Name a crab or other crustacean

Last seen Dive #21. 40 accepted answers on the published sheet.

Hints

Hint 1. 40 accepted answers. A strong pick is a single word, about 8 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

Copepod

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Amphipod · 85 pts

Best safe pick
Amphipod 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

  • Amphipod 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Isopod 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Green crab 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Mole crab 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Mud crab 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Pea crab 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Pill bug 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Velvet crab 85 pts · Deep Cut

Strong alternatives

  • Copepod 60 pts
  • Ghost crab 60 pts
  • Spider crab 60 pts
  • Stone crab 60 pts
  • Dungeness crab 60 pts
  • Fiddler crab 60 pts
  • Mantis shrimp 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

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

  • Crab 10
  • Lobster 10
  • Shrimp 10

All accepted answers

Prompt 1 of 1

Name a crab or other crustacean

One in a Krillion · 1 Deep Cut · 19 Rare · 7 Schooler · 8 Too Clever · 2 Plankton · 3
One in a Krillion +100 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Tadpole shrimp +100
Deep Cut +85 19 answers — tap to reveal
  • Amphipod +85
  • Brine shrimp +85
  • Chinese mitten crab +85
  • Cleaner shrimp +85
  • Green crab +85
  • Isopod +85
  • Langoustine +85
  • Mole crab +85
  • Mud crab +85
  • Mysid shrimp +85
  • Pea crab +85
  • Pill bug +85
  • Pistol shrimp +85
  • Porcelain crab +85
  • Slipper lobster +85
  • Spiny lobster +85
  • Velvet crab +85
  • Water flea +85
  • Yeti crab +85
Rare +60 7 answers — tap to reveal
  • Copepod +60
  • Dungeness crab +60
  • Fiddler crab +60
  • Ghost crab +60
  • Mantis shrimp +60
  • Spider crab +60
  • Stone crab +60
Schooler +30 8 answers — tap to reveal
  • Barnacle +30
  • Blue crab +30
  • Crawfish +30
  • Hermit crab +30
  • King crab +30
  • Krill +30
  • Prawn +30
  • Snow crab +30
Too Clever +15 2 answers — tap to reveal
  • Coconut crab +15
  • Horseshoe crab +15
Plankton +10 3 answers — tap to reveal
  • Crab +10
  • Lobster +10
  • Shrimp +10