Dive #25 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +100

Name a world capital city south of the equator

Adamstown One in a Krillion

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

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Adamstown: One in a Krillion, +100, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Buenos Aires or Canberra — 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 Buenos Aires · Canberra

25-second pick · +85

Name a lizard species

Draco 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 Draco: Deep Cut, +85, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Chameleon, Gecko, Iguana, or Komodo dragon — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Pygmy blue-tongue (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Pygmy blue-tongue +100

Skip Chameleon · Gecko · Iguana · Komodo dragon

25-second pick · +100

Name a type of pastry or doughnut

Spudnut One in a Krillion

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

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Spudnut: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Croissant, Danish, Doughnut, or Glazed doughnut — 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 Croissant · Danish · Doughnut · Glazed doughnut

25-second pick · +85

Name a Grammy Album of the Year winner

Babel Deep Cut

5 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 Babel: Deep Cut, +85, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on 21 or Thriller — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Christopher Cross (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip 21 · Thriller

25-second pick · +100

Name a human hormone

Relaxin One in a Krillion

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

Leave the textbook headline for later — it is usually Plankton. We would type Relaxin: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Adrenaline, Estrogen, Insulin, or Testosterone — 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 Adrenaline · Estrogen · Insulin · Testosterone

25-second pick · +100

Name a sport or discipline ever contested or demonstrated at the Winter Olympics

Skijoring One in a Krillion

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 38 accepted answers on the sheet

Avoid the franchise or event that fills sports-bar talk. We would type Skijoring: One in a Krillion, +100, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Figure skating, Ice hockey, Skiing, or Snowboarding — 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 Figure skating · Ice hockey · Skiing · Snowboarding

25-second pick · +100

Name a 2026 movie that had grossed at least $200 million worldwide by August 8

Dear You One in a Krillion

7 letters · 2 words · ~2s to type · 24 accepted answers on the sheet

Skip the poster title everyone already watched. We would type Dear You: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Michael, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Odyssey, or The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — 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 Michael · Spider-Man: Brand New Day · The Odyssey · The Super Mario Galaxy Movie