How are Krillion rarity tiers decided?

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

Where can I browse answers from other dates?

The Krillion answer library archives every official reveal sheet by date with search across all past prompts and answers.

Krillion daily answers

Krillion Answers for Sunday, August 16, 2026

Q: What time do Krillion answers reveal?

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 2026-08-16 daily dive asked 7 prompts and accepted 469 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: “sea of crises” for the prompt “Name a sea”. Every answer below comes from the official reveal sheet (source, checked 2026-09-14).

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1. Name a country whose name ends in the letter O

Deep dive: the rarest answer was “lesotho” (Deep Cut, 85 points) . Full tier breakdown below.

Answer	Tier	Points
lesotho	Deep Cut	85
republic of the congo	Deep Cut	85
san marino	Deep Cut	85
burkina faso	Rare	60
montenegro	Rare	60
togo	Rare	60
trinidad and tobago	Rare	60

All 4 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

democratic republic of the congo (30) · monaco (30) · morocco (30) · mexico (10)

2. Name a sea

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

Answer	Tier	Points
sea of crises	One in a Krillion	100
alboran sea	Deep Cut	85
amundsen sea	Deep Cut	85
andaman sea	Deep Cut	85
arafura sea	Deep Cut	85
banda sea	Deep Cut	85
barents sea	Deep Cut	85
beaufort sea	Deep Cut	85
bellingshausen sea	Deep Cut	85
bismarck sea	Deep Cut	85
celebes sea	Deep Cut	85
celtic sea	Deep Cut	85
chukchi sea	Deep Cut	85
east siberian sea	Deep Cut	85
flores sea	Deep Cut	85
greenland sea	Deep Cut	85
java sea	Deep Cut	85
kara sea	Deep Cut	85
labrador sea	Deep Cut	85
laptev sea	Deep Cut	85
ligurian sea	Deep Cut	85
molucca sea	Deep Cut	85
norwegian sea	Deep Cut	85
ross sea	Deep Cut	85
savu sea	Deep Cut	85
scotia sea	Deep Cut	85
sea of marmara	Deep Cut	85
sea of okhotsk	Deep Cut	85
sea of serenity	Deep Cut	85
solomon sea	Deep Cut	85
sulu sea	Deep Cut	85
timor sea	Deep Cut	85
wadden sea	Deep Cut	85
weddell sea	Deep Cut	85
white sea	Deep Cut	85
adriatic sea	Rare	60
aegean sea	Rare	60
aral sea	Rare	60
bering sea	Rare	60
coral sea	Rare	60
east china sea	Rare	60
ionian sea	Rare	60
irish sea	Rare	60
philippine sea	Rare	60
salton sea	Rare	60
sea of azov	Rare	60
sea of cortez	Rare	60
sea of galilee	Rare	60
sea of japan	Rare	60
tasman sea	Rare	60
tyrrhenian sea	Rare	60
yellow sea	Rare	60

All 12 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

arabian sea (30) · baltic sea (30) · black sea (30) · caspian sea (30) · dead sea (30) · north sea (30) · south china sea (30) · sargasso sea (15) · sea of tranquility (15) · caribbean sea (10) · mediterranean sea (10) · red sea (10)

3. Name a songbird

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

Answer	Tier	Points
lyrebird	One in a Krillion	100
bobolink	Deep Cut	85
bowerbird	Deep Cut	85
dickcissel	Deep Cut	85
dipper	Deep Cut	85
dunnock	Deep Cut	85
fieldfare	Deep Cut	85
goldcrest	Deep Cut	85
junco	Deep Cut	85
kinglet	Deep Cut	85
linnet	Deep Cut	85
nuthatch	Deep Cut	85
pipit	Deep Cut	85
redwing	Deep Cut	85
siskin	Deep Cut	85
towhee	Deep Cut	85
veery	Deep Cut	85
vireo	Deep Cut	85
waxwing	Deep Cut	85
weaver	Deep Cut	85
whinchat	Deep Cut	85
yellowhammer	Deep Cut	85
bunting	Rare	60
catbird	Rare	60
chaffinch	Rare	60
chickadee	Rare	60
cowbird	Rare	60
flycatcher	Rare	60
goldfinch	Rare	60
grackle	Rare	60
grosbeak	Rare	60
lark	Rare	60
martin	Rare	60
meadowlark	Rare	60
myna	Rare	60
oriole	Rare	60
shrike	Rare	60
tanager	Rare	60
thrush	Rare	60
tit	Rare	60
titmouse	Rare	60
warbler	Rare	60

