Dive #4 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +100

Name an island country

Tuvalu One in a Krillion

6 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 47 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Tuvalu: One in a Krillion, +100, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Australia, Cuba, Japan, or New Zealand — 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 Australia · Cuba · Japan · New Zealand

25-second pick · +85

Name a species of wild cat

Bay cat Deep Cut

6 letters · 2 words · ~2s to type · 40 accepted answers on the sheet

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Bay cat: Deep Cut, +85, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Cheetah, Leopard, Lion, or Tiger — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Iriomote cat (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Iriomote cat +100

Skip Cheetah · Leopard · Lion · Tiger

25-second pick · +85

Name a type of bread

Bannock Deep Cut

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 70 accepted answers on the sheet

Walk past the supermarket default. We would type Bannock: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Baguette, Sourdough, White bread, or Whole wheat bread — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Pane di Altamura (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Pane di Altamura +100

Skip Baguette · Sourdough · White bread · Whole wheat bread

25-second pick · +85

Name a Studio Ghibli film

Ocean Waves Deep Cut

10 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 27 accepted answers on the sheet

Skip the poster title everyone already watched. We would type Ocean Waves: Deep Cut, +85, 10 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, or Princess Mononoke — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Boro the Caterpillar (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Boro the Caterpillar +100

Skip Howl's Moving Castle · Kiki's Delivery Service · My Neighbor Totoro · Princess Mononoke

25-second pick · +100

Name a bone in the human body

Stapes One in a Krillion

6 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 58 accepted answers on the sheet

Leave the textbook headline for later — it is usually Plankton. We would type Stapes: One in a Krillion, +100, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Femur, Rib, Skull, or Spine — 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 Femur · Rib · Skull · Spine

25-second pick · +100

Name a card game

Nain Jaune One in a Krillion

9 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 78 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Nain Jaune: One in a Krillion, +100, 9 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Blackjack, Go Fish, Poker, or Solitaire — 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 Blackjack · Go Fish · Poker · Solitaire

25-second pick · +85

Name a US president

John Tyler Deep Cut

9 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 45 accepted answers on the sheet

The household-name pick is bait. Look one ring further out. We would type John Tyler: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, or George Washington — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Martin Van Buren (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Martin Van Buren +100

Skip Abraham Lincoln · Barack Obama · Donald Trump · George Washington