Krillion Answers for September 5, 2026

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Basseterre— Founded by the French in 1627, its name just means lowland.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Bangui
• Banjul
• Bishkek
• Bissau
• Bridgetown
• Bujumbura— Government moved to Gitega in 2019, but it stays the economic capital.

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Baku
• Bamako
• Bandar Seri Begawan
• Belfast— Capital of Northern Ireland, which counts as a country here.
• Belgrade
• Belmopan
• Bern
• Bloemfontein— South Africa's judicial capital, one of its three.
• Bratislava
• Brazzaville
• Bucharest

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

• Baghdad
• Beirut
• Bogota
• Brasilia
• Brussels
• Budapest
• Buenos Aires

The most common answer on the board.

• Bangkok
• Beijing
• Berlin

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Marsupial mole— Blind and earless, it swims through Australian sand.
• Peringuey's adder— Sidewinds the Namib and drinks fog straight off its scales.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Aardvark
• Aardwolf
• Ackie
• Addax
• Adder
• African wild ass
• African wildcat
• Agama
• Alligator lizard
• Andean cat
• Antechinus
• Antelope squirrel
• Aoudad
• Arabian oryx
• Argali
• Baboon
• Badger
• Bandicoot
• Bandy-bandy
• Beaded lizard
• Beaked snake
• Bear
• Beira
• Beisa
• Bettong
• Bison
• Black bear
• Black-footed cat
• Black-headed python
• Blackbuck
• Blind snake
• Blue-tongued skink
• Bolson tortoise
• Boomslang
• Bushbaby
• Cactus mouse
• Cape cobra
• Cape ground squirrel
• Cat
• Cat-eyed snake
• Cattle
• Cavy
• Chameleon
• Chinchilla
• Chinkara
• Chipmunk
• Chuckwalla
• Coachwhip
• Coati
• Collared lizard
• Coral snake
• Crocodile— West African crocodiles survive in Sahara rock pools called gueltas.
• Curl snake
• Dama gazelle
• Death adder
• Deer mouse
• Degu
• Desert black snake
• Desert box turtle
• Dibatag
• Dik-dik
• Dog
• Dorcas gazelle
• Dragon lizard
• Duiker
• Dunnart
• Earless lizard
• Echidna
• Egyptian cobra
• Egyptian tortoise
• Eland
• Elephant
• Elephant shrew
• Elk
• Fat sand rat
• Fringe-toed lizard
• Garter snake
• Gemsbok
• Genet
• Geoffroy's cat
• Gerenuk
• Giraffe
• Girdled lizard
• Glossy snake
• Gobi bear
• Goitered gazelle
• Golden mole
• Grasshopper mouse
• Greek tortoise
• Grey kangaroo
• Grison
• Ground snake
• Ground squirrel
• Guanaco
• Gundi
• Hartebeest
• Hognose snake
• Hook-nosed snake
• Hopping mouse
• Horned viper
• House snake
• Hyrax
• Jaguar
• Jaguarundi
• Jungle cat
• King brown snake
• Klipspringer
• Kowari
• Krait
• Kudu
• Kultarr
• Lava lizard
• Leaf-nosed snake
• Legless lizard
• Leopard lizard
• Leopard tortoise
• Long-eared jerboa
• Long-nosed snake
• Lynx
• Lyre snake
• Mamba
• Mara
• Marmot
• Mexican mole lizard
• Mole
• Mole snake
• Monkey
• Mulgara
• Naked mole-rat
• Namaqua chameleon
• Night lizard
• Night snake
• Nilgai
• Nine-banded armadillo
• Ningaui
• Nubian ibex
• Numbat
• Ocelot
• Onager
• Opossum
• Pallas's cat
• Pampas cat
• Pangolin
• Patch-nosed snake
• Perentie
• Phascogale
• Pika
• Pink fairy armadillo
• Planigale
• Pocket gopher
• Pocket mouse
• Polecat
• Porcupine
• Puff adder
• Quoll
• Raccoon
• Rat snake
• Rhinoceros
• Ring-necked snake
• Ringtail
• Rock hyrax
• Rosy boa
• Russian tortoise
• Saiga
• Sand boa
• Sand goanna
• Sand lizard
• Sand snake
• Sandfish
• Saw-scaled viper
• Scimitar oryx
• Shingleback
• Shovel-nosed snake
• Shrew
• Side-blotched lizard
• Skunk
• Snow leopard
• Sonoran mud turtle
• Spiny lizard
• Spiny mouse
• Spiny softshell
• Springhare
• Steenbok
• Stick-nest rat
• Stiletto snake
• Sulcata tortoise
• Tahr
• Tegu
• Toad-headed agama
• Trans-Pecos rat snake
• Tree lizard
• Tuco-tuco
• Urial
• Uromastyx
• Vervet monkey
• Vicuna
• Vizcacha
• Vole
• Wallaroo
• Warthog
• Water snake
• Weasel
• Whip snake
• Whiptail
• Wildebeest
• Woma python
• Wombat
• Woodrat
• Xerus
• Zebra
• Zebra-tailed lizard

