, so a puzzle you half-remember can be found by scanning rather than clicking.

366Boards in 2020
5,856Words this year
12Months covered
3,529Boards in total
Year archive

Red Herring 2020 Answers

All 366 boards published in 2020, 5,856 words in total. Each entry shows that day's three group themes. Jump to the full archive or the Red Herring hub.

JJanuary 202031 boards
January 1 Green · American Motors Cars · Light Sources January 2 Story · Shout · Winners January 3 Words From Hindi · stand · TV Programs January 4 Market · Pants Parts · Common Pests January 5 Old-Fashioned Carriages · Virginia Cities · Superhero Surnames January 6 Body · Bed Components · Smell January 7 Road · What a Bell May Do · Courses of a Meal January 8 Beatles' Title Females · First Ladies · Palindromic Names January 9 Currencies · Splits · Punctuation January 10 Mountain · Equines · Safari Sights January 11 eye · Protein Sources · 2011 Movies January 12 Animal Groups · Business Authors · E-Readers January 13 Square Numbers · Film Titles · Lumber Sizes January 14 Country · Radios · Social Groups January 15 Plymouth Vehicles · Young Animals · Cleaning Tools January 16 Last Name Woods · Spices · Wild Cats January 17 Animal Noses · Legal Terms · Luggage January 18 Top · Yellow Things · Artists January 19 Birds of Prey · Rock Bands · Excursions January 20 stick · Comic Strips · Nuts January 21 Football · Sports Venues · Film Genres January 22 Bob · World · Positive Traits January 23 Flying · Beginning · Train January 24 Medieval Occupations · Geological Formations · Arizona Cities January 25 Story · Terriers · East Coast State Capitals January 26 Santa · Roman Numerals · Element Symbols January 27 Homophones of Letters · Pool · Stinging Insects January 28 Bowling Terms · Road Parts · Joints January 29 Band · Fruit Preserves · Liquid Containers January 30 Sega Products · Fleetwood Mac Albums · Ideas January 31 Iron · They Can Be Made of Rubber · Rain Gear
FFebruary 202029 boards
February 1 Sports Violations · Things on a Cake · Cutting February 2 Meanings for "Pen" · Ab Exercises · Office Supplies February 3 bell · Entryways · Cooking Pots February 4 Sneaker Brands · iPod Models · Big Cats February 5 League · Land Divisions · US Cabinet Departments February 6 Striped Animals · Dances · Drums February 7 Water · Badges · Mushrooms February 8 Camera · Boats · Baseball Terms February 9 Eye · American · Tableware February 10 Matthew · Gordon Lightfoot Hits · Early Evening February 11 Plane Parts · Water Birds · Lifting Devices February 12 Picture · Things in the Mail · Land Measures February 13 Keyboards · Musical Notations · Frippery February 14 Finger · Small · Time Periods February 15 Plan · Footwear · Plumbing Issues February 16 Tough · Slang for "Man" · "Blondie" Characters February 17 State Mottos · Actresses Named Davis · Relative Directions February 18 Mouse, Characters · Strong Words · Impending Trouble February 19 Shades of Purple · "Downton Abbey" Roles · "All in The Family" Roles February 20 Hill · Golfing Verbs · Musical Genres February 21 World Currencies · Beat · Tropical Birds February 22 Classic TV Westerns · Native American Tribes · Steakhouse Chains February 23 Ways to Make Decisions · At a Football Game · Wedding Day Activities February 24 Famous Samuels · Deceive · Young Animals February 25 Run · Season · How's the Weather? February 26 Things That Spin · Car Parts · Appliances February 27 Table Setting · Spacecraft · Oral Medications February 28 Grapes · TV Home Planets · Fairy Tale Brutes February 29 They Come in Sheets · They May Be Waxed · Rooms on a Clue Board
MMarch 202031 boards
