The Point Puzzle is a weekly puzzle challenging listeners with word puzzles and logic puzzles. Every week a winner from the last week is selected from emailed answers and announced on air and a new puzzle is posed.

The puzzle airs on KPOV on The Point on Wednesday mornings between 9:00 am and 9:30 am and replays at 5pm just before Open Air.

Created by Pearl Stark

Puzzle 699, 700, 701, Sept 28-Oct 17

To celebrate the 700th Point Puzzle we are bringing back three puzzles from our early years. Solve any of the three by Sat Oct 17th to have your name in the hat for the winner!

Puzzle 699 & Puzzle #100 originally airing April 2015: Write down the numbers 1 through 9 in order. Insert three operations (+-/*) to get exactly 100.

Puzzle 700 & Puzzle #200 originally airing March 2017: Send me a US State capital that is typed entirely with one hand.

Puzzle 701 & Puzzle #300 orginally airing Feb 2019: Start with a country in 8 letters. Remove one letter and you will have something that could identify a person.

Have an answer to this week's puzzle? Submit it here: Puzzle Answer

Want more puzzles?
Click here for the text of past point puzzles.

The Point Puzzle is produced at KPOV in Bend Oregon, but it is also carried on stations around the country.
Stations include:
Arkansas:
KPSQ, Fayetteville Arkansas
California:
KKRN, Round Mountain California

Colorado:
KRZA, Alamosa Colorado
Connecticut:
WESU, Middletown Connecticut
Florida:
Wings Radio 1, Lake Placid Florida
Radio St Pete, St. Petersburg Florida
Idaho:
KRFY, Sandpoint Idaho
Illinois:
WAZU, Peoria Illinois
Massachusetts:
WUMD, Dartmouth Massachusetts
Michigan:
WPRR, Grand Rapids Michigan
Minnesota:
KTWH, Two Harbors Minnesota
Missouri:
KZGM, Cabool Missouri
New York:
Global Community Radio, Geneva New York
Oregon:
KBOO, Portland Oregon
KPOV, Bend Oregon
KSHD, Shady Cove, Oregon
KSKQ, Ashland Oregon (monthly)
KYAQ, Lincoln County Oregon
Pennsylvania:
WLRI, Christiana, Pennsylvania

Tennessee:
WUTC, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Vermont:
WOOL, Bellows Falls, Vermont
Virginia:
WRIR, Richmond, Virginia
Washington:
KSER, Everett Washington
KVGD, Goldendale Washington

If your station would like to carry the Point Puzzle, contact Pearl.
The Point Puzzle is available through PRX and Audioport.
If your station is not a member of PRX or Audioport, please contact Pearl to discuss other arrangements.

Sample the Point Puzzle here: