Name an item of formal wear (clothing and shoes, not jewelry)

What we would type in 25 seconds — rarity × spelling speed, not a dump of the public list.

25-second pick · +100

Opera hat One in a Krillion

8 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 742 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Opera hat: One in a Krillion, +100, 8 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Bow tie, Dress, Dress shoes, or Suit — 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.

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Hints

Hint 1. 742 accepted answers. A strong pick is a two-or-more-word phrase, about 8 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

Brogues

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Opera hat · 100 pts

Best safe pick
Opera hat 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

  • Opera hat 100 pts · One in a Krillion
  • Abacost 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Abochhini 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Achkan 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Agbada 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Agrun 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Ahenema 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Alkyabba 85 pts · Deep Cut

Strong alternatives

  • Brogues 60 pts
  • Cape 60 pts
  • Corsage 60 pts
  • Corset 60 pts
  • Cravat 60 pts
  • Fascinator 60 pts
  • Fedora 60 pts
  • Garter 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

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

  • Bow tie 10
  • Dress 10
  • Dress shoes 10
  • Suit 10
  • Tuxedo 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 item of formal wear (clothing and shoes, not jewelry)

● One in a Krillion · 2 ● Deep Cut · 659 ● Rare · 58 ● Schooler · 18 ● Plankton · 5
One in a Krillion +100 2 answers — tap to reveal
  • Albert slippers +100 Named for Prince Albert, these velvet slippers suit black tie at home.
  • Opera hat +100 Its spring-loaded crown collapses flat to fit under a theatre seat.
Deep Cut +85 659 answers — tap to reveal
  • Abacost +85
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  • Academic hood +85
  • Academic scarf +85
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  • Angisa +85
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  • Bishop Andrewes cap +85
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  • Changshan +85
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  • Confirmation dress +85
  • Continental tie +85
  • Convocation habit +85
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  • Court feathers +85
  • Covert coat +85
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  • Crombie coat +85
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  • D'Orsay pumps +85
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  • Debutante dress +85
  • Deel +85
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  • Derby shoes +85
  • Detachable collar +85
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  • Dhoti +85
  • Dickey +85
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  • Diplomatic uniform +85
  • Dirac +85
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  • Dirndl +85
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  • Doctoral hat +85
  • Doctoral tam +85
  • Dodot +85
  • Dopo +85
  • Doublet +85
  • Dragon robe +85
  • Dress Wellington boots +85
  • Dress whites +85
  • Dumdyam +85
  • Dupatta +85
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  • Durumagi +85
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  • Edwardian collar +85
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  • Ethiopian kaba +85
  • Ethiopian suit +85
  • Etibo +85
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  • Eton jacket +85
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  • Evening jumpsuit +85
  • Evening mitts +85
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  • Farmla +85
  • Faroese national costume +85
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  • Fez +85
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  • First Communion dress +85
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  • Flower girl dress +85
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  • Four winds hat +85
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  • Gele +85
  • George boots +85
  • George wrapper +85
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  • Gladstone collar +85
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  • Guards coat +85
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  • Gugu hat +85
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  • Gunyu cholo +85
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  • Hair flower +85
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  • Half hat +85
  • Halo hat +85
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  • Hashimi dress +85
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  • Home Service helmet +85
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  • Honor cords +85
  • Hoop skirt +85
  • Household Cavalry helmet +85
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  • Ibheshu +85
  • Ice-cream suit +85
  • Icelandic tail-cap +85
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  • Imma +85
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  • Inverness cape +85
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  • Karakou +85
  • Kariba suit +85
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  • Kashmiri shawl +85
  • Kataginu +85
  • Kaunda suit +85
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  • Kemben +85
  • Kera +85
  • Keringkam +85
  • Keswa +85
  • Khăn đóng +85
  • Khanjar +85
  • Khara dupatta +85
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  • Kihei +85
  • Kilt hose +85
  • Kimona +85
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  • Kiras u fistan +85
