Dive #19 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +85

Name a US state

Vermont Deep Cut

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 50 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Vermont: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on California, Florida, New York, or Texas — those are Plankton. The trench answer is North Dakota (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip California · Florida · New York · Texas

25-second pick · +85

Name a freshwater fish

Barbel Deep Cut

6 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 60 accepted answers on the sheet

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Barbel: Deep Cut, +85, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Bass, Catfish, Salmon, or Trout — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Devils Hole pupfish (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Devils Hole pupfish +100

Skip Bass · Catfish · Salmon · Trout

25-second pick · +85

Name a type of dumpling

Banku Deep Cut

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 46 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Banku: Deep Cut, +85, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Gyoza, Potsticker, or Wonton — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Culurgiones (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Gyoza · Potsticker · Wonton

25-second pick · +100

Name a Nintendo video game franchise

Custom Robo One in a Krillion

10 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 62 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Custom Robo: One in a Krillion, +100, 10 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Mario, Pokemon, or The Legend of Zelda — 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 Mario · Pokemon · The Legend of Zelda

25-second pick · +85

Name a weather phenomenon

Chinook Deep Cut

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 50 accepted answers on the sheet

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

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

Skip Rain · Snow · Thunderstorm · Tornado

25-second pick · +85

Name a heavyweight boxing world champion

Chris Byrd Deep Cut

9 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 77 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Chris Byrd: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali — those are Plankton. The trench answer is John L. Sullivan (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: John L. Sullivan +100

Skip Mike Tyson · Muhammad Ali

25-second pick · +85

Name a Dr. Seuss book

McElligot's Pool Deep Cut

14 letters · 2 words · ~4s to type · 49 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type McElligot's Pool: Deep Cut, +85, 14 letters, about 4 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, or The Cat in the Hat — those are Plankton. The trench answer is The Butter Battle Book (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: The Butter Battle Book +100

Skip Green Eggs and Ham · How the Grinch Stole Christmas · The Cat in the Hat