Krillion daily answers

Krillion Answers for Wednesday, August 12, 2026

The 2026-08-12 daily dive asked 7 prompts and accepted 552 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: “nigerian pidgin” for the prompt “Name a language with more than 50 million total speakers”. Every answer below comes from the official reveal sheet (source, checked 2026-09-14).

1. Name a language with more than 50 million total speakers

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

AnswerTierPoints
nigerian pidginOne in a Krillion100
bhojpuriDeep Cut85
egyptian arabicDeep Cut85
hausaDeep Cut85
kannadaDeep Cut85
marathiDeep Cut85
pashtoDeep Cut85
teluguDeep Cut85
wu chineseDeep Cut85
amharicRare60
bengaliRare60
gujaratiRare60
indonesianRare60
malayRare60
persianRare60
punjabiRare60
swahiliRare60
tamilRare60
thaiRare60
urduRare60
vietnameseRare60
All 16 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

german (30) · hindi (30) · italian (30) · japanese (30) · korean (30) · portuguese (30) · russian (30) · tagalog (30) · turkish (30) · cantonese (15) · javanese (15) · arabic (10) · english (10) · french (10) · mandarin (10) · spanish (10)

2. Name a nocturnal animal

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

AnswerTierPoints
aye-ayeOne in a Krillion100
oilbirdOne in a Krillion100
bandicootDeep Cut85
bilbyDeep Cut85
binturongDeep Cut85
colugoDeep Cut85
dormouseDeep Cut85
douroucouliDeep Cut85
earwigDeep Cut85
echidnaDeep Cut85
fossaDeep Cut85
ghost crabDeep Cut85
glow-wormDeep Cut85
hermit crabDeep Cut85
jerboaDeep Cut85
kakapoDeep Cut85
kinkajouDeep Cut85
kiwiDeep Cut85
margayDeep Cut85
martenDeep Cut85
minkDeep Cut85
mouse lemurDeep Cut85
night heronDeep Cut85
olinguitoDeep Cut85
pangolinDeep Cut85
potooDeep Cut85
pottoDeep Cut85
quollDeep Cut85
raccoon dogDeep Cut85
ringtailDeep Cut85
servalDeep Cut85
shrewDeep Cut85
slow lorisDeep Cut85
springhareDeep Cut85
stoatDeep Cut85
anteaterRare60
armadilloRare60
bobcatRare60
bushbabyRare60
capybaraRare60
caracalRare60
catfishRare60
centipedeRare60
chinchillaRare60
civetRare60
cockroachRare60
cougarRare60
eelRare60
fennec foxRare60
ferretRare60
geckoRare60
genetRare60
hareRare60
honey badgerRare60
hyenaRare60
jaguarRare60
leopardRare60
lynxRare60
nighthawkRare60
nightingaleRare60
nightjarRare60
ocelotRare60
otterRare60
platypusRare60
porcupineRare60
red pandaRare60
salamanderRare60
scorpionRare60
slothRare60
slugRare60
snailRare60
tarantulaRare60
tasmanian devilRare60
toadRare60
wallabyRare60
weaselRare60
wild boarRare60
wombatRare60
All 29 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

badger (30) · beaver (30) · cat (30) · coyote (30) · cricket (30) · firefly (30) · flying squirrel (30) · frog (30) · hamster (30) · hedgehog (30) · hippopotamus (30) · kangaroo (30) · koala (30) · lion (30) · moth (30) · mouse (30) · possum (30) · rabbit (30) · rat (30) · skunk (30) · sugar glider (30) · tiger (30) · wolf (30) · aardvark (15) · tarsier (15) · bat (10) · fox (10) · owl (10) · raccoon (10)

3. Name a breakfast food or drink

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

AnswerTierPoints
tamagoyakiOne in a Krillion100
arepaDeep Cut85
bircher muesliDeep Cut85
black puddingDeep Cut85
blintzDeep Cut85
breakfast tamalesDeep Cut85
century eggDeep Cut85
chia puddingDeep Cut85
chilaquilesDeep Cut85
dutch babyDeep Cut85
egg bitesDeep Cut85
ful medamesDeep Cut85
gallo pintoDeep Cut85
jianbingDeep Cut85
kaya toastDeep Cut85
kedgereeDeep Cut85
kippersDeep Cut85
kolacheDeep Cut85
malt-o-mealDeep Cut85
medu vadaDeep Cut85
menemenDeep Cut85
migasDeep Cut85
miso soupDeep Cut85
monkey breadDeep Cut85
nasi lemakDeep Cut85
nattoDeep Cut85
pandesalDeep Cut85
phoDeep Cut85
scrappleDeep Cut85
soy milkDeep Cut85
spam and eggsDeep Cut85
tamago kake gohanDeep Cut85
upmaDeep Cut85
youtiaoDeep Cut85
baked beansRare60
beignetRare60
biscuits and gravyRare60
breakfast casseroleRare60
breakfast pizzaRare60
churrosRare60
coffee cakeRare60
corned beef hashRare60
cottage cheeseRare60
cream of wheatRare60
crepesRare60
crumpetRare60
dim sumRare60
dosaRare60
frittataRare60
full english breakfastRare60
granolaRare60
granola barRare60
gritsRare60
hot chocolateRare60
huevos rancherosRare60
idliRare60
loxRare60
pain au chocolatRare60
parathaRare60
pohaRare60
protein shakeRare60
quicheRare60
steak and eggsRare60
toaster strudelRare60
All 41 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

