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 Wednesday, August 19, 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 2026-08-19 daily dive asked 7 prompts and accepted 304 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: “marshall islands” for the prompt “Name a country whose name starts with M”. Every answer below comes from the official reveal sheet (source, checked 2026-09-14).

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1. Name a country whose name starts with M

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

Answer	Tier	Points
marshall islands	One in a Krillion	100
micronesia	Deep Cut	85
moldova	Deep Cut	85
malawi	Rare	60
maldives	Rare	60
malta	Rare	60
mauritania	Rare	60
mauritius	Rare	60
montenegro	Rare	60

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

madagascar (30) · malaysia (30) · mali (30) · mongolia (30) · mozambique (30) · myanmar (30) · macedonia (15) · monaco (15) · mexico (10) · morocco (10)

2. Name a mollusk or shellfish

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

Answer	Tier	Points
vampire squid	One in a Krillion	100
bivalve	Deep Cut	85
cephalopod	Deep Cut	85
chiton	Deep Cut	85
coconut crab	Deep Cut	85
colossal squid	Deep Cut	85
cone snail	Deep Cut	85
gastropod	Deep Cut	85
geoduck	Deep Cut	85
limpet	Deep Cut	85
quahog	Deep Cut	85
razor clam	Deep Cut	85
squat lobster	Deep Cut	85
abalone	Rare	60
barnacle	Rare	60
cockle	Rare	60
conch	Rare	60
cuttlefish	Rare	60
giant clam	Rare	60
giant squid	Rare	60
langoustine	Rare	60
mantis shrimp	Rare	60
periwinkle	Rare	60
sea urchin	Rare	60
soft-shell crab	Rare	60
whelk	Rare	60

All 15 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

crab (30) · crayfish (30) · lobster (30) · mussel (30) · oyster (30) · scallop (30) · shrimp (30) · slug (30) · krill (15) · nautilus (15) · nudibranch (15) · clam (10) · octopus (10) · snail (10) · squid (10)

3. Name a German dish

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

Answer	Tier	Points
spundekas	One in a Krillion	100
blutwurst	Deep Cut	85
dampfnudel	Deep Cut	85
eintopf	Deep Cut	85
eisbein	Deep Cut	85
fischbrotchen	Deep Cut	85
grune sosse	Deep Cut	85
grunkohl	Deep Cut	85
handkase	Deep Cut	85
hasenpfeffer	Deep Cut	85
himmel und erde	Deep Cut	85
kassler	Deep Cut	85
konigsberger klopse	Deep Cut	85
labskaus	Deep Cut	85
leipziger allerlei	Deep Cut	85
matjes	Deep Cut	85
mett	Deep Cut	85
obatzda	Deep Cut	85
rollmops	Deep Cut	85
rote grutze	Deep Cut	85
saumagen	Deep Cut	85
schaufele	Deep Cut	85
schupfnudeln	Deep Cut	85
schweinebraten	Deep Cut	85
senfeier	Deep Cut	85
spaghettieis	Deep Cut	85
spargel	Deep Cut	85
spekulatius	Deep Cut	85
teewurst	Deep Cut	85
zwiebelkuchen	Deep Cut	85
berliner	Rare	60
bockwurst	Rare	60
bratkartoffeln	Rare	60
flammkuchen	Rare	60
gulasch	Rare	60
kartoffelsalat	Rare	60
kartoffelsuppe	Rare	60
knackwurst	Rare	60
knodel	Rare	60
leberkase	Rare	60
leberwurst	Rare	60
lebkuchen	Rare	60
maultaschen	Rare	60
rouladen	Rare	60

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

black forest cake (30) · currywurst (30) · frankfurter (30) · frikadellen (30) · kartoffelpuffer (30) · käsespätzle (30) · pretzel (30) · pumpernickel (30) · sauerbraten (30) · sausage (30) · spaetzle (30) · stollen (30) · strudel (30) · weisswurst (30) · bienenstich (15) · doner kebab (15) · bratwurst (10) · sauerkraut (10) · schnitzel (10)

4. Name a YouTuber with more than 100 million subscribers

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

Answer	Tier	Points
alejo igoa	One in a Krillion	100
kimpro	One in a Krillion	100
alan's universe	Deep Cut	85
goldmines	Deep Cut	85
set india	Deep Cut	85
sony sab	Deep Cut	85
stokes twins	Deep Cut	85
zee music company	Deep Cut	85
blackpink	Rare	60
kids diana show	Rare	60
like nastya	Rare	60
vlad and niki	Rare	60

All 5 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

cocomelon (30) · wwe (30) · t-series (15) · mrbeast (10) · pewdiepie (10)

