Dive #36 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +85

Name a road or traffic sign

Crossbuck Deep Cut

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 96 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Crossbuck: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on One way, Speed limit, Stop, or Yield — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Runaway truck ramp (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Runaway truck ramp +100

Skip One way · Speed limit · Stop · Yield

25-second pick · +85

Name a type of mushroom

Blewit Deep Cut

6 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 54 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Blewit: Deep Cut, +85, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Button mushroom or Portobello — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Huitlacoche (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Button mushroom · Portobello

25-second pick · +85

Name a sauce

Avgolemono Deep Cut

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 116 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Avgolemono: Deep Cut, +85, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on BBQ sauce, Ketchup, Mayonnaise, or Mustard — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Sauce nantua (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip BBQ sauce · Ketchup · Mayonnaise · Mustard

25-second pick · +85

Name a gulf or bay

Algoa Bay Deep Cut

8 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 158 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Algoa Bay: Deep Cut, +85, 8 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, or San Francisco Bay — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Gulf of Khambhat (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Gulf of Khambhat +100

Skip Gulf of Mexico · Hudson Bay · San Francisco Bay

25-second pick · +85

Name a type of energy

Rest energy Deep Cut

10 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 41 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Rest energy: Deep Cut, +85, 10 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Solar energy or Wind energy — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Osmotic energy (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Solar energy · Wind energy

25-second pick · +85

Name a Premier League club

Barnsley Deep Cut

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 51 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Barnsley: Deep Cut, +85, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, or Manchester City — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Swindon Town (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Arsenal · Chelsea · Liverpool · Manchester City

25-second pick · +100

Name a type of bag

Reticule One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 79 accepted answers on the sheet

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