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Antelope
• Armadillo
• Bat
• Bilby
• Boa
• Bobcat
• Brown snake
• Caracal
• Cheetah
• Cobra
• Deer
• Desert bighorn sheep
• Desert iguana
• Dingo
• Donkey
• Gazelle
• Gerbil
• Goat
• Gopher snake
• Hamster
• Hare
• Hedgehog
• Honey badger
• Horned lizard
• Horse
• Hyena
• Ibex
• Iguana
• Inland taipan
• Jackal
• Javelina
• Jerboa
• Kingsnake
• Kit fox
• Leopard
• Lion
• Mongoose
• Monitor lizard
• Mountain lion
• Mouse
• Mule deer
• Oryx
• Prairie dog
• Pronghorn
• Python
• Rabbit
• Rat
• Red kangaroo
• Sand cat
• Sheep
• Sidewinder
• Skink
• Springbok
• Thorny devil
• Turtle
• Viper
• Wallaby
• Wolf

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

• Bearded dragon
• Coyote
• Desert tortoise
• Fennec fox
• Fox
• Gecko
• Gila monster
• Jackrabbit
• Kangaroo
• Kangaroo rat
• Meerkat
• Tortoise

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

• Human— Bedouin, Tuareg and San have lived in deserts for millennia.

The most common answer on the board.