5. Name a subatomic particle

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

Answer	Tier	Points
tetraquark	One in a Krillion	100
antineutrino	Deep Cut	85
antiquark	Deep Cut	85
axion	Deep Cut	85
b meson	Deep Cut	85
bottom quark	Deep Cut	85
charm quark	Deep Cut	85
d meson	Deep Cut	85
delta baryon	Deep Cut	85
deuteron	Deep Cut	85
down quark	Deep Cut	85
eta meson	Deep Cut	85
gauge boson	Deep Cut	85
glueball	Deep Cut	85
hyperon	Deep Cut	85
j/psi	Deep Cut	85
kaon	Deep Cut	85
lambda baryon	Deep Cut	85
magnetic monopole	Deep Cut	85
muon neutrino	Deep Cut	85
muonium	Deep Cut	85
neutralino	Deep Cut	85
nucleon	Deep Cut	85
omega baryon	Deep Cut	85
pentaquark	Deep Cut	85
phi meson	Deep Cut	85
positronium	Deep Cut	85
rho meson	Deep Cut	85
sigma baryon	Deep Cut	85
sterile neutrino	Deep Cut	85
strange quark	Deep Cut	85
tachyon	Deep Cut	85
tau neutrino	Deep Cut	85
top quark	Deep Cut	85
up quark	Deep Cut	85
upsilon meson	Deep Cut	85
wimp	Deep Cut	85
xi baryon	Deep Cut	85
antineutron	Rare	60
antiproton	Rare	60
baryon	Rare	60
boson	Rare	60
electron neutrino	Rare	60
fermion	Rare	60
gluon	Rare	60
hadron	Rare	60
lepton	Rare	60
meson	Rare	60
muon	Rare	60
pion	Rare	60
tau	Rare	60
w boson	Rare	60
z boson	Rare	60

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

alpha particle (30) · beta particle (30) · neutrino (30) · photon (30) · positron (30) · quark (30) · graviton (15) · higgs boson (15) · electron (10) · neutron (10) · proton (10)

6. Name a country that has a Z in its name

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

Answer	Tier	Points
uzbekistan	One in a Krillion	100
bosnia and herzegovina	Deep Cut	85
kyrgyzstan	Deep Cut	85
swaziland	Deep Cut	85
zaire	Deep Cut	85
azerbaijan	Rare	60
belize	Rare	60
czechia	Rare	60
mozambique	Rare	60

All 8 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

tanzania (30) · venezuela (30) · zambia (30) · kazakhstan (15) · brazil (10) · new zealand (10) · switzerland (10) · zimbabwe (10)

7. Name a type of shoe

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

Answer	Tier	Points
chopines	One in a Krillion	100
creepers	Deep Cut	85
cycling shoes	Deep Cut	85
galoshes	Deep Cut	85
geta	Deep Cut	85
ghillies	Deep Cut	85
go-go boots	Deep Cut	85
huaraches	Deep Cut	85
jazz shoes	Deep Cut	85
jodhpur boots	Deep Cut	85
juttis	Deep Cut	85
kung fu shoes	Deep Cut	85
monk strap	Deep Cut	85
moon boots	Deep Cut	85
mukluks	Deep Cut	85
orthopedic shoes	Deep Cut	85
plimsolls	Deep Cut	85
poulaines	Deep Cut	85
winklepickers	Deep Cut	85
wrestling shoes	Deep Cut	85
ballet slippers	Rare	60
birkenstocks	Rare	60
bowling shoes	Rare	60
chelsea boots	Rare	60
chukka boots	Rare	60
climbing shoes	Rare	60
doc martens	Rare	60
driving shoes	Rare	60
espadrilles	Rare	60
gladiator sandals	Rare	60
golf shoes	Rare	60
heelys	Rare	60
ice skates	Rare	60
jelly shoes	Rare	60
kitten heels	Rare	60
knee-high boots	Rare	60
mules	Rare	60
oxfords	Rare	60
peep-toes	Rare	60
pointe shoes	Rare	60
riding boots	Rare	60
roller skates	Rare	60
saddle shoes	Rare	60
skate shoes	Rare	60
ski boots	Rare	60
slingbacks	Rare	60
snow boots	Rare	60
tap shoes	Rare	60
track spikes	Rare	60
water shoes	Rare	60
wingtips	Rare	60

All 32 common answers (Schooler, Too Clever & Plankton tiers)

ankle boots (30) · basketball shoes (30) · boat shoes (30) · cleats (30) · clogs (30) · combat boots (30) · cowboy boots (30) · crocs (30) · dress shoes (30) · flats (30) · flip-flops (30) · heels (30) · high-tops (30) · hiking boots (30) · loafers (30) · mary janes (30) · moccasins (30) · platform shoes (30) · pumps (30) · rain boots (30) · slides (30) · slip-ons (30) · slippers (30) · uggs (30) · wedges (30) · work boots (30) · brogues (15) · derby (15) · boots (10) · running shoes (10) · sandals (10) · sneakers (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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