Dive #9 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +85

Name a desert

Aralkum Deep Cut

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 53 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Aralkum: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Gobi, Mojave, or Sahara — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Pinnacles Desert (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Gobi · Mojave · Sahara

25-second pick · +85

Name a snake species

Coachwhip Deep Cut

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

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

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

Skip Boa constrictor · Cobra · Python · Rattlesnake

25-second pick · +100

Name a coffee drink

Egg coffee One in a Krillion

9 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 66 accepted answers on the sheet

Walk past the supermarket default. We would type Egg coffee: One in a Krillion, +100, 9 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Cappuccino, Espresso, or Latte — 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 Cappuccino · Espresso · Latte

25-second pick · +85

Name a video game console

Gizmondo Deep Cut

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

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Gizmondo: Deep Cut, +85, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, or Xbox — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Epoch Game Pocket Computer (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Epoch Game Pocket Computer +100

Skip Nintendo Switch · PlayStation · Xbox

25-second pick · +100

Name a muscle in the human body

Stapedius One in a Krillion

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 69 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Stapedius: One in a Krillion, +100, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Abs, Biceps, Heart, or Triceps — 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 Abs · Biceps · Heart · Triceps

25-second pick · +100

Name a style of hat

Zucchetto One in a Krillion

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 65 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Zucchetto: One in a Krillion, +100, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Baseball cap, Cowboy hat, or Top hat — 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 Baseball cap · Cowboy hat · Top hat

25-second pick · +100

Name a Shakespeare play

Cardenio One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 44 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Cardenio: One in a Krillion, +100, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth, or Romeo and Juliet — 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 A Midsummer Night's Dream · Hamlet · Macbeth · Romeo and Juliet