Accepted answers for “Name a human hormone” include rarest (One in a Krillion, 100 pts): Relaxin; deep cuts (85 pts): Adrenocorticotropic hormone, Angiotensin II, Calcitonin; common (30 pts): Cortisol, Endorphins. The full ladder from Plankton (10 pts) to One in a Krillion (100 pts) is listed on this page.

Krillion answers — August 9, 2026

Q: Name a world capital city south of the equator

Accepted answers for “Name a world capital city south of the equator” include rarest (One in a Krillion, 100 pts): Adamstown; deep cuts (85 pts): Apia, Brazzaville, Bujumbura; common (30 pts): Brasilia, Cape Town. The full ladder from Plankton (10 pts) to One in a Krillion (100 pts) is listed on this page.

Q: Name a lizard species

Accepted answers for “Name a lizard species” include rarest (One in a Krillion, 100 pts): Pygmy blue-tongue; deep cuts (85 pts): Armadillo lizard, Caiman lizard, Day gecko; common (30 pts): Anole, Bearded dragon. The full ladder from Plankton (10 pts) to One in a Krillion (100 pts) is listed on this page.

Q: Name a type of pastry or doughnut

Accepted answers for “Name a type of pastry or doughnut” include rarest (One in a Krillion, 100 pts): Spudnut; deep cuts (85 pts): Bombolone, Canele, Croquembouche; common (30 pts): Apple pie, Baklava. The full ladder from Plankton (10 pts) to One in a Krillion (100 pts) is listed on this page.

Q: Name a Grammy Album of the Year winner

Accepted answers for “Name a Grammy Album of the Year winner” include rarest (One in a Krillion, 100 pts): Christopher Cross; deep cuts (85 pts): A Man and His Music, Babel, Back on the Block; common (30 pts): 1989, 25. The full ladder from Plankton (10 pts) to One in a Krillion (100 pts) is listed on this page.

Q: Name a sport or discipline ever contested or demonstrated at the Winter Olympics

Accepted answers for “Name a sport or discipline ever contested or demonstrated at the Winter Olympics” include rarest (One in a Krillion, 100 pts): Ice stock sport, Skijoring; deep cuts (85 pts): Bandy, Combined, Military patrol; common (30 pts): Bobsled, Cross-country skiing. The full ladder from Plankton (10 pts) to One in a Krillion (100 pts) is listed on this page.

Q: Name a 2026 movie that had grossed at least $200 million worldwide by August 8

Accepted answers for “Name a 2026 movie that had grossed at least $200 million worldwide by August 8” include rarest (One in a Krillion, 100 pts): Dear You, Scare Out; deep cuts (85 pts): Blades of the Guardians, Dhurandhar: The Revenge, Kung Fu Soccer; common (30 pts): Hoppers, Minions & Monsters. The full ladder from Plankton (10 pts) to One in a Krillion (100 pts) is listed on this page.

7 prompts · 319 accepted answers · tiers from Plankton (10 pts) to One in a Krillion (100 pts).

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1Name a world capital city south of the equator

Category: Geography

Reveal all accepted answers

One in a Krillion100 pts

Adamstown100

Deep Cut85 pts

Apia85
Brazzaville85
Bujumbura85
Dili85
Dodoma85
Funafuti85
Gitega85
Honiara85
Lilongwe85
Maseru85
Mbabane85
Moroni85
Nuku'alofa85
Port Louis85
Port Moresby85
Port Vila85
Sucre85
Suva85
Victoria85

Rare60 pts

Antananarivo60
Asuncion60
Bloemfontein60
Gaborone60
Harare60
Kigali60
Kinshasa60
La Paz60
Luanda60
Lusaka60
Maputo60
Montevideo60
Windhoek60

Schooler30 pts

Brasilia30
Cape Town30
Lima30
Pretoria30
Santiago30
Wellington30

Too Clever15 pts

Jakarta15
Nairobi15
Quito15

Plankton10 pts

Buenos Aires10
Canberra10

2Name a lizard species

Category: Nature

Reveal all accepted answers

One in a Krillion100 pts

Pygmy blue-tongue100

Deep Cut85 pts

Armadillo lizard85
Caiman lizard85
Day gecko85
Draco85
Glass lizard85
Jackson's chameleon85
Lace monitor85
Mexican beaded lizard85
Nile monitor85
Perentie85
Sand lizard85
Satanic leaf-tailed gecko85
Slow worm85
Sungazer85
Uromastyx85
Wall lizard85

Rare60 pts

Agama60
Alligator lizard60
Blue-tongued skink60
Chuckwalla60
Collared lizard60
Fence lizard60
Frilled lizard60
Horned lizard60
House gecko60
Jesus lizard60
Marine iguana60
Panther chameleon60
Tegu60
Thorny devil60
Tokay gecko60
Veiled chameleon60
Water dragon60
Water monitor60
Whiptail60

Schooler30 pts

Anole30
Bearded dragon30
Monitor lizard30
Skink30

Too Clever15 pts

Basilisk15
Gila monster15

Plankton10 pts

Chameleon10
Gecko10
Iguana10
Komodo dragon10

3Name a type of pastry or doughnut

Category: Food

Reveal all accepted answers

One in a Krillion100 pts

Spudnut100

Deep Cut85 pts

Bombolone85
Canele85
Croquembouche85
Financier85
Gulab jamun85
Kolache85
Kouign-amann85
Loukoumades85
Malasada85
Paczki85
Rugelach85
Sfogliatella85
Sopapilla85
Sufganiyah85