• Camel
• Lizard
• Rattlesnake
• Snake

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Bizcochito— New Mexico made it America's first official state cookie in 1989.
• Garibaldi— British kids call this currant biscuit the squashed fly biscuit.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• 'Nzuddi
• Aachener Printen
• Abernethy biscuit
• Acıbadem kurabiyesi
• Afghan biscuit
• Ammonia cookie
• Amsterdamse koggetjes
• Amsterdamse korstjes
• Amygdalota
• Andruty
• Angel wings
• Anise cookie
• Antwerpse handjes
• Aparon
• Apas
• Apple cider cookie
• Apricot kernel biscuit
• Areias
• Arnhemse meisjes
• Atta biscuit
• Avoador
• Baci di Alassio
• Baci di dama
• Baicoli
• Ballokume
• Bankietówki
• Basler Läckerli
• Bastognekoek
• Bath Oliver
• Befanini
• Bela biscuit
• Belgian biscuit
• Benne wafer— Charleston's sesame cookie takes its name from a Bantu word for sesame.
• Berliner Brot
• Berlinerkranser
• Biddenden Maids
• Bijajica
• Biscocho
• Biscotto Umberto
• Biscuit de Chablis
• Biscuit de Montbozon
• Biscuit rose de Reims
• Bitterkoekje
• Bizcochitos de grasa
• Bokkenpootje
• Brandy snap
• Bredele
• Bretzeli
• Brigidini
• Broa de mel
• Brookie
• Brugse mokken
• Brunsli
• Brusselse kermis
• Brutti ma buoni
• Brysselkex
• Bussolai
• Butter pecan cookie
• Cake mix cookie
• Camachile cookie
• Camporelli
• Candy cane cookie
• Canestrelli
• Canistrelli
• Carquiñol
• Carrot cake cookie
• Casadinho
• Cavallucci
• Caycay
• Champurrada
• Charcoal biscuit
• Checkerboard cookie
• Chinsuko
• Chräbeli
• Coconut cookie
• Colaz
• Confetti square
• Cookie brittle
• Corico
• Corn cookie
• Cornflake cookie
• Cornish fairing
• Cornulețe
• Couque de Dinant
• Coyota
• Croquant
• Croquignole
• Cuca
• Cuccidati
• Cujuelle
• Date square
• Diples
• Drabbelkoek
• Drömmar
• Drop cookie
• Duvshaniot
• Easter biscuit
• Eierkoek
• Empire biscuit
• Fafernuchy
• Fattigmann
• Fekkas
• Fifteens
• Filled cookie
• Finska pinnar
• Flapjack
• Florentine
• Food for the gods
• Fruitcake cookie
• Fruta de horno
• Fryske dúmkes
• Fudge cookie
• Funeral biscuit
• Galletas de Lagaccio
• Galletas de patatas
• Galletas del Carmen
• Galletas pesquera
• Gevulde koek
• Ghraybeh
• Ghunzakhi
• Gimblette
• Ginger crunch
• Goosnargh cake
• Gorcumse zoute bollen
• Gorgoria
• Goro
• Grasmere gingerbread
• Guyuria
• Haarlemmer halletjes
• Hadji bada
• Hallongrotta
• Hannatädin kakut
• Havreflarn
• Haystack
• Heidesand
• Hermit
• Hernhutter
• Hertzoggie
• Hojarasca
• Hokey pokey biscuit
• Icebox cookie
• Iced gem
• IJzerkoekje
• Impade
• İzmir bombası
• Jacobina
• Jan Hagel
• Jeera biscuit
• Jewish almond cookie
• Jødekager
• Joe Frogger— Marblehead sailors packed them because rum and molasses kept them soft.
• Jumble
• Ka'ak
• Kaab el ghazal
• Kai zai beng
• Kammerjunker
• Kanelstenger
• Kastengel
• Khanom phing
• Khapse
• Kiâm-piánn
• Kichel
• Kitchen sink cookie
• Kleeb lamduan
• Klejner
• Knapkoek
• Kolaczki
• Kolasnittar
• Kortrijkse peperbollen
• Koulourakia
• Kourabiedes
