Spectrum #69: Order these fruits by sugar per 100g — the solution

The Spectrum puzzle from October 22, 2026: six things on one hidden scale, least to most, with every figure and where the checks were best spent.

The puzzle

Order these fruits by sugar per 100g, least at the top and most at the bottom. The board opened in this order:

1. Avocado
2. Grape
3. Apple
4. Date
5. Lemon
6. Strawberry

Avocado was already in place; Grape opened 3 places from home.

The walkthrough

The ends first. Avocado is the least of the six at 0.7 g and Date the most at 63 g. Anchor those and the middle four are what is left to place.

Where the scale splits. The widest gap is between Grape (16 g) and Date (63 g) — 47 g apart. Everything above that line belongs on the least 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. Avocado (0.7 g) and Lemon (2.5 g) are only 1.8 g 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

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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.