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Krillion Answers for Thursday, July 16, 2026

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Answers reveal after the daily dive resets at midnight US Eastern Time. The official reveal sheet for each date is public for that day only, and this wiki archives it with a source link.

The 2026-07-16 daily dive asked 7 prompts and accepted 364 answers in total. Each answer sits in one of six rarity tiers — the fewer players who typed it, the deeper it sinks and the more points it earns. Today's rarest pick: “kouprey” for the prompt “Name an animal whose name starts with K”. Every answer below comes from the official reveal sheet (source, checked 2026-09-14).

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1. Name an animal whose name starts with K

Deep dive: the rarest answer was “kouprey” (One in a Krillion, 100 points) . Full tier breakdown below.

Answer	Tier	Points
kouprey	One in a Krillion	100
kagu	Deep Cut	85
kakariki	Deep Cut	85
kangaroo rat	Deep Cut	85
kea	Deep Cut	85
kermode bear	Deep Cut	85
kiang	Deep Cut	85
killdeer	Deep Cut	85
kinkajou	Deep Cut	85
kit fox	Deep Cut	85
klipspringer	Deep Cut	85
knifefish	Deep Cut	85
kob	Deep Cut	85
koel	Deep Cut	85
kori bustard	Deep Cut	85
kowari	Deep Cut	85
krait	Deep Cut	85
kultarr	Deep Cut	85
kunekune	Deep Cut	85
katydid	Rare	60
kestrel	Rare	60
king crab	Rare	60
king penguin	Rare	60
kingsnake	Rare	60
kite	Rare	60
kodiak bear	Rare	60
kookaburra	Rare	60
kudu	Rare	60

All 11 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

killer whale (30) · king cobra (30) · kingfisher (30) · kitten (30) · kiwi (30) · koi (30) · komodo dragon (30) · kakapo (15) · krill (15) · kangaroo (10) · koala (10)

2. Name a country in Africa

Deep dive: the rarest answer was “são tomé and príncipe” (One in a Krillion, 100 points) . Full tier breakdown below.

Answer	Tier	Points
são tomé and príncipe	One in a Krillion	100
burundi	Deep Cut	85
cabo verde	Deep Cut	85
central african republic	Deep Cut	85
comoros	Deep Cut	85
equatorial guinea	Deep Cut	85
eritrea	Deep Cut	85
eswatini	Deep Cut	85
guinea-bissau	Deep Cut	85
lesotho	Deep Cut	85
mauritania	Deep Cut	85
mauritius	Deep Cut	85
republic of the congo	Deep Cut	85
seychelles	Deep Cut	85
angola	Rare	60
benin	Rare	60
botswana	Rare	60
burkina faso	Rare	60
gabon	Rare	60
gambia	Rare	60
guinea	Rare	60
ivory coast	Rare	60
liberia	Rare	60
malawi	Rare	60
mozambique	Rare	60
namibia	Rare	60
niger	Rare	60
sierra leone	Rare	60
south sudan	Rare	60
togo	Rare	60
zambia	Rare	60

All 23 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

algeria (30) · cameroon (30) · democratic republic of the congo (30) · ethiopia (30) · ghana (30) · libya (30) · madagascar (30) · mali (30) · rwanda (30) · senegal (30) · somalia (30) · sudan (30) · tanzania (30) · tunisia (30) · uganda (30) · zimbabwe (30) · chad (15) · djibouti (15) · egypt (10) · kenya (10) · morocco (10) · nigeria (10) · south africa (10)

3. Name a pasta shape

Deep dive: the rarest answer was “su filindeu” (One in a Krillion, 100 points) . Full tier breakdown below.

