Plain #7 recap for Saturday, October 24, 2026

We checked the official archive for Plain #7 on 2026-10-25, after New York midnight had closed that puzzle. Four direct estimates and three name rounds. Round 2 was the Golden Round. Two category labels had not appeared in issues 1–6. The day used 3 “name the closest thing” rounds and 4 “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 #7 answers for all seven prompts, targets and solutions. Below we discuss only three selected examples in our own words.

Plain #7, checked 2026-10-25
Category	Round type
Sport by Numbers	Estimate a number
What It Sold For	Estimate a number
Everyday Numbers	Estimate a number
Guess the Year	Estimate a number
Flight Time from New York	Name the closest thing
Mother Tongues	Name the closest thing
Country Population	Name the closest thing

Why those results sit where they do

Sport by Numbers. The record is 2.45 m, not a mountain height. Read the unit. Source credited by the official archive: guinnessworldrecords.com.
What It Sold For. Golden Round. The archive prints the price. It does not print a band for this estimate. Source credited by the official archive: en.wikipedia.org.
Everyday Numbers. The date in the prompt is October 2026. A newer member would change it. Source credited by the official archive: news.un.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 We do not infer unpublished year point values or a player's final altitude from the archive.

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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 #7 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/7 on 2026-10-25. Open that official page for the full answer list.