Red Herring Puzzle 2,325
Answers

16 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

COMMUNITY CH

All 16 answers

THOUGHT7 WIND4 NATURE6 CHANCE6 GALE4 GUST4 ZEPHYR6 BREEZE6 ANALYZE7 REVIEW6 CRITIQUE8 RATE4 COMMUNITY CHEST14 BOARDWALK9 OUTDOORS8 INCOME6

Red Herring Puzzle 2,325 (September 13, 2020) sits in Red Herring 2020 and holds 16 words, the longest answer being COMMUNITY CHEST at 15 letters. That is a substantial board, enough that checking off what you already have is faster than re-reading the whole list.

Every answer below carries its letter count, which is the fastest way to match an empty slot: counting the squares in a gap and scanning for that exact length beats reading the list from the top. Answers are listed in the order the game accepts them, so the page reads the way the level plays.

This level has almost no short filler, so it is carried by its longer answers and there is little quick to open it with. Work outward from COMMUNITY CHEST and use the crossings it fixes.

This puzzle sits in the 2,301–2,400 block, with puzzle 2,324 and puzzle 2,326 linked at the foot of the page.

Puzzle 2,325 at a glance
CollectionRed Herring 2020
Words here16
Longest answerCOMMUNITY CHEST (15)
Shortest answerWIND (4)
Average length6.6 letters
Puzzle2,325
Questions

Red Herring Puzzle 2,325 FAQ

1What is the answer to Red Herring Puzzle 2,325?+
All 16 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
16, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for puzzle 2,324 and puzzle 2,326, or browse the whole 2,301–2,400 block.
4Are these answers verified?+
Yes. This puzzle was imported from a structured source record and validated on build. See the method page for exactly what is checked.
How to play

How Red Herring Works

The same three moves solve most Red Herring puzzles, including this one.

1

Find the group you are sure of

One category is usually unambiguous. Removing its four words shrinks the field sharply.

2

Distrust the obvious word

A word that fits several groups is almost always the planted one. It belongs to whichever group is left.

3

Solve by elimination

The last group needs no insight at all — it is whatever remains once the other twelve words are placed.

Play smarter

Red Herring Tips & Strategy

Starting with what this particular puzzle teaches you.

1

This chain has 16 links

Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.

2

Longest answer is COMMUNITY CHEST

At 15 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.

3

The easiest word is the trap

If a word leaps out as belonging to a category, check whether it fits another one too. That is exactly the decoy the puzzle is built around.

4

Start with the group you are certain of

Four words removed from sixteen makes the rest far more tractable. Certainty first, cleverness second.

5

Count before you commit

If a category seems to have five candidates, one of them belongs elsewhere. The count is always exactly four.

6

Look for the boring category

Puzzles usually pair one obvious theme with three subtler ones. Finding the plain one first is the fastest route in.

By the numbers

Red Herring Puzzle 2,325 In Detail

Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.

Answers in chain16
Longest answerCOMMUNITY CHEST
Average length6.6 letters
Level2,325
Block2,301–2,400