Rare60 pts

Beavertail60
Berliner60
Galette60
Long john60
Macaron60
Macaroon60
Maple bar60
Napoleon60
Pain au chocolat60
Palmier60
Pastel de nata60
Phyllo pastry60
Profiterole60
Shortcrust pastry60
Zeppole60

Schooler30 pts

Apple pie30
Baklava30
Bear claw30
Boston cream30
Brioche30
Cake doughnut30
Cannoli30
Churro30
Cinnamon roll30
Cream puff30
Cruller30
Eclair30
Empanada30
Fritter30
Hot cross bun30
Old fashioned30
Puff pastry30
Scone30
Sticky bun30
Strudel30
Tart30
Turnover30

Too Clever15 pts

Beignet15
Cronut15

Plankton10 pts

Croissant10
Danish10
Doughnut10
Glazed doughnut10
Jelly doughnut10

4Name a Grammy Album of the Year winner

Category: Entertainment

Reveal all accepted answers

One in a Krillion100 pts

Christopher Cross100

Deep Cut85 pts

A Man and His Music85
Babel85
Back on the Block85
Blood, Sweat & Tears85
By the Time I Get to Phoenix85
Come Dance with Me!85
Fulfillingness' First Finale85
Genius Loves Company85
Getz/Gilberto85
Judy at Carnegie Hall85
Morning Phase85
Nick of Time85
River: The Joni Letters85
September of My Years85
Still Crazy After All These Years85
The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart85
The Concert for Bangladesh85
The First Family85
The Music from Peter Gunn85
Two Against Nature85

Rare60 pts

24K Magic60
52nd Street60
Bridge over Troubled Water60
Come Away with Me60
Double Fantasy60
Falling into You60
Fearless60
Golden Hour60
Graceland60
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb60
Innervisions60
Jagged Little Pill60
MTV Unplugged60
O Brother, Where Art Thou?60
Raising Sand60
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band60
Songs in the Key of Life60
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below60
Supernatural60
Taking the Long Way60
The Barbra Streisand Album60
The Bodyguard60
Time Out of Mind60
Toto IV60
Unforgettable... with Love60
We Are60

Schooler30 pts

198930
2530
Can't Slow Down30
Cowboy Carter30
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS30
Faith30
Folklore30
Harry's House30
Midnights30
No Jacket Required30
Random Access Memories30
Rumours30
Saturday Night Fever30
Tapestry30
The Joshua Tree30
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill30
Unplugged30
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?30

Too Clever15 pts

The Suburbs15

Plankton10 pts

2110
Thriller10

5Name a human hormone

Category: Science

Reveal all accepted answers

One in a Krillion100 pts

Relaxin100

Deep Cut85 pts

Adrenocorticotropic hormone85
Angiotensin II85
Calcitonin85
Cholecystokinin85
DHEA85
DHT85
Erythropoietin85
Follicle-stimulating hormone85
Gastrin85
Luteinizing hormone85
Parathyroid hormone85
Renin85
Secretin85
Somatostatin85
Thyroid-stimulating hormone85
Triiodothyronine85

Rare60 pts

Aldosterone60
Ghrelin60
GLP-160
Glucagon60
Histamine60
Human chorionic gonadotropin60
Leptin60
Norepinephrine60
Prolactin60
Thyroxine60
Vasopressin60

Schooler30 pts

Cortisol30
Endorphins30
Growth hormone30
Melatonin30
Progesterone30
Serotonin30

Too Clever15 pts

Dopamine15
Oxytocin15

Plankton10 pts

Adrenaline10
Estrogen10
Insulin10
Testosterone10

6Name a sport or discipline ever contested or demonstrated at the Winter Olympics

Category: Sports

Reveal all accepted answers

One in a Krillion100 pts

Ice stock sport100
Skijoring100

Deep Cut85 pts

Bandy85
Combined85
Military patrol85
Ski ballet85
Sled dog racing85
Speed skiing85
Team figure skating85
Winter pentathlon85

Rare60 pts

Big air60
Halfpipe60
Ice dance60
Mass start60
Nordic combined60
Pair skating60
Parallel giant slalom60
Ski cross60
Ski mountaineering60
Slalom60
Slopestyle60
Snowboard cross60
Super-G60
Team pursuit60

Schooler30 pts

Bobsled30
Cross-country skiing30
Downhill30
Freestyle skiing30
Luge30
Ski jumping30
Speed skating30

Too Clever15 pts

Biathlon15
Curling15
Skeleton15

Plankton10 pts

Figure skating10
Ice hockey10
Skiing10
Snowboarding10

7Name a 2026 movie that had grossed at least $200 million worldwide by August 8

Category: Entertainment

Reveal all accepted answers

One in a Krillion100 pts

Dear You100
Scare Out100

Deep Cut85 pts

Blades of the Guardians85
Dhurandhar: The Revenge85
Kung Fu Soccer85

Rare60 pts

Backrooms60
Disclosure Day60
GOAT60
Obsession60
Scary Movie60
Scream 760

Schooler30 pts

Hoppers30
Minions & Monsters30
Moana30
Project Hail Mary30
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu30
The Devil Wears Prada 230
Wuthering Heights30

Too Clever15 pts

Pegasus 315

Plankton10 pts

Michael10
Spider-Man: Brand New Day10
The Odyssey10
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie10
Toy Story 510

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Rarity tiers and accepted answers for this dive were aggregated from the community tracker KrillionGuide (community tracker). Shown below is the top of each tier — the game accepts far more words than anyone can type in 25 seconds.