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Red Herring 2024 Answers
All 366 boards published in 2024, month by month
366 boards and 5,856 words from 2024. 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 2024
5,856Words this year
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Year archive
Red Herring 2024 Answers
All 366 boards published in 2024, 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 202431 boards
January 1
"Family Feud" Hosts · Missouri Cities · Outdoor Wear Brands
January 2
Katharine Hepburn Movies · Flowers · Past Tense Verbs
January 3
Pianos · Money Slang · Upstanding
January 4
Orville · Outboard Motor Makers · Guitar Manufacturers
January 5
Music Terms · Off · Discount Retailers
January 6
Colors, in French · "Peanuts" Characters · Cosmetics
January 7
pin · Female Farm Animals · Disseminate
January 8
UK Magazines · Adele's "25" Songs · British Rivers
January 9
Heat · Stations · Shining Brightly
January 10
Proverbially Busy Things · "Animal" Musicians · Aquatic Mammals
January 11
Hall · Untidy Collections · American Industrialists
January 12
Playing Card Brands · People Named Bell · sick
January 13
"Swiss Family Robinson" · "Inside Out" Characters · Dishwashing Liquid Brands
January 14
Power Sources · Auto Parts · Meal Courses
January 15
body · Famous Penelopes · Letter Homophones
January 16
Midnight · Arizona Pro Athletes · A Very Small Helping
January 17
Home Economics Skills · Soda · Bands With Food Names
January 18
Buzz · Point of View · Microsoft Products
January 19
Famous Glenns · Manhattan Buildings · sighted
January 20
Chuck · Meat Cooking Verbs · Outdoor Toys
January 21
Starburst Flavors · "Super Mario" Characters · Stone Fruits
January 22
stone · Male Birds · One-Name Singers
January 23
Golden · Animals and Verbs · Cities in New York
January 24
Slang for Money · Capital Foods · Cole Crops
January 25
ship · Bob Marley Songs · Professions and Verbs
January 26
Weather Homophones · Classic Video Games · Bookstore Sections
January 27
Collector · Things You Flip · Make Weary
January 28
Food · Sports Venues · 3D Shapes
January 29
Land Near Water · Parts of a Rooster · Verbs for Hair
January 30
Computer Portmanteaus · Education Time · Modes of Communication
January 31
Famous Marcs · New York City Bridges · Beef
FFebruary 202429 boards
February 1
ACC Athletes · Oranges · Native American Tribes
February 2
"The Simpsons" Characters · Presidential Middle Names · TV Cops
February 3
Traffic · Concert Souvenirs · School Assignments
February 4
meal · "Annie" Orphans · Curtain Verbs
February 5
"— to —" Expressions · Parts of a Mountain · Best Part
February 6
Geographic Portmanteaus · Peninsulas · Asian Languages
February 7
Top Value Scrabble Tiles · Roman Numerals · Musical Notes
February 8
"The Lion King" Songs · Geometric Song Titles · Elton John Hits
February 9
Barrel · Beaches in Florida · Commodity Index Foods
February 10
Google · Auto Accessories · In the Linen Cabinet
February 11
Places to Park · Band · Dress-Up Occasions
February 12
Animal Astronauts · Oscars Hosts · Radio
February 13
Movie Horses · US Discount Retailers · NBA Teams
February 14
They Might Be Powdered · They're Bought in Dozens · Winter Sports Venues
February 15
Transformers · Hit the · TV Game Shows
February 16
Restaurant Ticker Symbols · Chart · Investment Funds
February 17
William Holden Films · Tea · Panhandle States
February 18
Take · Ways to Publicize · Superpowers
February 19
People Who Spin · "Full House" Characters · Cleaning Brands
February 20
Los Angeles Neighborhoods · Bay of · Cities in Italy
February 21
Standard · Skirt Types · US News Magazines
February 22
Cabin · Ships · Pony Cars
February 23
Words of Japanese Origin · Tennessee Athletes · Sleeping
February 24
South American Capitals · Famous Stephens · Slang for Selling
February 25