March 1 Linear Measurements · Boxes · Body Parts March 2 "The Love Boat" Characters · Annoy · Burrowing Mammals March 3 Fox · Wetlands · Really Cold March 4 Things You Step On · Animal Coverings · Fake Hair March 5 Famous Moores · Fictional Rabbits · Slang for US Money March 6 Night · Groups · Nocturnal Animals March 7 Literary Awards · Famous Annes · Texas Schools March 8 Van Halen Songs · Action Verbs · Mental Images March 9 Wheel · Prickly Things · Rodents March 10 Stone · Bean · Internal Organs March 11 Iconic British Things · Animal-Themed Bands · Breakfast Beverages March 12 Double · European Demonyms · Live Shows March 13 Sierra · Forms of Water · Bath Types March 14 House Styles · Pennsylvania Cities · Rural Occupations March 15 Butterflies · Flags · Navy Ranks March 16 Tooth Parts · Students' Books · Paint March 17 Mathematics Terms · Military Units · Living Quarters March 18 Rubber · Things You Sign · Worn on the Wrist March 19 Science Fiction TV Shows · Flying Insects · Kids' Games March 20 Hired Transport · Classic TV Sitcoms · Companions March 21 Musicals · Rock Bands · Exclamations March 22 "Mockingbird" Characters · Pickles · Representatives March 23 Office · Newspaper Names · Symmetrical Shapes March 24 Cart · Volkswagen Models · Have an Accident March 25 Williams · States on the Mississippi · Official State Birds March 26 Out of · Biological Categories · Gun Parts March 27 Greek Letters · Small Amount · Airlines March 28 Neckwear · Secret Agents · Relationships March 29 back · Clue Weapons · Cutting Implements March 30 Parade · At the Ball · Things for Rent March 31 NASCAR Legends · Hats · Occupational Surnames
AApril 202030 boards
April 1 Things With Rings · Shower · Candy Bars April 2 Cirque du Soleil Shows · Gymnastics Moves · Under the House April 3 Cuts of Beef · Autobody Parts · Ways to Cook April 4 College Sports Nicknames · Reds · Animal Collectives April 5 Bridge · Things Sent Out · Vehicle Systems April 6 First · Gathering for Learning · Dog Breeds April 7 They May Have Flutes · Instrument Families · Lines April 8 Bands Named for Cities · American Composers · New England Capitals April 9 Employment · Points on a Train Ride · Structural Items April 10 Dodge Vehicles · Rush · Snakes April 11 Female Animals · Animal Enclosures · Chess Pieces April 12 Presidential Nicknames · Bear · Germanic Languages April 13 Swamp Creatures · Grand · They Come in Sticks April 14 Men Famous for Long Hair · Welsh Singers · Famous Stephens April 15 Black · Electronic Terms · Races April 16 Swiss · Big Shots · At the Ski Resort April 17 Gore · Gibb Siblings · "Toy Story" Humans April 18 Seed Oils · Stone Fruits · Reds April 19 Standup · Theater Types · Time to Eat April 20 Baskets · Restrain · Doggie Commands April 21 US Presidential Dogs · System · Friend, Informally April 22 They're on Fire · Family Tree · Competitions April 23 Famous Natalies · Roof Features · Fashionable April 24 Room · Bowling Terms · Shaking Moves April 25 Business · Scary · Covered With Hair April 26 Body Part Homophones · Fast Animals · Refuse April 27 Show · Relief Pitchers · Emergency Workers April 28 Slang for Home · Minor Injuries · Joking Insults April 29 Space · Surgical Instruments · Trainee April 30 Cold · berry · Birds
MMay 202031 boards
May 1 Supertramp Songs · Groups of Fish · Coming After May 2 Age · Sculpture Media · Household Appliances May 3 Sails · Plan of Studies · Regal Persons May 4 Porcelain Types · Soups · Real Food "Wrappers" May 5 Zone · Just Before Sundown · Possible Trouble May 6 Works With Egg · Diaper Brands · Indulges Another May 7 Snow · Essential Meaning · Occupation May 8 Parts of a Window · What a Winner Gets · Worn Around the Waist May 9 Urban Rail Transport · Hollow Lines · Legwear May 10 Party · Time Divisions · Fractions May 11 Call · What You Hold On To · A Fake Name May 12 Salad · Soap · Kitchen Utensils May 13 Roofing Materials · Road Surfaces · Actually Existing May 14 cake · Undersized · Lacking May 15 plasty · Horned Animals · Deceive May 16 Hood · Asian Rivers · Unisex Names May 17 Night · Female Animals · Hit Hard May 18 house · Watercraft · Where to Sleep May 19 Famous Pen Names · American Playwrights · Children's Authors May 20 Whole · Record of Money Owed · Advertising May 21 Draw · Fire Irons · Famous Kates May 22 Nut · Jay Birds · Famous Peninsulas May 23 Barbara · Female Novelists · Working Group Dogs May 24 Sugar · Be Idle · Jackets May 25 Cat Fur Colors · Bean · Organs May 26 Movie Directors · One-Term Presidents · Shiny Surfaces May 27 Valve · Pointers · Fun Gathering May 28 Birch Varieties · Famous Bettys · An Exemplary Person May 29 Front · Constellations · Athletes May 30 Bermuda · Perfect · Social May 31 Wood · Party Things · Junk Food
JJune 202030 boards
