Plain #6 recap for Friday, October 23, 2026

We checked the official archive for Plain #6 on 2026-10-25, after New York midnight had closed that puzzle. Five direct estimates and two name rounds, including an exact-year prompt. The day used 2 “name the closest thing” rounds and 5 “estimate the number” rounds. That mix is not fixed. Do not assume every day is five names and two numbers.

Original night-flight illustration of a plane climbing past a city, used as a section break — Original illustration. Not a screenshot of playplain.app.

What the day asked

This is a category overview, not a copy of the official answer list. Open the official Plain #6 answers for all seven prompts, targets and solutions. Below we discuss only three selected examples in our own words.

Plain #6, checked 2026-10-25
Category	Round type
Famous Moments	Estimate a number
Guess the Year	Estimate a number
Everyday Numbers	Estimate a number
Flight Time from London	Name the closest thing
Landmarks by Numbers	Estimate a number
Planet & Space	Estimate a number
Big Mac Index	Name the closest thing

Why those results sit where they do

Famous Moments. Twelve walkers, not twelve missions. Source credited by the official archive: science.nasa.gov.
Guess the Year. Founded, not the year it was sold. Exact year only for Dialed. Source credited by the official archive: britannica.com.
Everyday Numbers. A 3×3 has 6 faces × 9 stickers. The centre caps are included. Source credited by the official archive: en.wikipedia.org.

The ratio rule is points = round(100 × e^(−2 × |ln(answer ÷ target)|)), with a +25 Dialed bonus and doubled Golden Round. Years are the exception: the official rules say up to 3 years off is Close, and only the exact year is Dialed. We do not infer unpublished year point values or a player's final altitude from the archive.

Keep going

Five colored scoring chips from chartreuse to pink on a dark panel — Dialed, Close, Warm, Cold, and Miss use the same colors as the scoring guide.

Questions this page answers

Is Plain #6 still playable for a score?

No. The official FAQ says past puzzles cannot be replayed for a score. This page is a recap of the published archive, not a second chance at the leaderboard.

Where did these figures come from?

The selected examples were checked against https://playplain.app/archive/6 on 2026-10-25. Open that official page for the full answer list.