Round 1: illness + computer β virus
A virus makes you ill, and a computer virus spreads through software. The digital kind is named after the biological one.
Accepted answers: virus, infection, malware
Chainle Answers for November 10, 2026 (#11)
Puzzle #11 has five rounds, and the answers are virus, pump, tap, chain and coach. Each round gives two clue words and asks for the single word that links them; the table below pairs every clue with its answer, and the explanations underneath say why each one fits.
| Round | Clues | Answer | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | illness + computer | virus | Easy |
| 2 | heart + gas | pump | Easy |
| 3 | water + phone | tap | Easy |
| 4 | bicycle + restaurant | chain | Easy |
| 5 | bus + trainer | coach | Easy |
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Round-by-round explanation
Round 2: heart + gas β pump
Your heart pumps blood, and a petrol station pump moves fuel. Both push liquid where it needs to go.
Accepted answers: pump, valve, engine
Round 3: water + phone β tap
You turn a tap to get water, and you tap a phone screen to select something. A light touch is the shared idea.
Accepted answers: tap, faucet, touch
Round 4: bicycle + restaurant β chain
A bicycle has a chain that drives the wheel, and a restaurant chain is a group of linked branches. Both are links in a row.
Accepted answers: chain, series, network
Round 5: bus + trainer β coach
A coach carries passengers between towns, and a coach trains an athlete. Two meanings, one borrowed from the other.
Accepted answers: coach, tutor, bus
How today's puzzle works
Chainle is a word chain game rather than a word grid: instead of guessing letters, you are guessing meaning. Each round shows two clue words, and your answer is scored against both at once. The weaker of the two similarities carries most of the weight, so leaning on one clue cannot produce a high score β the word has to sit in the overlap. A guess that matches the answer's meaning closely enough returns 100 and ends the round; anything else returns a number out of 100 with a sentence explaining which clue is dragging it down. You can guess as many times as you like within a round, and the number of guesses is what the coloured result card records. If a round defeats you, the third hint reveals the answer and the round is marked as unsolved.
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- 11
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