• Kozak
• Krakeling
• Kringla
• Krumiri
• Krumkake
• Kūčiukai
• Kue bangkit
• Kue kacang
• Kue makmur
• Kue sagu
• Kue satu
• Kue semprit
• Kue semprong
• Kulkul
• Kwareżimal
• Ladyfinger
• Langue de chat
• Lincoln biscuit
• Linga
• Ma'amoul
• Maasstroompje
• Magenbrot
• Mailänderli
• Maizenakoekje
• Makagigi
• Makroudh
• Malted milk biscuit
• Mandelbrot
• Mandelhörnchen
• Mandelkubb
• Mantecado
• Maple leaf cream cookie
• Marañuela
• Marie biscuit
• Marranito
• Masa podrida
• Melomakarona
• Melting moment
• Millionaire's shortbread
• Mint chocolate cookie
• Molded cookie
• Moravian spice cookie
• Mostaccioli
• Moustokouloura
• Muğla halkası
• Muskazine
• Nan-e berenji
• Nan-e nokhodchi
• Nanaimo bar
• Nankhatai
• Navette
• Nice biscuit
• Nocciolini
• Nussecken
• Oatmeal scotchie
• Occhi di bue
• Ooty varkey
• Oreshki
• Osmania biscuit
• Ossa dei morti
• Otap
• Paborita
• Paciencia
• Panellets
• Paprenjak
• Party ring
• Paximadia
• Peanut butter sandwich cookie
• Pepernoot
• Pepparkakor
• Perrunilla
• Petit beurre
• Pevarini
• Picnic biscuit
• Piernik
• Pignoli cookie
• Piñata cookie
• Pineapple tart
• Pink wafer
• Pinturitas
• Pinwheel
• Polvorón
• Prussiane
• Pumpkin cookie
• Puto seco
• Putri salju
• Ranger cookie
• Reshteh khoshkar
• Ricciarelli
• Ricciolini di Pomponesco
• Rijstekoekje
• Rogaliki
• Rolled cookie
• Rosette
• Roskette
• Rosquilla
• Rousquille
• Rum ball
• Russisch Brot
• Sablé
• Sand tart
• Sandbakelse
• Schenkele
• Şekerpare
• Serinakaker
• Sesame cookie
• Seven-layer bar
• Shankarpali
• Shrewsbury biscuit
• Silvana
• Sirupsnipper
• Skillet cookie
• Specier
• Springerle
• Sprinkle cookie
• Square cookie
• Stained glass cookie
• Štramberk ears
• Taai-taai
• Tabrizi lovuez
• Tahini cookie
• Tareco
• Tea cake
• Teiglach
• Thekua
• Thong muan
• Thoothukudi macaroon
• Tirggel
• Torcetti
• Tortas de aceite
• Tuile
• Ugoy-ugoy
• Ul boov
• Uraro
• Vaniljekranse
• Vanillekipferl
• Viennese whirl
• Walnut cookie
• Weesper mop
• Wibele
• Yakgwa
• Yellowhammer cookie
• Zézette de Sète
• Zimtstern
• Zwijnenoor

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Alfajor
• Almond cookie
• Amaretti
• Anzac biscuit
• Bar cookie
• Black and white cookie
• Bourbon biscuit
• Chocolate cookie
• Cowboy cookie
• Crinkle cookie
• Custard cream
• Digestive biscuit
• Fig bar
• Hamantaschen
• Lace cookie
• Lebkuchen
• Lemon bar
• Lemon cookie
• Linzer cookie
• Madeleine
• Meringue cookie
• Molasses cookie
• Monster cookie
• No-bake cookie
• Peanut butter blossom
• Pfeffernüsse
• Pizzelle
• Rainbow cookie
• Red velvet cookie
• Rich tea
• Rugelach
• S'mores cookie
• Sandie
• Sandwich cookie
• Speculoos
• Spritz cookie
• Stroopwafel
• Thin Mint
• Thumbprint
• Whoopie pie

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

• Biscotti
• Butter cookie
• Fortune cookie
• Gingerbread
• Gingersnap
• Macaron
• Macaroon
• Mexican wedding cookie
• Shortbread
• Wafer
• White chocolate macadamia

The most common answer on the board.

