2014 Contest Puzzles

Contest puzzles can be accessed using the drop-down menu or through the links below. Mean user ratings are shown for puzzles whose submission deadlines have passed. Click the + sign to see the full distribution of ratings.

Month Puzzle Solution Stars * Sweat ** # Correct *** PUZ
January State Lines Solution

3.77

  • 0
  • 5
  • 53
  • 119
  • 18

2.20

  • 32
  • 98
  • 60
  • 6
  • 0

219 Unlocked Puzzle
February Name That Tune Solution

3.82

  • 0
  • 2
  • 57
  • 125
  • 24

1.99

  • 65
  • 92
  • 49
  • 7
  • 0

249 Unlocked Puzzle
March Making a Splash Solution

4.07

  • 0
  • 2
  • 20
  • 83
  • 33

2.80

  • 4
  • 36
  • 83
  • 16
  • 0

160 Unlocked Puzzle
April In Other Words Solution

3.79

  • 2
  • 0
  • 14
  • 38
  • 7

4.45

  • 0
  • 0
  • 4
  • 28
  • 33

20 (55 w/hint) Unlocked Puzzle
May Backup Singers Solution

4.15

  • 0
  • 1
  • 15
  • 64
  • 34

2.90

  • 5
  • 28
  • 61
  • 18
  • 4

113 Unlocked Puzzle
June Children’s Song Solution

4.03

  • 0
  • 1
  • 14
  • 27
  • 18

3.08

  • 5
  • 10
  • 26
  • 17
  • 4

65 (3 partial) Unlocked Puzzle
July Double Time Solution

3.97

  • 0
  • 1
  • 6
  • 22
  • 7

4.00

  • 0
  • 2
  • 9
  • 17
  • 13

28 Unlocked Puzzle
August Hit Me…and Again…and Again Solution

3.90

  • 0
  • 1
  • 23
  • 82
  • 13

2.54

  • 11
  • 46
  • 53
  • 10
  • 1

130 Unlocked Puzzle
September Hidden Trio (Without Hesitation) Solution

3.80

  • 0
  • 1
  • 18
  • 52
  • 5

3.08

  • 3
  • 13
  • 45
  • 13
  • 6

79 Unlocked Puzzle
October Stack ‘Em Up Solution

4.12

  • 0
  • 1
  • 11
  • 33
  • 21

3.25

  • 1
  • 8
  • 39
  • 15
  • 6

71 Unlocked Puzzle
November The End of the Line Solution

3.96

  • 0
  • 0
  • 4
  • 21
  • 3

4.79

  • 0
  • 0
  • 2
  • 3
  • 29

8 Unlocked Puzzle
December Road Trips Solution

4.4

  • 0
  • 0
  • 5
  • 18
  • 24

3.67

  • 0
  • 3
  • 15
  • 25
  • 5

50 Unlocked Puzzle
Finale Sound It Out Solution

4.65

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 11
  • 20

3.67

  • 1
  • 1
  • 9
  • 15
  • 4

56 (26 early) Unlocked Puzzle

* Stars represent the average user overall rating on a scale of 1 (the worst) to 5 (the best).
** Sweat represents the average user difficulty rating on a scale of 1 (easiest) to 5 (hardest).
*** # Correct is how many users correctly solved the meta.