Krillion daily answers

Krillion Answers for Friday, July 31, 2026

The 2026-07-31 daily dive asked 7 prompts and accepted 498 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: “golden gate” for the prompt “Name a strait (a narrow sea passage between two landmasses)”. Every answer below comes from the official reveal sheet (source, checked 2026-09-14).

1. Name a strait (a narrow sea passage between two landmasses)

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

AnswerTierPoints
golden gateOne in a Krillion100
strait of tartaryOne in a Krillion100
cabot straitDeep Cut85
davis straitDeep Cut85
denmark straitDeep Cut85
fram straitDeep Cut85
great beltDeep Cut85
hecate straitDeep Cut85
karimata straitDeep Cut85
kattegatDeep Cut85
la perouse straitDeep Cut85
lombok straitDeep Cut85
makassar straitDeep Cut85
menai straitDeep Cut85
mona passageDeep Cut85
nares straitDeep Cut85
northumberland straitDeep Cut85
singapore straitDeep Cut85
skagerrakDeep Cut85
solentDeep Cut85
strait of belle isleDeep Cut85
strait of georgiaDeep Cut85
strait of tiranDeep Cut85
sunda straitDeep Cut85
surigao straitDeep Cut85
the narrowsDeep Cut85
vella gulfDeep Cut85
windward passageDeep Cut85
yucatan channelDeep Cut85
bab-el-mandebRare60
beagle channelRare60
dardanellesRare60
hudson straitRare60
juan de fuca straitRare60
korea straitRare60
luzon straitRare60
mozambique channelRare60
oresundRare60
palk straitRare60
strait of bonifacioRare60
strait of kerchRare60
strait of messinaRare60
strait of otrantoRare60
strait of sicilyRare60
tsugaru straitRare60
All 12 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

bass strait (30) · cook strait (30) · drake passage (30) · english channel (30) · strait of florida (30) · strait of hormuz (30) · strait of magellan (30) · strait of malacca (30) · torres strait (30) · bosphorus (15) · bering strait (10) · strait of gibraltar (10)

2. Name a creature that lives in the deep sea

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

AnswerTierPoints
abyssal sea pigOne in a Krillion100
bristlemouthOne in a Krillion100
bigfin squidDeep Cut85
black swallowerDeep Cut85
chilean sea bassDeep Cut85
chimaeraDeep Cut85
cookiecutter sharkDeep Cut85
firefly squidDeep Cut85
footballfishDeep Cut85
lancetfishDeep Cut85
megamouth sharkDeep Cut85
orange roughyDeep Cut85
sea spiderDeep Cut85
siphonophoreDeep Cut85
sixgill sharkDeep Cut85
snailfishDeep Cut85
spookfishDeep Cut85
stoplight loosejawDeep Cut85
tripod fishDeep Cut85
whalefishDeep Cut85
yeti crabDeep Cut85
zombie wormDeep Cut85
brittle starRare60
coelacanthRare60
colossal squidRare60
frilled sharkRare60
goblin sharkRare60
greenland sharkRare60
hagfishRare60
hatchetfishRare60
humboldt squidRare60
hydrothermal vent wormRare60
isopodRare60
krillRare60
lanternfishRare60
monkfishRare60
nautilusRare60
oarfishRare60
rattail fishRare60
sea cucumberRare60
snipe eelRare60
All 12 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

barreleye fish (30) · bioluminescent jellyfish (30) · blobfish (30) · dragonfish (30) · dumbo octopus (30) · fangtooth fish (30) · gulper eel (30) · sperm whale (30) · vampire squid (30) · viperfish (30) · angler fish (15) · giant squid (10)

3. Name a variety of chili pepper

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

AnswerTierPoints
aji citoOne in a Krillion100
7 pot douglahDeep Cut85
aji amarilloDeep Cut85
aji charapitaDeep Cut85
aleppo pepperDeep Cut85
calabrian chiliDeep Cut85
chiltepinDeep Cut85
datilDeep Cut85
dragon's breathDeep Cut85
espeletteDeep Cut85
fataliiDeep Cut85
gochuDeep Cut85
kashmiri chiliDeep Cut85
malaguetaDeep Cut85
naga viperDeep Cut85
peperoncinoDeep Cut85
pepper xDeep Cut85
peruvian aji limoDeep Cut85
piquillo pepperDeep Cut85
red savinaDeep Cut85
rocoto pepperDeep Cut85
arbol chiliRare60
cascabel pepperRare60
cubanelle pepperRare60
guajillo pepperRare60
hungarian wax pepperRare60
mulato pepperRare60
new mexico pepperRare60
padrón pepperRare60
pasilla pepperRare60
pimentoRare60
piri piriRare60
shishito pepperRare60
tabasco pepperRare60
trinidad moruga scorpionRare60
All 15 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

anaheim pepper (30) · ancho chili (30) · banana pepper (30) · cayenne (30) · chipotle (30) · fresno pepper (30) · poblano (30) · scotch bonnet (30) · serrano (30) · thai chili (30) · carolina reaper (15) · ghost pepper (15) · bell pepper (10) · habanero (10) · jalapeño (10)