• Chocolate chip
• Oatmeal
• Peanut butter
• Snickerdoodle
• Sugar cookie

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Ruthie Cohen— Monk's cashier in 101 episodes, and almost never a line.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Ada
• Adam
• Adam Lippman
• Agent Stone
• Al Netche
• Alan
• Alec Berg
• Alex
• Allison
• Alton Benes
• Amanda
• Amy
• Angela
• Antonio
• Arnold Deensfrei
• Arthur Pensky
• Artie Levine
• Audrey
• Aunt Baby
• Ava
• Babs Kramer
• Barry Prophet
• Barry the Chimp
• Becky Gelke
• Ben
• Ben Cantwell
• Bernie Williams
• Beth Lukner
• Betsy
• Bette Midler
• Billy
• Bob
• Bonnie
• Brett
• Brian
• Brody
• Bryant Gumbel
• Buck Showalter
• Calvin Klein
• Carolyn
• Cathy Tierny
• Cedric
• Celia
• Chelsea Lang
• Cheryl Fong
• Claire
• Coco Higgins
• Conrad
• Corbin Bernsen
• Corky Ramirez
• Cousin Jeffrey
• Cynthia
• Dana Foley
• Danny Tartabull
• Darin
• Darryl Nelson
• David Letterman
• David Lukner
• Deena Lazzari
• Derek Jeter
• Detective Blake
• Detective Hudson
• Diane
• Dick
• Donna
• Donna Chang
• Doorman
• Dr. Abbott
• Dr. Byson
• Dr. Reston
• Dr. Van Nostrand
• Dr. Wexler
• Dugan
• Duncan Meyer
• Dwayne
• Earl Haffler
• Eddie Sherman
• Ellen
• Emily
• Enzo Manganero
• Eric the Clown
• Eva
• Evie
• Farfel
• Father Curtis
• FDR
• Feldman
• Frankie Merman
• Fred
• Fred Savage
• Fred Yerkes
• Fulton
• Gail Benes
• Gail Cunningham
• Gary Fogel
• Gavin Pollone
• Gene
• Gennice
• George Wendt
• Geraldo Rivera
• Gina
• Gino
• Gwen
• H.E. Pennypacker
• Hal Kitzmiller
• Harold
• Harry Fong
• Helena
• Henry Atkins
• Henry Ross
• Herb
• High Talker
• Holly
• Howie
• Isabel
• Jake Jarmel
• James Kimbrough
• Jane
• Jane Wells
• Janet
• Jason Hanke
• Jay Crespi
• Jay Riemenschneider
• Jean-Paul
• Jeannie Steinman
• Jenna
• Jerry Persheck
• JFK Jr.
• Jim Fowler
• Jimmy
• Jocelyn Landis
• Jodi
• Joe Mayo
• Joe Temple
• Joe the Fruit Guy
• Joel Horneck
• Joel Rifkin
• Joey Zanfino
• John Germaine
• Johnny Tyler
• Jon Voight
• Julianna
• Julie
• Karen
• Karen Abbott
• Karen Ann Hanson
• Karl
• Kathie Lee Gifford
• Katie
• Katya
• Kel Varnsen
• Kelly
• Kevin
• Kim
• Kurt
• Lanette
• Larry the Cook
• Laura
• Lena Small
• Lindsay Enright
• Little Jerry
• Lois
• Lola
• Lomez
• Louise
• Lt. Martel
• Mabel
• Manny
• Manya
• Marcelino
• Margaret
• Mario Joyner
• Marion
• Marisa Tomei
• Marlene
• Martin
• Mary Anne
• Maryedith
• Matthew
• May
• Mel Sanger
• Mel Tormé
• Melissa
• Meryl
• Michael and Carol
• Michael Barth
• Mike Moffitt
• Misha
• Molly Dalrymple
• Mom and Pop
• Mona
• Mr. Bevilaqua
• Mr. Goldstein
• Mr. Heyman
• Mr. Hoyt
• Mr. Marbles
• Mr. Morgan
• Mr. Oh
• Mr. Thomassoulo
• Mr. Tuttle
• Mrs. Enright
• Mrs. Hudwalker
• Mrs. Ross
• Mrs. Sanger
• Mrs. Zanfino
• Murphy Brown
• Myra
• Nana
• Naomi
• Ned Isakoff
• Nina West
• Noel
• Noreen
• O'Brien
• Officer Vogel
• Olive
• Owen March
• Pamela
• Pat Buckles
• Patrice
• Patty
• Paul
• Paul O'Neill
• Peggy
• Phil Totola
• Ping
• Pinter Ranawat
• Rabbi Glickman
• Rachel Goldstein
• Ralph
• Ramon
• Raquel Welch
• Rava
• Ray
• Rebecca DeMornay
• Regis Philbin
• Reilly
• Remy Temple
• Renee
• Rhisa
• Rick Levitan
• Ricky
• Ricky Ross
• Rita Kirson
• Robert
• Robin
• Roger Hoffman
• Ronnie Kaye
• Roxy
• Roy
• Rudy Giuliani
• Rula
• Russell Dalrymple
• Rusty
• Sal Bass
• Sally Weaver
• Sam
• Sandi Robbins
• Sandra
• Sara Ross
• Sara Sitarides
• Scott
• Seth
• Sharon
• Shelly
• Sherry Becker
• Shlomo
• Sid
• Sid Farkus
• Sidney Fields
• Siena
• Silvio
• Simon
• Simons
• Sophie
• Stacy
• Stan the Caddy
• Stella
• Steve
• Steve Gendason
• Steven
• Steven Koren
• Stu Chermak
• Susie
• Sylvia
• Tara
• Tatiana
• Teddy Padilac
• The Caped Lawyer
• The Drake
• The Lopper
• The Wiz
• Tia Van Camp
• Timmy
• Tina Robbins
• Tobias Lehigh Nagy
• Toby
• Todd Gack
• Tom Pepper
• Tom the Super
• Tony
• Tony Abado
• Tor Eckman
• Uncle Mac
• Uncle Moe
• Valerie
• Vanessa
• Vargas
• Vegetable Lasagna
• Victoria
• Vivian
• Wendy
• Wilkinson
• Winona
• Wyck Thayer
• Yuri Testikov
• Zach

