Puzzle #33 · Baby
It is December 9, 2026, and puzzle #33 has a price. Before the spoiler: Baby Diaper Rash Cream, 4 oz, 3-Pack is not as obvious as it looks, and the difficulty rating reads Medium. Play the board first, then open the answer when you are ready. The hints come before the answer, so you can peek at those first.
This puzzle is scheduled for December 9, 2026. The answer is included below for search and reference, but the daily board unlocks on its date.
Zinc oxide, the white workhorse in diaper cream, is also the active ingredient in many sunscreen lotions.
These are the same three hints the game uses, in order. They never name the price. Reveal one, think, then decide whether you need the next.
Baby aisle, next to the wipes and the tiny nail clippers.
Three tubes of the thick white cream: diaper bag, nursery and grandma's house.
Between ten and twenty dollars.
The board below is the real puzzle. Archive rounds do not affect your daily streak.
3-pack
Hints are free. Using one adds a lightbulb to your shared result.
Real price
Archived puzzle #33. Play it any time; archive rounds do not change your daily streak.
Costcodle asks you to guess one price in six tries. A guess within 5% of $14.99 would win, a guess within 25% would show yellow, and anything further away would show red. The arrows tell you whether the real price is higher or lower than the number you stamped, which is how you build a narrowing price corridor.
This puzzle appeared on December 9, 2026 in Season 1. Category: Baby. Difficulty: Medium (3/5). Listing price: $14.99 for 3-pack.
Questions
The Costcodle answer for December 9, 2026 (puzzle #33) was Baby Diaper Rash Cream, 4 oz, 3-Pack, priced at $14.99. You win if your guess lands within 5% of that price.
It cost $14.99 (3-pack). This is the listing price used in the game, so prices shown elsewhere may differ.