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CityQ Answers — May 5, 2026

The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.

The grid

Rows

Columns

Hemisphere — Northern hemisphere × Language — Romance (Spanish, French, Italian)

Mexico City

Also valid: Bogotá, Rome + 558 more

Hemisphere — Northern hemisphere × Language — Austroasiatic (Vietnamese, Khmer)

Ho Chi Minh City

Also valid: Hanoi, Phnom Penh + 141 more

Hemisphere — Northern hemisphere × Largest city in country

Istanbul

Also valid: Shanghai, New York City + 181 more

Ocean — Pacific Ocean × Language — Romance (Spanish, French, Italian)

Lima

Also valid: Guayaquil, Tijuana + 41 more

Ocean — Pacific Ocean × Language — Austroasiatic (Vietnamese, Khmer)

Ho Chi Minh City

Also valid: Hanoi, Da Nang + 4 more

Ocean — Pacific Ocean × Largest city in country

Shanghai

Also valid: Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh City + 27 more

Population — Mid-size (100K–1M) × Language — Romance (Spanish, French, Italian)

Naples

Also valid: Marseille, Valencia + 925 more

Population — Mid-size (100K–1M) × Language — Austroasiatic (Vietnamese, Khmer)

Nha Trang

Also valid: Thanh Hóa, Vinh + 132 more

Population — Mid-size (100K–1M) × Largest city in country

Jerusalem

Also valid: Amsterdam, Macau + 62 more

CityQ is a free daily 3×3 — name a city matching both categories for every cell. Rarer answers score higher.