4. Name a Pokémon from the original 151

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

AnswerTierPoints
porygonOne in a Krillion100
arbokDeep Cut85
dewgongDeep Cut85
exeggcuteDeep Cut85
farfetch'dDeep Cut85
fearowDeep Cut85
goldeenDeep Cut85
machokeDeep Cut85
nidorinaDeep Cut85
nidorinoDeep Cut85
parasDeep Cut85
parasectDeep Cut85
seakingDeep Cut85
seelDeep Cut85
tangelaDeep Cut85
venonatDeep Cut85
aerodactylRare60
arcanineRare60
bellsproutRare60
blastoiseRare60
chanseyRare60
charmeleonRare60
clefableRare60
cloysterRare60
dodrioRare60
doduoRare60
dragonairRare60
dratiniRare60
drowzeeRare60
dugtrioRare60
ekansRare60
electabuzzRare60
electrodeRare60
exeggutorRare60
flareonRare60
gloomRare60
golbatRare60
golduckRare60
golemRare60
gravelerRare60
grimerRare60
hitmonchanRare60
hitmonleeRare60
horseaRare60
hypnoRare60
ivysaurRare60
jolteonRare60
jynxRare60
kabutoRare60
kabutopsRare60
kadabraRare60
kangaskhanRare60
kinglerRare60
koffingRare60
krabbyRare60
lickitungRare60
machampRare60
machopRare60
magmarRare60
magnemiteRare60
magnetonRare60
mankeyRare60
marowakRare60
mukRare60
nidokingRare60
nidoqueenRare60
nidoran-fRare60
nidoran-mRare60
ninetalesRare60
omanyteRare60
omastarRare60
persianRare60
pidgeotRare60
pidgeottoRare60
pinsirRare60
poliwagRare60
poliwhirlRare60
poliwrathRare60
ponytaRare60
primeapeRare60
rapidashRare60
raticateRare60
rhydonRare60
rhyhornRare60
sandshrewRare60
sandslashRare60
scytherRare60
seadraRare60
shellderRare60
slowbroRare60
starmieRare60
staryuRare60
taurosRare60
tentacoolRare60
tentacruelRare60
vaporeonRare60
venomothRare60
venusaurRare60
victreebelRare60
vileplumeRare60
voltorbRare60
wartortleRare60
weepinbellRare60
weezingRare60
wigglytuffRare60
All 46 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

abra (30) · alakazam (30) · articuno (30) · beedrill (30) · butterfree (30) · caterpie (30) · clefairy (30) · cubone (30) · diglett (30) · ditto (30) · dragonite (30) · gastly (30) · gengar (30) · geodude (30) · growlithe (30) · gyarados (30) · haunter (30) · kakuna (30) · lapras (30) · magikarp (30) · meowth (30) · metapod (30) · mew (30) · moltres (30) · mr. mime (30) · oddish (30) · onix (30) · pidgey (30) · psyduck (30) · raichu (30) · rattata (30) · slowpoke (30) · spearow (30) · vulpix (30) · weedle (30) · zapdos (30) · zubat (30) · mewtwo (15) · bulbasaur (10) · charizard (10) · charmander (10) · eevee (10) · jigglypuff (10) · pikachu (10) · snorlax (10) · squirtle (10)

5. Name a phobia (its formal name, like 'arachnophobia')

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

AnswerTierPoints
venustraphobiaOne in a Krillion100
ablutophobiaDeep Cut85
aichmophobiaDeep Cut85
alektorophobiaDeep Cut85
amaxophobiaDeep Cut85
arithmophobiaDeep Cut85
athazagoraphobiaDeep Cut85
automatonophobiaDeep Cut85
chionophobiaDeep Cut85
chiroptophobiaDeep Cut85
deipnophobiaDeep Cut85
ergophobiaDeep Cut85
frigophobiaDeep Cut85
gelotophobiaDeep Cut85
globophobiaDeep Cut85
gymnophobiaDeep Cut85
heliophobiaDeep Cut85
herpetophobiaDeep Cut85
hexakosioihexekontahexaphobiaDeep Cut85
katsaridaphobiaDeep Cut85
koumpounophobiaDeep Cut85
melissophobiaDeep Cut85
monophobiaDeep Cut85
musophobiaDeep Cut85
nomophobiaDeep Cut85
ochlophobiaDeep Cut85
paraskevidekatriaphobiaDeep Cut85
pediophobiaDeep Cut85
phonophobiaDeep Cut85
pogonophobiaDeep Cut85
somniphobiaDeep Cut85
submechanophobiaDeep Cut85
taphophobiaDeep Cut85
telephonophobiaDeep Cut85
tokophobiaDeep Cut85
vestiphobiaDeep Cut85
anthropophobiaRare60
astraphobiaRare60
atychiphobiaRare60
aviophobiaRare60
dentophobiaRare60
emetophobiaRare60
entomophobiaRare60
galeophobiaRare60
glossophobiaRare60
hemophobiaRare60
megalophobiaRare60
necrophobiaRare60
phasmophobiaRare60
philophobiaRare60
photophobiaRare60
thalassophobiaRare60
thanatophobiaRare60
xenophobiaRare60
All 17 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

