“*kealoa = routine short answer that you can’t just write in because there are multiple, equally routine, possibilities.” – Rex Parker
What Is KEALOA?
KEALOA is a word game played off-and-on during episodes of the podcast Fill Me In.
Each round consists of a set of clues chosen from the complete archive of past New York Times crossword puzzles. The answers to each of those clues could just as easily be the answer to any of the clues in the set. The players are given the clues one at a time and must choose the correct answer from the list of possible answers.
For example, if one of the clues was “Mauna ___”, then the answer could be just as validly be either KEA or LOA.
About KEALOA Reference
This site contains a record of every round of KEALOA played on the Fill Me In podcast. You can view the list of all of the rounds played on the show, or you can view stats by player, host, constructor, editor, or puzzle.
Play KEALOA!
Play a round of KEALOA right now! You’ll be playing a randomly-selected round from the archive alongside the other hosts and guests of the show. See how you would have done!
Techie Tidbits
This site was designed by Eric Peterson and vibed by Claude. The source code and REST API are available. Send any comments, complaints, or suggestions to eric@puzzlehead.org.
This website grew from a simple idea: Baseball Reference for KEALOA.
The Play KEALOA feature was inspired by an episode of the podcast The Daily, which explained vibe coding.
Special thanks to XWordInfo for making so many things so ridiculously easy.