Name a desert

Last seen Dive #9. 53 accepted answers on the published sheet.

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Hints

Hint 1. 53 accepted answers. A strong pick is a single word, about 7 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

Negev

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Aralkum · 85 pts

Best safe pick
Aralkum 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

  • Aralkum 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Karoo 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Dasht-e Lut 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Erg Chebbi 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Ryn Desert 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Wadi Rum 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • White Sands 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Accona Desert 85 pts · Deep Cut

Strong alternatives

  • Negev 60 pts
  • Taklamakan 60 pts
  • Thar Desert 60 pts
  • Death Valley 60 pts
  • Gibson Desert 60 pts
  • Iranian Desert 60 pts
  • Karakum Desert 60 pts
  • Kyzylkum Desert 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

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

  • Gobi 10
  • Mojave 10
  • Sahara 10

All accepted answers

Prompt 1 of 1

Name a desert

● One in a Krillion · 1 ● Deep Cut · 28 ● Rare · 12 ● Schooler · 8 ● Too Clever · 1 ● Plankton · 3
One in a Krillion +100 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Pinnacles Desert +100
Deep Cut +85 28 answers — tap to reveal
  • Accona Desert +85
  • Aralkum +85
  • Arctic Desert +85
  • Badain Jaran +85
  • Black Rock Desert +85
  • Bolson de Mapimi +85
  • Chalbi Desert +85
  • Colorado Desert +85
  • Danakil Desert +85
  • Dasht-e Lut +85
  • Erg Chebbi +85
  • Judean Desert +85
  • Karoo +85
  • Libyan Desert +85
  • Little Sandy Desert +85
  • Nafud Desert +85
  • Nubian Desert +85
  • Painted Desert +85
  • Registan Desert +85
  • Ryn Desert +85
  • Sechura Desert +85
  • Sinai Desert +85
  • Strzelecki Desert +85
  • Sturt Stony Desert +85
  • Tabernas Desert +85
  • Tanami Desert +85
  • Wadi Rum +85
  • White Sands +85
Rare +60 12 answers — tap to reveal
  • Death Valley +60
  • Gibson Desert +60
  • Great Sandy Desert +60
  • Great Victoria Desert +60
  • Iranian Desert +60
  • Karakum Desert +60
  • Kyzylkum Desert +60
  • Negev +60
  • Simpson Desert +60
  • Syrian Desert +60
  • Taklamakan +60
  • Thar Desert +60
Schooler +30 8 answers — tap to reveal
  • Arabian Desert +30
  • Atacama +30
  • Chihuahuan Desert +30
  • Great Basin Desert +30
  • Kalahari +30
  • Namib +30
  • Patagonian Desert +30
  • Sonoran Desert +30
Too Clever +15 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Antarctic Desert +15
Plankton +10 3 answers — tap to reveal
  • Gobi +10
  • Mojave +10
  • Sahara +10