ailurophobia (30) · aquaphobia (30) · coulrophobia (30) · cynophobia (30) · mysophobia (30) · nyctophobia (30) · ophidiophobia (30) · ornithophobia (30) · pyrophobia (30) · trypanophobia (30) · trypophobia (30) · hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (15) · triskaidekaphobia (15) · acrophobia (10) · agoraphobia (10) · arachnophobia (10) · claustrophobia (10)

6. Name a world chess champion

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

AnswerTierPoints
nona gaprindashviliOne in a Krillion100
alexander khalifmanDeep Cut85
hou yifanDeep Cut85
maia chiburdanidzeDeep Cut85
ruslan ponomariovDeep Cut85
rustam kasimdzhanovDeep Cut85
susan polgarDeep Cut85
vera menchikDeep Cut85
veselin topalovDeep Cut85
xie junDeep Cut85
alexander alekhineRare60
ding lirenRare60
emanuel laskerRare60
gukesh dommarajuRare60
jose raul capablancaRare60
max euweRare60
mikhail botvinnikRare60
mikhail talRare60
tigran petrosianRare60
vasily smyslovRare60
wilhelm steinitzRare60
All 8 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

anatoly karpov (30) · bobby fischer (30) · boris spassky (30) · garry kasparov (30) · viswanathan anand (30) · vladimir kramnik (30) · paul morphy (15) · magnus carlsen (10)

7. Name a famous ship (real or fictional)

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

AnswerTierPoints
caleucheOne in a Krillion100
african queenDeep Cut85
andrea doriaDeep Cut85
ark royalDeep Cut85
auroraDeep Cut85
bataviaDeep Cut85
bonhomme richardDeep Cut85
carpathiaDeep Cut85
costa concordiaDeep Cut85
enduranceDeep Cut85
erebusDeep Cut85
essexDeep Cut85
event horizonDeep Cut85
framDeep Cut85
going merryDeep Cut85
graf speeDeep Cut85
hispaniolaDeep Cut85
hms challengerDeep Cut85
hms dreadnoughtDeep Cut85
hms hoodDeep Cut85
hms resolutionDeep Cut85
hms surpriseDeep Cut85
merrimackDeep Cut85
monitorDeep Cut85
olympicDeep Cut85
pacific princessDeep Cut85
poseidonDeep Cut85
qe2Deep Cut85
rainbow warriorDeep Cut85
red octoberDeep Cut85
rocinanteDeep Cut85
scorpionDeep Cut85
ss united statesDeep Cut85
temeraireDeep Cut85
terra novaDeep Cut85
terrorDeep Cut85
thousand sunnyDeep Cut85
uss maineDeep Cut85
victoriaDeep Cut85
yellow submarineDeep Cut85
battlestar galacticaRare60
bismarckRare60
bountyRare60
britannicRare60
calypsoRare60
cutty sarkRare60
discoveryRare60
edmund fitzgeraldRare60
endeavourRare60
exxon valdezRare60
golden hindRare60
hms beagleRare60
jolly rogerRare60
kon-tikiRare60
lusitaniaRare60
mary celesteRare60
mary roseRare60
niñaRare60
orcaRare60
pintaRare60
potemkinRare60
queen anne's revengeRare60
queen maryRare60
serenityRare60
ss minnowRare60
uss arizonaRare60
uss constitutionRare60
uss indianapolisRare60
uss missouriRare60
vasaRare60
yamatoRare60
All 16 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

argo (30) · black pearl (30) · flying dutchman (30) · heart of gold (30) · hms victory (30) · mayflower (30) · millennium falcon (30) · nautilus (30) · noah's ark (30) · nostromo (30) · pequod (30) · santa maria (30) · uss enterprise (30) · ever given (15) · theseus's ship (15) · titanic (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?

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