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Profile Perfect Level 116 Answer, Walkthrough & Solution

Profile Perfect Level 116 Answer, Walkthrough & Solution

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Profile Perfect Level 116 Answer

The scarecrows are arranged from left to right as Scarecrow A in Blue with a Straw Hat, Buttons, a Wink, and 4 crows repelled; Scarecrow B in Green with a Wizard Hat, Gloves, a Happy expression, and 2 crows repelled; Scarecrow C in Brown with a Bucket, a Scarf, a Sick expression, and 1 crow repelled; and Scarecrow D in Black with a Wizard Hat, a Belt and Lantern, an Angry expression, and 3 crows repelled.

TraitScarecrow AScarecrow BScarecrow CScarecrow D
Outfit ColorBlueGreenBrownBlack
Hat TypeStraw HatWizard HatBucketWizard Hat
AccessoryButtonsGlovesScarfBelt / Lantern
ExpressionWinkHappySickAngry
Crows Repelled4x2x1x3x

How To Think Through Profile Perfect Level 116

Solving this puzzle smoothly relies on combining direct trait pairs with positional constraints early, rather than waiting for isolated clues to solve an entire column at once.

Combine Direct Pairings With Grid Halves: Placing The Gloves

When you begin, look for clues that link two traits together alongside clues that restrict where a trait can sit physically on the board.

  1. Clue 7 states that the Happy scarecrow wears Gloves.
  2. Clue 6 specifies that scarecrows in the right half of the grid do not wear Gloves.

Because the grid has four positions from left to right, the right half consists of Scarecrow C and Scarecrow D. This immediately restricts Gloves (and therefore the Happy expression) to either Scarecrow A or Scarecrow B.

Now consider Clue 2, which links the Blue outfit directly to decorative Buttons. Since Scarecrow A and Scarecrow B must contain both the Happy scarecrow with Gloves and another scarecrow with Buttons, you know that Gloves and Buttons take up the two leftmost accessory slots.

Use Sandwich Clues To Establish Subject Spacing: The Buttons And Bucket Gap

A sandwich clue describes an item located strictly between two other items. This is one of the strongest spatial tools in logic puzzles because it requires three consecutive positions.

Clue 4 says that the scarecrow between Buttons and Bucket scared off 2 crows.

From our previous deduction, Buttons must sit on either Scarecrow A or Scarecrow B:

  • If Buttons belonged to Scarecrow B, the middle scarecrow would be Scarecrow C, placing the Bucket on Scarecrow D. However, Clue 11 states that the Scarf sits between a Wizard Hat and a Green outfit, and Clue 1 pairs the Bucket directly with the Sick expression. Placing the Bucket on Scarecrow D would leave no valid position for the Scarf in the middle.
  • Therefore, Buttons belongs to Scarecrow A, which immediately assigns the Blue outfit to Scarecrow A as well.
  • The scarecrow between Buttons (Scarecrow A) and Bucket (Scarecrow C) is Scarecrow B.
  • Scarecrow B repelled exactly 2 crows.
  • Scarecrow C wears the Bucket on its head.
  • Clue 1 locks in the Sick expression for Scarecrow C.

Because Scarecrow A holds Buttons, Scarecrow B must take the Gloves from our earlier deduction. Clue 7 then establishes that Scarecrow B has the Happy expression.

Anchor Neighbors And Remaining Expressions: The Wink And The Angry Scarecrow

With Scarecrow B confirmed as Happy, you can quickly clear remaining expression slots.

Clue 3 states that the Wink and Happy scarecrows are neighbors. Scarecrow B is Happy. Scarecrow C is already confirmed as Sick, so Scarecrow A must have the Wink expression.

Looking at the remaining expressions, only one slot remains open: Scarecrow D must have the Angry expression.

Read Multi Trait Dependencies: Hats And Outfits

Now focus on the hat and outfit clues to place the remaining colors.

  1. Clue 5 tells you that the Green and Black scarecrows wear matching hats.
  2. Clue 12 states that the Wizard Hat on the right has the darkest outfit (Black).
  3. Clue 9 notes that a wizard-like scarecrow carries a Lantern.

Since Scarecrow C wears a Bucket and Scarecrow A is Blue, the two scarecrows wearing matching Wizard Hats must be Scarecrow B and Scarecrow D. Because the Wizard Hat on the right has the Black outfit, Scarecrow D is dressed in Black. This leaves the Green outfit for Scarecrow B.

By elimination, the final remaining outfit color, Brown, belongs to Scarecrow C. The final remaining hat type, Straw Hat, belongs to Scarecrow A.

Position The Final Accessories: Scarf And Lantern

Look at the remaining accessory slots for Scarecrow C and Scarecrow D:

  1. Clue 11 confirms that the Scarf is between a Wizard Hat and a Green outfit. Scarecrow B is Green (and wears a Wizard Hat), and Scarecrow D wears a Wizard Hat. Scarecrow C sits directly between them, perfectly confirming the Scarf on Scarecrow C.
  2. Clue 9 links the Wizard Hat to the Lantern. Scarecrow D wears a Wizard Hat and has an open accessory slot, giving Scarecrow D the Belt and Lantern.

Resolve Value Comparisons: Counting Crows Repelled

You have already assigned 2 crows repelled to Scarecrow B. The remaining numbers to distribute across Scarecrow A, Scarecrow C, and Scarecrow D are 1x, 3x, and 4x.

  1. Clue 8 states that the Brown scarecrow scared fewer crows than its neighbors. The Brown scarecrow is Scarecrow C. Its left neighbor, Scarecrow B, scared 2 crows. For Scarecrow C to scare fewer crows than both neighbors, it must have the lowest count available: 1 crow repelled.
  2. Clue 10 states that the scarecrow with the Lantern does not scare the most crows. Scarecrow D holds the Lantern, which means Scarecrow D cannot be 4x. Scarecrow D must be 3x.
  3. This leaves the maximum value of 4 crows repelled for Scarecrow A.

Every cell in the grid is now fully verified and consistent with all twelve clues.

What This Level Teaches You

Regional Exclusions Narrow Down Trait Clusters Quickly

When a clue restricts a trait to one half of the grid, check your direct pairing clues immediately. In this level, Clue 6 eliminated Gloves from the right half, while Clue 7 tied Gloves to Happy. Combining those two clues immediately confined both traits to the first two subjects.

Sandwich Clues Lock Down Alternating Columns

Clues structured around an item sitting between two others give you fixed relative distances. In this level, knowing that 2 crows sat between Buttons and Bucket forced those two items into positions with an odd gap (Scarecrow A and Scarecrow C), instantly anchoring three columns at once.

Relative Extremes Resolve Unordered Number Sets

When distributing ranked numbers like crow counts, start with clues that demand an item be strictly lower or strictly not the highest. Clue 8 forced the middle neighbor to take the minimum value (1x), which prevented any guesswork when splitting the remaining numbers (3x and 4x) using Clue 10.

Final Thoughts

The key to solving this level efficiently is using spatial boundary clues to isolate trait pairs into the left half of the grid before tackling the sandwich constraints. Once those anchor points are set, the remaining hats, colors, and crow counts resolve in a clean, logical chain.