Dive #36

Krillion Answers for August 20, 2026

All 7 prompts from this dive with every accepted answer ranked by rarity. Open a prompt page for its full breakdown and point values.

Prompt 1 of 7

Name a road or traffic sign

96 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion2 answers

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • National speed limit appliesBritain's white circle with a slash never states its number.
  • Runaway truck rampDeep gravel beds built for trucks whose brakes have failed.
85 ptsDeep Cut41 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • Added lane
  • Blind driveway
  • Chains required
  • CrossbuckThat white X at every rail crossing has an official name.
  • Crossroads
  • Deaf child area
  • DipOne word on the sign, and it means the road.
  • Do not block intersection
  • Emergency vehicles ahead
  • Gas food lodging
  • Headlights on
  • High water
  • Hospital
  • Hurricane evacuation route
  • Left turn only
  • Loose gravel
  • Minimum speed
  • Narrow bridge
  • No honking
  • No littering
  • No passing zoneAmerica's only pennant-shaped sign, and it hangs sideways.
  • Pass with care
  • Picnic area
  • Priority road
  • Red light camera
  • Reduced speed ahead
  • Right turn only
  • Rough road
  • Route shield
  • Scenic overlook
  • Share the road
  • Slower traffic keep right
  • Soft shoulder
  • Speed limit enforced by aircraftPlanes really did clock speeders between painted highway lines.
  • Stop ahead
  • T-intersection
  • Tractor crossing
  • Truck route
  • Tunnel ahead
  • Watch for motorcycles
  • Weigh station
60 ptsRare27 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • Bike lane
  • Bridge may be icy
  • Bus lane
  • Divided highway
  • Falling rocks
  • Fire lane
  • HOV lane
  • Lane ends
  • Loading zone
  • Low clearance
  • Mile marker
  • No outlet
  • No stopping
  • No trucks
  • No turn on red
  • Rest area
  • Road closed
  • Roundabout
  • Signal ahead
  • Steep grade
  • Street name sign
  • Toll
  • Tow away zone
  • Two-way traffic
  • Weight limit
  • Winding road
  • Zebra crossingThe British crosswalk, of Abbey Road fame. Pelican and puffin crossings ride along under this one.
30 ptsSchooler21 answers

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

  • Children at play
  • Dead end
  • Deer crossingMoose, elk, cattle, and ducks all shelter under this one.
  • Detour
  • Do not enter
  • Exit
  • Handicap parking
  • Keep right
  • Merge
  • No left turn
  • No parking
  • No right turn
  • No U-turn
  • Pedestrian crossing
  • Railroad crossing
  • Road work ahead
  • School zone
  • Slippery when wetBon Jovi borrowed it; the sign came first.
  • Slow
  • Speed bump
  • Wrong way
15 ptsToo Clever1 answer

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

  • Traffic lightA signal rather than a sign, but we hung it anyway.
10 ptsPlankton4 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • One way
  • Speed limit
  • Stop
  • Yield

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Prompt 2 of 7

Name a type of mushroom

54 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion2 answers

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • Honey mushroomAn Oregon colony spanning three square miles may be Earth's largest organism.
  • HuitlacocheCorn smut to farmers, a delicacy priced above corn in Mexico.
85 ptsDeep Cut32 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • Beefsteak fungus
  • Black trumpet
  • Blewit
  • Bolete
  • Caesar's mushroom
  • Cauliflower mushroom
  • Chaga
  • Destroying angel
  • Dryad's saddle
  • Fairy ring mushroom
  • False morel
  • Field mushroom
  • Hedgehog mushroom
  • Jack-o'-lantern mushroom
  • Liberty cap
  • Lobster mushroom
  • Matsutake
  • Milk cap
  • Nameko
  • Parasol mushroom
  • Pioppino
  • Russula
  • Shaggy mane
  • Shimeji
  • Slippery jack
  • Snow fungus
  • St. George's mushroom
  • Stinkhorn
  • Straw mushroom
  • Turkey tail
  • Wine cap
  • Wood ear
60 ptsRare12 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • Chanterelle
  • Chicken of the woods
  • CordycepsIt turns ants into zombies that spread its spores.
  • Death capAustralia's beef wellington murder trial made it world news.
  • Enoki
  • King oyster
  • Lion's mane
  • Maitake
  • Morel
  • Porcini
  • Puffball
  • Reishi
30 ptsSchooler5 answers

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

  • Cremini
  • Oyster mushroom
  • Psilocybin mushroomIt counts, and no, we do not know a guy.
  • Shiitake
  • TruffleTechnically a buried fungus, but the specialty aisle wins this ruling.
15 ptsToo Clever1 answer

