[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content-detail:wiki:en:scoring-explained":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"description":7,"section":8,"sectionLabel":9,"sortOrder":10,"canonicalPath":11,"tags":12,"primaryKeyword":8,"publishedAt":13,"updatedAt":13,"locale":14,"contentType":15,"body":16,"quality":17,"publishedVersionId":21,"readingTime":22,"category":8,"cta":23,"faq":-1,"related":24,"relatedPostsData":25,"alternates":26},"cb0f12bb-9c4e-9d1e-739a-5c4d7f4e9a5d","scoring-explained","Krillion Scoring Explained: Tiers, Points and Depth","Krillion scores answers on six rarity tiers from Plankton (10 pts) to One in a Krillion (100 pts), and your depth in meters is simply your score ×10. Full breakdown.","scoring","Scoring",0,"\u002Fwiki\u002Fscoring-explained",[8],"2026-09-08","en","wiki","## How does Krillion scoring work?\n\nEvery valid answer lands on one of **six rarity tiers**, worth 10 to 100 points: the rarer your answer among today's players, the higher the tier. Your dive's depth in meters is simply your **total score ×10** — a 260-point dive puts you at 2,600m (we verified the math on a real dive). Invalid or unrecognized answers and expired timers score zero. After seven prompts, your total is rated on the official \"bearing\" scale from Plankton to One in a Krillion.\n\nRelated: [How to play](\u002Fwiki\u002Fhow-to-play) · [Strategy tips](\u002Fwiki\u002Ftips-to-beat-your-score) · [Score calculator](\u002Ftools\u002Fscore-calculator)\n\n## The six rarity tiers\n\nThe in-game ladder, displayed during every dive:\n\n| Tier | Points | Sinks you | In-game flavor |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Plankton | 10 | 100m | — |\n| Too Clever | 15 | 150m | — |\n| Schooler | 30 | 300m | \"Solid — swims with the school.\" |\n| Rare | 60 | 600m | — |\n| Deep Cut | 85 | 850m | \"True obscurity. Few go this deep.\" |\n| One in a Krillion | 100 | 1000m | — |\n\nThe tier names are the game's own commentary on crowd behavior: obvious answers are Plankton, and answers that *feel* clever but have gone mainstream sit one rung up at Too Clever. The deep tiers reward genuinely obscure-but-valid picks.\n\n## What scores zero\n\nTwo ways to bank nothing on a prompt (both observed in testing):\n\n- **The timer expires** — after 25 seconds you get \"the clock beat you to it.\" and +0.\n- **The answer doesn't land** — an answer that violates the prompt (e.g., a country without the required letter) or isn't recognized by the validator shows \"NOTHING LANDED · +0 PTS\". See [the validator guide](\u002Fwiki\u002Fkrillion-answer-validator).\n\n## Depth is just score ×10\n\nThe HUD tracks DEPTH in meters and SCORE in points, but they are the same number in different units: a Deep Cut (+85) sinks you exactly 850m. The depth ruler maps your position onto real ocean trivia — 332m is the deepest scuba dive ever, the Titanic rests at 3,800m, and a perfect 700-point dive (7× One in a Krillion) would end on the trench floor.\n\n## Final bands (\"the bearing\")\n\nWhen the dive completes, your total is rated:\n\n| Score | Official rating |\n| --- | --- |\n| 0–150 | \"Plankton. Plenty of ocean left down there.\" |\n| 151–250 | \"Schooler. Swimming with the school.\" |\n| 251–350 | \"Rare. Below the thermocline. Nice.\" |\n| 351–449 | \"Deep cut. Seriously deep dive.\" |\n| 450+ | \"One in a krillion. Trench dweller. Absurd.\" |\n\nYou also see how you compare: the result screen shows a percentile — \"better than X% of today's players\" — plus your [logbook](\u002Fwiki\u002Fkrillion-logbook-archive) stats (streak, played, average, best). See [leaderboards explained](\u002Fwiki\u002Fkrillion-leaderboards).\n\nWant to check the arithmetic before you dive? Use the [score calculator](\u002Ftools\u002Fscore-calculator) to total seven prompt results, convert the score to depth, and preview the bearing band locally.",{"wordCount":18,"h2Count":19,"internalLinkCount":20,"faqCount":10},428,5,7,"53d25e2f-40b5-4261-601b-dd128b576658","",null,[],[],[]]