Dive #5 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +100

Name a country in Asia

Timor-Leste One in a Krillion

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 48 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Timor-Leste: One in a Krillion, +100, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on China, India, Japan, or Russia — 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 China · India · Japan · Russia

25-second pick · +85

Name a venomous or poisonous animal

Boomslang Deep Cut

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 61 accepted answers on the sheet

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Boomslang: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Black widow spider, Cobra, Rattlesnake, or Scorpion — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Spanish dancer nudibranch (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Spanish dancer nudibranch +100

Skip Black widow spider · Cobra · Rattlesnake · Scorpion

25-second pick · +100

Name an herb or spice

Mahleb One in a Krillion

6 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 71 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Mahleb: One in a Krillion, +100, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Basil, Cinnamon, Garlic, or Pepper — 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 Basil · Cinnamon · Garlic · Pepper

25-second pick · +100

Name a Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film

Dinosaur One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 62 accepted answers on the sheet

Skip the poster title everyone already watched. We would type Dinosaur: One in a Krillion, +100, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, or Frozen — 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 Aladdin · Beauty and the Beast · Cinderella · Frozen

25-second pick · +85

Name a unit of measurement

Angstrom Deep Cut

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 96 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Angstrom: Deep Cut, +85, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Foot, Kilogram, Meter, or Mile — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Ell (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Foot · Kilogram · Meter · Mile

25-second pick · +100

Name a city that has hosted the Summer or Winter Olympics

Chamonix One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 45 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Chamonix: One in a Krillion, +100, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Athens, Beijing, London, or Los Angeles — 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 Athens · Beijing · London · Los Angeles

25-second pick · +85

Name a type of flower

Agapanthus Deep Cut

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 87 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Agapanthus: Deep Cut, +85, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Daisy, Lily, Rose, or Sunflower — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Middlemist's Red (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Middlemist's Red +100

Skip Daisy · Lily · Rose · Sunflower