Rung #106 hints and answer

September 13, 2026. Here is the full clue ladder for this puzzle, gentlest first. Each rung is worth fewer points, so open only what you need. The answer stays hidden until you click.

Hint 1, worth 5 points

I was floated on poisoned ponds near Chernobyl to quietly pull the radiation up out of the water.

Hint 2, worth 4 points

I can grow taller than a person in a single summer, my heavy head crowded with hundreds of seeds.

Hint 3, worth 3 points

Once mature I stop turning and face east for good, warming early to greet the bees.

Hint 4, worth 2 points

My one great bloom can spread wide as a dinner plate, nodding above the fence posts as autumn nears.

Hint 5, worth 1 point

My bold yellow petals and oil-rich seeds have fed kitchens and brightened gardens for centuries.

Extra hint, the shape of the answer

9 letters, starts with “S”.

Reveal the answer to Rung #106

SUNFLOWER

Young sunflowers track the Sun across the sky each day, and the seeds in their heads spiral in a mathematical pattern found all over nature.

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