Geography prompt
Name a US state that touches an ocean — Best Krillion Answers
Facing “Name a US state that touches an ocean” 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: Maine — specific, valid, and uncommon enough for Deep Cut or better.
Avoid (Plankton): California, New York — correct, but the crowd's first thought.
One in a Krillion — 100 pts
The rarest valid answers — maximum depth.
Maine · Rhode Island
Deep Cut — 85 pts
Extremely rare picks most players miss.
Delaware · New Hampshire
Rare — 60 pts
Genuinely uncommon — strong scoring.
Oregon · Washington
Schooler — 30 pts
Known but not top-of-mind.
New Jersey · Virginia
Too Clever — 15 pts
A bit too obvious.
Texas · Florida
Plankton — 10 pts
The crowd's default — avoid these.
California · New York
How to play this prompt
Strategy notes specific to “Name a US state that touches an ocean” — not generic advice.
On geography prompts, the crowd clusters around capitals and tourist staples — the depth is in the second tier of places you actually know.
Lead with Maine. 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. Delaware works the same way if you want a second bullet in the chamber.
Watch out for California. It's valid, but validity isn't the game — rarity is. New York has the same problem: everyone knows it, so everyone types it, so it scores like everyone.
Notice how Oregon (Rare) outscores California (Plankton) without being obscure at all. Rarity isn't about difficulty — it's about what the crowd overlooks.
Build yourself a mental shelf for this prompt: New Hampshire, Washington, Delaware. They're different answers, same rarity neighborhood — and that neighborhood is where dives are won.
Rated 3/5 difficulty with 12 banked answers — a balanced prompt where rare-answer thinking decides everything.
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