Dive #56 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +100

Name a city in California

Calexico One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 563 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Calexico: One in a Krillion, +100, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, or San Francisco — 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 Los Angeles · Sacramento · San Diego · San Francisco

25-second pick · +100

Name an animal with horns or antlers

Takin One in a Krillion

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 783 accepted answers on the sheet

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

25-second pick · +100

Name a Spanish or Portuguese dish

Alheira One in a Krillion

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 841 accepted answers on the sheet

Walk past the supermarket default. We would type Alheira: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Churros or Paella — 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 Churros · Paella

25-second pick · +100

Name an aquatic mammal

Desman One in a Krillion

6 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 353 accepted answers on the sheet

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Desman: One in a Krillion, +100, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Dolphin, Otter, Seal, or Whale — 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 Dolphin · Otter · Seal · Whale

25-second pick · +85

Name a carnivorous mammal

Adcrocuta Deep Cut

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 1439 accepted answers on the sheet

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Adcrocuta: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Cheetah, Domestic cat, Fox, or Leopard — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Woolly false vampire bat (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Woolly false vampire bat +100

Skip Cheetah · Domestic cat · Fox · Leopard

25-second pick · +85

Name a video game genre

Advergame Deep Cut

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 246 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Advergame: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Action, Adventure, First-person shooter, or Puzzle — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Immersive sim (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Action · Adventure · First-person shooter · Puzzle

25-second pick · +100

Name a street suffix (like Street or Avenue)

Stravenue One in a Krillion

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 547 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Stravenue: One in a Krillion, +100, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Avenue, Boulevard, Court, or Drive — 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 Avenue · Boulevard · Court · Drive