Niche (Mind Loft)
Fill a 3x3 grid with answers that fit both row and column, from a new universe each weekday.
Every day: One 3x3 trivia grid a day, the same for every player, from a universe that changes with the weekday (Countries, US States, Animals, Movies, TV Shows, Pro Sports Teams, Musicians). Twelve guesses, a rarity share for each answer, and a 4x4 Sunday Edition. New puzzle: Midnight US Eastern Time.
Niche is a free daily trivia grid from Mind Loft. Each cell needs an answer that fits both its row and its column, and you have twelve guesses for nine cells. The subject changes with the day of the week, and after each correct answer you see how many other players chose the same one.
About Niche (Mind Loft)
Niche is the trivia grid on Mind Loft, a free site of daily browser games. It works like the sports grids that made the format popular: three row categories, three column categories, and nine cells where they meet. Each cell wants one answer that fits both, such as a country that is landlocked and borders France.
The subject, which Mind Loft calls the universe, follows the day of the week: Countries on Sunday, US States on Monday, Animals on Tuesday, Movies on Wednesday, TV Shows on Thursday, Pro Sports Teams on Friday and Musicians on Saturday. On the Saturday we looked, the columns were a solo act, a solo female artist and a band or group, and the rows included acts whose name starts with D.
You get twelve guesses for the nine cells. Every attempt spends one, wrong fits included, and an answer can only be used once on the board. The suggestion list only offers names from the day's universe. The score is the number of cells filled, but after each correct answer you also see what share of the day's players picked the same one, so an answer few people found is the one to share.
A new grid goes up at midnight US Eastern Time, and the Sunday Edition is a 4x4 grid on Countries. Mind Loft's other trivia dailies include Deep, Listed and Redact.
How to play Niche (Mind Loft)
- Open mindloftdaily.com/niche and press Start to see the day's universe and grid.
- Pick a cell; the box below shows the row and column it needs.
- Type an answer and choose it from the suggestions; it must fit both categories.
- Fill all nine cells within twelve guesses; wrong fits still cost a guess and each answer can be used once.
- After each correct pick, check its rarity share to see how many players chose the same answer.
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Tips
- Start with the tightest cell, where few answers fit both categories, before easier cells use up a name you need.
- Keep the obvious answers for cells with no alternative and use less known ones elsewhere for a better rarity share.
- Learn the weekday rotation so you know whether you face movies, animals or sports teams before you open it.
- Read the category wording closely; small rules such as "The" not counting for a starting letter are spelled out on the header.
Questions
What universe does Niche use today?
It follows the weekday: Countries on Sunday, US States on Monday, Animals on Tuesday, Movies on Wednesday, TV Shows on Thursday, Pro Sports Teams on Friday and Musicians on Saturday.
How many guesses do I get in Niche?
Twelve for the nine cells of a normal grid. Every attempt, right or wrong, spends one.
Is Niche free?
Yes. Niche runs in the browser on mindloftdaily.com at no cost. There is no app and no account to make; entering a display name only puts your result on the daily leaderboard.
When does a new Niche come out?
Every day at midnight US Eastern Time, with the same grid for every player. Sundays bring the Sunday Edition, a 4x4 grid on the Countries universe.
Can I play old Niche grids?
Yes. Mind Loft keeps past days in its puzzle archive, together with each day's standings.
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Redact (Mind Loft)
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