Instruments by number of strings or keys
A Dartle category: each answer is worth its strings or keys. Name up to 3 answers that add up to exactly 100. New to the game? Read how to play.
When it was played
- Puzzle #41, November 8, 2026 · replay in the archive
The numbers
- 23 answers count.
- 17 different ways to hit exactly 100, the shortest in 2 darts.
How it's counted
- Strings on each instrument (keys for the piano) in its usual modern form, as its Wikipedia article gives it. Paired strings each count: a 12-string guitar is 12, a mandolin 8.
- Instruments whose count varies a lot (sitar, banjo, double bass, lute) aren't included. The veena is its four melody strings plus three drone strings.
Source
Wikipedia: each instrument's article (sentences giving counts), as of October 23, 2026.