Public sheet · Dive #72

25-second pick · +100

Name a country with three syllables (English pronunciation)

Kiribati One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 83 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Kiribati: One in a Krillion, +100, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Australia, Canada, Germany, or India — 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 · Canada · Germany · India

25-second pick · +100

Name a country without the letter A in its name

Djibouti One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 31 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Djibouti: One in a Krillion, +100, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Chile, Egypt, Greece, or Mexico — 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 Chile · Egypt · Greece · Mexico

25-second pick · +100

Name an African country’s most-spoken language.

Oshiwambo One in a Krillion

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 35 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Oshiwambo: One in a Krillion, +100, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Arabic, English, French, or Swahili — 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 Arabic · English · French · Swahili

25-second pick · +100

Name a video game that includes Mario

Alleyway One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 256 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Alleyway: One in a Krillion, +100, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Mario Kart, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario 64, or Super Mario Bros — 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 Mario Kart · Mario Kart 8 Deluxe · Super Mario 64 · Super Mario Bros

25-second pick · +85

Name an international airport (must say full name)

Waalhaven Deep Cut

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 2025 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Waalhaven: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, or London Heathrow Airport — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Xi'an Xianyang International Airport +100

Skip Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport · John F. Kennedy International Airport · London Heathrow Airport

25-second pick · +100

Name a garden tool

Billhook One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 167 accepted answers on the sheet

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

25-second pick · +85

Name a stock trading term

Accumulate Deep Cut

10 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 1501 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Accumulate: Deep Cut, +85, 10 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Bear market, Bull market, Buy, or Dividend — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Triple witching (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Bear market · Bull market · Buy · Dividend