açaí bowl (30) · avocado toast (30) · bagel (30) · banana bread (30) · biscuit (30) · breakfast burrito (30) · breakfast sandwich (30) · breakfast tacos (30) · cinnamon roll (30) · croissant (30) · danish (30) · doughnut (30) · eggs benedict (30) · english muffin (30) · french toast (30) · fruit (30) · ham (30) · hash browns (30) · home fries (30) · milk (30) · muffin (30) · oatmeal (30) · omelette (30) · overnight oats (30) · parfait (30) · pop-tarts (30) · sausage (30) · scone (30) · smoothie (30) · tea (30) · toast (30) · yogurt (30) · congee (15) · shakshuka (15) · bacon (10) · cereal (10) · coffee (10) · eggs (10) · orange juice (10) · pancakes (10) · waffles (10)

4. Name a member of the Avengers

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

AnswerTierPoints
doormanOne in a Krillion100
aresDeep Cut85
black knightDeep Cut85
blue marvelDeep Cut85
cannonballDeep Cut85
crystalDeep Cut85
d-manDeep Cut85
doctor druidDeep Cut85
firestarDeep Cut85
ghost riderDeep Cut85
gilgameshDeep Cut85
hank pymDeep Cut85
hellcatDeep Cut85
jocastaDeep Cut85
justiceDeep Cut85
living lightningDeep Cut85
machine manDeep Cut85
mantisDeep Cut85
mockingbirdDeep Cut85
moondragonDeep Cut85
quasarDeep Cut85
rageDeep Cut85
sersiDeep Cut85
silverclawDeep Cut85
starfoxDeep Cut85
stingrayDeep Cut85
sunspotDeep Cut85
swordsmanDeep Cut85
thunderstrikeDeep Cut85
tigraDeep Cut85
triathlonDeep Cut85
wonder manDeep Cut85
america chavezRare60
beastRare60
captain britainRare60
deadpoolRare60
echoRare60
herculesRare60
iron fistRare60
jessica jonesRare60
kate bishopRare60
luke cageRare60
moon knightRare60
ms. marvelRare60
namorRare60
novaRare60
quicksilverRare60
red hulkRare60
sentryRare60
she-hulkRare60
spectrumRare60
spider-womanRare60
stormRare60
u.s. agentRare60
war machineRare60
winter soldierRare60
wolverineRare60
All 19 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

ant-man (30) · black panther (30) · black widow (30) · captain marvel (30) · daredevil (30) · doctor strange (30) · falcon (30) · hawkeye (30) · scarlet witch (30) · shang-chi (30) · spider-man (30) · valkyrie (30) · vision (30) · wasp (30) · squirrel girl (15) · captain america (10) · hulk (10) · iron man (10) · thor (10)

5. Name a branch of science ending in -ology

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

AnswerTierPoints
carcinologyOne in a Krillion100
andrologyDeep Cut85
arachnologyDeep Cut85
audiologyDeep Cut85
bryologyDeep Cut85
cetologyDeep Cut85
conchologyDeep Cut85
cryobiologyDeep Cut85
dendrologyDeep Cut85
dialectologyDeep Cut85
electrophysiologyDeep Cut85
ethnologyDeep Cut85
geomorphologyDeep Cut85
helminthologyDeep Cut85
hepatologyDeep Cut85
ichthyologyDeep Cut85
lepidopterologyDeep Cut85
limnologyDeep Cut85
malacologyDeep Cut85
metrologyDeep Cut85
mycologyDeep Cut85
myrmecologyDeep Cut85
nematologyDeep Cut85
neonatologyDeep Cut85
oenologyDeep Cut85
oologyDeep Cut85
otolaryngologyDeep Cut85
palynologyDeep Cut85
philologyDeep Cut85
planetologyDeep Cut85
psychopathologyDeep Cut85
rheologyDeep Cut85
sedimentologyDeep Cut85
selenologyDeep Cut85
serologyDeep Cut85
speleologyDeep Cut85
tribologyDeep Cut85
volcanologyDeep Cut85
anesthesiologyRare60
astrobiologyRare60
bacteriologyRare60
climatologyRare60
cytologyRare60
embryologyRare60
endocrinologyRare60
entomologyRare60
epidemiologyRare60
ethologyRare60
etymologyRare60
gastroenterologyRare60
gerontologyRare60
glaciologyRare60
hematologyRare60
histologyRare60
hydrologyRare60
immunologyRare60
kinesiologyRare60
morphologyRare60
nephrologyRare60
oceanologyRare60
oncologyRare60
ophthalmologyRare60
ornithologyRare60
parasitologyRare60
petrologyRare60
pharmacologyRare60
phonologyRare60
primatologyRare60
proctologyRare60
rheumatologyRare60
seismologyRare60
toxicologyRare60
All 23 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

