Dive #33 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +85

Name a country bigger than Mexico (by area)

Algeria Deep Cut

7 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 Algeria: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Canada, China, Russia, or United States — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Democratic Republic of the Congo (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Democratic Republic of the Congo +100

Skip Canada · China · Russia · United States

25-second pick · +100

Name a river in the Americas

Apurimac One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 84 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Apurimac: One in a Krillion, +100, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Amazon or Mississippi — 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 Amazon · Mississippi

25-second pick · +85

Name an Indian dish

Achar Deep Cut

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 120 accepted answers on the sheet

Walk past the supermarket default. We would type Achar: Deep Cut, +85, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Butter chicken, Naan, or Samosa — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Chettinad chicken (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Butter chicken · Naan · Samosa

25-second pick · +85

Name a Looney Tunes character

Mugsy Deep Cut

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 46 accepted answers on the sheet

The household-name pick is bait. Look one ring further out. We would type Mugsy: Deep Cut, +85, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, or Porky Pig — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Cecil Turtle (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Bugs Bunny · Daffy Duck · Porky Pig

25-second pick · +100

Name a rock or mineral

Painite One in a Krillion

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 81 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Painite: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Diamond, Granite, Marble, or Quartz — 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 Diamond · Granite · Marble · Quartz

25-second pick · +100

Name a piece of armor

Codpiece One in a Krillion

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

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

25-second pick · +100

Name a type of tape

Kapton tape One in a Krillion

10 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 40 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Kapton tape: One in a Krillion, +100, 10 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Duct tape or Scotch tape — 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 Duct tape · Scotch tape