Name an insect

This prompt last appeared Dive #11. For today's seven questions, start on the live run.

Today's Krillion answers Practice this dive Dated sheet

25-second pick · +100

Treehopper One in a Krillion

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 52 accepted answers on the sheet

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Treehopper: One in a Krillion, +100, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Ant, Bee, Butterfly, or Fly — those are Plankton. It is also the One in a Krillion on this sheet, so the rare pick and the typeable pick are the same.

Skip Ant · Bee · Butterfly · Fly

Hints

Hint 1. 52 accepted answers. A strong pick is a single word, about 10 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

Aphid

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Treehopper · 100 pts

Best safe pick
Treehopper 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

  • Treehopper 100 pts · One in a Krillion
  • Antlion 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Botfly 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Caddisfly 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Damselfly 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Hoverfly 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Lacewing 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Leafhopper 85 pts · Deep Cut

Strong alternatives

  • Aphid 60 pts
  • Bumblebee 60 pts
  • Cicada 60 pts
  • Earwig 60 pts
  • Hornet 60 pts
  • Horsefly 60 pts
  • Katydid 60 pts
  • Louse 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

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

  • Ant 10
  • Bee 10
  • Butterfly 10
  • Fly 10
  • Mosquito 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 an insect

● One in a Krillion · 1 ● Deep Cut · 17 ● Rare · 15 ● Schooler · 13 ● Too Clever · 1 ● Plankton · 5
One in a Krillion +100 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Treehopper +100
Deep Cut +85 17 answers — tap to reveal
  • Antlion +85
  • Assassin bug +85
  • Botfly +85
  • Caddisfly +85
  • Damselfly +85
  • Dung beetle +85
  • Hoverfly +85
  • Lacewing +85
  • Leaf insect +85
  • Leafhopper +85
  • Mayfly +85
  • Midge +85
  • Sawfly +85
  • Stonefly +85
  • Tsetse fly +85
  • Water strider +85
  • Weevil +85
Rare +60 15 answers — tap to reveal
  • Aphid +60
  • Bed bug +60
  • Bumblebee +60
  • Cicada +60
  • Earwig +60
  • Fruit fly +60
  • Hornet +60
  • Horsefly +60
  • June bug +60
  • Katydid +60
  • Louse +60
  • Mantis +60
  • Silverfish +60
  • Stink bug +60
  • Termite +60
Schooler +30 13 answers — tap to reveal
  • Beetle +30
  • Caterpillar +30
  • Cockroach +30
  • Cricket +30
  • Dragonfly +30
  • Firefly +30
  • Flea +30
  • Gnat +30
  • Grasshopper +30
  • Ladybug +30
  • Locust +30
  • Moth +30
  • Wasp +30
Too Clever +15 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Stick insect +15
Plankton +10 5 answers — tap to reveal
  • Ant +10
  • Bee +10
  • Butterfly +10
  • Fly +10
  • Mosquito +10