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Rung #98 hints and answer

September 5, 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

For most of history I was made by boiling animal fat with ash, a messy, ancient recipe.

Hint 2, worth 4 points

Once a costly luxury, I was skipped by most people entirely, and they simply stayed dirty.

Hint 3, worth 3 points

The old radio dramas were named after me, because the companies that made me paid for them.

Hint 4, worth 2 points

I foam into a slippery lather the moment you work me between your wet hands.

Hint 5, worth 1 point

A bar of me sits by every sink, and a good scrub with me is the first rule of staying healthy.

Extra hint, the shape of the answer

4 letters, starts with “S”.

Reveal the answer to Rung #98
SOAP
Soap does more than rinse germs away. Its molecules pry apart the fatty coats of many viruses and bacteria, then trap the pieces so water carries them off.
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