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Red Herring 2022 Answers

All 365 boards published in 2022, month by month

365 boards and 5,840 words from 2022. 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 2022
5,840Words this year
12Months covered
3,529Boards in total
Year archive

Red Herring 2022 Answers

All 365 boards published in 2022, 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 202231 boards
January 1 Monet Paintings · Red Plants · Trees in Action January 2 Mussorgsky "Pictures" · Pen · Garden Features January 3 Failed Apple Products · Eponymous Electrical Units · Electric Vehicles January 4 Speech · Perplex · Greeting Card Types January 5 Young Salmon Stages · Henry VIII Wives · French January 6 Horse Race Margins · Find Your · Joints January 7 "Titanic" Characters · Famous Charlies · Fasteners January 8 "Zootopia" Characters · Baseball Card Companies · Corn January 9 Double-Reed Woodwinds · Bent Instruments · "National" Instruments January 10 Bill Murray Films · Swedish · Comic Strip Cats January 11 Fictional Racing Cars · "Star Trek" Technologies · Gillette Razors January 12 They May Be Thrown · "Animal Farm" Characters · Card Games January 13 Rock Hall of Famers · Fictional Squirrels · Rice January 14 British Open Winners · Half a Pair of Clothes · List January 15 Ontario Cities · Best Musical Tony Winners · Chicken January 16 Two Names in One · Versions of Boys' Names · Girls or Qualities January 17 Olympic Track Distances · Tennis Scores · Roman Numeral Values January 18 Racing Terms · Insecticide Brands · Cookie January 19 Rooftop Structures · Under the · US Monopoly Spaces January 20 Glass · Straits · Barbershop Voices January 21 British Philosophers · Second Halves of Duos · Pet Homes January 22 "National" Bands · Nut · Eurozone Nations January 23 Interest · Sentence Types · College Terms January 24 work · Guitar Parts · Young Animal Groups January 25 Sharks · Mustelids · Flooring January 26 Heteronyms · Working · They Are Delivered January 27 Taco · US Petroleum Brands · Motionless Actions January 28 Arab League States · New Kids on the Block · Middle Eastern Rivers January 29 Speed · Meal Replacements · What You Do to a Battery January 30 Batman Actors · Quantities of Paper · Wild January 31 Units of Radioactivity · Honored With Elements · Multiple Nobel Winners
FFebruary 202228 boards
February 1 Gall · Actors Named Hudson · "Sesame Street" Characters February 2 "Babe" Movie Animals · Animal Card Games · Scam February 3 "Ball Game" Lyrics · Lemon · Small Amounts February 4 UK Retailers · Fictional Horses · Beaufort Scale Levels February 5 Acting Freds · Digital Painting Tools · Hair February 6 Olympic Equipment · Instruments, in Slang · Car February 7 Leaves · Spirals · Letter Homophones February 8 Californian Governors · Pilots · Musical Georges February 9 "Gilligan's Island" · Aerosmith Members · Mississippi Cities February 10 Women of "The Office" · Cooking Oil Brands · Abbreviated Months February 11 Fictional Cats · Film Orphans · "Les Mis" Characters February 12 NHL Hall-of-Famers · "Cheers" Characters · Parts of a Sailboat February 13 Give Me A · They Measure Length · Leaders February 14 Rate · Bands With Siblings · Parts of a Drill February 15 Pole Vault Stages · Led Zeppelin Members · Reading Quantities February 16 Con—, Proper Noun · Mediterranean Islands · Chevrolet Sedans February 17 Tomato · worm Creatures · Adhesives February 18 US Colonial Leaders · Bank · Famous Seans February 19 "Holes" Characters · Sports Cups · Truck Rental Companies February 20 They're Made Up of 12 · Contract Bridge Terms · They Have Keys February 21 Living Things Taxonomy · Art · People Watching February 22 Jack & · Kennedys · Female Animals February 23 Malcolm Gladwell Books · Backup Bands · What Eyes Can Do February 24 "Treasure Island" · "Star Trek" Characters · Famous Doctors February 25 Fictional Turtles · American Inventors · Jar February 26 Women Named Smith · Greek Salad Ingredients · Shades of Green February 27 Pork · Food "Containers" · Body Joints February 28 ball · Pastry Types · Secure With a Line