Answer	Tier	Points
su filindeu	One in a Krillion	100
acini di pepe	Deep Cut	85
anelli	Deep Cut	85
bigoli	Deep Cut	85
calamarata	Deep Cut	85
cappelletti	Deep Cut	85
casarecce	Deep Cut	85
cavatelli	Deep Cut	85
fideo	Deep Cut	85
fregola	Deep Cut	85
garganelli	Deep Cut	85
lumache	Deep Cut	85
mafaldine	Deep Cut	85
malloreddus	Deep Cut	85
paccheri	Deep Cut	85
pici	Deep Cut	85
radiatori	Deep Cut	85
spatzle	Deep Cut	85
stelline	Deep Cut	85
strozzapreti	Deep Cut	85
tortiglioni	Deep Cut	85
trenette	Deep Cut	85
trofie	Deep Cut	85
agnolotti	Rare	60
alphabet pasta	Rare	60
campanelle	Rare	60
cannelloni	Rare	60
cavatappi	Rare	60
ditalini	Rare	60
gemelli	Rare	60
manicotti	Rare	60
mostaccioli	Rare	60
pappardelle	Rare	60
pastina	Rare	60
rotelle	Rare	60
tagliatelle	Rare	60
vermicelli	Rare	60

All 20 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

angel hair (30) · conchiglie (30) · farfalle (30) · fettuccine (30) · fusilli (30) · gnocchi (30) · lasagna (30) · linguine (30) · orzo (30) · ravioli (30) · rigatoni (30) · rotini (30) · tortellini (30) · ziti (30) · bucatini (15) · couscous (15) · orecchiette (15) · macaroni (10) · penne (10) · spaghetti (10)

4. Name a Pixar feature film

Deep dive: the rarest answer was “elio” (One in a Krillion, 100 points) . Full tier breakdown below.

Answer	Tier	Points
elio	One in a Krillion	100
cars 3	Deep Cut	85
onward	Deep Cut	85
cars 2	Rare	60
elemental	Rare	60
hoppers	Rare	60
incredibles 2	Rare	60
lightyear	Rare	60
toy story 4	Rare	60
toy story 5	Rare	60
turning red	Rare	60

All 20 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

a bug's life (30) · brave (30) · cars (30) · coco (30) · finding dory (30) · inside out 2 (30) · luca (30) · monsters university (30) · ratatouille (30) · soul (30) · toy story 2 (30) · toy story 3 (30) · wall-e (30) · the good dinosaur (15) · finding nemo (10) · inside out (10) · monsters, inc. (10) · the incredibles (10) · toy story (10) · up (10)

5. Name a chemical element whose name ends in "-ium"

Deep dive: the rarest answer was “dysprosium” (One in a Krillion, 100 points) . Full tier breakdown below.

Answer	Tier	Points
dysprosium	One in a Krillion	100
actinium	Deep Cut	85
berkelium	Deep Cut	85
bohrium	Deep Cut	85
californium	Deep Cut	85
cerium	Deep Cut	85
copernicium	Deep Cut	85
curium	Deep Cut	85
darmstadtium	Deep Cut	85
dubnium	Deep Cut	85
erbium	Deep Cut	85
europium	Deep Cut	85
fermium	Deep Cut	85
flerovium	Deep Cut	85
hafnium	Deep Cut	85
hassium	Deep Cut	85
holmium	Deep Cut	85
lawrencium	Deep Cut	85
livermorium	Deep Cut	85
lutetium	Deep Cut	85
meitnerium	Deep Cut	85
mendelevium	Deep Cut	85
moscovium	Deep Cut	85
neptunium	Deep Cut	85
nihonium	Deep Cut	85
nobelium	Deep Cut	85
praseodymium	Deep Cut	85
promethium	Deep Cut	85
protactinium	Deep Cut	85
rhenium	Deep Cut	85
roentgenium	Deep Cut	85
rutherfordium	Deep Cut	85
samarium	Deep Cut	85
seaborgium	Deep Cut	85
technetium	Deep Cut	85
terbium	Deep Cut	85
thallium	Deep Cut	85
thulium	Deep Cut	85
ytterbium	Deep Cut	85
americium	Rare	60
beryllium	Rare	60
einsteinium	Rare	60
gadolinium	Rare	60
germanium	Rare	60
indium	Rare	60
iridium	Rare	60
niobium	Rare	60
osmium	Rare	60
polonium	Rare	60
rhodium	Rare	60
rubidium	Rare	60
ruthenium	Rare	60
scandium	Rare	60
tellurium	Rare	60
vanadium	Rare	60
yttrium	Rare	60

