Name a penguin species

This prompt last appeared Dive #7. For today's seven questions, start on the live run.

Today's Krillion answers Practice this dive Dated sheet

25-second pick · +85

Snares penguin Deep Cut

13 letters · 2 words · ~4s to type · 20 accepted answers on the sheet

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Snares penguin: Deep Cut, +85, 13 letters, about 4 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Emperor penguin, King penguin, or Little penguin — those are Plankton. The trench answer is White-flippered penguin (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: White-flippered penguin +100

Skip Emperor penguin · King penguin · Little penguin

Hints

Hint 1. 20 accepted answers. A strong pick is a two-or-more-word phrase, about 13 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

Royal penguin

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Snares penguin · 85 pts

Best safe pick
Snares penguin 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

  • Snares penguin 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • White-flippered penguin 100 pts · One in a Krillion
  • Erect-crested penguin 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Fiordland penguin 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Yellow-eyed penguin 85 pts · Deep Cut

Strong alternatives

  • Royal penguin 60 pts
  • Northern rockhopper penguin 60 pts
  • Southern rockhopper penguin 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

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

  • Emperor penguin 10
  • King penguin 10
  • Little penguin 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.

Prompt 1 of 1

Name a penguin species

● One in a Krillion · 1 ● Deep Cut · 4 ● Rare · 3 ● Schooler · 8 ● Too Clever · 1 ● Plankton · 3
One in a Krillion +100 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • White-flippered penguin +100
Deep Cut +85 4 answers — tap to reveal
  • Erect-crested penguin +85
  • Fiordland penguin +85
  • Snares penguin +85
  • Yellow-eyed penguin +85
Rare +60 3 answers — tap to reveal
  • Northern rockhopper penguin +60
  • Royal penguin +60
  • Southern rockhopper penguin +60
Schooler +30 8 answers — tap to reveal
  • Adélie penguin +30
  • African penguin +30
  • Chinstrap penguin +30
  • Galapagos penguin +30
  • Gentoo penguin +30
  • Humboldt penguin +30
  • Magellanic penguin +30
  • Rockhopper penguin +30
Too Clever +15 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Macaroni penguin +15
Plankton +10 3 answers — tap to reveal
  • Emperor penguin +10
  • King penguin +10
  • Little penguin +10