Dive #38 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +100

Name a country with a coastline on the Indian Ocean

Jordan One in a Krillion

6 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 37 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Jordan: One in a Krillion, +100, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Australia, India, or South Africa — 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 Australia · India · South Africa

25-second pick · +100

Name an animal that lives in the jungle

Saola One in a Krillion

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 93 accepted answers on the sheet

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Saola: One in a Krillion, +100, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Jaguar, Monkey, or Tiger — 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 Jaguar · Monkey · Tiger

25-second pick · +85

Name an apple variety

Antonovka Deep Cut

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 93 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Antonovka: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, or Honeycrisp — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Esopus Spitzenburg (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Fuji · Gala · Granny Smith · Honeycrisp

25-second pick · +85

Name a Friends character

Alice Deep Cut

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 82 accepted answers on the sheet

The household-name pick is bait. Look one ring further out. We would type Alice: Deep Cut, +85, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Chandler, Joey, Monica, or Phoebe — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Dr. Ramoray (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Dr. Ramoray +100

Skip Chandler · Joey · Monica · Phoebe

25-second pick · +85

Name a country music artist

Breland Deep Cut

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 253 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Breland: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, or Garth Brooks — those are Plankton. The trench answer is DeFord Bailey (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Blake Shelton · Carrie Underwood · Dolly Parton · Garth Brooks

25-second pick · +100

Name an actor who has starred in a 2026 movie that grossed over $100 million worldwide

Yoo Hae-jin One in a Krillion

9 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 248 accepted answers on the sheet

Skip the poster title everyone already watched. We would type Yoo Hae-jin: One in a Krillion, +100, 9 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Dwayne Johnson, Matt Damon, Ryan Gosling, or Tom Hanks — 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 Dwayne Johnson · Matt Damon · Ryan Gosling · Tom Hanks

25-second pick · +100

Name a punctuation mark or typographic symbol

Asterism One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 60 accepted answers on the sheet

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