Programming Languages · Dodge Models · Adele Songs
February 26
beat · Spectacle Frame Parts · Card Games
February 27
European Sauces · Veggies With Layers · Gyro Ingredients
February 28
Minor · They Have a Horn · Middle Ear Parts
February 29
Famous Peters · Birds · Display Fear
MMarch 202431 boards
March 1
Euro · Funny Davids · Ways to Serve Veggies
March 2
pan · Trees With Cones · Steal
March 3
Civil War Generals · Jackie · Action Movie Stars
March 4
British Islands · British Writers · Sounds Like a Color
March 5
fire · Famous Michelles · Components of a Song
March 6
Mat · English Cities · Where Sports Are Played
March 7
Flight of the · Famous Bobs · Arizona Cities
March 8
Plain · Laurence Olivier Films · Make Spiffy
March 9
Ben · French Cities · "Inside Out" Voice Actors
March 10
Guitar Accessories · Bike Components · Digging Tools
March 11
21st Century Countries · Nuclear Powers · Red Sea Countries
March 12
Michael Lewis Books · Aboriginal Words · Sandra Bullock Films
March 13
A Seat for More Than One · Cities in Iowa · Speak Indirectly
March 14
Words From Latin · Bowling Terms · Fences
March 15
"Men in Black" Characters · Round Table Knights · "Great Gatsby" Characters
March 16
Fiction · They Keep You Cool · School Subjects
March 17
Hay · Blazer Features · Exhaust Conduits
March 18
Clive Cussler Novels · Salad Greens · They Are Launched
March 19
Copper Alloys · Potato Varieties · Noble Metals
March 20
Hungry Hungry Hippos · Meal · People Named Williams
March 21
Words From Hindi · Bracelet · Men's Formalwear
March 22
Target Sports · Clothing Alterations · Wrigley's Products
March 23
Dickens Characters · "U" Bands · Disney Characters
March 24
Party · Straight Formation · 4 Consecutive Vowels
March 25
Super Bowl MVPs · Montgomery · Brothers in Business
March 26
Things You Turn · Horse-Drawn Vehicles · In the Front Seat
March 27
Monty Python Members · Bone · Crackers
March 28
Things You Blow · Famous Pauls · Dog
March 29
Oscars' Best Song Singers · Factor · Facebook Reactions
March 30
Bird Groups · "High —," Films · Things You Pass
March 31
Planned Capitals · Capitals on the Danube · Winter Olympics Hosts
AApril 202430 boards
April 1
Born · "Bird Songs" · Beatles Songs
April 2
Fictional Aunts · U2 Albums · Actresses Named Jones
April 3
Bean · Fishing Needs · Kitchen Fixtures
April 4
WNBA Teams · British Rock Singers · Sand
April 5
Famous Mels · Alberta Cities · Running Shoe Brands
April 6
Famous Harriets · Boots · Verbs for Shoes
April 7
Famous Thomases · "Calvin and Hobbes" · Tennis Terminology
April 8
Slang for Money · Playground Features · Taco Fixings
April 9
Barney · Search Engines · Wind Instruments
April 10
Band · Nature Areas · Sticky Situations
April 11
line · Birch Varieties · Famous Men Named James
April 12
Past or Present Verbs · Door Verbs · Give Permission
April 13
Fictional Private Eyes · Things You Join · Tools for the Soil
April 14
cloth · Travel by Water · Movies
April 15
Sci-Fi Films · Baseball Films · Rom-Com Films
April 16
Meat · Social Meals · Comfort Food
April 17
Parts of a Knife · Runner · Commands
April 18
Training · Measures · Car Stereo Controls
April 19
"The Simpsons" Characters · American Artists · Like an Inflamed Throat
April 20
Spice Girls Songs · Say · Off-White Colors
April 21
House · Things With Sand · Salad Dressings
April 22
Box · Landforms · Surface Cuts
April 23
Caribbean Music · Spicy Condiments · Rolled Candies
April 24
Divided Cities · Canals · Pennsylvania Cities
April 25
Things You May Stretch · "— Girl," Songs · Kids' Careers Plans
April 26
Dutch · Life Insurance Companies · Cooking Stove Parts
April 27
Opener · Cooking Verbs · Written Correspondence
April 28
"Our Town" Characters · Theater Jobs · Singer Mononyms
April 29
Women Authors · Shades of Brown · Dark
April 30
Free · Kinds of Steel · People Named Rogers
