Dog breeds by average weight
A Dartle category: each answer is worth its lb. Name up to 3 answers that add up to exactly 100. New to the game? Read how to play.
When it was played
- Puzzle #13, October 11, 2026 · replay in the archive
The numbers
- 60 answers count.
- 213 different ways to hit exactly 100, the shortest in 1 dart.
- 5 answers are worth more than 100 on their own, an instant bust.
How it's counted
- The 60 most popular AKC breeds with a stated weight range.
- Weight is the midpoint of AKC's full range across males and females, e.g. 55–80 lb → 67.5 → 68.
- AKC gives no two-sided pound range, so not included: French Bulldog ("under 28 pounds"); Dachshund ("16-32 pounds (standard), 11 pounds & under (miniature)"); Beagle ("under 20 pounds (13 inches & under), 20-30 pounds (13-15 inches)"); Cane Corso ("Proportionate to height"); Pembroke Welsh Corgi ("up to 30 pounds (male), up to 28 pounds (female)"); Boxer ("65-80 pounds (male), females are about 15 pounds less than male"); Chihuahua ("not exceeding 6 pounds"); Maltese ("under 7 pounds").
Source
American Kennel Club, as of September 27, 2026.
Every answer
Alphabetical. Their values stay a secret, so the puzzle is still worth replaying.
Airedale Terrier · Akita · Australian Cattle Dog · Australian Shepherd · Basset Hound · Belgian Malinois · Bernese Mountain Dog · Bichon Frise · Bloodhound · Border Collie · Boston Terrier · Boykin Spaniel · Brittany · Bulldog · Cardigan Welsh Corgi · Cavalier King Charles Spaniel · Chesapeake Bay Retriever · Cocker Spaniel · Collie · Dalmatian · Doberman Pinscher · English Cocker Spaniel · English Springer Spaniel · German Shepherd · German Shorthaired Pointer · German Wirehaired Pointer · Giant Schnauzer · Golden Retriever · Great Dane · Havanese · Italian Greyhound · Labrador Retriever · Mastiff · Miniature American Shepherd · Miniature Schnauzer · Newfoundland · Papillon · Pomeranian · Poodle (Miniature) · Poodle (Standard) · Poodle (Toy) · Portuguese Water Dog · Pug · Rhodesian Ridgeback · Rottweiler · Russell Terrier · Saint Bernard · Samoyed · Scottish Terrier · Shetland Sheepdog · Shiba Inu · Shih Tzu · Siberian Husky · Staffordshire Bull Terrier · Vizsla · Weimaraner · West Highland White Terrier · Whippet · Wirehaired Pointing Griffon · Yorkshire Terrier