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 #30 · August 9, 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 from lowest to highest percentage of their total mass that consists of naturally occurring moisture.
- A living adult human
- A raw green cucumber
- A glass of whole cow's milk
- The entirety of planet Earth
- A dry roasted peanut
Round 2
Order these systems from shortest to longest average time a single molecule of that same moisture typically remains trapped within them.
- A standard household washing machine cycle
- The global oceans
- The Antarctic ice sheet
- A fast-flowing mountain river
- The Earth's atmosphere
Round 3
Order these from lowest to highest total volumetric capacity for holding that exact same liquid at any given moment.
- An Olympic-size swimming pool
- A fair-weather cumulus cloud
- A mature saguaro cactus
- A single human teardrop
- Lake Baikal