Name a nocturnal animal

Last seen Dive #28. 107 accepted answers on the published sheet.

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Hints

Hint 1. 107 accepted answers. A strong pick is a single word, about 6 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

Anteater

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Aye-aye · 100 pts

Best safe pick
Aye-aye One in a Krillion 100 pts

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

Best rare answers

  • Aye-aye 100 pts · One in a Krillion
  • Oilbird 100 pts · One in a Krillion
  • Bandicoot 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Bilby 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Binturong 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Colugo 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Dormouse 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Earwig 85 pts · Deep Cut

Strong alternatives

  • Anteater 60 pts
  • Armadillo 60 pts
  • Bobcat 60 pts
  • Bushbaby 60 pts
  • Capybara 60 pts
  • Caracal 60 pts
  • Catfish 60 pts
  • Centipede 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

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

  • Bat 10
  • Fox 10
  • Owl 10
  • Raccoon 10

All accepted answers

Prompt 1 of 1

Name a nocturnal animal

● One in a Krillion · 2 ● Deep Cut · 33 ● Rare · 43 ● Schooler · 23 ● Too Clever · 2 ● Plankton · 4
One in a Krillion +100 2 answers — tap to reveal
  • Aye-aye +100
  • Oilbird +100
Deep Cut +85 33 answers — tap to reveal
  • Bandicoot +85
  • Bilby +85
  • Binturong +85
  • Colugo +85
  • Dormouse +85
  • Douroucouli +85
  • Earwig +85
  • Echidna +85
  • Fossa +85
  • Ghost crab +85
  • Glow-worm +85
  • Hermit crab +85
  • Jerboa +85
  • Kakapo +85
  • Kinkajou +85
  • Kiwi +85
  • Margay +85
  • Marten +85
  • Mink +85
  • Mouse lemur +85
  • Night heron +85
  • Olinguito +85
  • Pangolin +85
  • Potoo +85
  • Potto +85
  • Quoll +85
  • Raccoon dog +85
  • Ringtail +85
  • Serval +85
  • Shrew +85
  • Slow loris +85
  • Springhare +85
  • Stoat +85
Rare +60 43 answers — tap to reveal
  • Anteater +60
  • Armadillo +60
  • Bobcat +60
  • Bushbaby +60
  • Capybara +60
  • Caracal +60
  • Catfish +60
  • Centipede +60
  • Chinchilla +60
  • Civet +60
  • Cockroach +60
  • Cougar +60
  • Eel +60
  • Fennec fox +60
  • Ferret +60
  • Gecko +60
  • Genet +60
  • Hare +60
  • Honey badger +60
  • Hyena +60
  • Jaguar +60
  • Leopard +60
  • Lynx +60
  • Nighthawk +60
  • Nightingale +60
  • Nightjar +60
  • Ocelot +60
  • Otter +60
  • Platypus +60
  • Porcupine +60
  • Red panda +60
  • Salamander +60
  • Scorpion +60
  • Sloth +60
  • Slug +60
  • Snail +60
  • Tarantula +60
  • Tasmanian devil +60
  • Toad +60
  • Wallaby +60
  • Weasel +60
  • Wild boar +60
  • Wombat +60
Schooler +30 23 answers — tap to reveal
  • Badger +30
  • Beaver +30
  • Cat +30
  • Coyote +30
  • Cricket +30
  • Firefly +30
  • Flying squirrel +30
  • Frog +30
  • Hamster +30
  • Hedgehog +30
  • Hippopotamus +30
  • Kangaroo +30
  • Koala +30
  • Lion +30
  • Moth +30
  • Mouse +30
  • Possum +30
  • Rabbit +30
  • Rat +30
  • Skunk +30
  • Sugar glider +30
  • Tiger +30
  • Wolf +30
Too Clever +15 2 answers — tap to reveal
  • Aardvark +15
  • Tarsier +15
Plankton +10 4 answers — tap to reveal
  • Bat +10
  • Fox +10
  • Owl +10
  • Raccoon +10