anthropology (30) · archaeology (30) · cardiology (30) · cosmology (30) · criminology (30) · dermatology (30) · ecology (30) · gynecology (30) · meteorology (30) · microbiology (30) · neurology (30) · paleontology (30) · pathology (30) · physiology (30) · radiology (30) · sociology (30) · urology (30) · virology (30) · herpetology (15) · biology (10) · geology (10) · psychology (10) · zoology (10)

6. Name a religion with more than one million followers

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

AnswerTierPoints
cao daiOne in a Krillion100
tenrikyoOne in a Krillion100
african traditional religionDeep Cut85
ahmadiyyaDeep Cut85
alawitesDeep Cut85
alevismDeep Cut85
cheondoismDeep Cut85
chinese folk religionDeep Cut85
confucianismDeep Cut85
coptic christianityDeep Cut85
druzeDeep Cut85
ethiopian orthodox tewahedoDeep Cut85
falun gongDeep Cut85
hoa haoDeep Cut85
ibadi islamDeep Cut85
ismailismDeep Cut85
jainismDeep Cut85
mahayana buddhismDeep Cut85
mennonitesDeep Cut85
nichiren buddhismDeep Cut85
pure land buddhismDeep Cut85
shaivismDeep Cut85
shaktismDeep Cut85
soka gakkaiDeep Cut85
spiritismDeep Cut85
sufismDeep Cut85
swaminarayanDeep Cut85
theravada buddhismDeep Cut85
tibetan buddhismDeep Cut85
vaishnavismDeep Cut85
vodouDeep Cut85
wiccaDeep Cut85
zen buddhismDeep Cut85
anglicanismRare60
baptistRare60
calvinismRare60
evangelicalismRare60
jehovah's witnessesRare60
lutheranismRare60
methodismRare60
pentecostalismRare60
presbyterianismRare60
seventh-day adventismRare60
shintoRare60
taoismRare60
All 13 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

catholicism (30) · mormonism (30) · orthodox christianity (30) · protestantism (30) · shia islam (30) · sikhism (30) · sunni islam (30) · bahá'í faith (15) · buddhism (10) · christianity (10) · hinduism (10) · islam (10) · judaism (10)

7. Name a country whose name ends in the letter A

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

AnswerTierPoints
dominicaOne in a Krillion100
antigua and barbudaDeep Cut85
bosnia and herzegovinaDeep Cut85
botswanaDeep Cut85
czechiaDeep Cut85
equatorial guineaDeep Cut85
eritreaDeep Cut85
gambiaDeep Cut85
grenadaDeep Cut85
guineaDeep Cut85
liberiaDeep Cut85
mauritaniaDeep Cut85
micronesiaDeep Cut85
namibiaDeep Cut85
north macedoniaDeep Cut85
papua new guineaDeep Cut85
saint luciaDeep Cut85
samoaDeep Cut85
tongaDeep Cut85
albaniaRare60
algeriaRare60
angolaRare60
armeniaRare60
boliviaRare60
bulgariaRare60
cambodiaRare60
croatiaRare60
estoniaRare60
ethiopiaRare60
georgiaRare60
ghanaRare60
guatemalaRare60
guyanaRare60
latviaRare60
libyaRare60
lithuaniaRare60
maltaRare60
moldovaRare60
mongoliaRare60
nicaraguaRare60
romaniaRare60
rwandaRare60
serbiaRare60
slovakiaRare60
sloveniaRare60
somaliaRare60
sri lankaRare60
syriaRare60
tanzaniaRare60
tunisiaRare60
ugandaRare60
venezuelaRare60
zambiaRare60
All 21 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

argentina (30) · austria (30) · colombia (30) · costa rica (30) · cuba (30) · indonesia (30) · jamaica (30) · kenya (30) · malaysia (30) · nigeria (30) · north korea (30) · panama (30) · saudi arabia (30) · south africa (30) · south korea (30) · andorra (15) · australia (10) · canada (10) · china (10) · india (10) · russia (10)

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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).

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