MMay 202431 boards
May 1
NFL Head Coaches · "The Wind in the Willows" · Sauces
May 2
"Operation" Game Pieces · Prime · Rock Hall-of-Famers
May 3
Tchaikovsky Works · Famous Romans · Shakespeare Plays
May 4
Chew · People Named Williams · Walkie-Talkie Lingo
May 5
"The Tonight Show" Hosts · Downton Abbey Staff · Alaska Cities
May 6
Bell · Aquatic Sports · Tex-Mex Fare
May 7
Mediterranean Ports · Orange · Shades of Red
May 8
Motivational Writers · Sausage Brands · Hall
May 9
Golf Lingo · Former Soft Drink Brands · Fictional Captains
May 10
Missouri Pro Athlete · Coldplay Songs · Where to Score
May 11
Musical Johns · Highest US State Capitals · Traditional Story
May 12
Chicago Mayors · "Tom Sawyer" Surnames · American Olympic Stars
May 13
Bloviation · Black Birds · Chess Pieces
May 14
Snakes · Marine Invertebrates · Dairy Products
May 15
Monkey · Arachnids · Pooh Characters
May 16
Backup Bands · Spinning Motion · Appliances
May 17
Singing Bobs · Movie Dogs · Donald Duck's Relatives
May 18
Things That Are Pounded · They May Be Trimmed · Shopping
May 19
Food on a Stick · Sit Like a Bird · Freshwater Fish
May 20
Swedish Bands · Insect Products · Animal Defenses
May 21
Checkers Terms · King Of · Hardware Store Goods
May 22
They Come From Greece · Hounds · Famous British Ships
May 23
Whales · Airplane Parts · Bit of an Appetizer
May 24
Battlefield Locations · Greatest Work · PBS Shows
May 25
Business · MLB Teams, Briefly · Prepares Wool
May 26
Designers' First Names · nut · They Have Handles
May 27
Keys · cat · Single Name Movie Titles
May 28
Native American Chiefs · Washington Cities · General Motors Marques
May 29
Turtles · Music · Slang for Coffee
May 30
Colorado Mountains · New Jersey Cities · Ivy League Schools
May 31
Young Adult Novels · Spice Girls' First Names · Jane Austen Novels
JJune 202430 boards
June 1
Hidden Gems · Time · Cough Drop Brands
June 2
They May Be Flat · Guides · Things in a Theater
June 3
Cosmetic Brands · Jazz Standards · Arm
June 4
NCAA Tigers · Non-Presidents on US Bills · Broadway Hit Shows
June 5
Gold · Forks · Desserts
June 6
Beethoven Sonatas · Story · Crufts Dog Show Groups
June 7
berry · Acting Megans · Jump Up
June 8
Spicy Indian Dishes · Famous Stephens · Nourish
June 9
NBC News Anchors · University Figures · Famous Men Named James
June 10
Kale Varieties · California Mountains · US Art Museums
June 11
Lorde Songs · Beef Primal Cuts · MLB Teams
June 12
Victory · Fleetwood Mac Songs · Large Birds
June 13
Hand · Purse Contents · Famous Johnsons
June 14
1940s Sci-Fi Writers · Mother · Cower in Fear
June 15
Famous People Named Joan · They Come in Threes · Endures
June 16
Roman · Jazz Singers · Apples
June 17
Bread · Famous Tims · Activewear Brands
June 18
It Can Be Closed · Member of a 1960s Group · Court
June 19
Canadian National Parks · Cities in the Rockies · Microcrystal Quartzes
June 20
Finches · Mushrooms · Crackers
June 21
Jellyfishes · Michelangelo Sculptures · stroke
June 22
Transcendental Authors · Famous Michaels · Chocolates Brands
June 23
Moths · Melons · Rattlesnakes
June 24
They Speak Portuguese · "Road to —" Movies · Same First & Last Letter
June 25
Minnesota Cities · Tool Brands · Great Lakes Cities
June 26
Flags With One Star · Board Games · Iced Tea Brands
June 27
Steals · Florida Sports Teams · Recyclables
June 28
Famous People Named Ira · hood · Cooking Verbs
June 29
CCR Songs · Celestial Song Titles · One Letter Last Names
June 30
Man · Ellipsoid Foods · Picnic Favorites
JJuly 202431 boards
July 1
Varieties of Chinese · Lilies · Fictional Joneses
July 2
You May Lose Yours · Sharks · Under
July 3
Food Homophones · Actors Named John · Their Money Is the Pound
July 4
They May Be Held Up · Parts of a Castle · Maternity
July 5
Alison Krauss Songs · Heart · Basic Dog Commands
July 6
They Can Be Split · Milk · Reptiles
