Name a Microsoft application

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Microsoft Comic Chat— It rendered 1990s chat rooms as comic-strip panels.
• Microsoft Songsmith— Sing at it and Microsoft's 2009 experiment improvises a backing band.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• 3D Builder
• 3D Viewer
• AI Builder
• Altair BASIC
• AltspaceVR
• AmigaBASIC
• Applesoft BASIC
• Atom
• Autoruns
• Azure Storage Explorer
• BgInfo
• Bing Bar
• Bing Maps for Enterprise
• Browstat
• Cardfile
• Character Map
• CLR Profiler
• Color BASIC
• Commodore BASIC
• DAX Copilot
• Defragment and Optimize Drives
• Dev Home
• Disk Cleanup
• Docs.com
• Dragon Copilot
• Dragon Medical One
• Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Dynamics 365 Finance
• Dynamics 365 Sales
• Exchange Online Protection
• Feedback Hub
• File Explorer
• Flip
• Forefront Identity Manager
• Forefront Threat Management Gateway
• Forefront Unified Access Gateway
• Get Help
• GW-BASIC
• HoloStudio
• Hyper-V
• HyperTerminal
• Internet Information Services
• Intune Company Portal
• Lync Web App
• MACRO-80
• Microsoft 3D Movie Maker
• Microsoft 3D Scan
• Microsoft ActiveSync
• Microsoft Agent
• Microsoft Anti-Virus
• Microsoft Autofill
• Microsoft BackOffice Server
• Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
• Microsoft BASIC
• Microsoft Binder
• Microsoft Bing Wallpaper
• Microsoft BizTalk Server
• Microsoft Bookshelf
• Microsoft Chart
• Microsoft Cinemania
• Microsoft Clarity
• Microsoft Classroom
• Microsoft Clip Organizer
• Microsoft Commerce Server
• Microsoft Configuration Manager
• Microsoft Content Management Server
• Microsoft Copilot Studio
• Microsoft Create
• Microsoft Creative Writer
• Microsoft Data Analyzer
• Microsoft Dataverse
• Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
• Microsoft Dictate
• Microsoft Digital Image
• Microsoft Dynamics C5
• Microsoft Dynamics GP
• Microsoft Dynamics SL
• Microsoft Editor
• Microsoft Entourage
• Microsoft Equation Editor
• Microsoft Exchange Client
• Microsoft Exchange Server
• Microsoft Expression Blend
• Microsoft Expression Design
• Microsoft Expression Encoder
• Microsoft Expression Studio
• Microsoft Expression Web
• Microsoft Fabric
• Microsoft Fine Artist
• Microsoft Forefront
• Microsoft Forms Server
• Microsoft GigJam
• Microsoft Greetings Workshop
• Microsoft Groove Server
• Microsoft Home
• Microsoft Home Publishing
• Microsoft Host Integration Server
• Microsoft Identity Integration Server
• Microsoft Ignition
• Microsoft InterConnect
• Microsoft Kaizala
• Microsoft Liquid Motion
• Microsoft Macro Assembler
• Microsoft Magnifier
• Microsoft Mail
• Microsoft MakeCode
• Microsoft MapPoint
• Microsoft Mathematics
• Microsoft Merchant Server
• Microsoft Mesh
• Microsoft Multiplan
• Microsoft Music Central
• Microsoft Narrator
• Microsoft NetMeeting
• Microsoft Office Accounting
• Microsoft Office Communicator
• Microsoft Office Document Imaging
• Microsoft Office Document Scanning
• Microsoft Office Live
• Microsoft Office Live Meeting
• Microsoft Office Mix
• Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server
• Microsoft Office Picture Manager
• Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server
• Microsoft Office Remote
• Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector
• Microsoft Pay
• Microsoft PC Manager
• Microsoft People
• Microsoft Photo Editor
• Microsoft Photo Story
• Microsoft PhotoDraw
• Microsoft Picture It!
• Microsoft Pix
• Microsoft Places
• Microsoft Plus!
• Microsoft Power Pages
• Microsoft Power Platform
• Microsoft PowerTools
• Microsoft Producer for PowerPoint
• Microsoft Project Server
• Microsoft QuickC
• Microsoft Reader
• Microsoft Remote Desktop
• Microsoft Report Builder
• Microsoft Schedule+
• Microsoft Search Server
• Microsoft Security Essentials
• Microsoft SharePoint Designer
• Microsoft SharePoint Workspace
• Microsoft Site Server
• Microsoft Small Basic
• Microsoft Soundscape
• Microsoft Speech Server
• Microsoft StaffHub
• Microsoft Streets & Trips
• Microsoft Student
• Microsoft Syntex
• Microsoft System Center
• Microsoft Test Manager
• Microsoft Tips
• Microsoft Virtual PC
• Microsoft Virtual Server
• Microsoft Visual C++
• Microsoft Visual J++
• Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
• Microsoft Viva
• Microsoft Vizact
• Microsoft WebMatrix
• Microsoft XNA Game Studio
• Mixed Reality Portal
• Mouse Without Borders
• MSX BASIC
• NuGet
• Office Communicator Web Access
• Office Live Small Business
• Office Live Workspace
• Office Mobile
• Office Web Apps Server
• Office Web Components
• On-Screen Keyboard
• PageDefrag
• Photosynth
• Power Automate Desktop
• PowerScribe One
• Process Explorer
• Process Monitor
• Project Web App
• QBasic
• Quick Assist
• QuickBASIC
• Registry Editor
• SharePoint Foundation
• Simplygon
• Skype for Business Server
• Skype Qik
• Steps Recorder
• SyncToy
• Sysinternals Suite
• Sysmon
• System Center Advisor
• System Center Data Protection Manager
• System Center Essentials
• System Center Operations Manager
• System Center Service Manager
• System Center Virtual Machine Manager
• Task Manager
• TCPView
• TRS-80 Level II BASIC
• Visual FoxPro
• Visual InterDev
• Visual Studio Express
• Visual Studio for Mac
• Viva Amplify
• Viva Connections
• Viva Glint
• Viva Goals
• Viva Insights
• Viva Learning
• Viva Pulse
• WinDbg
• Windows Admin Center
• Windows Chat
• Windows Contacts
• Windows DVD Maker
• Windows Easy Transfer
• Windows Essentials
• Windows Fax and Scan
• Windows Journal
• Windows Live Mesh
• Windows Live OneCare
• Windows Live Toolbar
• Windows Live Writer
• Windows Performance Analyzer
• Windows Photo Viewer
• Windows Speech Recognition
• Windows SteadyState
• Wunderlist
• Xbox Game Bar
• ZoomIt

