Krillion Answers for August 24, 2026

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Mongolia— A crescent moon hides inside its golden Soyombo emblem.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Comoros
• Northern Cyprus— Recognized by exactly one country, which also flies a crescent.
• Turkmenistan— Five woven carpet patterns run down the hoist, one per tribe.
• Western Sahara

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Azerbaijan
• Brunei
• Maldives
• Mauritania
• Uzbekistan

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

• Algeria
• Libya
• Malaysia
• Singapore— Crescent and five stars in the canton, so it counts.
• Tunisia

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

• Nepal— Its moon rides the world's only non-rectangular national flag.

The most common answer on the board.

• Pakistan
• Turkey

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Aleph— Cantor's symbol for measuring different sizes of infinity itself.
• Nabla— Named for an ancient harp whose triangular shape it resembles.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Angle symbol
• Arrow
• Because symbol— Upside-down therefore, meaning 'since' at the top of proofs.
• Chi
• Congruent sign
• Element of symbol
• Empty set symbol
• Epsilon
• Euler's number
• Floor brackets
• For all symbol
• Gamma
• Integral sign— Leibniz's elongated 'S' stands for the Latin word summa.
• Intersection symbol
• Lambda
• Long division symbol— Its official Unicode name is simply 'long division.'
• Modulo
• Mu
• Not sign
• Omega
• Parallel symbol
• Partial derivative symbol
• Per mille sign— Percent's stricter sibling, meaning parts per thousand instead of per hundred.
• Perpendicular symbol
• Prime symbol
• Product notation— Sigma's multiplying cousin, taking the product of a sequence instead.
• Proportional to symbol
• QED symbol— A small square used instead of writing out 'quod erat demonstrandum.'
• Rho
• Subset symbol
• Summation sign— Capital sigma tells you to add up every term in a sequence.
• Tau
• There exists symbol
• Therefore symbol— Three dots in a triangle, meaning 'as a result' in proofs.
• Triple bar
• Union symbol
• Zeta

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Absolute value bars
• Alpha
• Approximately equal sign
• Beta
• Braces
• Brackets
• Caret
• Colon— Reads as 'to' in a ratio such as 3:4.
• Degree sign
• Delta
• Ellipsis— Stands in for the terms you skipped writing out.
• Factorial— 5! means 5×4×3×2×1, which equals 120.
• Fraction bar
• Not equal sign
• Parentheses
• Plus-minus sign
• Theta

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

• Asterisk— Doubles as the multiplication sign on any keyboard or spreadsheet.
• Decimal point
• Greater than sign
• Infinity symbol
• Less than sign
• Percent sign
• Pi
• Slash— Shorthand for division in fractions and ratios, like 3/4.
• Square root sign

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

• Golden ratio— Divides a line so the parts mirror the whole's proportion.
• Imaginary unit— Squaring it gives negative one, which no real number manages.

The most common answer on the board.