MMarch 202231 boards
March 1 man · "Frozen" Characters · Palindromic Names March 2 hole · English Cities · Camera Movements March 3 Life Savers Roll Flavors · Multiple Fruits · Expressions of Disapproval March 4 "Up" Characters · Entry Points · Famous Bills March 5 The Verve Songs · Poetry Forms · Blue Sky Animated Films March 6 Top · Words With a Silent "W" · Strong Desire March 7 Wedding Vow Verbs · Bridge · Come to Rest March 8 "Peppa Pig" Characters · Working With Words · Famous Aarons March 9 Spider Web Shapes · age · Bedding March 10 Hickory Species · Air · Capture March 11 Stoves · Hollow Objects · Socks March 12 Gymnastics Rings Moves · Units of Force · Famous Isaacs March 13 Jargony Data Units · Cat's · Tree Parts March 14 Not Quite Words · Parts of the Brain · Mythical Animals March 15 Fashion Documentaries · Parts of the Eye · Body March 16 Famous Alices · Presidential Middle Names · Kitchen Counter Materials March 17 Mad · Wonderland Residents · Soups March 18 "— Holiday" Movie · Italian Cookies · From an Italian City March 19 Fermented Foods · Foods Named For Places · cloth March 20 Fries · DreamWorks Movies · Web Browser Buttons March 21 Jump the · Miami Sports Teams · Ransack March 22 Lerner & Loewe Works · Legendary Places · Resort Chains March 23 They Work With Feet · Punctuation Marks · A Very Small Amount March 24 Typography Spacing Terms · Tape · Liquids From Plants March 25 McDonaldland Characters · Clowns · Purple Characters March 26 Kid Lit Cats · Beatrix Potter Characters · Dr. Seuss Books March 27 "Pretty" Around the World · Units of Volume · Skirts March 28 Kiwi Actors · "The Princess Bride" Cast · "Avian" Actors March 29 98 Degrees Members · Disfigure · Abbreviated Months March 30 Astronauts, Familiarly · Gum · "Toy Story" Characters March 31 Soccer Players · Brooklyn · At the Dentist
AApril 202230 boards
April 1 "Robots in Time" Books · Sitting · California Pro Athlete April 2 Social Media Keywords · Cereal Brands · Close Acquaintance April 3 Chef's · Frilly Flowers · Boots April 4 Cuffs · Salad Dressings · Languages April 5 US Olympic Runners · John Travolta Movies · Famous Wilsons April 6 Bob Dylan Songs · Women or Countries · Helen Hunt Films April 7 oon · "It's a —," Slang for Fun · Animal Sounds April 8 Jolly · Clothes Named for People · Texas Sports Teams April 9 "Landform" Name Actors · Famous Redheads · Late Night Comedy Hosts April 10 Europeans All · Telephone · Song, in Other Words April 11 "Celestial" Stars · Their Initials Are A.G. · Musical Names April 12 Things You Roll · sticks · Science Magazines April 13 go · A Foot, in Slang · Woodshop Tools April 14 Comedy Duo Second Halves · People Named Elvis · "Gilligan's Island" Actors April 15 "Sonic" Characters · Parts of a US Coin · Up April 16 Benedict Cumberbatch Roles · case · Famous Emilys April 17 Bicycle Brands · Anthony Hopkins Films · day April 18 Best Actress Oscar Winners · Holding · Bravery April 19 Walter Isaacson Books · Computer Programmers · "National" Movie Titles April 20 They Squirt Ink · Skirts · shell April 21 Letter Homophones · Say · Famous Sidekicks April 22 In-Flight Magazines · Blue · Lewis Carroll Characters April 23 Con · Leonard Cohen Songs · Colorado Sports Teams April 24 "M*A*S*H" First Names · People Named Moore · Fictional Misters April 25 Animal Sounds · Wind · Animal Homes April 26 Airport Code Words · Top · Friend April 27 Famously Moustachioed Men · Animal-Sound Names · Astronauts April 28 Double · Dodge Models · Pigs of Kid Lit April 29 Words With Four O's · Empires · Living Room Furniture April 30 Picture · Water Birds · Publications
