Read the past. Draw the possibility.
Extraplot answers, with the data behind the line
An Extraplot answer is a series of recorded values rather than a single word. The answer desk lets you reveal the continuation of each chart in a daily set, inspect its exact values and follow the source behind the result. Today’s published set loads first, using the original America/New_York schedule. Earlier daily dates are available in the selector. Every chart starts behind its own reveal button so you can choose how much help you want. This page uses the same original chart files as the playable version on A2A. It is useful after a finished game, when a particular turning point is puzzling, or when you want to check your understanding of the units and scale.
How to check an Extraplot answer
- Confirm the daily date before using an answer. The current set follows the New York calendar, which can differ from your local date. To review a completed earlier puzzle, choose its date in the Daily set selector.
- Use the numbered chart controls to choose one of the five entries. The title, topic and unit help you match the entry to your puzzle. No hidden values or full continuation are displayed until you choose Reveal this chart.
- Reveal an individual chart to see its historical beginning and actual continuation. The explanation beneath it describes what changed in the missing period. There is no need to draw an estimate on the answer page.
- Open Story & exact values for the full year-by-year table and the context from the original dataset entry. Follow the credited source when you need more detail. Revealing here does not finish your daily game or add a score to it.
More useful than an unexplained solution
One chart at a time, with deliberate reveals
A daily set contains five different answers, and you may only want to inspect one. Each chart is covered independently until you reveal it. You can move among the numbered entries without automatically opening every solution, and changing the selected daily date resets the reveal state. This gives you a practical way to check an already played chart while leaving the rest as a drawing challenge. A title can still suggest the subject, so avoid the answer desk entirely if you want no advance information about a daily set.
Exact values beside the actual curve
A chart’s shape is easier to understand when you can also inspect the numbers. After revealing, open the data table to see each recorded year, the displayed precision and the original unit. The cut-off year is identified so you can distinguish the visible history from the part that was hidden during play. The chart follows the dataset’s supplied axis range. Remember that values may be rounded for display even though the game compares your estimates with the underlying numerical precision in the chart file.
Sources kept with every answer
Each entry preserves the source name, source URL and licence label provided in the original Extraplot collection. The season includes records credited to the World Bank, Our World in Data, the US Social Security Administration, Wikimedia and published company reports. Those sources have different measurement conventions and update schedules. The answer here matches the archived game file, so a revised live source can eventually show a different value. The reveal gives you both the game’s recorded answer and a link for further investigation.
When the answer desk helps
Understand a score after playing
A low score is often easier to explain after looking at the hidden years individually. You may have predicted the final value well but missed a temporary spike, or drawn the right direction at the wrong scale. Compare the answer table with the guesses shown in your finished game. Because every hidden year has equal weight, several moderate misses can matter more than one impressive endpoint.
Review a previous daily set
Choose the date of a puzzle you have already played to revisit its charts and source links. The selector includes published days up to the current New York date, rather than presenting future daily answers as today’s solution. The original season has a finite schedule. Outside that range, the available dated set remains identified clearly so you can see which puzzle the page is actually showing.
Follow a surprising statistic to its source
A sharp turn can raise a better question than whether your guess was close. Read the chart’s original explanation, then open the source to investigate what is being counted, how the measure is defined and whether the period includes an unusual event. The game makes the surprise easy to see; the source provides the context needed to interpret it responsibly.
A real example from the Extraplot archive
In the first published daily set, the growth chart stops at 6.0674% in 2019. The answer is 2.3395% for 2020, 8.5704% for 2021, 3.1338% for 2022, 5.416% for 2023 and 4.9583% for 2024. The hidden shape is a dip and rebound followed by smaller changes, rather than one smooth continuation. Select 2026-11-12 in the answer desk to inspect that archived example. A different date has its own five charts, so confirm the selected day before comparing.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Extraplot answer today?
Today’s answer consists of the hidden values in five charts. Select the current daily set above, choose a chart number and press Reveal this chart. The graph and exact-value table show the recorded continuation for that entry. Check the displayed date because the game uses New York time.
Will revealing an answer change my daily game?
No. The answer desk maintains its own reveal state. It does not draw a line in your saved daily run, submit a guess or award points. If you use an answer while playing, be open about that when comparing scores with friends.
Are these answers the same as extraplot.cloud?
The daily schedule, chart keys and numerical records come from the original public season snapshot identified in this project. They match that snapshot’s dated sets. If the original site later revises a file, a new data sync is needed to reflect that revision here.
Why is there no single perfect line to memorise?
Every chart has its own recorded continuation. The perfect underlying answer follows those values, but the game gives full points for an average miss of up to 1% of the vertical range. That tolerance means several very close drawings can earn the maximum score.
Can I see future daily answers?
The answer selector lists dates through the current New York day. Unlimited practice samples the entire published collection and can contain future daily charts. For an unspoiled daily routine, avoid practice and only reveal answers for puzzles you have finished.
Find your next little challenge
Put the curves back in your own hands with the daily Extraplot game, or explore a new selection in Extraplot Unlimited. The same drawing rules and scoring thresholds apply to each playable set.
Data and implementation notes
This independent A2A version uses a local snapshot of the season published by Extraplot. The original chart files supply the measured values, cut-off years, axis limits, explanations, schedule and source attribution. Each revealed entry retains its own dataset licence label; the collection does not have one uniform data licence. This version uses its own interface and browser storage. Daily progress belongs to this browser and does not sync with the original site or another device. If you clear browser storage, that saved progress is removed. The season is finite: outside its published dates, the last available dated set remains playable.