Yeardle hints and answer for October 3, 2026

The three events, then a century and a decade hint, then the year if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.

Maya ChenSenior Puzzle Editor · Updated Oct 3, 2026 · 2 min read

Puzzle#1,656

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Yeardle events and hints for October 3, 2026 (#1,656)

The three events as the game gives them, then narrowing hints. Open one at a time and stop as soon as it clicks.

Event 1A series of terrorist attacks are directed against United States diplomatic missions worldwide, as well as diplomatic missions of Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Event 2A pastel version of The Scream, by the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for US$120million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for an auctioned work of art.

Event 3Shenzhou 9, a Chinese spacecraft carrying three Chinese astronauts, including the first-ever female, docks manually with orbiting module Tiangong-1, making this the third country, after the United States and Russia, successfully to perform the mission.

CenturyThe year is in the 21st century.

DecadeThe year is between 2010 and 2019.

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Yeardle answer today

2012

How to solve Yeardle #1,656

Read the three events and type a year, using a minus sign for BC. The game shows the direction and distance of your guess. Keep narrowing until you find the year or use all eight attempts.

Want the full method? Read our Yeardle strategy and tips, or check how to play Yeardle on the hub.

Yeardle tips for tomorrow

Identify the era first. Names and places in the clues usually fix the century before you think about the year.
Use the distance bands. A “within 10 years” result means you can finish with a careful binary search.
Watch for BC. Classical names signal negative years. Guess accordingly.

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