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 Monday, August 17, 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 2026-08-17 daily dive asked 7 prompts and accepted 414 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: “democratic republic of the congo” for the prompt “Name a country bigger than Mexico (by area)”. Every answer below comes from the official reveal sheet (source, checked 2026-09-14).

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1. Name a country bigger than Mexico (by area)

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

Answer	Tier	Points
democratic republic of the congo	One in a Krillion	100
algeria	Deep Cut	85
saudi arabia	Deep Cut	85
argentina	Rare	60
kazakhstan	Rare	60

All 7 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

australia (30) · brazil (30) · india (30) · canada (10) · china (10) · russia (10) · united states (10)

2. Name a river in the Americas

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

Answer	Tier	Points
apurimac	One in a Krillion	100
alabama river	Deep Cut	85
american river	Deep Cut	85
athabasca	Deep Cut	85
balsas river	Deep Cut	85
biobio river	Deep Cut	85
bow river	Deep Cut	85
churchill river	Deep Cut	85
copper river	Deep Cut	85
des moines river	Deep Cut	85
detroit river	Deep Cut	85
essequibo	Deep Cut	85
gila river	Deep Cut	85
guadalupe river	Deep Cut	85
kentucky river	Deep Cut	85
klamath river	Deep Cut	85
kuskokwim river	Deep Cut	85
lerma river	Deep Cut	85
madeira	Deep Cut	85
maranon river	Deep Cut	85
merrimack river	Deep Cut	85
minnesota river	Deep Cut	85
negro river	Deep Cut	85
peace river	Deep Cut	85
purus river	Deep Cut	85
putumayo river	Deep Cut	85
roanoke river	Deep Cut	85
salt river	Deep Cut	85
sao francisco	Deep Cut	85
spokane river	Deep Cut	85
tanana river	Deep Cut	85
tapajos	Deep Cut	85
tocantins river	Deep Cut	85
truckee river	Deep Cut	85
ucayali	Deep Cut	85
usumacinta river	Deep Cut	85
xingu river	Deep Cut	85
allegheny river	Rare	60
arkansas river	Rare	60
brazos river	Rare	60
charles river	Rare	60
chattahoochee river	Rare	60
connecticut river	Rare	60
cumberland river	Rare	60
fraser river	Rare	60
green river	Rare	60
illinois river	Rare	60
james river	Rare	60
mackenzie	Rare	60
monongahela river	Rare	60
orinoco	Rare	60
ottawa river	Rare	60
paraguay river	Rare	60
parana	Rare	60
pecos river	Rare	60
platte river	Rare	60
red river	Rare	60
rio de la plata	Rare	60
sacramento river	Rare	60
saskatchewan river	Rare	60
savannah river	Rare	60
shenandoah river	Rare	60
snake river	Rare	60
susquehanna river	Rare	60
suwannee river	Rare	60
tennessee river	Rare	60
trinity river	Rare	60
uruguay river	Rare	60
wabash river	Rare	60
willamette river	Rare	60
yukon	Rare	60

All 13 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

colorado (30) · columbia (30) · delaware river (30) · hudson (30) · missouri (30) · niagara river (30) · ohio (30) · potomac river (30) · rio grande (30) · st. lawrence (30) · magdalena (15) · amazon (10) · mississippi (10)

