Krillion Answers for August 17, 2026

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Democratic Republic of the Congo— Bigger than Greenland in real life, whatever Mercator taught you.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Algeria— Africa's largest country since Sudan split in 2011.
• Saudi Arabia

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Argentina
• Kazakhstan

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

• Australia
• Brazil
• India

The most common answer on the board.

• Canada
• China
• Russia
• United States

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Apurimac— Peruvian headwater often measured as the Amazon's farthest source.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Alabama River
• American River
• Athabasca
• Balsas River
• Biobio River
• Bow River
• Churchill River
• Copper River
• Des Moines River
• Detroit River
• Essequibo
• Gila River
• Guadalupe River
• Kentucky River
• Klamath River
• Kuskokwim River
• Lerma River
• Madeira
• Maranon River
• Merrimack River
• Minnesota River
• Negro River
• Peace River
• Purus River
• Putumayo River
• Roanoke River
• Salt River
• Sao Francisco
• Spokane River
• Tanana River
• Tapajos
• Tocantins River
• Truckee River
• Ucayali
• Usumacinta River
• Xingu River

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Allegheny River
• Arkansas River
• Brazos River
• Charles River
• Chattahoochee River
• Connecticut River
• Cumberland River
• Fraser River
• Green River
• Illinois River
• James River
• Mackenzie
• Monongahela River
• Orinoco
• Ottawa River
• Paraguay River
• Parana
• Pecos River
• Platte River
• Red River
• Rio de la Plata
• Sacramento River
• Saskatchewan River
• Savannah River
• Shenandoah River
• Snake River
• Susquehanna River
• Suwannee River
• Tennessee River
• Trinity River
• Uruguay River
• Wabash River
• Willamette River
• Yukon

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

• Colorado
• Columbia
• Delaware River
• Hudson
• Missouri
• Niagara River
• Ohio
• Potomac River
• Rio Grande
• St. Lawrence

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

• Magdalena— Garcia Marquez set Love in the Time of Cholera on it.

The most common answer on the board.

• Amazon
• Mississippi

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Chettinad chicken— Fiery pepper-and-fennel chicken from a tiny Tamil merchant region.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Achar
• Aloo matar
• Aloo tikki
• Appam
• Avial
• Baingan bharta
• Balti
• Barfi
• Bhindi masala
• Bhuna
• Bisi bele bath
• Bombay potatoes
• Chicken 65
• Chilli chicken
• Chilli paneer
• Curd rice
• Dahi puri
• Dal baati churma
• Dhokla
• Dopiaza
• Dum aloo
• Egg bhurji
• Egg curry
• Gobi manchurian— Cauliflower gone Indo-Chinese, an in-India invention start to finish.
• Haleem
• Jeera rice
• Kachori
• Kadhi
• Kaju katli
• Kathi roll
• Kulcha
• Laal maas
• Lemon rice
• Litti chokha
• Misal pav
• Mishti doi
• Modak
• Momos— Tibetan by origin, Indian street food by total adoption.
• Mysore pak
• Nihari
• Paneer bhurji
• Peda
• Pesarattu
• Poha
• Pongal
• Prawn masala
• Puliyogare
• Puran poli
• Puttu
• Rabri
• Rasam
• Sabudana khichdi
• Sandesh
• Sarson ka saag
• Seekh kebab
• Sev puri
• Shami kebab
• Shrikhand
• Soan papdi— Diwali's most regifted box — flaky, and it knows it.
• Thepla
• Undhiyu
• Upma
• Uttapam
• Vangi bath

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Aloo gobi
• Bhel puri
• Dahi vada
• Dosa
• Fish curry
• Halwa
• Idli
• Jalebi
• Jalfrezi
• Kadai paneer
• Keema
• Kheer
• Khichdi
• Kofta
• Korma
• Kulfi
• Laddu
• Madras curry
• Malai kofta— Fried paneer-potato dumplings in cashew cream — the vegetarian headliner.
• Masala chai
• Matar paneer
• Pakora
• Paneer butter masala
• Paneer tikka
• Pani puri
• Papadum
• Pulao
• Puri
• Raita
• Rajma
• Rasgulla
• Rasmalai
• Rogan josh
• Sambar
• Thali— Really a whole tray of dishes, counted here as one.
• Vada pav
• Vindaloo

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

• Biryani
• Chaat
• Chana masala
• Chutney
• Curry
• Dal
• Gulab jamun
• Lassi
• Palak paneer
• Paratha
• Roti
• Tandoori chicken
• Tikka masala

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

• Pav bhaji— Mumbai's buttered-bun vegetable mash, invented for textile-mill lunch breaks.
• Vada— Fried lentil rings that look exactly like doughnuts and aren't.

The most common answer on the board.

