Dive #27 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +100

Name a sovereign country whose flag contains both red and white

Brunei One in a Krillion

6 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 109 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Brunei: One in a Krillion, +100, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Canada, France, Japan, or Switzerland — 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 Canada · France · Japan · Switzerland

25-second pick · +85

Name an animal threatened with extinction

Addax Deep Cut

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 105 accepted answers on the sheet

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Addax: Deep Cut, +85, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Giant panda, Gorilla, Polar bear, or Rhinoceros — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Northern white rhino (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Northern white rhino +100

Skip Giant panda · Gorilla · Polar bear · Rhinoceros

25-second pick · +85

Name a cut of beef

Bavette Deep Cut

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 47 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Bavette: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Filet mignon, Ribeye, Sirloin, or T-bone — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Spider steak (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Filet mignon · Ribeye · Sirloin · T-bone

25-second pick · +85

Name a girl group

4Minute Deep Cut

6 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 97 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type 4Minute: Deep Cut, +85, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Blackpink, Destiny's Child, Little Mix, or Spice Girls — those are Plankton. The trench answer is The Chordettes (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Blackpink · Destiny's Child · Little Mix · Spice Girls

25-second pick · +85

Name a famous scientist

Hypatia Deep Cut

7 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 Hypatia: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Galileo Galilei, or Isaac Newton — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Ibn al-Haytham (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Ibn al-Haytham +100

Skip Albert Einstein · Charles Darwin · Galileo Galilei · Isaac Newton

25-second pick · +85

Name an arcade game

Arkanoid Deep Cut

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 104 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Arkanoid: Deep Cut, +85, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Pinball, or Space Invaders — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Computer Space (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Donkey Kong · Pac-Man · Pinball · Space Invaders

25-second pick · +100

Name a team that played in the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Curaçao One in a Krillion

6 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 48 accepted answers on the sheet

Walk past the supermarket default. We would type Curaçao: One in a Krillion, +100, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Argentina, Brazil, England, or France — 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 Argentina · Brazil · England · France