All 19 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

blackbird (30) · blue jay (30) · bluebird (30) · cardinal (30) · crow (30) · finch (30) · magpie (30) · mockingbird (30) · nightingale (30) · raven (30) · starling (30) · swallow (30) · wren (30) · bird-of-paradise (15) · bulbul (15) · wagtail (15) · canary (10) · robin (10) · sparrow (10)

4. Name a Chinese dish

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

Answer	Tier	Points
buddha jumps over the wall	One in a Krillion	100
almond chicken	Deep Cut	85
almond cookies	Deep Cut	85
ants climbing a tree	Deep Cut	85
biang biang noodles	Deep Cut	85
century egg	Deep Cut	85
cheung fun	Deep Cut	85
chongqing chicken	Deep Cut	85
clay pot rice	Deep Cut	85
crossing the bridge noodles	Deep Cut	85
cumin lamb	Deep Cut	85
dongpo pork	Deep Cut	85
drunken chicken	Deep Cut	85
dry-fried green beans	Deep Cut	85
egg tart	Deep Cut	85
gai lan	Deep Cut	85
hainanese chicken rice	Deep Cut	85
happy family	Deep Cut	85
har gow	Deep Cut	85
hot dry noodles	Deep Cut	85
jianbing	Deep Cut	85
lamb skewers	Deep Cut	85
liangpi	Deep Cut	85
lion's head meatballs	Deep Cut	85
lo mai gai	Deep Cut	85
luosifen	Deep Cut	85
ma la xiang guo	Deep Cut	85
malatang	Deep Cut	85
mantou	Deep Cut	85
moo goo gai pan	Deep Cut	85
pineapple bun	Deep Cut	85
red braised pork	Deep Cut	85
roujiamo	Deep Cut	85
sesame balls	Deep Cut	85
siu mai	Deep Cut	85
siu yuk	Deep Cut	85
sizzling rice soup	Deep Cut	85
smashed cucumber salad	Deep Cut	85
soy sauce chicken	Deep Cut	85
spicy wontons	Deep Cut	85
stinky tofu	Deep Cut	85
stir-fried bok choy	Deep Cut	85
string bean chicken	Deep Cut	85
tanghulu	Deep Cut	85
tea eggs	Deep Cut	85
three cup chicken	Deep Cut	85
tomato and egg stir-fry	Deep Cut	85
turnip cake	Deep Cut	85
twice-cooked pork	Deep Cut	85
water-boiled fish	Deep Cut	85
white cut chicken	Deep Cut	85
youtiao	Deep Cut	85
zhajiangmian	Deep Cut	85
zongzi	Deep Cut	85
baozi	Rare	60
beef noodle soup	Rare	60
beijing beef	Rare	60
black pepper chicken	Rare	60
cashew chicken	Rare	60
char siu	Rare	60
chicken feet	Rare	60
chicken with garlic sauce	Rare	60
chop suey	Rare	60
chow fun	Rare	60
congee	Rare	60
crab rangoon	Rare	60
egg drop soup	Rare	60
egg foo young	Rare	60
eggplant with garlic sauce	Rare	60
fortune cookie	Rare	60
honey walnut shrimp	Rare	60
hot pot	Rare	60
hunan chicken	Rare	60
lemon chicken	Rare	60
mapo tofu	Rare	60
mei fun	Rare	60
mongolian beef	Rare	60
moo shu pork	Rare	60
mooncake	Rare	60
pepper steak	Rare	60
salt and pepper shrimp	Rare	60
scallion pancakes	Rare	60
sesame noodles	Rare	60
shrimp toast	Rare	60
singapore noodles	Rare	60
szechuan chicken	Rare	60