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

  • Fly agaricMario's power-up and the mushroom emoji, in one red cap.
10 ptsPlankton2 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • Button mushroom
  • Portobello

Full rarity breakdown for this prompt →

Prompt 3 of 7

Name a sauce

116 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • Sauce nantuaCrayfish butter and cream, the classic test of a saucier.
85 ptsDeep Cut44 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • Adobo sauce
  • Alabama white sauce
  • Amatriciana
  • Avgolemono
  • Beurre blanc
  • Big Mac sauce
  • Bordelaise
  • Butterscotch sauce
  • Cane's sauce
  • Chasseur
  • Chermoula
  • Comeback sauce
  • Coney sauce
  • Coulis
  • Crème anglaise
  • Cumberland sauce
  • Diane sauce
  • Donair sauce
  • Eel sauce
  • Espagnole
  • Fry sauce
  • Hard sauce
  • Huancaina
  • Kecap manis
  • Marie Rose sauce
  • Mignonette
  • Mornay
  • Mumbo sauce
  • Nam prik
  • Nuoc cham
  • Okonomiyaki sauce
  • Puttanesca
  • Ravigote
  • Red-eye gravy
  • Romesco
  • Rouille
  • Sambal
  • Sauce gribiche
  • Sauce Robert
  • Skhug
  • Skordalia
  • Tkemali
  • Tonkatsu sauce
  • XO sauce
60 ptsRare42 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • Aioli
  • Arrabbiata
  • Au jus
  • Béarnaise
  • Béchamel
  • Black bean sauce
  • Caramel sauce
  • Carbonara
  • Chick-fil-A sauce
  • Chili crisp
  • Chili sauce
  • Chimichurri
  • Chutney
  • Curry sauce
  • Demi-glace
  • Duck sauce
  • Enchilada sauce
  • Fish sauce
  • Garlic sauce
  • Gochujang
  • Harissa
  • Hoisin
  • Honey garlic sauce
  • Horseradish sauce
  • Hot fudge
  • Jerk sauce
  • Mole
  • Mushroom sauce
  • Oyster sauce
  • Peanut sauce
  • Peppercorn sauce
  • Piri piri sauce
  • Plum sauce
  • Ponzu
  • Remoulade
  • Sweet chili sauce
  • Tahini
  • Tikka masala
  • Tzatziki
  • Velouté
  • Vodka sauce
  • Yum yum sauce
30 ptsSchooler22 answers

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

  • Alfredo
  • ApplesauceSauce is in the name, and we are not arguing.
  • Bolognese
  • Buffalo sauce
  • Cheese sauce
  • Chocolate sauce
  • Cocktail sauce
  • Cranberry sauce
  • Gravy
  • Honey mustard
  • Hot sauce
  • Marinara
  • Pesto
  • Ranch
  • Salsa
  • Steak sauce
  • Sweet and sour sauce
  • Tabasco
  • Tartar sauce
  • Teriyaki
  • Thousand island
  • Worcestershire
15 ptsToo Clever2 answers

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

  • HollandaiseFamous mostly as the thing eggs Benedict cannot survive without.
  • SrirachaNamed for the Thai town of Si Racha, rooster optional.
10 ptsPlankton5 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • BBQ sauce
  • Ketchup
  • Mayonnaise
  • Mustard
  • Soy sauce