MMay 202231 boards
May 1 Poorly Lit · Famous Jacks · Pages May 2 Things That Melt · US National Parks · Ice Cream Flavors May 3 Winds · Vacuum Brands · Eeeasy! May 4 They May Be Crossed · In a Grocery Store · Pathways May 5 Monkey · Famous Nelsons · Mind-Benders May 6 Red & White Flags · Italian Cities · Sandwich Meats May 7 It's Overhead · Dive · Long-Necked Animals May 8 Soup · "Wonderland" Characters · Equipment Makers May 9 Cities on Lake Erie · Famous Walking Trails · Sauce May 10 mark · Not Your Own Hair · Electrical Terms May 11 Chanel Perfumes · State Flowers · "Willy Wonka" Characters May 12 Famous Joes · Spaniels · TV Hosts May 13 Robbery · Alarm · Things With Tracks May 14 master · Fractions · Capturing Devices May 15 Night · Female Animals · Seasons May 16 Key · Strong Points · Very Serious May 17 Black · Places to Buy · Birds of Prey May 18 Park · Films Made in 1970 · American Generals May 19 Necktie Knots · Ontario Cities · Numerical Idioms May 20 Canadian Prime Ministers · Cartoonists · Channel May 21 Ship · Pants · Family Members May 22 Rice Varieties · Disney Princesses · Ivy League Schools May 23 Oil · Artworks · In Good Shape May 24 Rose Varieties · Cruise Ships · Vice Presidents' Wives May 25 Newspaper Names · Cereal Companies · Celestial Objects May 26 Cancels · Surgical Dress · Shirt Parts May 27 Tower · Male Film Stars · Drinks May 28 Master · Taxonomic Categories · Extremely Important May 29 Tower · Shades of White · Financial Services May 30 Animals With Scales · Pit · Musical Groups May 31 Ways to Start Plants · Dishonest Practices · Pedestrians
JJune 202230 boards
June 1 UN Secretaries-General · Fabrications · Burger King Sandwiches June 2 Tooth · Collect Food · Computer Commands June 3 Paints · Animal Diseases · Greatly Surprises June 4 Kate · Composers · They Improve Your Looks June 5 Elvis Costello Albums · Deep · Acting Adams June 6 Iron · Non-Royal Titles · Wrestling Terms June 7 Blue · Lines · Generic Awards June 8 Wall · Sea Pilot's Equipment · Round Objects June 9 Spider-Man Villains · Things on Strings · Birds of Prey June 10 Organ · Containers · Get in the Way June 11 Ways to Snare · book · Face Furrows June 12 Things in a Shell · Olive · Tea June 13 Salads · Hollow Pastas · Tex-Mex Fare June 14 Famous Stewarts · Football Positions · Fishing Supplies June 15 Famous Georges · Trap · Large Amounts June 16 Gulf of · Cities in Two Countries · European Monarchies June 17 Food From Animals · Breakfast Favorites · Terms of Endearment June 18 What "K" May Stand For · Dental · Baseball Terms June 19 Things With Poles · Slavic Capital Cities · Knot June 20 Hockey Infractions · Punctuation Marks · "Peter Pan" Characters June 21 Iron · Winter Olympics Sports · Breakfast Foods June 22 Art · Things in a Courtroom · Places to Sit June 23 They're Named for Cities · Film Producers · Mustard Family Plants June 24 Shirley Temple Films · Fashion Magazines · Supermodels June 25 Words With a Silent "K" · Pad · Breadmaking Stages June 26 Slang for Money · Mustard · Hair Colors June 27 Portmanteau Words · Between Times · Slow Economic Periods June 28 Book Titles · Music Studios · Streets of Industry June 29 Architects · Perching Birds · A Bit of Fun June 30 Wall · Ivy · World Marathon Majors