3. Name an Indian dish

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

Answer	Tier	Points
chettinad chicken	One in a Krillion	100
achar	Deep Cut	85
aloo matar	Deep Cut	85
aloo tikki	Deep Cut	85
appam	Deep Cut	85
avial	Deep Cut	85
baingan bharta	Deep Cut	85
balti	Deep Cut	85
barfi	Deep Cut	85
bhindi masala	Deep Cut	85
bhuna	Deep Cut	85
bisi bele bath	Deep Cut	85
bombay potatoes	Deep Cut	85
chicken 65	Deep Cut	85
chilli chicken	Deep Cut	85
chilli paneer	Deep Cut	85
curd rice	Deep Cut	85
dahi puri	Deep Cut	85
dal baati churma	Deep Cut	85
dhokla	Deep Cut	85
dopiaza	Deep Cut	85
dum aloo	Deep Cut	85
egg bhurji	Deep Cut	85
egg curry	Deep Cut	85
gobi manchurian	Deep Cut	85
haleem	Deep Cut	85
jeera rice	Deep Cut	85
kachori	Deep Cut	85
kadhi	Deep Cut	85
kaju katli	Deep Cut	85
kathi roll	Deep Cut	85
kulcha	Deep Cut	85
laal maas	Deep Cut	85
lemon rice	Deep Cut	85
litti chokha	Deep Cut	85
misal pav	Deep Cut	85
mishti doi	Deep Cut	85
modak	Deep Cut	85
momos	Deep Cut	85
mysore pak	Deep Cut	85
nihari	Deep Cut	85
paneer bhurji	Deep Cut	85
peda	Deep Cut	85
pesarattu	Deep Cut	85
poha	Deep Cut	85
pongal	Deep Cut	85
prawn masala	Deep Cut	85
puliyogare	Deep Cut	85
puran poli	Deep Cut	85
puttu	Deep Cut	85
rabri	Deep Cut	85
rasam	Deep Cut	85
sabudana khichdi	Deep Cut	85
sandesh	Deep Cut	85
sarson ka saag	Deep Cut	85
seekh kebab	Deep Cut	85
sev puri	Deep Cut	85
shami kebab	Deep Cut	85
shrikhand	Deep Cut	85
soan papdi	Deep Cut	85
thepla	Deep Cut	85
undhiyu	Deep Cut	85
upma	Deep Cut	85
uttapam	Deep Cut	85
vangi bath	Deep Cut	85
aloo gobi	Rare	60
bhel puri	Rare	60
dahi vada	Rare	60
dosa	Rare	60
fish curry	Rare	60
halwa	Rare	60
idli	Rare	60
jalebi	Rare	60
jalfrezi	Rare	60
kadai paneer	Rare	60
keema	Rare	60
kheer	Rare	60
khichdi	Rare	60
kofta	Rare	60
korma	Rare	60
kulfi	Rare	60
laddu	Rare	60
madras curry	Rare	60
malai kofta	Rare	60
masala chai	Rare	60
matar paneer	Rare	60
pakora	Rare	60
paneer butter masala	Rare	60
paneer tikka	Rare	60
pani puri	Rare	60
papadum	Rare	60
pulao	Rare	60
puri	Rare	60
raita	Rare	60
rajma	Rare	60
rasgulla	Rare	60
rasmalai	Rare	60
rogan josh	Rare	60
sambar	Rare	60
thali	Rare	60
vada pav	Rare	60
vindaloo	Rare	60

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

biryani (30) · chaat (30) · chana masala (30) · chutney (30) · curry (30) · dal (30) · gulab jamun (30) · lassi (30) · palak paneer (30) · paratha (30) · roti (30) · tandoori chicken (30) · tikka masala (30) · pav bhaji (15) · vada (15) · butter chicken (10) · naan (10) · samosa (10)

4. Name a Looney Tunes character

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

Answer	Tier	Points
cecil turtle	One in a Krillion	100
babyface finster	Deep Cut	85
barnyard dawg	Deep Cut	85
beaky buzzard	Deep Cut	85
blacque jacque shellacque	Deep Cut	85
charlie dog	Deep Cut	85
claude cat	Deep Cut	85
goofy gophers	Deep Cut	85
henery hawk	Deep Cut	85
hippety hopper	Deep Cut	85
hubie and bertie	Deep Cut	85
k-9	Deep Cut	85
marc antony	Deep Cut	85
melissa duck	Deep Cut	85
michigan j. frog	Deep Cut	85
mugsy	Deep Cut	85
nasty canasta	Deep Cut	85
pete puma	Deep Cut	85
rocky	Deep Cut	85
slowpoke rodriguez	Deep Cut	85
sniffles	Deep Cut	85
tina russo	Deep Cut	85
granny	Rare	60
hector the bulldog	Rare	60
lola bunny	Rare	60
penelope pussycat	Rare	60
petunia pig	Rare	60
ralph wolf	Rare	60
sam sheepdog	Rare	60
witch hazel	Rare	60

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

elmer fudd (30) · foghorn leghorn (30) · marvin the martian (30) · pepe le pew (30) · road runner (30) · speedy gonzales (30) · sylvester (30) · tasmanian devil (30) · tweety (30) · wile e. coyote (30) · yosemite sam (30) · bosko (15) · gossamer (15) · bugs bunny (10) · daffy duck (10) · porky pig (10)

