Prompt 3 of 7
Name an apple variety
93 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.
100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer
The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.
- Esopus Spitzenburg— Thomas Jefferson's favorite, shipped to Monticello by the barrel.
85 ptsDeep Cut69 answers
Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.
- Antonovka
- Arkansas Black
- Ashmead's Kernel
- Autumn Glory
- Baldwin
- Ben Davis
- Black Twig
- Blenheim Orange
- Boskoop
- Bramley
- Calville Blanc
- Cox's Orange Pippin
- Discovery
- Egremont Russet
- Elstar
- EverCrisp
- Fireside
- Ginger Gold
- GoldRush
- Gravenstein
- Grimes Golden
- Haralson
- Hidden Rose
- Idared
- James Grieve
- Juici
- Kanzi
- Kiku
- Koru
- Lady Alice
- Liberty
- Lobo
- Lodi
- Lucy Glo
- Ludacrisp
- Macoun
- Melrose
- Mutsu
- Newtown Pippin
- Northern Spy— An 1800s New York heirloom still prized for pie.
- Pacific Rose
- Paula Red
- Pazazz
- Piñata
- Pink Pearl
- Rave
- Reinette
- Rhode Island Greening
- Rockit
- Roxbury Russet
- RubyFrost
- Sekai Ichi— Japanese for world number one, sold gift-wrapped and apple-priced accordingly.
- Smitten
- Snapdragon
- Snow Apple
- SnowSweet
- Stayman
- SugarBee
- Sweet Sixteen
- SweeTango
- Wealthy
- Wild Twist
- Winesap
- Winter Banana
- Wolf River
- Worcester Pearmain
- Yellow Transparent
- York
- Zestar
60 ptsRare13 answers
Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.
- Ambrosia
- Cameo
- Cortland
- Crab apple— A wild tribe of tiny apples, ruled fair game here.
- Empire
- Envy
- Jazz
- Jonagold
- Jonathan
- Opal
- Rome
- Russet
- Spartan
30 ptsSchooler4 answers
A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.
- Braeburn
- Golden Delicious
- McIntosh
- Pink Lady
15 ptsToo Clever1 answer
An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.
- Cosmic Crisp— Washington State University spent twenty years breeding this one.
10 ptsPlankton5 answers
The most common answer on the board.
- Fuji
- Gala
- Granny Smith
- Honeycrisp
- Red Delicious