JJuly 202231 boards
July 1 Nobelists in Economics · Famous Pauls · Think a Lot Of July 2 Long · Math Operations · Last Words July 3 "Y" Is the Only Vowel · Rugby Terms · Small Wild Cats July 4 Aid · Bad Odors · Senses July 5 Crab · The Who Members · Astronomical Features July 6 Words From Italian · Veggies That Are Fruits · Pizza Toppings July 7 U2 Albums · Old · Specialists July 8 Milk · Clothing · Glass Containers July 9 Agricultural Areas · land · Sitcoms July 10 Brad & Angelina's Kids · Fort · Film Dogs July 11 Cricket Field Positions · Orson Welles Films · Words With O at Each End July 12 German Philosophers · Brothers · Homophones, Correct? July 13 Hairstyles · Forms of Bread · Fish July 14 Board Games · Colorful Cereals · Breaks Apart July 15 Music Festivals · John Steinbeck Books · Directional Movies July 16 bone · Letters Sounded Out · Fictional Aunts July 17 Ohio-Born Presidents · 2012 Movies · Give for Free July 18 Book · They Have No Legs · Storage Areas July 19 Nose · Eye Parts · Ways to Earn a Living July 20 NATO Phonetic Letters · Entertainment Awards · "Sesame Street" Characters July 21 Boston · Foot Races · US Cellphone Networks July 22 Tomato · Names for Zero · Meats July 23 Moore · Demi Lovato Albums · Complete July 24 Lightning · Music · Bedlinens July 25 Peanut Butter Brands · Disney Movies · Candy Bars July 26 Programming Languages · Indonesian Islands · Snakes July 27 point · Fasteners · Hand Parts July 28 Means of Access · Mountain · Forms of Water July 29 What "BA" May Stand For · European Airlines · Capitals Starting With B July 30 Swiss · Racquet Sports · Vegetables July 31 Milk · In One Piece · Ice Cream Parlor Treats
AAugust 202231 boards
August 1 Defeat Handily · Tennis Shots · Orange Sodas August 2 Space Probe Programs · Old Europeans · They're All at Sea August 3 nail · Room Features · Stove Features August 4 "John," Abroad · Month Abbreviations · Make Imperfect August 5 Bottom · Weather Descriptions · Not Right August 6 One Short of an EGOT · LPGA Tour Winners · They Were Born in Hawaii August 7 Aircraft · Texting Slang · Pear Varieties August 8 Words From Yiddish · Connoisseurs · Defects August 9 Play · Things to Do With a Pen · Suitable August 10 Water · Footwear · Automatic Car Gears August 11 line · Animal "Clothes" · Carbs August 12 Hand · Give Birth · Put Up With August 13 Salmon Life Cycle · Famous Stephens · Lyricists August 14 Green · American Motors Cars · Light Sources August 15 Story · Shout · Winners August 16 Words From Hindi · stand · TV Programs August 17 Market · Pants Parts · Common Pests August 18 Old-Fashioned Carriages · Virginia Cities · Superhero Surnames August 19 Body · Bed Components · Smell August 20 Road · What a Bell May Do · Courses of a Meal August 21 Beatles' Title Females · First Ladies · Palindromic Names August 22 Currencies · Splits · Punctuation August 23 Mountain · Equines · Safari Sights August 24 eye · Protein Sources · 2011 Movies August 25 Animal Groups · Business Authors · E-Readers August 26 Square Numbers · Film Titles · Lumber Sizes August 27 Country · Radios · Social Groups August 28 Plymouth Vehicles · Young Animals · Cleaning Tools August 29 Last Name Woods · Spices · Wild Cats August 30 Animal Noses · Legal Terms · Luggage August 31 Top · Yellow Things · Artists
SSeptember 202230 boards
