Dive #23 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +85

Name a Caribbean island

Abaco Deep Cut

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 59 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Abaco: Deep Cut, +85, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, or Jamaica — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Petite Martinique (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Bahamas · Barbados · Cuba · Jamaica

25-second pick · +85

Name a beetle

Cockchafer Deep Cut

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 43 accepted answers on the sheet

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

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

Skip Firefly · Ladybug

25-second pick · +100

Name a type of salad

Salmagundi One in a Krillion

10 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 Salmagundi: One in a Krillion, +100, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Caesar salad, Cobb salad, Garden salad, or Greek salad — 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 Caesar salad · Cobb salad · Garden salad · Greek salad

25-second pick · +85

Name a Saturday Night Live cast member

Al Franken Deep Cut

9 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 99 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Al Franken: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wiig, or Tina Fey — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Michael O'Donoghue (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Michael O'Donoghue +100

Skip Adam Sandler · Eddie Murphy · Kristen Wiig · Tina Fey

25-second pick · +100

Name a vitamin or dietary mineral

Choline One in a Krillion

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 30 accepted answers on the sheet

Walk past the supermarket default. We would type Choline: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Calcium, Iron, Vitamin A, or Vitamin C — 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 Calcium · Iron · Vitamin A · Vitamin C

25-second pick · +85

Name an NFL team

Houston Texans Deep Cut

13 letters · 2 words · ~4s to type · 32 accepted answers on the sheet

Walk past the supermarket default. We would type Houston Texans: Deep Cut, +85, 13 letters, about 4 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, or New England Patriots — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Arizona Cardinals (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Dallas Cowboys · Green Bay Packers · Kansas City Chiefs · New England Patriots

25-second pick · +85

Name a fairy tale

Donkeyskin Deep Cut

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 58 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Donkeyskin: Deep Cut, +85, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, or Sleeping Beauty — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Kate Crackernuts (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Cinderella · Hansel and Gretel · Little Red Riding Hood · Sleeping Beauty