All 19 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

beef and broccoli (30) · chinese spare ribs (30) · chow mein (30) · dim sum (30) · dumplings (30) · general tso's chicken (30) · hot and sour soup (30) · lo mein (30) · orange chicken (30) · peking duck (30) · sesame chicken (30) · spring rolls (30) · sweet and sour pork (30) · wonton noodles (30) · wonton soup (30) · dan dan noodles (15) · xiaolongbao (15) · fried rice (10) · kung pao chicken (10)

5. Name a Star Trek character

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

Answer	Tier	Points
boothby	One in a Krillion	100
agnes jurati	Deep Cut	85
amanda grayson	Deep Cut	85
barclay	Deep Cut	85
boimler	Deep Cut	85
captain shaw	Deep Cut	85
christine chapel	Deep Cut	85
cleveland booker	Deep Cut	85
cristobal rios	Deep Cut	85
damar	Deep Cut	85
dukat	Deep Cut	85
elnor	Deep Cut	85
ezri dax	Deep Cut	85
gabriel lorca	Deep Cut	85
gowron	Deep Cut	85
guinan	Deep Cut	85
harry kim	Deep Cut	85
harry mudd	Deep Cut	85
hemmer	Deep Cut	85
hoshi sato	Deep Cut	85
hugh	Deep Cut	85
jack crusher	Deep Cut	85
jake sisko	Deep Cut	85
janice rand	Deep Cut	85
jonathan archer	Deep Cut	85
kahless	Deep Cut	85
kai winn	Deep Cut	85
keiko o'brien	Deep Cut	85
kes	Deep Cut	85
kira nerys	Deep Cut	85
la'an	Deep Cut	85
locutus	Deep Cut	85
lore	Deep Cut	85
lwaxana troi	Deep Cut	85
m'benga	Deep Cut	85
malcolm reed	Deep Cut	85
mariner	Deep Cut	85
martok	Deep Cut	85
michael burnham	Deep Cut	85
miles o'brien	Deep Cut	85
morn	Deep Cut	85
neelix	Deep Cut	85
nero	Deep Cut	85
nog	Deep Cut	85
noonien soong	Deep Cut	85
ortegas	Deep Cut	85
philippa georgiou	Deep Cut	85
phlox	Deep Cut	85
pulaski	Deep Cut	85
raffi	Deep Cut	85
ro laren	Deep Cut	85
rom	Deep Cut	85
rutherford	Deep Cut	85
saavik	Deep Cut	85
sarek	Deep Cut	85
saru	Deep Cut	85
shran	Deep Cut	85
soji	Deep Cut	85
spot	Deep Cut	85
stamets	Deep Cut	85
sybok	Deep Cut	85
t'pol	Deep Cut	85
tasha yar	Deep Cut	85
tendi	Deep Cut	85
tilly	Deep Cut	85
trip tucker	Deep Cut	85
una	Deep Cut	85
vic fontaine	Deep Cut	85
weyoun	Deep Cut	85
b'elanna torres	Rare	60
benjamin sisko	Rare	60
borg queen	Rare	60
chakotay	Rare	60
chekov	Rare	60
christopher pike	Rare	60
deanna troi	Rare	60
garak	Rare	60
jadzia dax	Rare	60
julian bashir	Rare	60
odo	Rare	60
quark	Rare	60
the doctor	Rare	60
tom paris	Rare	60
tuvok	Rare	60
wesley crusher	Rare	60

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

beverly crusher (30) · captain janeway (30) · data (30) · geordi la forge (30) · leonard mccoy (30) · riker (30) · scotty (30) · seven of nine (30) · sulu (30) · uhura (30) · worf (30) · khan (15) · q (15) · captain kirk (10) · captain picard (10) · spock (10)

