Science prompt
Name a type of crystal — Best Krillion Answers
Facing “Name a type of crystal” in a dive? Here is how to think rare: the best picks, the safe backups, and the crowd defaults to avoid. Every answer below is real and valid — rarity decides the tier.
Best rare pick: Beryl — specific, valid, and uncommon enough for Deep Cut or better.
Avoid (Plankton): Ice crystal, Snowflake — correct, but the crowd's first thought.
One in a Krillion — 100 pts
The rarest valid answers — maximum depth.
Beryl · Topaz
Deep Cut — 85 pts
Extremely rare picks most players miss.
Garnet · Tourmaline
Rare — 60 pts
Genuinely uncommon — strong scoring.
Amethyst · Citrine
Schooler — 30 pts
Known but not top-of-mind.
Quartz crystal · Opal
Too Clever — 15 pts
A bit too obvious.
Diamond · Sapphire
Plankton — 10 pts
The crowd's default — avoid these.
Ice crystal · Snowflake
How to play this prompt
Strategy notes specific to “Name a type of crystal” — not generic advice.
Science prompts reward precision — the vague version of your answer is common, the exact term is rare.
Lead with Beryl. It's the kind of answer that makes other players say 'I knew that!' after the reveal — which is exactly why they didn't type it. Garnet works the same way if you want a second bullet in the chamber.
Watch out for Ice crystal. It's valid, but validity isn't the game — rarity is. Snowflake has the same problem: everyone knows it, so everyone types it, so it scores like everyone.
Amethyst and Opal are the honest middle of this prompt — answers most players know but few type first. If your instinct answer feels too easy, reach for this layer instead of the obvious.
Rare answers travel in packs: if Tourmaline comes to mind, Citrine and Garnet are usually one thought away. Train yourself to pull the whole cluster, not just the first name that surfaces.
Rated 4/5 difficulty — only 12 banked answers, so matching the bank is genuinely hard. Precision matters more than speed here.
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