Puzzle #199 · Office
Day #199 (May 24, 2027) brings a Office puzzle: Composition Notebooks, 10-Pack. You get six guesses and a 5% target, same as always. This page holds the answer, the three hints, and a breakdown of every color band. Scroll carefully. The answer is right below, and the page reads best after you play.
This puzzle is scheduled for May 24, 2027. The answer is included below for search and reference, but the daily board unlocks on its date.
The speckled marble cover of a composition notebook is made by a printing process that creates a random pattern, so no two look identical.
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.
Office aisle, the school supplies near the pencils and the paper.
Ten marble-cover notebooks with ruled pages, the back-to-school staple.
Eight to twelve dollars.
The board below is the real puzzle. Archive rounds do not affect your daily streak.
10-pack
Hints are free. Using one adds a lightbulb to your shared result.
Real price
Archived puzzle #199. 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 $8.99 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 May 24, 2027 in Season 1. Category: Office. Difficulty: Fair (2/5). Listing price: $8.99 for 10-pack.
Questions
The Costcodle answer for May 24, 2027 (puzzle #199) was Composition Notebooks, 10-Pack, priced at $8.99. You win if your guess lands within 5% of that price.
It cost $8.99 (10-pack). This is the listing price used in the game, so prices shown elsewhere may differ.