Dive #34 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +100

Name a country that starts with the letter L

Lesotho One in a Krillion

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

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Lesotho: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Lebanon or Libya — 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 Lebanon · Libya

25-second pick · +85

Name an island in the Mediterranean

Alicudi Deep Cut

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 134 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Alicudi: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Crete, Cyprus, or Sicily — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Montecristo (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Crete · Cyprus · Sicily

25-second pick · +85

Name an animal that hibernates

Alligator Deep Cut

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 34 accepted answers on the sheet

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Alligator: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Bat, Bear, or Groundhog — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Fat-tailed dwarf lemur (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Fat-tailed dwarf lemur +100

Skip Bat · Bear · Groundhog

25-second pick · +100

Name a Thai or Vietnamese dish

Sai ua One in a Krillion

5 letters · 2 words · ~2s to type · 87 accepted answers on the sheet

Walk past the supermarket default. We would type Sai ua: One in a Krillion, +100, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Pad thai or Pho — 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 Pad thai · Pho

25-second pick · +100

Name a Pixar character

Geri One in a Krillion

4 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 262 accepted answers on the sheet

Skip the poster title everyone already watched. We would type Geri: One in a Krillion, +100, 4 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Buzz Lightyear, Dory, Nemo, or Woody — 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 Buzz Lightyear · Dory · Nemo · Woody

25-second pick · +100

Name a planet or dwarf planet in our solar system

Gonggong One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 17 accepted answers on the sheet

Leave the textbook headline for later — it is usually Plankton. We would type Gonggong: One in a Krillion, +100, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Earth, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn — 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 Earth · Jupiter · Mars · Saturn

25-second pick · +100

Name a hairstyle

Fontange One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 101 accepted answers on the sheet

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