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Azure Data Studio
• Azure DevOps
• Clipchamp
• Command Prompt
• Cortana
• GitHub
• GitHub Copilot
• GitHub Desktop
• Groove Music
• GroupMe
• Microsoft 365 Copilot app
• Microsoft Authenticator
• Microsoft Bookings
• Microsoft Delve
• Microsoft Designer
• Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Microsoft Encarta
• Microsoft Family Safety
• Microsoft Forms
• Microsoft FrontPage
• Microsoft InfoPath
• Microsoft Intune
• Microsoft Launcher
• Microsoft Lens
• Microsoft Lists
• Microsoft Loop
• Microsoft Math Solver
• Microsoft Money
• Microsoft News
• Microsoft Photos
• Microsoft Planner
• Microsoft Power Apps
• Microsoft Power Automate
• Microsoft Power BI
• Microsoft PowerToys
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Start
• Microsoft Sticky Notes
• Microsoft Stream
• Microsoft Sway
• Microsoft SwiftKey
• Microsoft To Do
• Microsoft Translator
• Microsoft Visio
• Microsoft Weather
• Microsoft Whiteboard
• Microsoft Works
• Movies & TV
• MSN
• Office Online
• Outlook Express
• Outlook on the web
• Paint 3D
• Phone Link
• Seeing AI
• Skype for Business
• Snipping Tool
• SQL Server Management Studio
• Viva Engage
• Windows Calendar
• Windows Camera
• Windows Clock
• Windows Live Mail
• Windows Live Messenger
• Windows Mail
• Windows Maps
• Windows Movie Maker
• Windows Photo Gallery
• Windows PowerShell
• Windows Sound Recorder
• Windows Terminal
• WordPad
• Xbox app
• Zune

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

• Bing
• Internet Explorer
• LinkedIn
• Microsoft 365
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Copilot
• Microsoft Defender
• Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Notepad
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft OneDrive
• Microsoft OneNote
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Paint
• Microsoft Publisher
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Microsoft Store
• Skype
• Visual Studio
• Visual Studio Code
• Windows Calculator
• Windows Media Player

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

• Microsoft Bob— Microsoft's 1995 living-room interface remains its most famous flop.
• Office Assistant— Officially Office Assistant; the paperclip's real name was Clippit.

The most common answer on the board.

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Word