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Art Vandelay
• Babu
• Bania
• Bob Sacamano
• Bubble Boy
• Close Talker
• Crazy Joe Davola
• Estelle Costanza
• George Steinbrenner
• Helen Seinfeld
• Izzy Mandelbaum
• Jack Klompus
• Jackie Chiles
• Keith Hernandez
• Lloyd Braun
• Low Talker
• Lt. Bookman
• Man Hands
• Marla
• Mickey
• Morty Seinfeld
• Mr. Kruger
• Mr. Lippman
• Mr. Pitt
• Mulva
• Poppie
• Schmoopie
• Sidra
• Sue Ellen Mischke
• Susan
• The Maestro
• Tim Whatley
• Uncle Leo
• Wilhelm

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

• Frank Costanza
• Mr. Peterman
• Newman
• Puddy
• Soup Nazi

The most common answer on the board.

• Elaine
• George
• Jerry
• Kramer

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Explosives Engineering— Missouri S&T offers a minor in it, blasting design included.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Accelerator Engineering
• Automation Engineering
• Avionics Engineering
• Biosystems Engineering
• Biotechnology Engineering
• Blockchain Engineering
• Bridge Engineering
• Broadcast Engineering
• Building Services Engineering
• Ceramic Engineering
• Chemical Product Engineering
• Chemical Reaction Engineering
• Climate Engineering
• Clinical Engineering
• Coastal Engineering
• Cofactor Engineering
• Component Engineering
• Corrosion Engineering
• Cost Engineering
• Cryogenic Engineering
• Dairy Engineering
• Design Engineering
• Drilling Engineering
• Earth Systems Engineering
• Earthquake Engineering
• Ecological Engineering
• Electrochemical Engineering
• Engineering Informatics
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering Science
• Entertainment Engineering
• Facilities Engineering
• Firmware Engineering
• Forensic Engineering
• Forest Engineering
• Fusion Engineering
• Game Engineering
• Geological Engineering
• Geomatics Engineering
• Geothermal Engineering
• Graphics Engineering
• Highway Engineering
• Human Factors Engineering
• Humanitarian Engineering
• HVAC Engineering
• Information Engineering
• Instrumentation Engineering
• Kansei Engineering
• Knowledge Engineering
• Leather Engineering
• Lighting Engineering
• Logistics Engineering
• Mobile Engineering
• Molecular Engineering
• Motorsports Engineering
• Municipal Engineering
• Naval Architecture
• Neural Engineering
• Offshore Engineering
• Orthopedic Engineering
• Packaging Engineering
• Paper Engineering
• Performance Engineering
• Petrochemical Engineering
• Pharmaceutical Engineering
• Photonics Engineering
• Pipeline Engineering
• Plasma Engineering
• Platform Engineering
• Polymer Engineering
• Printing Engineering
• Project Engineering
• Protein Engineering
• Protocol Engineering
• Quantum Engineering
• Rehabilitation Engineering
• Release Engineering
• Reliability Engineering
• Reservoir Engineering
• RF Engineering
• Sales Engineering
• Sanitary Engineering
• Semiconductor Engineering
• Signal Processing Engineering
• Site Reliability Engineering
• Solid State Engineering
• Sports Engineering
• Subsea Engineering
• Subsurface Utility Engineering
• Sugar Engineering
• Support Engineering
• Sustainable Engineering
• Test Engineering
• Thermal Engineering
• Tissue Engineering
• Transplant Engineering
• Tunnel Engineering
• Vacuum Engineering
• Value Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering
• Weapons Engineering
• Web Engineering
• Welding Engineering
• Wind Engineering

