Red Herring Puzzle 634
Answers

16 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

SUPREME COUR

All 16 answers

TRASH5 DEBT4 COIN4 STAMP5 PANCAKE7 LID3 CARD4 HOUSE5 DRAIN5 TIRE4 TAX3 EXHAUST7 TRAP4 BRAKE5 SENATE6 SUPREME COURT12

Red Herring Puzzle 634 (January 27, 2024) sits in Red Herring 2024 and holds 16 words, the longest answer being SUPREME COURT at 13 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.

There are 2 very short answers threaded between the longer ones here. Those are the ones most often left unfilled — count the empty squares in a run rather than scanning the whole board again.

This puzzle sits in the 601–700 block, with puzzle 633 and puzzle 635 linked at the foot of the page.

Puzzle 634 at a glance
CollectionRed Herring 2024
Words here16
Longest answerSUPREME COURT (13)
Shortest answerLID (3)
Average length5.3 letters
Puzzle634
Questions

Red Herring Puzzle 634 FAQ

1What is the answer to Red Herring Puzzle 634?+
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 633 and puzzle 635, or browse the whole 601–700 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 SUPREME COURT

At 13 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 634 In Detail

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

Answers in chain16
Longest answerSUPREME COURT
Average length5.3 letters
Level634
Block601–700