Rung #114 hints and answer

September 21, 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

My oldest cousins spun in Persia, but the ones Europe built turned on a completely different axis.

Hint 2, worth 4 points

A stiff breeze is my only fuel, and for centuries whole villages depended on my tireless turning.

Hint 3, worth 3 points

My great sail-arms catch the moving air and spin, driving the heavy stone or pump hidden inside me.

Hint 4, worth 2 points

I stand in flat open fields, my great arms sweeping in slow circles, once grinding grain and now making power.

Hint 5, worth 1 point

Postcards from Holland are crowded with me, standing beside the tulip fields in the wind.

Extra hint, the shape of the answer

8 letters, starts with “W”.

Reveal the answer to Rung #114

WINDMILL

Windmills were pumping water and grinding grain for over a thousand years before anyone used them to make electricity.

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