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Acoustical Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• AI Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Back-End Engineering
• Biochemical Engineering
• Cloud Engineering
• Control Engineering
• Cybersecurity Engineering
• DevOps Engineering
• Embedded Systems Engineering
• Energy Engineering
• Engineering Management
• Financial Engineering
• Fire Protection Engineering
• Food Engineering
• Front-End Engineering
• Full-Stack Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Hardware Engineering
• Machine Learning Engineering
• Marine Engineering
• Mechatronics Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Military Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Nanoengineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Optical Engineering
• Power Engineering
• Process Engineering
• Prompt Engineering
• Quality Engineering
• Railway Engineering
• Reverse Engineering
• Safety Engineering
• Social Engineering
• Telecommunications Engineering
• Textile Engineering
• Transportation Engineering

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

• Audio Engineering
• Automotive Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Data Engineering
• Electronics Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Genetic Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Network Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Systems Engineering

The most common answer on the board.

• Aerospace Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Software Engineering

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Barleycorn— Shoe sizes still step up by one third-inch barleycorn.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Actus
• Admiralty mile
• Agate
• Akaina
• Ald
• Alen
• Altuve
• Amah
• Angula
• Arabic mile
• Arpent
• Arsh
• Arshin
• Atomo
• Attometer
• Attoparsec
• Aune
• Bahar
• Bamboo
• Barid
• Basic module
• Beard-second
• Beer
• Biblical mile
• Bo
• Bohr radius
• Bolt
• Braccio
• Brasse
• Bu
• Burmese league
• Cable
• Canna
• Catena
• Cavezzo
• Centisome
• Chain— Sixty-six feet, the length surveyors dragged across America.
• Cham am
• Chi
• Cho
• Cicero
• Classical electron radius
• Compton wavelength
• Cortena
• Cot
• Covado
• Croatian mile
• Cuadra
• Cun
• Dam
• Danish mile
• Danna
• Day's journey
• Decameter
• Decempeda
• Decima
• Depa
• Dhanusha
• Dhira
• Didot point
• Digit
• Duim
• Dutch mile
• Earth radius
• Ell
• Elle
• Em
• En
• Endaze
• Etto
• Exameter
• Fall
• Femtometer
• Fen
• Finger
• Fistmele
• Fjärdingsväg
• Fuss
• Fut
• Gaz
• Geographical mile
• German mile
• Ghalwah
• Gigameter
• Girah
• Hair's breadth
• Hank
• Hao
• Hasta
• Hebdometre
• Hectometer
• Helium light band
• Himetric
• Hiro
• Horse length
• Hu
• Hubble length
• Hungarian mile
• Hvat
• Irish mile
• Italian mile
• Ja
• Jo
• Jow
• Jupiter radius
• Kadam
• Kadem
• Ken
• Keub
• Khet
• Klafter
• Kondylos
• Kos
• Krabiat
• Kulaç
• Kush
• Lachter
• Lan
• Lawka
• Lea
• Legua
• Li— Chinese unit standardized at exactly 500 meters in 1929.
• Lichas
• Lieue
• Light-day
• Light-hour
• Light-minute
• Light-month
• Light-nanosecond
• Light-second
• Light-week
• Ligne
• Line
• Link
• Lokot
• Lunar distance
• Marhala
• Megalithic yard
• Megameter
• Metric mile
• Mickey
• Mil
• Mo
• Muthi
• Myriameter
• Nail
• Nalva
• Ngu
• Ninda
• Nio
• Orgyia
• Örtöö
• Ottoman mile
• Pace
• Pagam
• Palm
• Palmo
• Parasang
• Paris point
• Pes
• Petameter
• Phyeam
• Pic
• Pica
• Picometer
• Piranggot
• Planck length
• Plethron
• Point
• Poppyseed
• Portuguese mile
• Posta
• Potrzebie
• Pous
• Ptolemaic mile
• Pyad
• Pygme
• Pyramid inch
• Qabda
• Qama
• Quartier
• Quectometer
• Quettameter
• Raso
• Rast
• Reed
• Remen
• Ri
• Rin
• Rod
• Roman mile
• Ronnameter
• Rontometer
• Rope
• Royal cubit
• Russian mile
• Rute
• Sabbath day's journey
• Sai
• Sana lamjel
• Saundaungs
• Sazhen
• Scandinavian mile
• Scandinavian nautical mile
• Schoenus
• Scots mile
• Sea mile
• Seir
• Sen
• Shackle
• Shaftment
• Shaku
• Sheppey
• Si
• Siriometer
• Skein
• Sok
• Solar radius
• Span
• Spanish mile
• Spat
• Stadion
• Staje
• Steinkast
• Step
• Stoney length
• Sun
• Survey foot
• Ta
• Tac
• Talampakan
• Terameter
• Thread
• Thuoc
• Tlalcuahuitl
• Tohoi
• Toise
• Trabucco
• Twip
• Uncia
• Usaba
• Ush
• Vara
• Vershok
• Verst— Russia's old mile, a little over a kilometer.
• Virsta
• Wa
• Wei
• Welsh mile
• X unit
• Yamh
• Yin
• Yoch
• Yoctometer
• Yojana
• Yot
• Yottameter
• Zeptometer
• Zettameter
• Zhang
• Zoll