June 1 cap · stone · Units of Measurement June 2 Petty · Course · Crimes June 3 Red · Rock · It May Be Pickled June 4 Diving Positions · Shades of Pink · Flour Brands June 5 Jefferson Airplane Albums · Sound · Things Dogs Do June 6 Butter · Nuts · Sharp Things June 7 head · Understand · Used the Senses June 8 Classic Origami Figures · Lifting Machines · Dance Fads June 9 ball · Coastal Landforms · Transfer June 10 Groups of Animals · Edible Marine Gastropods · Blue June 11 Typefaces · Credit Cards · Typewriter Makers June 12 Clams · Milk Drinks · Rugs June 13 Family · House · Theater Events June 14 R.E.M. Albums · Dog · Make Known June 15 can · Male Animals · Animals, Informally June 16 bill · Socks · Go Different Ways June 17 Shoe Brands · Musical Lyricists · Animated Features June 18 Play · Farm Animal Enclosures · One Sound, Four Words June 19 Space · Perambulate · Travel Hubs June 20 Shetland · Landforms · Products From Sheep June 21 Stick · 1990s Ford Autos · Outline June 22 Indicate the Future · Newspaper Titles · Surveil June 23 They Have Lines · Hollywood Jobs · Fishing Verbs June 24 Scandalous —gates · Knock a Piece From · Four-Letter Countries June 25 Isaac Asimov Works · The End of the Day · Enemy June 26 Famous Carters · Hare · Hill June 27 Sad · Hanging From a Car Mirror · Above the Waist June 28 Three-Syllable Countries · Four-Syllable Countries · Five-Syllable Countries June 29 You May Clear Them · Spring Forward · Where to Put Money June 30 "Simpsons" Characters · Phone · Shades of Red
JJuly 202031 boards
July 1 American Flatbreads · Croissant Fillings · Chip July 2 Hot · Foods With Peels · Common Juices July 3 Physically Fine · Drupe Fruits · Cut the End July 4 Hill · Museums · Washington DC Sights July 5 Retronyms · Video Game Systems · Rhyming Animal Idioms July 6 Shakespearean Males · Florida Cities · Municipalities July 7 Canada Girl Guides Ranks · Falsify · What You Do With a Baby July 8 Hot · Weightlifting Moves · A Place to Sit July 9 Fictional Sergeants · Ring · Vegetables July 10 Paper · Things That Can Fly · Woodworking Tools July 11 Bean · Soft Rock Bands · On the Grocery List July 12 Change · They Allow Entry · New York-Based Companies July 13 Right on · Column · Things You Ask For July 14 Point of · Biology Classifications · Areas in a Library July 15 Philosophers · Brothers · Fictional Tigers July 16 Big · Door · Cooperative Partnerships July 17 Closed · They Are Written · Entryway July 18 Flags With One Star · Countries With Dollars · What "CO" May Stand For July 19 Whale Parts · Billiards Actions · Fortunate Happening July 20 Lost · Mars Rovers · Bring About July 21 Super · Fire in the Belly · Urban Roads July 22 Play-Ending Sports Verbs · Stones · Schoolyard Games July 23 bow · 1970s Rock Bands · Crabs July 24 Day · Excursions · Keyboard Keys July 25 Parts of a Mushroom · Sleeves · Cuts of Meat July 26 smith · Seas · Bit of Hair July 27 It Can Be Struck · Motor · Communities July 28 Criminal Case Steps · Tugging Heartstrings · Using Your Senses July 29 Famous Diamonds · Steve Martin Films · Wedding Roles July 30 Post · Floating Aquatic Plants · Desktop Office Suites July 31 Suspension Bridge Parts · Alaska Cities · Late Night TV Hosts
AAugust 202031 boards
August 1 Shot · Drinking Vessels · Dog-Walking Gear August 2 They Might Be Lifted · Shoulder · They Cover the Eyes August 3 Flour · Freewheel · Geography Terms August 4 Kennedys · Aviation Terms · Pin August 5 Irregular Plurals · False · Close Acquaintances August 6 Things That Break · Fox TV Shows · Crowded August 7 Canadian · Trail · North American Mountains August 8 Equatorial Countries · Red, White & Blue Flags · Baltic Sea Countries August 9 South Dakota Cities · Famous Nancys · US Figure Skating Champs August 10 They Weigh Heavily · North American Seabirds · Corn Cereals August 11 Foods With Chocolate · Pad · Flowering Shrubs August 12 Animals With Pups · NFL Teams · Endures August 13 Missouri Cities · Midwest State Capitals · Cartoon Towns August 14 On the · Gather in Large Numbers · Bird Actions August 15 Patti Smith Songs · Hard · Charitable Cause August 16 Point · Art Forms · Easy August 17 Wall Sports · Juicy Beverages · Sociable August 18 They Have Ribs · Same Word, French/English · Shades