All 23 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

aluminium (30) · barium (30) · cadmium (30) · cesium (30) · chromium (30) · neodymium (30) · palladium (30) · plutonium (30) · radium (30) · selenium (30) · strontium (30) · thorium (30) · zirconium (30) · francium (15) · gallium (15) · calcium (10) · helium (10) · lithium (10) · magnesium (10) · potassium (10) · sodium (10) · titanium (10) · uranium (10)

6. Name a sport that has ever been part of the Summer Olympics

Deep dive: the rarest answer was “basque pelota” (One in a Krillion, 100 points) . Full tier breakdown below.

Answer	Tier	Points
basque pelota	One in a Krillion	100
cricket	Deep Cut	85
croquet	Deep Cut	85
flag football	Deep Cut	85
jeu de paume	Deep Cut	85
lacrosse	Deep Cut	85
motorboating	Deep Cut	85
polo	Deep Cut	85
rackets	Deep Cut	85
roque	Deep Cut	85
squash	Deep Cut	85
tug of war	Deep Cut	85
artistic swimming	Rare	60
canoeing	Rare	60
equestrian	Rare	60
field hockey	Rare	60
handball	Rare	60
karate	Rare	60
marathon swimming	Rare	60
modern pentathlon	Rare	60
sport climbing	Rare	60
taekwondo	Rare	60

All 31 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

archery (30) · badminton (30) · baseball (30) · boxing (30) · cycling (30) · diving (30) · fencing (30) · golf (30) · judo (30) · rowing (30) · rugby (30) · sailing (30) · shooting (30) · skateboarding (30) · softball (30) · surfing (30) · table tennis (30) · triathlon (30) · water polo (30) · weightlifting (30) · wrestling (30) · breaking (15) · race walking (15) · trampoline (15) · athletics (10) · basketball (10) · gymnastics (10) · soccer (10) · swimming (10) · tennis (10) · volleyball (10)

7. Name an instrument found in a symphony orchestra

Deep dive: the rarest answer was “wagner tuba” (One in a Krillion, 100 points) . Full tier breakdown below.

Answer	Tier	Points
wagner tuba	One in a Krillion	100
alto flute	Deep Cut	85
bass clarinet	Deep Cut	85
bass oboe	Deep Cut	85
bass trombone	Deep Cut	85
basset horn	Deep Cut	85
castanets	Deep Cut	85
celesta	Deep Cut	85
contrabass clarinet	Deep Cut	85
contrabassoon	Deep Cut	85
cornet	Deep Cut	85
crotales	Deep Cut	85
e-flat clarinet	Deep Cut	85
euphonium	Deep Cut	85
harpsichord	Deep Cut	85
mandolin	Deep Cut	85
oboe d'amore	Deep Cut	85
sleigh bells	Deep Cut	85
vibraphone	Deep Cut	85
wood block	Deep Cut	85
bass drum	Rare	60
bassoon	Rare	60
cymbals	Rare	60
english horn	Rare	60
glockenspiel	Rare	60
gong	Rare	60
marimba	Rare	60
organ	Rare	60
piccolo	Rare	60
saxophone	Rare	60
snare drum	Rare	60
tambourine	Rare	60
timpani	Rare	60
tubular bells	Rare	60
xylophone	Rare	60

All 16 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

cello (30) · clarinet (30) · double bass (30) · drums (30) · french horn (30) · harp (30) · oboe (30) · piano (30) · trombone (30) · tuba (30) · viola (30) · cowbell (15) · triangle (15) · flute (10) · trumpet (10) · violin (10)

Krillion answers FAQ

What time do Krillion answers reveal?

After the daily dive resets at midnight US Eastern Time. The official reveal sheet for each date is public for that day only — this wiki archives every sheet with its source link.

How are the rarity tiers decided?

Each accepted answer is compared against every answer typed the same day: the more players who gave it, the shallower the tier. Six tiers run from Plankton (10 points) to One in a Krillion (100 points).

Where can I see answers from other dates?

Use the date navigation above or the searchable answer library, which archives every official reveal sheet with search across all prompts and answers.

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