Name a weather phenomenon

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25-second pick · +85

Chinook Deep Cut

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 50 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Chinook: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Rain, Snow, Thunderstorm, or Tornado — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Ball lightning (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Rain · Snow · Thunderstorm · Tornado

Hints

Hint 1. 50 accepted answers. A strong pick is a single word, about 7 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

Aurora

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Chinook · 85 pts

Best safe pick
Chinook 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

  • Chinook 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Graupel 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Haboob 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Halo 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Microburst 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Nor'easter 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Sirocco 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Smog 85 pts · Deep Cut

Strong alternatives

  • Aurora 60 pts
  • Cyclone 60 pts
  • Monsoon 60 pts
  • Typhoon 60 pts
  • Waterspout 60 pts
  • Windstorm 60 pts
  • Cold snap 60 pts
  • Dust storm 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

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

  • Rain 10
  • Snow 10
  • Thunderstorm 10
  • Tornado 10
  • Wind 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 weather phenomenon

● One in a Krillion · 1 ● Deep Cut · 19 ● Rare · 12 ● Schooler · 11 ● Too Clever · 2 ● Plankton · 5
One in a Krillion +100 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Ball lightning +100
Deep Cut +85 19 answers — tap to reveal
  • Atmospheric river +85
  • Bomb cyclone +85
  • Chinook +85
  • Dust devil +85
  • Fire whirl +85
  • Graupel +85
  • Haboob +85
  • Halo +85
  • La Niña +85
  • Microburst +85
  • Nor'easter +85
  • Sirocco +85
  • Smog +85
  • St. Elmo's fire +85
  • Sun dog +85
  • Supercell +85
  • Thundersnow +85
  • Virga +85
  • Wind shear +85
Rare +60 12 answers — tap to reveal
  • Aurora +60
  • Cold snap +60
  • Cyclone +60
  • Dew +60
  • Dust storm +60
  • El Niño +60
  • Freezing rain +60
  • Heat wave +60
  • Monsoon +60
  • Typhoon +60
  • Waterspout +60
  • Windstorm +60
Schooler +30 11 answers — tap to reveal
  • Blizzard +30
  • Cloud +30
  • Drought +30
  • Flood +30
  • Fog +30
  • Frost +30
  • Hail +30
  • Hurricane +30
  • Lightning +30
  • Rainbow +30
  • Sleet +30
Too Clever +15 2 answers — tap to reveal
  • Derecho +15
  • Polar vortex +15
Plankton +10 5 answers — tap to reveal
  • Rain +10
  • Snow +10
  • Thunderstorm +10
  • Tornado +10
  • Wind +10