Spectrum #60: Order these teams by World Series won — the solution
The Spectrum puzzle from October 13, 2026: six things on one hidden scale, fewest to most, with every figure and where the checks were best spent.
The puzzle
Order these teams by World Series won, fewest at the top and most at the bottom. The board opened in this order:
- San Francisco Giants
- New York Mets
- New York Yankees
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- St. Louis Cardinals
- Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals was already in place; Detroit Tigers opened 4 places from home.
The walkthrough
The ends first. New York Mets is the fewest of the six at 2 titles and New York Yankees the most at 27 titles. Anchor those and the middle four are what is left to place.
Where the scale splits. The widest gap is between St. Louis Cardinals (11 titles) and New York Yankees (27 titles) — 16 titles apart. Everything above that line belongs on the fewest side and everything below it on the most side, so sorting the six into those two groups is most of the puzzle.
The closest call. Detroit Tigers (4 titles) and Pittsburgh Pirates (5 titles) are only 1 titles apart — the pair that is a coin flip without the figures, and the place to spend a check: a check locks whatever is already right and leaves only the wrong tiles to swap.
The answer
| # | Fewest to Most | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Mets | 2 titles |
| 2 | Detroit Tigers | 4 titles |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 titles |
| 4 | San Francisco Giants | 8 titles |
| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 titles |
| 6 | New York Yankees | 27 titles |
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About Spectrum
Spectrum is Noggin’s daily ordering puzzle: six things, one hidden scale, three checks. Tiles in the right place lock green; the figures turn over when the board is done. How to play Spectrum, or play today’s.