July 7
They Have Many Stars · Eye · "101 Dalmatians"
July 8
Spreadsheet Elements · Conflict · Family
July 9
Classic TV Cops · Famous Brians · Glassware
July 10
"European" Things · Alan Alda Movies · Meg Ryan Movies
July 11
Things You Crack · Grammatical Categories · Anxious
July 12
Fountain · Slang for Jail · Onomatopoeia
July 13
They Have Arrows · Grammy New Artist Winners · Pay
July 14
Mariah Carey Hits · Literary Genres · Sweeteners
July 15
Airport Codes · TV Shows · US State Abbreviations
July 16
Beyonce Albums · Chanel Fragrances · Baking
July 17
Chicken Breeds · Straw Hats · Pool Parts
July 18
They Have a Shell · Guacamole Ingredients · Shades of Green
July 19
Email Service Providers · "Forrest Gump" Characters · Famous Watsons
July 20
Fish · Robin Williams Movies · Parts of a Toilet
July 21
Famous Hawaiians · Alliterative Bands · Boy Bands
July 22
They Have Claws · Apple · In the Cinema
July 23
In a · Singular Sports Teams · They Have Food Inside
July 24
"Shark Tank" Sharks · "American Idol" Winners · Sandwiches
July 25
Flag · Famous People Named Chris · Conifers
July 26
Famous Brandons · Jacks · Parts of a Bridal Outfit
July 27
Solitaire Types · Iron · Buick Models
July 28
They Have Pockets · In the Game Room · Parts of a Golf Course
July 29
White Grape Varieties · Colorful Girl Names · Herbs and Spices
July 30
Mass Measurements · Michigan Cities · stone
July 31
Dave Matthews Band Songs · Famous People Named Wright · walk
AAugust 202431 boards
August 1
Original Mouseketeers · "Bob the Builder" · Famous Deans
August 2
hog · 1990s Alt-Rock Bands · Vehicles Without Wheels
August 3
The Traveling Wilburys · NASCAR Legends · Chord Types
August 4
Time · Parts of a Spacecraft · Medicine Delivery Forms
August 5
Theater · TV Detectives · Large Residences
August 6
Slang for Feelings · "In a —," Stuck · Worn Around the Neck
August 7
Famous People Named Grant · Rattlesnakes · McConaughey Movies
August 8
Golf Shots · Yankee · Comedy Types
August 9
Paints · Common Allergens · James for US President
August 10
They Have Stages · Fred MacMurray Movies · Clauses
August 11
Chair · Instrument Tools · Chicken Cuts
August 12
Parts of a Blimp · Small Boats · Travel Websites
August 13
box · Famous Elijahs · Experience Huge Growth
August 14
Monet Paintings · Red Plants · Trees in Action
August 15
Mussorgsky "Pictures" · Pen · Garden Features
August 16
Failed Apple Products · Eponymous Electrical Units · Electric Vehicles
August 17
Speech · Perplex · Greeting Card Types
August 18
Young Salmon Stages · Henry VIII Wives · French
August 19
Horse Race Margins · Find Your · Joints
August 20
"Titanic" Characters · Famous Charlies · Fasteners
August 21
"Zootopia" Characters · Baseball Card Companies · Corn
August 22
Double-Reed Woodwinds · Bent Instruments · "National" Instruments
August 23
Bill Murray Films · Swedish · Comic Strip Cats
August 24
Fictional Racing Cars · "Star Trek" Technologies · Gillette Razors
August 25
They May Be Thrown · "Animal Farm" Characters · Card Games
August 26
Rock Hall of Famers · Fictional Squirrels · Rice
August 27
British Open Winners · Half a Pair of Clothes · List
August 28
Ontario Cities · Best Musical Tony Winners · Chicken
August 29
Two Names in One · Versions of Boys' Names · Girls or Qualities
August 30
Olympic Track Distances · Tennis Scores · Roman Numeral Values
August 31
Racing Terms · Insecticide Brands · Cookie
SSeptember 202430 boards
September 1
Rooftop Structures · Under the · US Monopoly Spaces
September 2
Glass · Straits · Barbershop Voices
September 3
British Philosophers · Second Halves of Duos · Pet Homes
September 4
"National" Bands · Nut · Eurozone Nations
September 5
Interest · Sentence Types · College Terms
September 6
work · Guitar Parts · Young Animal Groups
September 7
Sharks · Mustelids · Flooring