• Butter chicken
• Naan
• Samosa

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Cecil Turtle— Beat Bugs three straight times, a feat nobody else managed.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Babyface Finster
• Barnyard Dawg
• Beaky Buzzard
• Blacque Jacque Shellacque
• Charlie Dog
• Claude Cat
• Goofy Gophers
• Henery Hawk
• Hippety Hopper
• Hubie and Bertie
• K-9
• Marc Antony— Menacing bulldog, total mush once Pussyfoot naps on his back.
• Melissa Duck
• Michigan J. Frog
• Mugsy
• Nasty Canasta
• Pete Puma
• Rocky
• Slowpoke Rodriguez
• Sniffles
• Tina Russo

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Granny
• Hector the Bulldog
• Lola Bunny
• Penelope Pussycat
• Petunia Pig
• Ralph Wolf
• Sam Sheepdog
• Witch Hazel

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

• Elmer Fudd
• Foghorn Leghorn
• Marvin the Martian
• Pepe Le Pew
• Road Runner
• Speedy Gonzales
• Sylvester
• Tasmanian Devil
• Tweety
• Wile E. Coyote
• Yosemite Sam

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

• Bosko— Headlined the very first Looney Tunes short, back in 1930.
• Gossamer— Big red monster who once got a manicure from Bugs.

The most common answer on the board.

• Bugs Bunny
• Daffy Duck
• Porky Pig

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Painite— Guinness once listed it as the world's rarest gem mineral.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Andesite
• Anthracite
• Apatite
• Azurite
• Beryl
• Bloodstone
• Chalcopyrite
• Chert
• Cinnabar
• Citrine
• Conglomerate
• Corundum
• Fluorite
• Gabbro
• Gneiss— Pronounced 'nice,' a pun geologists refuse to retire.
• Jasper
• Moonstone
• Olivine
• Platinum
• Rhyolite
• Schist
• Scoria
• Selenite
• Serpentinite
• Soapstone
• Sodalite
• Spinel
• Tanzanite
• Travertine
• Tuff
• Zircon

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Agate
• Aquamarine
• Calcite
• Chalk
• Copper
• Diorite
• Dolomite
• Feldspar
• Flint
• Garnet
• Graphite
• Gypsum
• Halite
• Hematite
• Lapis lazuli
• Magnetite
• Malachite
• Mica
• Onyx
• Pyrite
• Quartzite
• Rose quartz
• Silver
• Sulfur
• Talc
• Topaz
• Tourmaline

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

• Amethyst
• Basalt
• Coal
• Emerald
• Gold
• Jade
• Limestone
• Obsidian
• Opal
• Pumice
• Ruby
• Sandstone
• Sapphire
• Shale
• Slate
• Turquoise

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

• Bauxite— Reddish aluminum ore mined by the megaton in Australia.
• Galena— Silvery cubes of lead ore, startlingly heavy in the hand.

The most common answer on the board.

• Diamond
• Granite
• Marble
• Quartz

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Codpiece— Henry VIII's armored one still startles Tower of London visitors.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Aventail
• Bascinet
• Bevor
• Brigandine
• Buckler
• Coif
• Couter
• Cuisse
• Fauld
• Gorget
• Great helm
• Hauberk
• Morion
• Poleyn
• Rerebrace
• Sallet
• Scale armor

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Cuirass
• Greaves
• Pauldron
• Vambrace

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

• Breastplate
• Bulletproof vest
• Chainmail
• Gauntlet
• Visor

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

• Gambeson— Padded cloth coat that armor historians insist did the real work.
• Sabaton— Articulated steel shoes, now touring stadiums as a Swedish metal band.

The most common answer on the board.

• Helmet
• Shield

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Kapton tape— Amber film on the Apollo lander, that famous 'gold foil.'
• Self-amalgamating tape— No adhesive at all; stretched wraps bond only to themselves.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• 8-track tape
• Anti-static tape
• Bar tape
• Bias tape
• Carpet tape
• Copper tape
• Drywall tape
• Foil tape
• Friction tape
• Hockey tape
• Reel-to-reel tape
• Reflective tape
• Speed tape— Aluminum patch rated for airliner skins at cruising speed.
• Strapping tape
• Ticker tape
• Toupee tape

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Athletic tape
• Boob tape
• Cassette tape
• Caution tape
• Flex tape— Infomercial-famous for patching a boat sawed clean in half.
• Grip tape
• Magnetic tape
• Medical tape
• Mounting tape
• Teflon tape
• VHS tape
• Washi tape

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

• Double-sided tape
• Electrical tape
• Masking tape
• Packing tape
• Painter's tape

An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.

• Gaffer tape— Film crews love it because it peels away without residue.
• Red tape— Sticks to nothing yet has stopped everything.
• Tape measure— Technically a tape, spiritually a tool, admitted by inches.

The most common answer on the board.

• Duct tape— Fixes everything in the universe except your score.
• Scotch tape