September 1 Birds of Prey · Rock Bands · Excursions September 2 stick · Comic Strips · Nuts September 3 Football · Sports Venues · Film Genres September 4 Bob · World · Positive Traits September 5 Flying · Beginning · Train September 6 Medieval Occupations · Geological Formations · Arizona Cities September 7 Story · Terriers · East Coast State Capitals September 8 Santa · Roman Numerals · Element Symbols September 9 Homophones of Letters · Pool · Stinging Insects September 10 Bowling Terms · Road Parts · Joints September 11 Band · Fruit Preserves · Liquid Containers September 12 Sega Products · Fleetwood Mac Albums · Ideas September 13 Iron · They Can Be Made of Rubber · Rain Gear September 14 Sports Violations · Things on a Cake · Cutting September 15 Meanings for "Pen" · Ab Exercises · Office Supplies September 16 bell · Entryways · Cooking Pots September 17 Sneaker Brands · iPod Models · Big Cats September 18 League · Land Divisions · US Cabinet Departments September 19 Striped Animals · Dances · Drums September 20 Water · Badges · Mushrooms September 21 Camera · Boats · Baseball Terms September 22 Eye · American · Tableware September 23 Matthew · Gordon Lightfoot Hits · Early Evening September 24 Plane Parts · Water Birds · Lifting Devices September 25 Picture · Things in the Mail · Land Measures September 26 Keyboards · Musical Notations · Frippery September 27 Finger · Small · Time Periods September 28 Plan · Footwear · Plumbing Issues September 29 Tough · Slang for "Man" · "Blondie" Characters September 30 State Mottos · Actresses Named Davis · Relative Directions
OOctober 202231 boards
October 1 Mouse, Characters · Strong Words · Impending Trouble October 2 Shades of Purple · "Downton Abbey" Roles · "All in The Family" Roles October 3 Hill · Golfing Verbs · Musical Genres October 4 World Currencies · Beat · Tropical Birds October 5 Classic TV Westerns · Native American Tribes · Steakhouse Chains October 6 Ways to Make Decisions · At a Football Game · Wedding Day Activities October 7 Famous Samuels · Deceive · Young Animals October 8 Run · Season · How's the Weather? October 9 Things That Spin · Car Parts · Appliances October 10 Table Setting · Spacecraft · Oral Medications October 11 Grapes · TV Home Planets · Fairy Tale Brutes October 12 They Come in Sheets · They May Be Waxed · Rooms on a Clue Board October 13 Linear Measurements · Boxes · Body Parts October 14 "The Love Boat" Characters · Annoy · Burrowing Mammals October 15 Fox · Wetlands · Really Cold October 16 Things You Step On · Animal Coverings · Fake Hair October 17 Famous Moores · Fictional Rabbits · Slang for US Money October 18 Night · Groups · Nocturnal Animals October 19 Literary Awards · Famous Annes · Texas Schools October 20 Van Halen Songs · Action Verbs · Mental Images October 21 Wheel · Prickly Things · Rodents October 22 Stone · Bean · Internal Organs October 23 Iconic British Things · Animal-Themed Bands · Breakfast Beverages October 24 Double · European Demonyms · Live Shows October 25 Sierra · Forms of Water · Bath Types October 26 House Styles · Pennsylvania Cities · Rural Occupations October 27 Butterflies · Flags · Navy Ranks October 28 Tooth Parts · Students' Books · Paint October 29 Mathematics Terms · Military Units · Living Quarters October 30 Rubber · Things You Sign · Worn on the Wrist October 31 Science Fiction TV Shows · Flying Insects · Kids' Games
NNovember 202230 boards
