PAG Puzzle Hunt 2026

4th Annual · Sponsored by Bayer


Puzzle #4 - Cairo, Cuba, Mexico, and Versailles

Jumping genesFG3G+F6
Double helix8J82+4F
Evolution667M+28
Penicillin87QF6H+
Human genome4494+JQ
CellsJCRV+9M
DNA sequencing9F35+3R
PasteurizationW4R8+4G
(solution to the puzzle)????????+

The solution to the puzzle is a single English word:


Try not to look at these hints unless you get really stuck -- they count against you on the leaderboard!

Hint 1 - early puzzle

Hint 2 - mid puzzle

Hint 3 - late puzzle