• Division sign
• Equals sign
• Minus sign
• Multiplication sign
• Plus sign

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Balut— A fertilized duck egg eaten straight from the shell in Manila.
• Rolex— Uganda rolls eggs into chapati and tells no time.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Acaraje
• Akara
• Aloo tikki
• Anticucho
• Bacon-wrapped hot dog
• Bagel
• Bake and shark
• Bakso
• Balik ekmek
• Banh xeo
• Bhel puri
• Bitterballen
• Blini
• Boerewors roll
• Bonda
• Borek
• Brik
• Bun cha
• Bun kebab
• Bunny chow— Curry served in a hollowed bread loaf, invented in Durban.
• Cachapa
• Calzone
• Cannoli
• Cendol
• Cevapi
• Chaat
• Char kway teow
• Cheburek
• Cheung fun
• Chicharron
• Chiko roll
• Chin chin
• Chole bhature
• Choripan
• Chuan
• Cig kofte
• Completo
• Coxinha
• Croquette
• Curry fish balls
• Curry puff
• Dabeli
• Dalgona
• Dango
• Dondurma
• Doubles
• Dragon's beard candy
• Egg tart
• Egg waffle
• Eomuk
• Fried pickles
• Frikandel
• Frybread
• Ful medames
• Gimbap
• Gordita
• Gozleme
• Grilled cheese
• Grilled squid
• Halo-halo
• Herring sandwich
• Hoppers
• Hotteok
• Hushpuppies
• Idli
• Imagawayaki
• Isaw
• Italian beef
• Italian ice
• Jalebi
• Jambon-beurre
• Jianbing— Beijing's breakfast crepe, folded around a crackly fried wafer.
• Kachori
• Kathi roll
• Kaya toast
• Kelewele
• Khachapuri
• Kibbeling
• Kielbasa
• Knafeh
• Knish
• Koeksister
• Kofta
• Kokorec
• Koshari
• Kota
• Kottu
• Kulfi
• Kumpir
• Kwek kwek
• Lahmacun
• Lampredotto— Florence has queued for this tripe sandwich since the 1400s.
• Langos
• Litti chokha
• Lobster roll
• Loukoumades
• Lumpia
• Malasada
• Malatang
• Manakish
• Mandazi
• Mango sticky rice
• Martabak
• Midye dolma
• Mie goreng
• Misal pav
• Mofongo
• Msemen
• Nyama choma
• Oden
• Oliebollen
• Onion rings
• Oyster omelette
• Pao de queijo
• Pastel
• Pastel de nata
• Pasty
• Pav bhaji
• Piadina
• Pide
• Pigs in a blanket
• Pirozhki
• Pisang goreng
• Poffertjes
• Poha
• Popsicle
• Porchetta sandwich
• Pork pie
• Puff puff
• Pupusa
• Roti john
• Roujiamo
• Sabich
• Salchipapa
• Sausage sizzle
• Shashlik
• Socca
• Som tam
• Sope
• Stinky tofu
• Sundae— Korea's blood-sausage stall staple, no fudge involved.
• Suya
• Taho
• Taiyaki
• Tanghulu
• Tantuni
• Thukpa
• Tostada
• Tostones
• Trdelnik
• Turon
• Vada
• Vada pav— Mumbai's spiced-potato slider, fuel of the lunchtime millions.
• Vetkoek
• Walking taco
• Youtiao
• Zanzibar pizza
• Zapiekanka
• Zeppole
• Zongzi

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Arancini
• Arepa
• Baklava
• Banh mi
• Bao
• Beignet
• Bratwurst
• Candy apple
• Ceviche
• Chapati
• Cheesesteak
• Chicken over rice
• Chow mein
• Currywurst— Berlin once ran an entire museum devoted to it.
• Deep-fried Oreos
• Dosa
• Doughnut
• Elephant ear
• Elote
• Jamaican patty
• Jerk chicken
• Jollof rice
• Laksa
• Meat pie
• Momos
• Nachos
• Nasi goreng
• Okonomiyaki
• Pad thai
• Pakora
• Pani puri
• Pho
• Pierogi
• Poutine
• Ramen
• Roasted chestnuts
• Roasted nuts
• Roti canai
• Satay
• Sausage roll
• Scallion pancake
• Shaved ice
• Simit
• Snow cone
• Souvlaki
• Stroopwafel
• Tandoori chicken
• Torta
• Tteokbokki
• Turkey leg
• Waffle
• Yakisoba
• Yakitori

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

• Burrito
• Churros
• Corn dog
• Corn on the cob
• Cotton candy
• Crepe
• Dumplings
• Egg roll
• Empanada
• Falafel
• Fish and chips
• French fries
• Fried chicken
• Funnel cake
• Gyro
• Hamburger
• Ice cream
• Kebab
• Pizza
• Popcorn
• Quesadilla
• Samosa
• Shawarma
• Spring roll
• Tamale

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

• Takoyaki— Griddled octopus balls, flipped with picks on Osaka corners.

The most common answer on the board.

