Sorta Game — the daily ordering puzzle
Put the world in order… sorta.
Three quiet rounds, five things each, and one hidden way to arrange them. Trust your instinct and see how close your order comes to the truth.
Sorta Game puzzle #27 · August 6, 2026
Three rounds of five things, each with a hidden scale to sort them by — then one last guess at the theme tying all three together. Here’s what this puzzle asks.
Round 1
Order these falling objects by their typical terminal velocity in Earth's lower atmosphere, from slowest to fastest.
- A peregrine falcon in a hunting dive
- A fully deployed standard parachute canopy descent
- A falling Lincoln penny
- A human skydiver in a belly-to-earth freefall
- A winter snowflake
Round 2
Order these diverse "tests" by the typical time it takes to complete them, from shortest to longest.
- A Phase III clinical trial for a new medication
- A litmus test strip indicating acidity
- The SAT reasoning test for college admissions
- The initial Apgar score evaluation for a newborn
- A standard DMV behind-the-wheel driving test
Round 3
Order these "teeth" (or tooth-like structures) by their typical physical length, from shortest to longest.
- An adult human canine tooth, including the root
- A metal tooth on a standard jacket zipper
- An adult African elephant tusk
- A fossilized tooth from a Tyrannosaurus rex
- A gear tooth on a standard bicycle cassette