Name a beetle

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25-second pick · +85

Cockchafer Deep Cut

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 43 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Cockchafer: Deep Cut, +85, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Firefly or Ladybug — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Violin beetle (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Violin beetle +100

Skip Firefly · Ladybug

Hints

Hint 1. 43 accepted answers. A strong pick is a single word, about 10 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

Bark beetle

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Cockchafer · 85 pts

Best safe pick
Cockchafer Deep Cut 85 pts

Ranked by rarity × how easy it is to type in 25 seconds. Too Clever answers are treated as risky.

Best rare answers

  • Cockchafer 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Bess beetle 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Flea beetle 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Pine beetle 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Rove beetle 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Violin beetle 100 pts · One in a Krillion
  • Ambrosia beetle 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Atlas beetle 85 pts · Deep Cut

Strong alternatives

  • Bark beetle 60 pts
  • Leaf beetle 60 pts
  • Blister beetle 60 pts
  • Carpet beetle 60 pts
  • Click beetle 60 pts
  • Goliath beetle 60 pts
  • Ground beetle 60 pts
  • Hercules beetle 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

Everyone else will type these. Ten points is a surface skim.

  • Firefly 10
  • Ladybug 10

Public accepted list

Same buckets the game published. We do not re-grade. The pick above is the plan; this block is the record.

Prompt 1 of 1

Name a beetle

● One in a Krillion · 1 ● Deep Cut · 19 ● Rare · 14 ● Schooler · 5 ● Too Clever · 2 ● Plankton · 2
One in a Krillion +100 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Violin beetle +100
Deep Cut +85 19 answers — tap to reveal
  • Ambrosia beetle +85
  • Atlas beetle +85
  • Bess beetle +85
  • Burying beetle +85
  • Cardinal beetle +85
  • Christmas beetle +85
  • Cockchafer +85
  • Cucumber beetle +85
  • Darkling beetle +85
  • Deathwatch beetle +85
  • Elephant beetle +85
  • Flea beetle +85
  • Flour beetle +85
  • Jewel beetle +85
  • Pine beetle +85
  • Rove beetle +85
  • Soldier beetle +85
  • Titan beetle +85
  • Whirligig beetle +85
Rare +60 14 answers — tap to reveal
  • Bark beetle +60
  • Blister beetle +60
  • Carpet beetle +60
  • Click beetle +60
  • Colorado potato beetle +60
  • Emerald ash borer +60
  • Goliath beetle +60
  • Ground beetle +60
  • Hercules beetle +60
  • Japanese beetle +60
  • Leaf beetle +60
  • Longhorn beetle +60
  • Tiger beetle +60
  • Water beetle +60
Schooler +30 5 answers — tap to reveal
  • Dung beetle +30
  • June bug +30
  • Rhinoceros beetle +30
  • Stag beetle +30
  • Weevil +30
Too Clever +15 2 answers — tap to reveal
  • Bombardier beetle +15
  • Scarab +15
Plankton +10 2 answers — tap to reveal
  • Firefly +10
  • Ladybug +10