• Hot dog
• Pretzel
• Taco

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Brian the boom operator— Boom mic operator who finally spoke up to comfort Pam.
• David Brent— Ricky Gervais's Slough manager shares an elevator with Michael.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• A.J.
• Astrid Levinson
• Bandit— Angela's other cat, launched into the ceiling during the fire drill.
• Betsy Halpert
• Bill Buttlicker— Jim's prank phone customer who cost Dwight a million-dollar sale.
• Broccoli Rob
• Carol Stills
• Cathy Simms
• Cece Halpert
• Charles Miner
• Danny Cordray
• Deangelo Vickers
• Devon White
• Donna
• Ed Truck
• Esther Bruegger
• Frank
• Garbage
• Gerald Halpert
• Gil
• Glenn
• Hank Tate
• Helene Beesly
• Hidetoshi Hasagawa
• Hunter— Jan's assistant whose album gave the world 'That One Night.'
• Isabel Poreba
• Jo Bennett
• Jordan Garfield
• Josh Porter
• Katy Moore
• Lonny Collins
• Luke Cooper
• Madge Madsen
• Mr. Brown
• Nate Nickerson
• Nick
• Penny Beesly
• Phillip
• Ravi
• Robert Lipton
• Rolf
• Sadiq
• Scranton Strangler— Toby served on his jury, then spent years doubting the verdict.
• Sprinkles— Angela's cat, granted eternal rest in Dwight's freezer.
• Teri Hudson
• Val Johnson
• Vikram
• Zeke Schrute

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Bob Vance— Introduces himself company-first: Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration.
• Clark Green
• David Wallace
• Karen Filippelli
• Mose Schrute
• Nellie Bertram
• Pete Miller
• Robert California
• Roy Anderson
• Todd Packer

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

• Andy Bernard
• Angela Martin
• Creed Bratton
• Darryl Philbin
• Erin Hannon
• Holly Flax
• Jan Levinson
• Kelly Kapoor
• Kevin Malone
• Meredith Palmer
• Oscar Martinez
• Phyllis Vance
• Ryan Howard
• Stanley Hudson
• Toby Flenderson

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

• Gabe Lewis— Sabre's Florida transplant, famous for screaming about the sun.

The most common answer on the board.

• Dwight Schrute
• Jim Halpert
• Michael Scott
• Pam Beesly

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Kuaishou— China's other short-video giant, hundreds of millions watching every day.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Byte— Vine cofounder's six-second sequel, launched 2020, later renamed Clash.
• Chingari
• Clapper
• Coub
• Douyin
• DramaBox
• Dubsmash
• Josh
• Lasso— Facebook's short-lived TikTok clone, shut down in 2020.
• Lemon8
• Likee
• LinkedIn— Even LinkedIn bolted on a short-video feed in 2024.
• Mitron
• Moj
• MX TakaTak
• ReelShort
• Roposo
• Spotify
• Tangi
• Trell
• Triller
• Vigo Video
• WeChat
• Weishi
• Zili
• Zynn— Paid Americans cash per video until the app stores balked.

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Netflix— Its mobile app quietly grew a TikTok-style clips feed.
• Sora— OpenAI's video app arrived as a scrollable AI-only feed.
• Twitch
• Twitter

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

• Facebook
• Snapchat

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

• Musical.ly— Absorbed into TikTok in 2018, lip-sync catalog and all.
• Vine— Shut down in 2017 after inventing the six-second loop.

The most common answer on the board.

• Instagram
• TikTok
• YouTube

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Hoatzin— Amazon stinkbird that ferments leaves in its gut like a cow.
• Krill— Mostly grazes phytoplankton, and yes, it named this game.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Addax
• Agouti
• Ankylosaurus
• Aphid
• Bee— Nectar and pollen only, which counts as strictly plant-based.
• Bighorn sheep
• Blackbuck
• Bongo
• Brachiosaurus
• Bushbuck
• Chamois
• Chinchilla
• Cicada
• Dik-dik
• Diplodocus
• Dugong
• Duiker
• Eland
• Fruit bat
• Gaur
• Gerenuk— Antelope that stands upright on hind legs to browse treetops.
• Giant ground sloth
• Gopher
• Grass carp
• Green sea turtle
• Guanaco
• Hartebeest
• Howler monkey
• Hummingbird
• Hyrax— Guinea-pig-sized, yet among the elephant's closest living relatives.
• Ibex
• Iguanodon
• Kakapo— A flightless nocturnal parrot that grazes New Zealand's forest floor.
• Katydid
• Klipspringer
• Kudu
• Lechwe
• Lemming
• Lemur
• Locust
• Mara
• Marine iguana
• Markhor
• Marmot
• Mastodon
• Mouflon
• Mountain goat
• Musk ox
• Muskrat
• Nutria
• Nyala
• Okapi
• Orangutan
• Oribi
• Oryx
• Parasaurolophus
• Parrot
• Parrotfish
• Pigeon
• Pika
• Pleco
• Porcupine
• Prairie dog
• Pronghorn
• Reedbuck
• Sable antelope
• Saiga
• Sea urchin
• Sitatunga
• Slug
• Springbok
• Steenbok
• Stick insect
• Takin
• Tapir
• Topi
• Tree kangaroo
• Vicuna
• Vole
• Warthog— Grazes on bent front knees, whatever Pumbaa taught you.
• Waterbuck