September 8
Heteronyms · Working · They Are Delivered
September 9
Taco · US Petroleum Brands · Motionless Actions
September 10
Arab League States · New Kids on the Block · Middle Eastern Rivers
September 11
Speed · Meal Replacements · What You Do to a Battery
September 12
Batman Actors · Quantities of Paper · Wild
September 13
Units of Radioactivity · Honored With Elements · Multiple Nobel Winners
September 14
Gall · Actors Named Hudson · "Sesame Street" Characters
September 15
"Babe" Movie Animals · Animal Card Games · Scam
September 16
"Ball Game" Lyrics · Lemon · Small Amounts
September 17
UK Retailers · Fictional Horses · Beaufort Scale Levels
September 18
Acting Freds · Digital Painting Tools · Hair
September 19
Olympic Equipment · Instruments, in Slang · Car
September 20
Leaves · Spirals · Letter Homophones
September 21
Californian Governors · Pilots · Musical Georges
September 22
"Gilligan's Island" · Aerosmith Members · Mississippi Cities
September 23
Women of "The Office" · Cooking Oil Brands · Abbreviated Months
September 24
Fictional Cats · Film Orphans · "Les Mis" Characters
September 25
NHL Hall-of-Famers · "Cheers" Characters · Parts of a Sailboat
September 26
Give Me A · They Measure Length · Leaders
September 27
Rate · Bands With Siblings · Parts of a Drill
September 28
Pole Vault Stages · Led Zeppelin Members · Reading Quantities
September 29
Con—, Proper Noun · Mediterranean Islands · Chevrolet Sedans
September 30
Tomato · worm Creatures · Adhesives
OOctober 202431 boards
October 1
US Colonial Leaders · Bank · Famous Seans
October 2
"Holes" Characters · Sports Cups · Truck Rental Companies
October 3
They're Made Up of 12 · Contract Bridge Terms · They Have Keys
October 4
Living Things Taxonomy · Art · People Watching
October 5
Jack & · Kennedys · Female Animals
October 6
Malcolm Gladwell Books · Backup Bands · What Eyes Can Do
October 7
"Treasure Island" · "Star Trek" Characters · Famous Doctors
October 8
Fictional Turtles · American Inventors · Jar
October 9
Women Named Smith · Greek Salad Ingredients · Shades of Green
October 10
Pork · Food "Containers" · Body Joints
October 11
ball · Pastry Types · Secure With a Line
October 12
man · "Frozen" Characters · Palindromic Names
October 13
hole · English Cities · Camera Movements
October 14
Life Savers Roll Flavors · Multiple Fruits · Expressions of Disapproval
October 15
"Up" Characters · Entry Points · Famous Bills
October 16
The Verve Songs · Poetry Forms · Blue Sky Animated Films
October 17
Top · Words With a Silent "W" · Strong Desire
October 18
Wedding Vow Verbs · Bridge · Come to Rest
October 19
"Peppa Pig" Characters · Working With Words · Famous Aarons
October 20
Spider Web Shapes · age · Bedding
October 21
Hickory Species · Air · Capture
October 22
Stoves · Hollow Objects · Socks
October 23
Gymnastics Rings Moves · Units of Force · Famous Isaacs
October 24
Jargony Data Units · Cat's · Tree Parts
October 25
Not Quite Words · Parts of the Brain · Mythical Animals
October 26
Fashion Documentaries · Parts of the Eye · Body
October 27
Famous Alices · Presidential Middle Names · Kitchen Counter Materials
October 28
Mad · Wonderland Residents · Soups
October 29
"— Holiday" Movie · Italian Cookies · From an Italian City
October 30
Fermented Foods · Foods Named For Places · cloth
October 31
Fries · DreamWorks Movies · Web Browser Buttons
NNovember 202430 boards
November 1
Jump the · Miami Sports Teams · Ransack
November 2
Lerner & Loewe Works · Legendary Places · Resort Chains
November 3
They Work With Feet · Punctuation Marks · A Very Small Amount
November 4
Typography Spacing Terms · Tape · Liquids From Plants
November 5
McDonaldland Characters · Clowns · Purple Characters
November 6
Kid Lit Cats · Beatrix Potter Characters · Dr. Seuss Books
November 7
"Pretty" Around the World · Units of Volume · Skirts
