CityQ Answers: September 8, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- First letter: Starts with H
- First letter: Starts with O
- Language: Germanic (English, German, Dutch)
Columns
- Short name
- Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
- Size: Over 1 million people
Cell-by-cell solutions
First letter: Starts with H × Short name
Hanoi
Also valid: Hefei, Homs + 34 more
First letter: Starts with H × Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Helsinki
Also valid: Hamilton, Homs + 175 more
First letter: Starts with H × Size: Over 1 million people
Ho Chi Minh City
Also valid: Hong Kong, Hyderabad + 26 more
First letter: Starts with O × Short name
Osaka
Also valid: Oslo, Odesa + 36 more
First letter: Starts with O × Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Oklahoma City
Also valid: Omaha, Oran + 96 more
First letter: Starts with O × Size: Over 1 million people
Osaka
Also valid: Ouagadougou, Ottawa + 6 more
Language: Germanic (English, German, Dutch) × Short name
Perth
Also valid: Oslo, Leeds + 64 more
Language: Germanic (English, German, Dutch) × Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Washington
Also valid: San Francisco, Austin + 607 more
Language: Germanic (English, German, Dutch) × Size: Over 1 million people
New York City
Also valid: London, Singapore + 30 more
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