Hints

Plot-hole #166 · September 1, 2026

Difficulty: Medium · 68% of 351 players solved it.

Hint 1 — One-word hint

"Nonlinear"

Hint 2 — The Setup

Earth faces an event that no one can explain.

Hint 3 — The Character

A linguist is recruited by the military to communicate with visitors.

Hint 4 — The Conflict

She must decode a circular written language unlike anything known.

Hint 5 — The Twist

Learning their language changes how she perceives time itself.

Final hint (names names)

Amy Adams communicates with alien heptapods in this Denis Villeneuve sci-fi film.

The answer

Arrival (2016)