November 8
Kiwi Actors · "The Princess Bride" Cast · "Avian" Actors
November 9
98 Degrees Members · Disfigure · Abbreviated Months
November 10
Astronauts, Familiarly · Gum · "Toy Story" Characters
November 11
Soccer Players · Brooklyn · At the Dentist
November 12
"Robots in Time" Books · Sitting · California Pro Athlete
November 13
Social Media Keywords · Cereal Brands · Close Acquaintance
November 14
Chef's · Frilly Flowers · Boots
November 15
Cuffs · Salad Dressings · Languages
November 16
US Olympic Runners · John Travolta Movies · Famous Wilsons
November 17
Bob Dylan Songs · Women or Countries · Helen Hunt Films
November 18
oon · "It's a —," Slang for Fun · Animal Sounds
November 19
Jolly · Clothes Named for People · Texas Sports Teams
November 20
"Landform" Name Actors · Famous Redheads · Late Night Comedy Hosts
November 21
Europeans All · Telephone · Song, in Other Words
November 22
"Celestial" Stars · Their Initials Are A.G. · Musical Names
November 23
Things You Roll · sticks · Science Magazines
November 24
go · A Foot, in Slang · Woodshop Tools
November 25
Comedy Duo Second Halves · People Named Elvis · "Gilligan's Island" Actors
November 26
"Sonic" Characters · Parts of a US Coin · Up
November 27
Benedict Cumberbatch Roles · case · Famous Emilys
November 28
Bicycle Brands · Anthony Hopkins Films · day
November 29
Best Actress Oscar Winners · Holding · Bravery
November 30
Walter Isaacson Books · Computer Programmers · "National" Movie Titles
DDecember 202431 boards
December 1
They Squirt Ink · Skirts · shell
December 2
Letter Homophones · Say · Famous Sidekicks
December 3
In-Flight Magazines · Blue · Lewis Carroll Characters
December 4
Con · Leonard Cohen Songs · Colorado Sports Teams
December 5
"M*A*S*H" First Names · People Named Moore · Fictional Misters
December 6
Animal Sounds · Wind · Animal Homes
December 7
Airport Code Words · Top · Friend
December 8
Famously Moustachioed Men · Animal-Sound Names · Astronauts
December 9
Double · Dodge Models · Pigs of Kid Lit
December 10
A Little Something Extra · Code · Chart Types
December 11
back · Famous Wrights · Shades of Yellow
December 12
Cheese · Computing Terms · Terms of Endearment
December 13
Fern · Nobles · Woman, in Other Words
December 14
Call · Theater Jargon · Electronic Music Genres
December 15
Canadian Lakes · Ann Patchett Novels · Cross
December 16
Bull · Traitor, In Slang · Rodents
December 17
Close · Bring Together · One-Name Musicians
December 18
Beam · Hi-Fi Controls · Noise
December 19
Famous Jerrys · Grains · meal
December 20
Cup, in Sports · "Monsters, Inc." · Water Bottle Brands
December 21
Olympic 100-Meter Champs · Fictional Butlers · Fasteners
December 22
lash · Stymie · Where to Put the Clothes
December 23
time · Portmanteaux · Where Travelers Stay
December 24
Bermuda · Acting Ashleys · Open Spaces
December 25
hound · Joni Mitchell Songs · African Savanna Mammals
December 26
Pickleball Terms · Stove · Liquid Fuels
December 27
Colors in French · light · Cosmetics
December 28
Mountain Geography Terms · They May Be Swept · Things on the Roof
December 29
Colorful Writers · Colorful Singers · Colorful Actresses
December 30
Parts of a Window · Pageant Stuff · Headwear
December 31
Salt · Bodies of Water · Vertebrate Animals
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 2024, 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
366Boards in 2024
5,856Words this year
3,529Boards in total
10Years covered
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Red Herring 2024 FAQ
How many Red Herring puzzles were there in 2024?
366 boards, one for each day the game published, holding 5,856 words in total. Each is listed below by month.
Are the 2024 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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