Puzzle #38 · Household
It is December 14, 2026, and puzzle #38 has a price. Before the spoiler: Rechargeable Handheld Vacuum for Cars 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 14, 2026. The answer is included below for search and reference, but the daily board unlocks on its date.
Handheld vacuums got small enough for car cleaning only after lithium-ion batteries replaced nickel-cadmium packs.
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.
Clean-and-organize aisle, near the brooms and the mops.
Runs on a battery, lives in a closet, and is aimed at crumbs and car seats.
Between twenty and forty dollars.
The board below is the real puzzle. Archive rounds do not affect your daily streak.
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Hints are free. Using one adds a lightbulb to your shared result.
Real price
Archived puzzle #38. 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 $34.99 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 14, 2026 in Season 1. Category: Household. Difficulty: Medium (3/5). Listing price: $34.99 for each.
Questions
The Costcodle answer for December 14, 2026 (puzzle #38) was Rechargeable Handheld Vacuum for Cars, priced at $34.99. You win if your guess lands within 5% of that price.
It cost $34.99 (each). This is the listing price used in the game, so prices shown elsewhere may differ.