of Purple August 19 Electric · Things You Can Catch · Musical Directions August 20 City, State Capitals · "Tonight Show" Hosts · '70s Rock Bands August 21 Show · Collectibles · Medicines August 22 Big —, City Nicknames · Tree Fruits · Something in the Air August 23 "Get Smart" Characters · Quarters · America August 24 Damien Rice Songs · Dryer Settings · Easily Breakable August 25 Oliver · Imperial Units of Weight · NFL Stats August 26 walk · Sweet or Savory Foods · Take Unlawfully August 27 Insurance Companies · Famous Rays · In the Trunk August 28 Famous Diamonds · False · Parts of the Eye August 29 "Taxi" Characters · Mark Twain Characters · Potato, as a Side Dish August 30 Crash · Study Plans · Protective Gear August 31 Things You Can Make · lift · Furniture
SSeptember 202030 boards
September 1 Hyper · Primitive Weapons · Nintendo Protagonists September 2 Party · Coastal Landforms · Medical Applications September 3 James · Necklace Parts · Irish Cities September 4 Lake · Construction Sights · White Birds September 5 Chicken Dishes · Food on a Stick · Android OS Releases September 6 Face · Fireplace Tools · Young Child September 7 Scotch · Vitamin D Sources · Car Parts, in the UK September 8 On a · Organization Tools · They Provide Support September 9 Baton Users · Track Athletes · Leaders September 10 Garden · New York City Squares · Commonly Red Flowers September 11 Samsung Galaxy Models · Midsize Cars · Shaving Creams September 12 Get · Numbers · Ribs September 13 Second · Moving Air · Give Your Opinion September 14 Car · Things With Clocks · Cleaning Verbs September 15 Hand Warmers · Steals · Cooking Measures September 16 Washington Cities · Toyota Models · Colors September 17 Chain · Ways to Keep in Touch · Pains September 18 Geological Depressions · Remove Liquids · Sink Parts September 19 Ticket · Tracks · Add Flavor September 20 Merle Haggard Singles · "Star Trek" Actor Names · Famous Henrys September 21 Sinatra Songs · They Speak Portuguese · Tropic of Cancer Lands September 22 Thin · Lock · Elizabeth, Familiarly September 23 Hot Air Balloon Parts · Aboard a Sailing Ship · Office Desk Items September 24 well · Movie Production Jobs · Clean Animals September 25 No —! · Crocodile · Cells in the Body September 26 Bean · Football Statistics · Movie Pieces September 27 Central America Capitals · Russian Cities · Gulf of Mexico Cities September 28 They Have Pages · Signs of Achievement · High School Mementos September 29 Poetic Forms · US Presidential Also-Rans · Condiments September 30 Kool & the Gang Hit Songs · Motorcycle Companies · Winning Words
OOctober 202031 boards
October 1 Photo · Obsolete Music Storage · Marital Status October 2 Boiled Dinner Elements · Breakfast Sides · Money, in Slang October 3 After · Car Model or NBA Player · Barber's Needs October 4 root · "Romeo & Juliet" Forms · Pixar Movies October 5 tail · Actors Named Chris · Eye Colors October 6 Clowns · Letter Cases · Land Units October 7 Taxes · Opulence · Large Houses October 8 Silver · Camera Parts · Up-to-the-Minute News October 9 Off · Inlets · Boards October 10 Famous Movie Lines · 20th Century Composers · Recyclables October 11 Swirling Winds · Low-Pitched Instruments · Voices October 12 Dry · Take Away Punitively · Ways of Scoring October 13 Antique Lamps · Time-Telling Devices · Surveil October 14 Hat Features · The Limit · Dental Procedures October 15 Running · Timber Features · Flat Things October 16 Cruise Lines · Apple Varieties · Festive Occasions October 17 Royal · It Stops Time in Hockey · Banking Terms October 18 Baby Fish · UK-Born Actors · Fictional Ships October 19 They May Whistle · Sports Officials · Courtroom Figures October 20 Talk · Appear Embarrassed · Makeup October 21 Shades of Green · "Charlotte's Web" · Fictional Rats October 22 Things With Springs · Bedding · Pieces of Paper October 23 Beans · Forms of Cheese · Destructive Insects October 24 Glasses · Classical Music · Hotel Room Options October 25 Penny · Roadways · Shoes October 26 US Attorneys General · Nevada Cities · US Cities, Spanish Names October 27 Fast Food Restaurants · It's Up in the Sky · Gatherings October 28 St. —, Missouri · Armstrong · Famous Rays October 29 Moon · Sailing Actions · Collect Crops October 30 Playwrights' First Names · Red · States With a Springfield October 31 Gears · Texas Pro Athlete · Steak Cuts