Full rarity breakdown for this prompt →

Prompt 4 of 7

Name a gulf or bay

158 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • Gulf of KhambhatIts funnel shape drives some of Earth's fastest tidal bores.
85 ptsDeep Cut112 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • Acapulco Bay
  • Algoa Bay
  • All Saints Bay
  • Banderas Bay
  • Bantry Bay
  • Barnegat Bay
  • Bay of Campeche
  • Bay of Gibraltar
  • Bay of Islands
  • Bay of Kotor
  • Bay of Plenty
  • Bay of Whales
  • Bodega Bay
  • Bohai Gulf
  • Bristol Bay
  • Buzzards Bay
  • Cam Ranh Bay
  • Cardigan Bay
  • Casco Bay
  • Colwyn Bay
  • Coos Bay
  • Corpus Christi Bay
  • Davao Gulf
  • Dingle Bay
  • Discovery Bay
  • Donegal Bay
  • Dublin Bay
  • English Bay
  • False Bay
  • Frobisher Bay
  • Golden Bay
  • Guanabara Bay
  • Gulf of Aqaba
  • Gulf of Bothnia
  • Gulf of Cadiz
  • Gulf of Carpentaria
  • Gulf of Corinth
  • Gulf of Fonseca
  • Gulf of Gabes
  • Gulf of Gdansk
  • Gulf of Genoa
  • Gulf of Guayaquil
  • Gulf of Honduras
  • Gulf of Izmir
  • Gulf of Kutch
  • Gulf of Lion
  • Gulf of Mannar
  • Gulf of Nicoya
  • Gulf of Odesa
  • Gulf of Panama
  • Gulf of Papua
  • Gulf of Paria
  • Gulf of Riga
  • Gulf of Salerno
  • Gulf of Sidra
  • Gulf of Taranto
  • Gulf of Tehuantepec
  • Gulf of Trieste
  • Gulf of Tunis
  • Gulf of Venezuela
  • Gulf of Venice
  • Gulf St Vincent
  • Half Moon Bay
  • Hanauma Bay
  • Hangzhou Bay
  • Hauraki Gulf
  • Hawke's Bay
  • Herne Bay
  • Hervey Bay
  • Humboldt Bay
  • Jamaica Bay
  • James Bay
  • Jervis Bay
  • Kealakekua Bay
  • Lingayen Gulf
  • Lyme Bay
  • Matagorda Bay
  • Maya Bay
  • Morecambe Bay
  • Moreton Bay
  • Morro Bay
  • Mount's Bay
  • Osaka Bay
  • Palk Bay
  • Penobscot Bay
  • Pensacola Bay
  • Phang Nga Bay
  • Port Phillip Bay
  • Poverty Bay
  • Prudhoe Bay
  • Raritan Bay
  • Resurrection Bay
  • Robin Hood's Bay
  • Saginaw Bay
  • Samana Bay
  • San Pablo Bay
  • Sandusky Bay
  • Santa Monica Bay
  • Sarasota Bay
  • Saronic Gulf
  • Shark Bay
  • Sligo Bay
  • Spencer Gulf
  • St Ives Bay
  • Subic Bay
  • Swansea Bay
  • Table Bay
  • Ungava Bay
  • Waimea Bay
  • Walvis Bay
  • Whitley Bay
  • Wineglass Bay
60 ptsRare34 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • Baffin Bay
  • Bay of Biscay
  • Bay of Naples
  • Biscayne Bay
  • Botany Bay
  • Byron Bay
  • Cape Cod Bay
  • Delaware Bay
  • Galveston Bay
  • Galway Bay
  • Georgian Bay
  • Glacier Bay
  • Gulf of Aden
  • Gulf of Alaska
  • Gulf of California
  • Gulf of Finland
  • Gulf of Guinea
  • Gulf of Maine
  • Gulf of Oman
  • Gulf of Saint Lawrence
  • Gulf of Suez
  • Gulf of Thailand
  • Gulf of Tonkin
  • Ha Long Bay
  • Leyte Gulf
  • Manila Bay
  • Massachusetts Bay
  • Mobile Bay
  • Montego Bay
  • Monterey Bay
  • Narragansett Bay
  • San Diego Bay
  • Thunder Bay
  • Tokyo Bay
30 ptsSchooler6 answers

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

  • Bay of Bengal
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Green BayA genuine arm of Lake Michigan, Packers included.
  • Guantanamo Bay
  • Persian Gulf
  • Tampa Bay
15 ptsToo Clever2 answers

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

  • Bay of FundyTides swing more than fifty feet, the world's highest range.
  • Bay of PigsJFK's Cuban invasion collapsed there in under three days.
10 ptsPlankton3 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Hudson Bay
  • San Francisco Bay

Full rarity breakdown for this prompt →

Prompt 5 of 7

Name a type of energy

41 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • Osmotic energyNorway's prototype plant ran on river water meeting salt water.
85 ptsDeep Cut14 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • Activation energy
  • Gibbs free energy
  • Internal energy
  • Ionization energy
  • Magnetic energy
  • Nuclear binding energy
  • Ocean thermal energy
  • Piezoelectric energy
  • Rest energy
  • Rotational energy
  • Solar thermal energy
  • Steam energy
  • Surface energy
  • Vibrational energy
60 ptsRare14 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • Biomass energy
  • Dark energy
  • Elastic potential energy
  • Electromagnetic energy
  • Geothermal energy
  • Gravitational potential energy
  • Hydrogen energy
  • Light energy
  • Mechanical energy
  • Nuclear fission
  • Nuclear fusion
  • Sound energy
  • Tidal energy
  • Wave energy
30 ptsSchooler9 answers