  • Knee breeches +85
  • Kokoshnik +85
  • Kokyet +85
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  • Kontusz sash +85
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  • Koto +85
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  • Kulla +85
  • Kuma +85
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  • Kurte +85
  • Kuta +85
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  • Langa voni +85
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  • Leirum phee +85
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  • Liqui liqui +85
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  • Madiba shirt +85
  • Madras head tie +85
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  • Mantilla +85
  • Mantón de Manila +85
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  • Mao suit +85
  • Mapoto +85
  • Maria Clara gown +85
  • Mary Janes +85
  • Massar +85
  • Matanpushi +85
  • Mekhela chador +85
  • Mess jacket +85
  • Mess overalls +85
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  • Mongol gutal +85
  • Monk shoe +85
  • Montenegrin cap +85
  • Montsuki +85
  • Montuno +85
  • Mortarboard +85
  • Mother-of-the-bride dress +85
  • Mourning band +85
  • Mourning dress +85
  • Moussor +85
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  • Mughal patka +85
  • Mujib coat +85
  • Mukut +85
  • Mul anduma +85
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  • Myeonbok +85
  • Mysore peta +85
  • Nadiri +85
  • Naga shawl +85
  • Nationella dräkten +85
  • Netela +85
  • Ngepan Iban +85
  • Nón quai thao +85
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  • Nurmahali dress +85
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  • Okobo +85
  • Okpu agu +85
  • Onyonyo +85
  • Opera cloak +85
  • Opera pumps +85
  • Osariya +85
  • Otjikaiva +85
  • Over-frock coat +85
  • Overskirt +85
  • Pakaja +85
  • Palestinian thobe +85
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  • Panchakacham +85
  • Panetar +85
  • Panling lanshan +85
  • Pannier +85
  • Pañuelo +85
  • Papakha +85
  • Paranda +85
  • Parsi pheta +85
  • Párta +85
  • Pattu pavadai +85
  • Payas agung +85
  • Peep-toe heels +85
  • Peineta +85
  • Pelisse +85
  • Pelo e' guama +85
  • Perahan tunban +85
  • Peranakan beaded slippers +85
  • Percher hat +85
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  • Peshwaj +85
  • Petticoat +85
  • Peysuföt +85
  • Phawlone +85
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  • Picture hat +85
  • Pilcha gaúcha +85
  • Platform heels +85
  • Poke collar +85
  • Pollera +85
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  • Possum-skin cloak +85
  • Potloi +85
  • Prince Charlie jacket +85
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  • Raj pattern +85
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  • Reception dress +85
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  • Robe de style +85
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  • Ronko +85
  • Ruff +85
  • Ryusou +85
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  • Sabretache +85
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  • Sam Browne belt +85
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  • Samping +85
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  • Saucer hat +85
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  • Sehra +85
  • Selendang +85
  • Selop +85
  • Senator wear +85
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  • Shako +85
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  • Sortie de bal +85
  • Spanish cloak +85
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  • String tie +85
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  • Sweet sixteen dress +85
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  • Tang suit +85
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  • Tear dress +85
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  • Tempok +85
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  • Terno yucateco +85
  • Thai national costume +85
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  • Ti'i langga +85
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  • Tupinambá cape +85
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  • Turkmen don +85
  • Tuxedo dress +85
  • Two-piece gown +85
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  • Þjóðbúningur +85
Rare +60 58 answers — tap to reveal
  • Academic gown +60
  • Áo dài +60
  • Ascot tie +60
  • Barong tagalog +60
  • Boutonnière +60
  • Bowler hat +60
  • Bridesmaid dress +60
  • Brogues +60
  • Cape +60
  • Corsage +60
  • Corset +60
  • Cravat +60
  • Dress boots +60
  • Dress socks +60
  • Dress uniform +60
  • Fascinator +60
  • Fedora +60
  • Fur coat +60
  • Garter +60
  • Gloves +60
  • Hanbok +60
  • Homecoming dress +60
  • Kilt +60
  • Kimono +60
  • Kurta +60
  • Lehenga +60
  • Little black dress +60
  • Loafers +60
  • Mermaid gown +60
  • Monocle +60
  • Morning coat +60
  • Nehru jacket +60
  • Opera gloves +60
  • Overcoat +60
  • Oxfords +60
  • Pantsuit +60
  • Pantyhose +60
  • Party dress +60
  • Patent leather shoes +60
  • Pencil skirt +60
  • Pillbox hat +60
  • Pumps +60
  • Qipao +60
  • Quinceañera dress +60
  • Sari +60
  • Sash +60
  • Scarf +60
  • Shawl +60
  • Sherwani +60
  • Skirt suit +60
  • Smoking jacket +60
  • Sport coat +60
  • Stole +60
  • Suspenders +60
  • Toga +60
  • Tuxedo shirt +60
  • Tuxedo trousers +60
  • Veil +60
Schooler +30 18 answers — tap to reveal
  • Ball gown +30
  • Belt +30
  • Blazer +30
  • Cocktail dress +30
  • Cummerbund +30
  • Dress pants +30
  • Dress shirt +30
  • Evening gown +30
  • Heels +30
  • Necktie +30
  • Pocket square +30
  • Skirt +30
  • Stockings +30
  • Suit jacket +30
  • Tailcoat +30
  • Top hat +30
  • Waistcoat +30
  • Wedding dress +30
Plankton +10 5 answers — tap to reveal
  • Bow tie +10
  • Dress +10
  • Dress shoes +10
  • Suit +10
  • Tuxedo +10