Prompt 2 of 7
Name a type of wood
152 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.
100 ptsOne in a Krillion2 answers
The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.
- Brazilwood— Brazil is named after this wood, not the other way around.
- Lignum vitae— Dense enough to sink, it once served as propeller bearings.
85 ptsDeep Cut114 answers
Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.
- Acacia
- Afzelia
- Agba
- Anigre
- Ayan
- Azobe
- Balau
- Basswood
- Blackbean
- Blackwood
- Blockboard
- Bloodwood
- Bocote
- Bosse
- Boxwood
- Bubinga
- Buckeye
- Butternut
- Camphorwood
- Canarywood
- Cape chestnut
- Catalpa
- Chickrassy
- Coachwood
- Cocobolo
- Corkwood
- Cottonwood
- Cross-laminated timber
- Cumaru
- Deodar
- Dogwood
- Garapa
- Glulam
- Greenheart
- Guanandi
- Gumbo limbo
- Hackberry
- Hardboard
- Hemlock
- Holly
- Hornbeam
- Huon pine
- Ipe
- Iroko
- Ironbark
- Ironwood
- Jarrah
- Jatoba
- Juniper
- Kapur
- Karri
- Katalox
- Kauri
- Kempas
- Kingwood
- Koa
- Kosipo
- Lacewood
- Laminated veneer lumber
- Larch
- Leopardwood
- Limba
- Locust
- Magnolia
- Mango wood
- Marblewood
- Massaranduba
- Meranti
- Merbau
- Mesquite
- Monkeypod
- Mopane
- Movingui
- Muskwood
- Myrtlewood
- Obeche
- Okoume
- Olivewood
- Osage orange
- Ovangkol
- Padauk
- Palm wood
- Paulownia
- Peach wood
- Pear wood
- Persimmon
- Pink ivory
- Purpleheart
- Queensland maple
- Queensland walnut
- Ramin
- Redheart
- Rimu
- Rubberwood
- Sal
- Sapele
- Sassafras
- Satinwood
- Sheoak
- Sipo
- Snakewood
- Sourwood
- Suren
- Sweetgum
- Takian
- Tamboti
- Tiama
- Tulipwood
- Tupelo
- Turpentine wood
- Wenge
- Yellowheart
- Zebrawood
- Ziricote
60 ptsRare25 answers
Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.
- Alder
- Applewood
- Ash
- Aspen
- Beech
- Chestnut
- Cypress
- Ebony
- Elm
- Eucalyptus
- Fir
- Hickory
- MDF
- OSB
- Particleboard
- Pecan
- Poplar
- Redwood
- Rosewood
- Sandalwood
- Spruce
- Sycamore
- Teak
- Willow
- Yew
30 ptsSchooler8 answers
A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.
- Bamboo— Technically a grass, but it counts as wood here.
- Birch
- Cedar
- Cherry
- Mahogany
- Maple
- Plywood
- Walnut
15 ptsToo Clever1 answer
An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.
- Balsa— Lighter than cork, yet classified as a hardwood.
10 ptsPlankton2 answers
The most common answer on the board.
- Oak
- Pine