Independent daily word-game guide · 2026-10-23 SGT

Hive Mind and Lone Star on Moonshot Daily .org

Checked 2026-10-23.

Flight 1 uses the same category for its crowd and rare rounds. The how-to page describes one category; the 20 October archive had two. Use the actual categories displayed for your date, rather than assuming every historical flight had the same count.

Hive Mind: 3 answers, 20 seconds, say what most people say. Lone Star: 3 answers, 35 seconds, say something true that almost nobody says. Full speed bonus lasts 6 seconds on Hive Mind and 10 seconds on Lone Star, then slides to 60%.

Lone Star orbitPointsHow the page defines it
Low Orbit10Common
High Orbit25At least 10% of first-place heat
Deep Space45At least 3.5%
Outer Rim65At least 1%
Uncharted85Rarer still
Supernova110Five hidden picks

A Hive Mind top 3, or a Lone Star Uncharted or Supernova, multiplies the next answer by 1.3. On day 2 the dog-breed Supernova list included Xoloitzcuintli. That list is on 21 October. Flight 2 is Target Orbit. Current accepted examples are on the .org answer page. Practice that does not touch the streak is Unlimited.

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Questions people ask

What does Hive Mind want?

The answer most people would say. First place is 100 points, and later places fall off faster. You get three answers and 20 seconds each.

How many Supernova answers exist?

The how-to page and the home FAQ say five hidden Supernova answers per category, 110 points each.

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