Dive #44 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +100

Name a country or territory with the Union Jack on its flag

Tuvalu One in a Krillion

6 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 Tuvalu: One in a Krillion, +100, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Australia, New Zealand, or United Kingdom — 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 · New Zealand · United Kingdom

25-second pick · +85

Name a living bird that cannot fly

Kagu Deep Cut

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

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Kagu: Deep Cut, +85, 4 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Ostrich or Penguin — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Inaccessible Island rail (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Inaccessible Island rail +100

Skip Ostrich · Penguin

25-second pick · +100

Name a dip

Clam dip One in a Krillion

7 letters · 2 words · ~2s to type · 409 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Clam dip: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Guacamole, Hummus, Ranch, or Salsa — 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 Guacamole · Hummus · Ranch · Salsa

25-second pick · +100

Name a Game of Thrones character

Syrio Forel One in a Krillion

10 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 572 accepted answers on the sheet

The household-name pick is bait. Look one ring further out. We would type Syrio Forel: One in a Krillion, +100, 10 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Arya Stark, Cersei Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen, or Jon Snow — 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 Arya Stark · Cersei Lannister · Daenerys Targaryen · Jon Snow

25-second pick · +85

Name a chemical element that is a gas at room temperature

Fluorine Deep Cut

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 11 accepted answers on the sheet

Leave the textbook headline for later — it is usually Plankton. We would type Fluorine: Deep Cut, +85, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Helium or Oxygen — those are Plankton.

Skip Helium · Oxygen

25-second pick · +85

Name a Drake song

Amen Deep Cut

4 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 580 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Amen: Deep Cut, +85, 4 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on God's Plan, Hotline Bling, In My Feelings, or One Dance — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Replacement Girl (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip God's Plan · Hotline Bling · In My Feelings · One Dance

25-second pick · +85

Name a famous museum

Aeroscopia Deep Cut

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 498 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Aeroscopia: Deep Cut, +85, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on British Museum, MoMA, The Louvre, or The Met — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Sir John Soane's Museum (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Sir John Soane's Museum +100

Skip British Museum · MoMA · The Louvre · The Met