Dive #20 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +100

Name a country in the Middle East

Cyprus One in a Krillion

6 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 16 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Cyprus: One in a Krillion, +100, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Iran, Iraq, Israel, or Saudi Arabia — 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 Iran · Iraq · Israel · Saudi Arabia

25-second pick · +100

Name a parrot species

Spix's macaw One in a Krillion

10 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 41 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Spix's macaw: One in a Krillion, +100, 10 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Cockatoo, Macaw, or Parakeet — 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 Cockatoo · Macaw · Parakeet

25-second pick · +100

Name a condiment

Colatura One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 68 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Colatura: One in a Krillion, +100, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Ketchup, Mayonnaise, or Mustard — 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 Ketchup · Mayonnaise · Mustard

25-second pick · +100

Name a Batman villain

Egghead One in a Krillion

7 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 Egghead: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Catwoman, The Joker, The Penguin, or The Riddler — 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 Catwoman · The Joker · The Penguin · The Riddler

25-second pick · +85

Name a part of the human eye

Canthus Deep Cut

7 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 Canthus: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Iris, Pupil, or Retina — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Canal of Schlemm (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Canal of Schlemm +100

Skip Iris · Pupil · Retina

25-second pick · +85

Name a Formula 1 world champion

Alan Jones Deep Cut

9 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 35 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Alan Jones: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Ayrton Senna, Lewis Hamilton, or Michael Schumacher — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Giuseppe Farina (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Ayrton Senna · Lewis Hamilton · Michael Schumacher

25-second pick · +85

Name a Stephen King novel

Blaze Deep Cut

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 63 accepted answers on the sheet

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

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

Skip Carrie · It · The Shining