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Alpaca
• Antelope
• Beaver
• Bison
• Brontosaurus
• Butterfly
• Camel
• Capybara
• Caterpillar
• Elk
• Gazelle
• Goose
• Grasshopper
• Groundhog
• Guinea pig
• Iguana
• Impala
• Llama
• Mammoth
• Manatee
• Moose
• Quokka— Rottnest Island's selfie-famous wallaby is a strict plant eater.
• Red panda— Carnivoran by family tree, bamboo eater by daily practice.
• Reindeer
• Sloth
• Snail
• Stegosaurus
• Swan
• Wallaby
• Water buffalo
• Wildebeest
• Wombat
• Yak

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

• Donkey
• Giraffe
• Goat
• Hippopotamus
• Kangaroo
• Koala
• Panda
• Rhinoceros
• Sheep
• Squirrel— Nuts and seeds by trade; we'll overlook the occasional egg.
• Tortoise
• Zebra

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

• Gorilla— Built almost entirely on plants, apart from an occasional termite snack.
• Triceratops— Extinct for 66 million years, but its beak sheared only plants.

The most common answer on the board.

• Cow
• Deer
• Elephant
• Horse
• Rabbit

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Ophicleide— Keyed brass beast of the 1800s that fathered the tuba.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Bazooka— Bob Burns's novelty horn lent its name to the rocket launcher.
• Carnyx— Celtic war horn topped with a snarling boar's head.
• Cimbasso— Low, snarling brass that Verdi loved for opera villains.
• Conch shell— Lip-buzzed like a bugle, and a Bronze Age instrument worldwide.
• Cornett— Wooden horn with finger holes, no relation to the cornet.
• Didgeridoo— Lip-vibrated wood, which files it with brass rather than woodwind.
• Dungchen
• Helicon— Circular bass horn worn over the shoulder; the sousaphone grew from it.
• Lur— Curved bronze horn pulled from Nordic bogs, some still playable.
• Mellophone— Takes the French horn's part when the band hits the field.
• Natural horn— Valveless, so pitch comes from lips and a hand in the bell.
• Olifant
• Posthorn
• Sackbut— Renaissance ancestor of the trombone, with a smaller bell and softer tone.
• Saxhorn— Adolphe Sax built this whole family too, not just the saxophone.
• Serpent— Wooden, leather-wrapped and S-curved, it anchored church choirs for 200 years.
• Shofar— A ram's horn blown by lip buzz, sounded at Rosh Hashanah.
• Trembita
• Valve trombone— Trombone tubing with trumpet valves; Bob Brookmeyer made a career on it.
• Wagner tuba— Commissioned because no existing brass sounded right for the Ring.

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Alphorn
• Baritone horn
• Bass trombone
• Cornet
• Euphonium
• Piccolo trumpet
• Sousaphone— Marching-band tuba you wear wrapped around your body.
• Tenor horn
• Vuvuzela— Plastic, but lip-buzzed like any horn; it defined the 2010 World Cup.

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

• Bugle
• French horn

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

• Flugelhorn— Mellower, rounder cousin of the trumpet; Chuck Mangione's calling card.
• Saxophone— Brass body, woodwind reed, and we count it here anyway.

The most common answer on the board.

• Trombone
• Trumpet
• Tuba