Krillion Hints Today
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Hints for each prompt
Prompt 1: Name a musical instrument
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Hint 1. There are 3,123 accepted answers, and only 54 of them are common enough to score 30 or less. Almost anything unusual that fits will go deep.
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Hint 2. One of the 100-point answers is a single word, 9 letters.
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Hint 3. That answer starts with D and ends with E.
Prompt 2: Name a vegetable that's botanically a fruit
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Hint 1. There are 10,081 accepted answers, and only 18 of them are common enough to score 30 or less. Almost anything unusual that fits will go deep.
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Hint 2. One of the 100-point answers is a single word, 7 letters.
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Hint 3. That answer starts with A and ends with A.
Prompt 3: Name a body part people have exactly two of (like ears)
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Hint 1. There are 2,639 accepted answers, and only 30 of them are common enough to score 30 or less. Almost anything unusual that fits will go deep.
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Hint 2. One of the 100-point answers is 2 words, 20 letters in all.
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Hint 3. That answer starts with A and ends with S.
Prompt 4: Name a city with the word "City" in its name (like Mexico City)
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Hint 1. There are 846 accepted answers, and only 17 of them are common enough to score 30 or less. Almost anything unusual that fits will go deep.
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Hint 2. One of the 100-point answers is 2 words, 10 letters in all.
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Hint 3. That answer starts with A and ends with Y.
Prompt 5: Name a juice brand
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Hint 1. There are 1,014 accepted answers, and only 21 of them are common enough to score 30 or less. Almost anything unusual that fits will go deep.
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Hint 2. One of the 100-point answers is 4 words, 21 letters in all.
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Hint 3. That answer starts with D and ends with E.
Prompt 6: Name a piece of baking equipment
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Hint 1. There are 261 accepted answers, and only 27 of them are common enough to score 30 or less. Almost anything unusual that fits will go deep.
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Hint 2. One of the 100-point answers is 2 words, 7 letters in all.
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Hint 3. That answer starts with P and ends with D.
Prompt 7: Name an animal whose name ends in Y
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Hint 1. There are 10,349 accepted answers, and only 29 of them are common enough to score 30 or less. Almost anything unusual that fits will go deep.
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Hint 2. One of the 100-point answers is a single word, 5 letters.
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Hint 3. That answer starts with B and ends with Y.
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How our hints work
Every hint is hidden behind its own button, and the buttons unlock in order. You decide how much help you take.
- Hint 1 tells you how wide the field is: how many answers are accepted, and how few of them are common. It shows whether to think broadly or precisely.
- Hint 2 gives the shape of one 100-point answer: how many words and letters it has.
- Hint 3 gives that answer's first and last letters. It stops short of naming it.
The hints are generated from the answer sheet itself, so they are facts about the answers rather than anyone's opinion. They aim at uncommon answers because in Krillion a correct answer that everyone else gives scores the least. For the thinking behind that, read how scoring and rarity tiers work or the rules of the game.