Name a New York Times game

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25-second pick · +85

Capture Deep Cut

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 33 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Capture: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Connections, Spelling Bee, The Crossword, or Wordle — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Set (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

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Hints

Hint 1. 33 accepted answers. A strong pick is a single word, about 7 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

Acrostic

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Capture · 85 pts

Best safe pick
Capture 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

  • Capture 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Digits 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Flashback 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Spiral 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Takeaway 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Vowelless 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Zorse 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Set 100 pts · One in a Krillion

Strong alternatives

  • Acrostic 60 pts
  • Crossplay 60 pts
  • KenKen 60 pts
  • Pips 60 pts
  • Tiles 60 pts
  • Vertex 60 pts
  • The Midi 60 pts
  • Letter Boxed 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

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

  • Connections 10
  • Spelling Bee 10
  • The Crossword 10
  • Wordle 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 New York Times game

● One in a Krillion · 1 ● Deep Cut · 14 ● Rare · 11 ● Schooler · 3 ● Plankton · 4
One in a Krillion +100 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Set +100 Ran on the Times site under license from the card game's makers.
Deep Cut +85 14 answers — tap to reveal
  • Capture +85
  • Diagramless +85
  • Digits +85
  • Flashback +85
  • Going Too Far +85
  • Marching Bands +85
  • Puns and Anagrams +85
  • Spiral +85
  • Split Decisions +85
  • Super Mega Crossword +85
  • Takeaway +85
  • Two Not Touch +85
  • Vowelless +85
  • Zorse +85
Rare +60 11 answers — tap to reveal
  • Acrostic +60
  • Connections: Soccer Edition +60
  • Connections: Sports Edition +60
  • Crossplay +60
  • Cryptic Crossword +60
  • KenKen +60
  • Letter Boxed +60
  • Pips +60
  • The Midi +60
  • Tiles +60
  • Vertex +60
Schooler +30 3 answers — tap to reveal
  • Strands +30
  • Sudoku +30
  • The Mini +30
Plankton +10 4 answers — tap to reveal
  • Connections +10
  • Spelling Bee +10
  • The Crossword +10
  • Wordle +10