Dive #49 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +100

Name a type of gun (types and models both count)

Punt gun One in a Krillion

7 letters · 2 words · ~2s to type · 604 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Punt gun: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Machine gun, Pistol, Rifle, or Shotgun — 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 Machine gun · Pistol · Rifle · Shotgun

25-second pick · +85

Name a creature you might find in a tide pool

Amphipod Deep Cut

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 135 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Amphipod: Deep Cut, +85, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Crab, Hermit crab, Sea anemone, or Starfish — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Pistol shrimp (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Crab · Hermit crab · Sea anemone · Starfish

25-second pick · +85

Name an HBO show

Alice Deep Cut

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 718 accepted answers on the sheet

Skip the poster title everyone already watched. We would type Alice: Deep Cut, +85, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Euphoria, Game of Thrones, The Last of Us, or The Sopranos — those are Plankton. The trench answer is The Larry Sanders Show (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: The Larry Sanders Show +100

Skip Euphoria · Game of Thrones · The Last of Us · The Sopranos

25-second pick · +100

Name a DreamWorks animated character

Rameses One in a Krillion

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 622 accepted answers on the sheet

The household-name pick is bait. Look one ring further out. We would type Rameses: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Donkey, Minion, Po, or Princess Fiona — 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 Donkey · Minion · Po · Princess Fiona

25-second pick · +100

Name a country that was an ally of the Soviet Union during the Cold War

Grenada One in a Krillion

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 38 accepted answers on the sheet

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

25-second pick · +100

Name an athlete with multiple Olympic gold medals

Eddie Eagan One in a Krillion

10 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 1071 accepted answers on the sheet

Avoid the franchise or event that fills sports-bar talk. We would type Eddie Eagan: One in a Krillion, +100, 10 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Michael Phelps, Simone Biles, or Usain Bolt — 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 Michael Phelps · Simone Biles · Usain Bolt

25-second pick · +100

Name a chess term

Novotny One in a Krillion

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 467 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Novotny: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Castling, Check, Checkmate, or Stalemate — 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 Castling · Check · Checkmate · Stalemate