Name a crab or other crustacean

This prompt last appeared Dive #21. For today's seven questions, start on the live run.

Today's Krillion answers Practice this dive Dated sheet

25-second pick · +85

Amphipod Deep Cut

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 40 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Amphipod: Deep Cut, +85, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Crab, Lobster, or Shrimp — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Tadpole shrimp (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Tadpole shrimp +100

Skip Crab · Lobster · Shrimp

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

Public accepted list

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

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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