November 1 Hired Transport · Classic TV Sitcoms · Companions November 2 Musicals · Rock Bands · Exclamations November 3 "Mockingbird" Characters · Pickles · Representatives November 4 Office · Newspaper Names · Symmetrical Shapes November 5 Cart · Volkswagen Models · Have an Accident November 6 Williams · States on the Mississippi · Official State Birds November 7 Out of · Biological Categories · Gun Parts November 8 Greek Letters · Small Amount · Airlines November 9 Neckwear · Secret Agents · Relationships November 10 back · Clue Weapons · Cutting Implements November 11 Parade · At the Ball · Things for Rent November 12 NASCAR Legends · Hats · Occupational Surnames November 13 Things With Rings · Shower · Candy Bars November 14 Cirque du Soleil Shows · Gymnastics Moves · Under the House November 15 Cuts of Beef · Autobody Parts · Ways to Cook November 16 College Sports Nicknames · Reds · Animal Collectives November 17 Bridge · Things Sent Out · Vehicle Systems November 18 First · Gathering for Learning · Dog Breeds November 19 They May Have Flutes · Instrument Families · Lines November 20 Bands Named for Cities · American Composers · New England Capitals November 21 Employment · Points on a Train Ride · Structural Items November 22 Dodge Vehicles · Rush · Snakes November 23 Female Animals · Animal Enclosures · Chess Pieces November 24 Presidential Nicknames · Bear · Germanic Languages November 25 Swamp Creatures · Grand · They Come in Sticks November 26 Men Famous for Long Hair · Welsh Singers · Famous Stephens November 27 Black · Electronic Terms · Races November 28 Swiss · Big Shots · At the Ski Resort November 29 Gore · Gibb Siblings · "Toy Story" Humans November 30 Seed Oils · Stone Fruits · Reds
DDecember 202231 boards
December 1 Standup · Theater Types · Time to Eat December 2 Baskets · Restrain · Doggie Commands December 3 US Presidential Dogs · System · Friend, Informally December 4 They're on Fire · Family Tree · Competitions December 5 Famous Natalies · Roof Features · Fashionable December 6 Room · Bowling Terms · Shaking Moves December 7 Business · Scary · Covered With Hair December 8 Body Part Homophones · Fast Animals · Refuse December 9 Show · Relief Pitchers · Emergency Workers December 10 Slang for Home · Minor Injuries · Joking Insults December 11 Space · Surgical Instruments · Trainee December 12 Cold · berry · Birds December 13 Supertramp Songs · Groups of Fish · Coming After December 14 Age · Sculpture Media · Household Appliances December 15 Sails · Plan of Studies · Regal Persons December 16 Porcelain Types · Soups · Real Food "Wrappers" December 17 Zone · Just Before Sundown · Possible Trouble December 18 Works With Egg · Diaper Brands · Indulges Another December 19 Snow · Essential Meaning · Occupation December 20 Parts of a Window · What a Winner Gets · Worn Around the Waist December 21 Urban Rail Transport · Hollow Lines · Legwear December 22 Party · Time Divisions · Fractions December 23 Call · What You Hold On To · A Fake Name December 24 Salad · Soap · Kitchen Utensils December 25 Roofing Materials · Road Surfaces · Actually Existing December 26 cake · Undersized · Lacking December 27 plasty · Horned Animals · Deceive December 28 Hood · Asian Rivers · Unisex Names December 29 Night · Female Animals · Hit Hard December 30 house · Watercraft · Where to Sleep December 31 Famous Pen Names · American Playwrights · Children's Authors
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 2022, 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 2022
5,840Words this year
3,529Boards in total
10Years covered
Good to know

Red Herring 2022 FAQ

How many Red Herring puzzles were there in 2022?
365 boards, one for each day the game published, holding 5,840 words in total. Each is listed below by month.
Are the 2022 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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