5. Name a rock or mineral

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

Answer	Tier	Points
painite	One in a Krillion	100
andesite	Deep Cut	85
anthracite	Deep Cut	85
apatite	Deep Cut	85
azurite	Deep Cut	85
beryl	Deep Cut	85
bloodstone	Deep Cut	85
chalcopyrite	Deep Cut	85
chert	Deep Cut	85
cinnabar	Deep Cut	85
citrine	Deep Cut	85
conglomerate	Deep Cut	85
corundum	Deep Cut	85
fluorite	Deep Cut	85
gabbro	Deep Cut	85
gneiss	Deep Cut	85
jasper	Deep Cut	85
moonstone	Deep Cut	85
olivine	Deep Cut	85
platinum	Deep Cut	85
rhyolite	Deep Cut	85
schist	Deep Cut	85
scoria	Deep Cut	85
selenite	Deep Cut	85
serpentinite	Deep Cut	85
soapstone	Deep Cut	85
sodalite	Deep Cut	85
spinel	Deep Cut	85
tanzanite	Deep Cut	85
travertine	Deep Cut	85
tuff	Deep Cut	85
zircon	Deep Cut	85
agate	Rare	60
aquamarine	Rare	60
calcite	Rare	60
chalk	Rare	60
copper	Rare	60
diorite	Rare	60
dolomite	Rare	60
feldspar	Rare	60
flint	Rare	60
garnet	Rare	60
graphite	Rare	60
gypsum	Rare	60
halite	Rare	60
hematite	Rare	60
lapis lazuli	Rare	60
magnetite	Rare	60
malachite	Rare	60
mica	Rare	60
onyx	Rare	60
pyrite	Rare	60
quartzite	Rare	60
rose quartz	Rare	60
silver	Rare	60
sulfur	Rare	60
talc	Rare	60
topaz	Rare	60
tourmaline	Rare	60

All 22 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

amethyst (30) · basalt (30) · coal (30) · emerald (30) · gold (30) · jade (30) · limestone (30) · obsidian (30) · opal (30) · pumice (30) · ruby (30) · sandstone (30) · sapphire (30) · shale (30) · slate (30) · turquoise (30) · bauxite (15) · galena (15) · diamond (10) · granite (10) · marble (10) · quartz (10)

6. Name a piece of armor

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

Answer	Tier	Points
codpiece	One in a Krillion	100
aventail	Deep Cut	85
bascinet	Deep Cut	85
bevor	Deep Cut	85
brigandine	Deep Cut	85
buckler	Deep Cut	85
coif	Deep Cut	85
couter	Deep Cut	85
cuisse	Deep Cut	85
fauld	Deep Cut	85
gorget	Deep Cut	85
great helm	Deep Cut	85
hauberk	Deep Cut	85
morion	Deep Cut	85
poleyn	Deep Cut	85
rerebrace	Deep Cut	85
sallet	Deep Cut	85
scale armor	Deep Cut	85
cuirass	Rare	60
greaves	Rare	60
pauldron	Rare	60
vambrace	Rare	60

All 9 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

breastplate (30) · bulletproof vest (30) · chainmail (30) · gauntlet (30) · visor (30) · gambeson (15) · sabaton (15) · helmet (10) · shield (10)

7. Name a type of tape

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

Answer	Tier	Points
kapton tape	One in a Krillion	100
self-amalgamating tape	One in a Krillion	100
8-track tape	Deep Cut	85
anti-static tape	Deep Cut	85
bar tape	Deep Cut	85
bias tape	Deep Cut	85
carpet tape	Deep Cut	85
copper tape	Deep Cut	85
drywall tape	Deep Cut	85
foil tape	Deep Cut	85
friction tape	Deep Cut	85
hockey tape	Deep Cut	85
reel-to-reel tape	Deep Cut	85
reflective tape	Deep Cut	85
speed tape	Deep Cut	85
strapping tape	Deep Cut	85
ticker tape	Deep Cut	85
toupee tape	Deep Cut	85
athletic tape	Rare	60
boob tape	Rare	60
cassette tape	Rare	60
caution tape	Rare	60
flex tape	Rare	60
grip tape	Rare	60
magnetic tape	Rare	60
medical tape	Rare	60
mounting tape	Rare	60
teflon tape	Rare	60
vhs tape	Rare	60
washi tape	Rare	60

All 10 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

double-sided tape (30) · electrical tape (30) · masking tape (30) · packing tape (30) · painter's tape (30) · gaffer tape (15) · red tape (15) · tape measure (15) · duct tape (10) · scotch tape (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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