Dive #21 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +85

Name a country whose name starts with S

Seychelles Deep Cut

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 28 accepted answers on the sheet

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

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Sao Tome and Principe +100

Skip Spain · Sweden · Switzerland

25-second pick · +85

Name a crab or other crustacean

Amphipod Deep Cut

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 40 accepted answers on the sheet

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

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

Skip Crab · Lobster · Shrimp

25-second pick · +85

Name a cooking method

Bain-marie Deep Cut

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

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Bain-marie: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Baking, Boiling, Frying, or Grilling — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Nixtamalization (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Baking · Boiling · Frying · Grilling

25-second pick · +100

Name a Simpsons character

Gabbo One in a Krillion

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 102 accepted answers on the sheet

The household-name pick is bait. Look one ring further out. We would type Gabbo: One in a Krillion, +100, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Bart, Homer, Lisa, or Marge — 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 Bart · Homer · Lisa · Marge

25-second pick · +85

Name a state of matter

Superfluid Deep Cut

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 12 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Superfluid: Deep Cut, +85, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Gas, Liquid, or Solid — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Time crystal (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Gas · Liquid · Solid

25-second pick · +100

Name a position in American football

Wingback One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 31 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Wingback: One in a Krillion, +100, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Quarterback, Running back, or Wide receiver — 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 Quarterback · Running back · Wide receiver

25-second pick · +100

Name a Steven Spielberg movie

Duel One in a Krillion

4 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 37 accepted answers on the sheet

Skip the poster title everyone already watched. We would type Duel: One in a Krillion, +100, 4 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, or Jurassic Park — 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 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Jaws · Jurassic Park