Puzzle #98 · Grocery
Puzzle #98 is on the board for February 12, 2027. Today's item is Whey Protein Powder, 5 lb Tub, filed under Grocery. If you have not guessed yet, close this tab and go play. The three hints sit above the answer, the price sits in the answer card, and the breakdown comes after. No hard feelings either way. The shelf is undefeated some days.
This puzzle is scheduled for February 12, 2027. The answer is included below for search and reference, but the daily board unlocks on its date.
Whey is the watery part of milk left after cheese is made, and drying it into powder turns a byproduct into a high-protein supplement.
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.
Grocery aisle, the big tubs near the breakfast cereals and the nutrition bars.
Five pounds of chocolate-flavored protein powder, a tub roughly the size of a paint bucket.
Forty to sixty-five dollars.
The board below is the real puzzle. Archive rounds do not affect your daily streak.
5 lb tub
Hints are free. Using one adds a lightbulb to your shared result.
Real price
Archived puzzle #98. 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 $49.99 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 February 12, 2027 in Season 1. Category: Grocery. Difficulty: Tricky (4/5). Listing price: $49.99 for 5 lb tub.
Questions
The Costcodle answer for February 12, 2027 (puzzle #98) was Whey Protein Powder, 5 lb Tub, priced at $49.99. You win if your guess lands within 5% of that price.
It cost $49.99 (5 lb tub). This is the listing price used in the game, so prices shown elsewhere may differ.