NNovember 202030 boards
November 1 Fish Bait · Parts of a Rose Plant · Male Friend November 2 Chicken · California Cities · Products From Trees November 3 Up · Search Thoroughly · What You May Do to Hair November 4 Fries · Baked Breakfast Foods · Salad Dressings November 5 Four · Town · Signs November 6 They Come in Fours · Camp · Musical Groups November 7 Dish · At the Pool Table · In the Shower November 8 San · Roman Emperors · Electronic Musicians November 9 Races · Small Amount · Ways to Cook an Egg November 10 Tourist Stuff · Things With a Lens · Things That Hold Liquids November 11 Post · Enclosures · Selling November 12 Fish · Scavengers · Make a Noise November 13 Backless Shoes · Photographic Images · Beasts of Burden November 14 Drive · You Study for Them · None November 15 Saws · Fancy Headgear · Direction Indicators November 16 Pacific Ocean Straits · Be Angry · Guitars November 17 Big —, NCAA Conferences · Shades of Blue · Slang for Small Child November 18 Dog · Currencies · Official Documents November 19 Famous Steves · Campaign Trail Topics · Deep Depressions November 20 Real · Taxes · TV Doctors November 21 Soap · Confess, in Slang · Kitchen Verbs November 22 Paul McCartney Bands · Horse-Drawn Carriages · Classic TV Sitcoms November 23 Famous Newtons · Shaft · Fruits November 24 Check · Take Too Long · Things Fingers Can Do November 25 Liz Taylor Husbands · Beatrix Potter Surnames · Time November 26 Race · Lane · US Football Statistics November 27 Turkey Dinner Sides · Canned Foods · Email Folders November 28 What "S" May Stand For · Literary Villains · Park November 29 Potato · Chevy Chase Movies · Camera Lenses November 30 Under · Office Jobs · They Keep You Warm
DDecember 202031 boards
December 1 Management · What the Server May Bring · Emotional Responses December 2 Georgia Mountains · Orange Types · Eponymous TV Shows December 3 Wyoming Cities · Plains Indian Tribes · Razor Brands December 4 Port of · Lands at 0° Longitude · Sign December 5 Stomach, in Slang · Business Entity · Cookware December 6 Sandwich · Tower, in the US · Up December 7 Talk · 1990s Alt-Rock Bands · Pet Store Purchases December 8 Shared Pro Team Names · NYC Place Names · Cooking Shows December 9 Tigers · Ohio Pro Athlete · Seas December 10 Steak Orders · Praise · Unhappy December 11 ware of the Kitchen · Kitchen Item or Verb · Blondes December 12 Trip · Tracts of Land · Appliances December 13 Crossed by the Danube · Post-Soviet States · EU Founding States December 14 Horse Tack · Data Units · Tops December 15 Sleeves · Crab Varieties · Birds of the Crow Family December 16 They May Blow · Lighter-Than-Air Ships · Light a December 17 Bath · Table Games · Things That Hold Water December 18 Tape · French Cooking Words · Blender Settings December 19 Grand · MLS Teams · Things in Outer Space December 20 Things With Faces · Range · Landforms December 21 Things With Eyes · Golf Hits · Beef Cuts December 22 Evidence · Academic Extracurriculars · Wilderness Routes December 23 Minute · Texas Universities · Hotel Employees December 24 French Mother Sauces · Strangely, They Are Fruit · Whopper Ingredients December 25 Cartoonists · Oscars Hosts · Corn December 26 Butterflies · US Pro Sports Teams · Singular Pairs December 27 Bridge Game Variations · Super Bowl Host Cities · Pizza Styles December 28 Singular Sports Teams · Brothers · Music Genres December 29 Post-Transition Metals · Entertainment Awards · Fashionable December 30 Quarterback Motions · Beverly Hillbillies · Uncle December 31 Things You Can Break · Dog Commands · Bakery Items
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 2020, 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

366Boards in 2020
5,856Words this year
3,529Boards in total
10Years covered
Good to know

Red Herring 2020 FAQ

How many Red Herring puzzles were there in 2020?
366 boards, one for each day the game published, holding 5,856 words in total. Each is listed below by month.
Are the 2020 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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