Dive #35 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +85

Name a country whose name starts with M

Micronesia Deep Cut

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 19 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Micronesia: Deep Cut, +85, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Mexico or Morocco — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Marshall Islands (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Mexico · Morocco

25-second pick · +85

Name a mollusk or shellfish

Bivalve Deep Cut

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 41 accepted answers on the sheet

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Bivalve: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Clam, Octopus, Snail, or Squid — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Vampire squid (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Clam · Octopus · Snail · Squid

25-second pick · +100

Name a German dish

Spundekas One in a Krillion

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 63 accepted answers on the sheet

Walk past the supermarket default. We would type Spundekas: One in a Krillion, +100, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, or Schnitzel — 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 Bratwurst · Sauerkraut · Schnitzel

25-second pick · +100

Name a YouTuber with more than 100 million subscribers

KIMPRO One in a Krillion

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

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type KIMPRO: One in a Krillion, +100, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on MrBeast or PewDiePie — 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 MrBeast · PewDiePie

25-second pick · +100

Name a subatomic particle

Tetraquark One in a Krillion

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 64 accepted answers on the sheet

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

25-second pick · +100

Name a country that has a Z in its name

Uzbekistan One in a Krillion

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

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Uzbekistan: One in a Krillion, +100, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Brazil, New Zealand, Switzerland, or Zimbabwe — 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 Brazil · New Zealand · Switzerland · Zimbabwe

25-second pick · +100

Name a type of shoe

Chopines One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 83 accepted answers on the sheet

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