Dive #8 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +85

Name a country with a Mediterranean coastline

Montenegro Deep Cut

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 21 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Montenegro: Deep Cut, +85, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on France, Greece, Italy, or Spain — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Bosnia and Herzegovina (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Bosnia and Herzegovina +100

Skip France · Greece · Italy · Spain

25-second pick · +60

Name a whale species

Sei whale Rare

8 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 39 accepted answers on the sheet

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Sei whale: Rare, +60, 8 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Blue whale, Humpback whale, Orca, or Sperm whale — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Spade-toothed whale (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Spade-toothed whale +100

Skip Blue whale · Humpback whale · Orca · Sperm whale

25-second pick · +85

Name a tropical fruit

Acerola Deep Cut

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 55 accepted answers on the sheet

Walk past the supermarket default. We would type Acerola: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Banana, Coconut, Mango, or Pineapple — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Miracle fruit (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Banana · Coconut · Mango · Pineapple

25-second pick · +85

Name a Scooby-Doo character

Bogel Deep Cut

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 25 accepted answers on the sheet

The household-name pick is bait. Look one ring further out. We would type Bogel: Deep Cut, +85, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Daphne, Fred, Scooby-Doo, or Shaggy — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Black Knight Ghost (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Black Knight Ghost +100

Skip Daphne · Fred · Scooby-Doo · Shaggy

25-second pick · +85

Name a type of cloud

Asperitas Deep Cut

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 35 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Asperitas: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Cirrus, Cumulus, or Stratus — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Morning Glory cloud (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Morning Glory cloud +100

Skip Cirrus · Cumulus · Stratus

25-second pick · +100

Name a style of dance

Tarantella One in a Krillion

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 92 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Tarantella: One in a Krillion, +100, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Ballet, Hip hop, Salsa, or Tap — 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 Ballet · Hip hop · Salsa · Tap

25-second pick · +85

Name a Roman emperor

Aemilianus Deep Cut

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 95 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Aemilianus: Deep Cut, +85, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Augustus, Caligula, Constantine the Great, or Nero — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Silbannacus (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Augustus · Caligula · Constantine the Great · Nero