6. Name a medical specialty

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

Answer	Tier	Points
forensic pathology	One in a Krillion	100
addiction medicine	Deep Cut	85
dermatopathology	Deep Cut	85
hepatology	Deep Cut	85
interventional radiology	Deep Cut	85
medical genetics	Deep Cut	85
neonatology	Deep Cut	85
nuclear medicine	Deep Cut	85
oral and maxillofacial surgery	Deep Cut	85
pediatric cardiology	Deep Cut	85
phlebology	Deep Cut	85
physical medicine and rehabilitation	Deep Cut	85
proctology	Deep Cut	85
allergy medicine	Rare	60
cardiothoracic surgery	Rare	60
critical care	Rare	60
emergency medicine	Rare	60
endocrinology	Rare	60
gastroenterology	Rare	60
hematology	Rare	60
immunology	Rare	60
nephrology	Rare	60
occupational medicine	Rare	60
pain management	Rare	60
palliative care	Rare	60
pathology	Rare	60
preventive medicine	Rare	60
pulmonology	Rare	60
rheumatology	Rare	60
sleep medicine	Rare	60
trauma surgery	Rare	60
urology	Rare	60
vascular surgery	Rare	60

All 21 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

anesthesiology (30) · general practice (30) · gynecology (30) · infectious disease (30) · internal medicine (30) · neurology (30) · neurosurgery (30) · oncology (30) · ophthalmology (30) · orthopedics (30) · plastic surgery (30) · psychiatry (30) · radiology (30) · sports medicine (30) · surgery (30) · geriatrics (15) · otolaryngology (15) · cardiology (10) · dermatology (10) · family medicine (10) · pediatrics (10)

7. Name a font

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

Answer	Tier	Points
cooper black	One in a Krillion	100
akzidenz-grotesk	Deep Cut	85
algerian	Deep Cut	85
american typewriter	Deep Cut	85
avant garde	Deep Cut	85
bebas neue	Deep Cut	85
bodoni	Deep Cut	85
bradley hand	Deep Cut	85
broadway	Deep Cut	85
caslon	Deep Cut	85
chalkboard	Deep Cut	85
clarendon	Deep Cut	85
curlz	Deep Cut	85
didot	Deep Cut	85
fira code	Deep Cut	85
frutiger	Deep Cut	85
hobo	Deep Cut	85
inter	Deep Cut	85
jetbrains mono	Deep Cut	85
marker felt	Deep Cut	85
menlo	Deep Cut	85
minion	Deep Cut	85
mistral	Deep Cut	85
myriad	Deep Cut	85
optima	Deep Cut	85
oswald	Deep Cut	85
palatino	Deep Cut	85
proxima nova	Deep Cut	85
raleway	Deep Cut	85
sabon	Deep Cut	85
source sans	Deep Cut	85
univers	Deep Cut	85
zapf dingbats	Deep Cut	85
avenir	Rare	60
baskerville	Rare	60
bookman	Rare	60
brush script	Rare	60
cambria	Rare	60
century gothic	Rare	60
century schoolbook	Rare	60
consolas	Rare	60
copperplate	Rare	60
franklin gothic	Rare	60
futura	Rare	60
gill sans	Rare	60
gotham	Rare	60
impact	Rare	60
jokerman	Rare	60
lucida	Rare	60
monaco	Rare	60
rockwell	Rare	60
san francisco	Rare	60
segoe ui	Rare	60
tahoma	Rare	60
webdings	Rare	60

All 18 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

aptos (30) · calibri (30) · courier new (30) · garamond (30) · georgia (30) · lato (30) · montserrat (30) · open sans (30) · poppins (30) · roboto (30) · trebuchet ms (30) · verdana (30) · comic sans (15) · papyrus (15) · wingdings (15) · arial (10) · helvetica (10) · times new roman (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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