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

  • Chemical energy
  • Electrical energy
  • Fossil fuels
  • Hydroelectric energy
  • Kinetic energy
  • Nuclear energy
  • Potential energy
  • Renewable energy
  • Thermal energy
15 ptsToo Clever1 answer

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

  • Zero-point energyInfinite free power, available only in video games and pitch decks.
10 ptsPlankton2 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • Solar energy
  • Wind energy

Full rarity breakdown for this prompt →

Prompt 6 of 7

Name a Premier League club

51 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • Swindon TownConceded a hundred goals in 1993-94 and went straight back down.
85 ptsDeep Cut13 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • Barnsley
  • Blackpool
  • Bolton Wanderers
  • Bradford City
  • Cardiff City
  • Charlton Athletic
  • Derby County
  • Huddersfield Town
  • Oldham Athletic
  • Portsmouth
  • Queens Park Rangers
  • Swansea City
  • Wigan Athletic
60 ptsRare16 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • Birmingham City
  • Bournemouth
  • Brentford
  • Burnley
  • Coventry CityBack in the top flight in 2026 after 25 years away.
  • Hull City
  • Ipswich Town
  • Luton Town
  • Middlesbrough
  • Norwich City
  • Reading
  • Sheffield United
  • Sheffield Wednesday
  • Stoke City
  • Sunderland
  • Watford
30 ptsSchooler14 answers

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

  • Aston Villa
  • Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Crystal Palace
  • Everton
  • Fulham
  • Leeds United
  • Leicester City
  • Newcastle United
  • Nottingham Forest
  • Southampton
  • Tottenham Hotspur
  • West Bromwich Albion
  • West Ham United
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers
15 ptsToo Clever2 answers

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

  • Blackburn RoversTheir 1995 title was bankrolled by local steel money.
  • WimbledonBeat Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup final as the Crazy Gang.
10 ptsPlankton5 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • Arsenal
  • Chelsea
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester City
  • Manchester United

Full rarity breakdown for this prompt →

Prompt 7 of 7

Name a type of bag

79 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.

100 ptsOne in a Krillion2 answers

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

  • Diplomatic pouchSealed under the Vienna Convention, it can legally be a shipping container.
  • ReticuleDirect ancestor of every handbag, born when dresses went slim.
85 ptsDeep Cut41 answers

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

  • Baguette bag
  • Birkin bag
  • Bota bag
  • Bowling bag
  • Bucket bag
  • Bug-out bag
  • Burn bag
  • Camera bag
  • CarpetbagCheap luggage that named a whole era of American politics.
  • Chalk bag
  • Colostomy bag
  • Dilly bag
  • Doctor's bag
  • Dry bag
  • Evidence bag
  • Feed bag
  • Gig bag
  • Goon bagAustralia's boxed-wine bladder, hung proudly from clotheslines at parties.
  • Hobo bag
  • Hockey bag
  • Hydration pack
  • IV bag
  • Kelly bag
  • Mail bag
  • Man bag
  • Milk bagOntario sells most of its milk in floppy plastic bags.
  • Minaudiere
  • Money bag
  • Piping bag
  • PortmanteauA hinged travel bag before it ever meant a blended word.
  • Possibles bag
  • Sabretache
  • Sack
  • Saddlebag
  • SporranKilts have no pockets, so Scots wear this pouch in front.
  • String bag
  • Tackle bag
  • Tool bag
  • Trick-or-treat bag
  • Vacuum bag
  • Weekender bag
60 ptsRare24 answers

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

  • Airbag
  • Barf bag
  • Beach bag
  • Bean bag
  • Body bag
  • Clutch
  • Cooler bag
  • Crossbody bag
  • Diaper bag
  • Doggy bag
  • Drawstring bag
  • Garment bag
  • Gift bag
  • Golf bag
  • Laptop bag
  • Laundry bag
  • Lunch bag
  • Makeup bag
  • Messenger bag
  • Punching bag
  • Sandbag
  • Satchel
  • Shoulder bag
  • Tea bag
30 ptsSchooler8 answers

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

  • Briefcase
  • Duffel bag
  • Grocery bag
  • Sleeping bag
  • Suitcase
  • Tote bag
  • Trash bag
  • Ziploc bag
15 ptsToo Clever2 answers

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

  • BindleCartoon hobos kept it alive long after anyone carried one.
  • Fanny packIronic in 2015, sincere now, predictable throughout.
10 ptsPlankton2 answers

The most common answer on the board.

  • Backpack
  • Purse

Full rarity breakdown for this prompt →

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