Prompt 3 of 7
Name a type of pastry or doughnut
59 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.
100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer
The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.
- Spudnut— A doughnut made from potato flour, once a nationwide American chain in the mid-1900s. Fluffier than the wheat kind, and nearly forgotten.
85 ptsDeep Cut14 answers
Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.
- Bombolone
- Canele
- Croquembouche— A towering cone of cream puffs bound in spun caramel.
- Financier
- Gulab jamun— An Indian fried milk-dough ball soaked in rose syrup, a doughnut by any fair reading.
- Kolache
- Kouign-amann— A butter-and-sugar-caramelized Breton pastry. The pastry-snob deep cut.
- Loukoumades
- Malasada
- Paczki
- Rugelach
- Sfogliatella
- Sopapilla
- Sufganiyah— The jelly doughnut eaten at Hanukkah.
60 ptsRare15 answers
Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.
- Beavertail
- Berliner— The German jam doughnut. Yes, Kennedy technically called himself one.
- Galette
- Long john
- Macaron
- Macaroon
- Maple bar
- Napoleon
- Pain au chocolat
- Palmier
- Pastel de nata
- Phyllo pastry
- Profiterole
- Shortcrust pastry
- Zeppole
30 ptsSchooler22 answers
A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.
- Apple pie
- Baklava
- Bear claw
- Boston cream
- Brioche
- Cake doughnut
- Cannoli
- Churro
- Cinnamon roll
- Cream puff
- Cruller
- Eclair
- Empanada
- Fritter
- Hot cross bun
- Old fashioned
- Puff pastry
- Scone
- Sticky bun
- Strudel
- Tart
- Turnover
15 ptsToo Clever2 answers
An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.
- Beignet— The New Orleans flex. Powdered sugar and a knowing smile.
- Cronut— The croissant-doughnut hybrid that broke the internet in 2013. Predictably chosen.
10 ptsPlankton5 answers
The most common answer on the board.
- Croissant
- Danish
- Doughnut
- Glazed doughnut
- Jelly doughnut