Word

Robin in Red Herring

Answer or decoy? Usually part of a group — across 33 boards

Robin has appeared on 33 boards: 29 times inside a themed group and 4 times as a red herring. That is a 12% decoy rate.

33Boards
29In a group
4As a herring
12%Decoy rate
Answer or decoy

Is Robin a Red Herring?

Every appearance of Robin across the 3,529-board archive, and whether it belonged to a group that day or to the herrings.

In a group · 29 4 · red herring
88% part of a group 12% a red herring
Robin is usually part of a group.

Groups it has belonged to

Why it fitted

What the Puzzle Said About Robin

01

May 7, 2019

Robin Wright was the first actress to win a Golden Globe for a online television series.

02

December 18, 2021

Robin Wright was the first actress to win a Golden Globe for a online television series.

03

July 31, 2024

Robin Wright was the first actress to win a Golden Globe for a online television series.

Reading a board

Using a Word's History Without Being Fooled By It

01

A high decoy rate is a warning, not a rule

Robin has been a red herring on 12% of its appearances. That makes it worth leaving until last, not worth discarding — the board decides, and the three-group structure is what settles it.

02

Themes repeat, words move between them

This word has sat in 10 different themes. A returning theme brings different members with it, which is why the category pages show every word a theme has ever used rather than a fixed four.

03

Count to sixteen first

Three groups of four plus four herrings. Four words are meant to be left over, and expecting that is what stops you forcing a fourth group that was never there.

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 — see any board in the archive.

STEP 02

Lock the tightest theme

Solve the most specific group first; each correct group removes four candidates from everything else.

STEP 03

Distrust the near-miss

A word that almost fits two groups is usually a decoy — which is exactly what a page like this one records.

How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify every board Robin has appeared on, and whether it was an answer or a decoy each time

Word histories are built from the 3,529 dated boards in our archive rather than from any published list — the source has no word pages. Each appearance links to the board it came from so it can be checked. 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

33Appearances
12%Decoy rate
9,550Words tracked
3,529Boards archived
Good to know

Robin FAQ

Is Robin a red herring in Red Herring?
Sometimes. Of its 33 appearances, 4 were as a red herring and 29 as part of a group — a 12% decoy rate, which makes it usually part of a group. Every board is listed above.
How many times has Robin appeared?
33 boards between January 25, 2017 and March 23, 2026. The archive holds 3,529 boards in total, on the daily archive.
Which groups has Robin belonged to?
Second Halves of Duos, Hood, Famous Sidekicks, Williams, People Named Williams, Gibb Siblings. Recurring themes have their own pages listing every word they have used.
Does knowing this help me solve today's board?
It narrows a guess rather than making it for you. A word with a high decoy rate like this one is worth leaving alone until the groups you are sure of are locked; that is the order set out in the how to play guide. We hold 9,550 words this way, of which 2,050 have been both an answer and a decoy.
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