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Angstrom
• Astronomical unit
• Cubit— Noah's ark was measured in these.
• Decimeter
• Fathom
• Furlong
• Hand
• Klick— Military slang for a kilometer, accepted here as a unit.
• League— Twenty thousand of them, under the sea.
• Micron
• Nanometer
• Parsec— Han Solo bragged in parsecs, which measure 3.26 light-years.
• Smoot— Harvard Bridge measures 364.4 of him, plus one ear.

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

• Light-year
• Millimeter
• Nautical mile

The most common answer on the board.

• Centimeter
• Foot
• Inch
• Kilometer
• Meter
• Mile
• Yard

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Orchidometer— Twelve numbered beads doctors hold against testicles to size them.
• Pleximeter— Small plate doctors tapped on the chest to sound out lungs.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Adson forceps
• Alligator forceps
• Allis clamp
• Amnihook
• Anal retractor
• Aneurysm clip
• Angioscope
• Anoscope
• Army-Navy retractor
• Arterial line
• Arthroscope
• Audiometer
• Autorefractor
• Ayre spatula
• Babcock forceps
• Bag valve mask
• Balfour retractor
• Band pusher
• Biopsy forceps
• Bistoury
• Bladder scanner
• Bone awl
• Bone conduction test kit
• Bone cutter
• Bone densitometer
• Bone holding forceps
• Bone marrow needle
• Bone rasp
• Bookwalter retractor
• Broach
• Bulldog clamp
• Bullet probe
• Capnograph
• Cardiac catheter
• Cast saw
• Cautery pen
• Chalazion clamp
• Cheek retractor
• Chemistry analyzer
• Cooley clamp
• Cord clamp
• Cotton pliers
• Crile hemostat
• Cryoprobe
• Curette
• Cystoscope
• Deaver retractor
• DeBakey forceps
• Dental carver
• Dental chair unit
• Dental chisel
• Dental curing light
• Dental elevator
• Dental explorer
• Dental suction
• Dental syringe
• Dental torque wrench
• Dental X-ray sensor
• Depth gauge
• Dermatome
• Dermatoscope
• Duodenoscope
• Ear curette
• Echocardiograph
• Ecraseur
• Electromyograph
• Electrosurgical unit
• Endodontic file
• Endodontic plugger
• Episiotomy scissors
• Esophageal dilator
• Esophagoscope
• External fixator
• External ventricular drain
• Extraction forceps
• Fetoscope
• Fleam
• Fluid warmer
• Fluoroscope
• Fogarty catheter
• Frazier suction tip
• Frenzel goggles
• Fundus camera
• Gamma camera
• Gamma Knife
• Gastroscope
• Gelpi retractor
• Gigli saw— Flexible wire saw an Italian obstetrician invented to cut pelvises open.
• Goniometer
• Halo brace
• Harmonic scalpel
• Hegar dilator
• Hematology analyzer
• Hemorrhoid ligator
• Hohmann retractor
• Holter monitor
• Hyperbaric chamber
• Hysteroscope
• Impression tray
• Intra-aortic balloon pump
• Intraosseous needle
• Iris hook
• Iris scissors
• IUD inserter
• Karman cannula
• Keratome
• Keratometer
• Kerrison rongeur
• Kirschner wire
• Kocher clamp
• Laboratory balance
• Lamina spreader
• Laparoscopic grasper
• Laparoscopic instrument
• Laryngeal mask airway
• Laryngeal mirror
• LEEP electrode
• Leksell rongeur
• Lid speculum
• Linear accelerator
• Lithotripter
• Maddox rod
• Magill forceps
• Malleable retractor
• Matrix band
• Mayfield head clamp
• Mayo scissors
• Measuring tape
• Mediastinoscope
• Metzenbaum scissors
• Monofilament
• Morcellator
• Mosquito forceps
• Mouth prop
• Nasopharyngeal airway
• Nasopharyngoscope
• Needle holder
• Nephroscope
• Nephrostomy tube
• Occluder
• OCT scanner
• Ophthalmic forceps
• Oropharyngeal airway
• Orthodontic pliers
• Osteotome
• Oxygen concentrator
• Pachymeter
• Peak flow meter
• Pelvimeter
• Penfield dissector
• Perineometer
• Periodontal curette
• Periosteal elevator
• Pessary
• Phacoemulsifier
• Phototherapy lamp
• Pinard horn
• Pipelle
• Pocket mask
• Poole suction tip
• Potts scissors
• Proctoscope
• Punch biopsy
• Purse-string applicator
• Reamer
• Retinoscope
• Rib spreader
• Richardson retractor
• Right-angle clamp
• Rongeur
• Rubber dam
• Satinsky clamp
• Schirmer test strip
• Senn retractor
• Sequential compression device
• Sigmoidoscope
• Skin hook
• Spinal needle
• Sponge forceps
• Stadiometer
• Stereotactic frame
• Stereotest
• Sternal saw
• Surgical blade
• Surgical burr
• Surgical caliper
• Surgical chisel
• Surgical distractor
• Surgical drain
• Surgical light
• Surgical loupes
• Surgical mallet
• Surgical microscope
• Surgical robot
• Suture scissors
• Syringe pump
• Temporary pacemaker
• Tenaculum
• TENS unit
• Thoracoscope
• Tissue forceps
• Tonometer
• Tonsillotome
• Towel clamp
• Traction device
• Trauma shears
• Trephine
• Trial frame
• Trocar
• Tympanometer
• Tympanostomy tube inserter
• Ureteroscope
• Urine bag
• Uterine sound
• Vacutainer
• Vacuum extractor
• Vaginal retractor
• Vectis
• Veress needle
• Video laryngoscope
• Visual field analyzer
• Wartenberg wheel— Spiked wheel rolled across skin to test nerve sensation.
• Weitlaner retractor
• Willis gauge
• Wire twister
• Yankauer suction tip

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Anesthesia machine
• Auto-injector
• Autoclave
• Bandage scissors
• Biopsy needle
• Bone saw
• Bronchoscope
• Butterfly needle
• Central line
• Centrifuge
• Chest tube
• Colonoscope
• Colposcope
• CPAP machine
• Dental drill
• Dental mirror
• Dental scaler
• Dialysis machine
• ECMO machine
• Electrocautery
• Electroencephalograph
• Endotracheal tube
• Epidural needle
• Eye chart
• Fetal doppler
• Fetal monitor
• Foley catheter
• Head mirror
• Heart-lung machine
• Hemostat
• Incubator
• Infusion pump
• Insulin pen
• Insulin pump
• Iron lung
• IV catheter
• Kelly clamp
• Lancet
• Laparoscope
• Laryngoscope
• Mammography machine
• Medical scale
• Nasal cannula
• Nasogastric tube
• Nebulizer
• Ophthalmoscope
• Oxygen mask
• Oxygen tank
• Penlight
• PET scanner
• Phoropter
• Pipette
• Slit lamp
• Spirometer
• Splint
• Stretcher
• Suction machine
• Surgical drill
• Surgical laser
• Surgical retractor
• Surgical stapler
• Tracheostomy tube
• Tuning fork
• Wheelchair

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

• Cardiac monitor
• Catheter
• CT scanner
• Defibrillator
• Electrocardiograph
• Endoscope
• Forceps
• Glucose meter
• Inhaler
• IV drip
• Microscope
• MRI scanner
• Otoscope
• Pulse oximeter
• Reflex hammer
• Speculum
• Surgical clamp
• Surgical scissors
• Suture
• Tongue depressor
• Tourniquet
• Tweezers
• Ultrasound scanner
• Ventilator
• X-ray machine

The most common answer on the board.

• Blood pressure monitor
• Medical needle
• Scalpel
• Stethoscope
• Syringe
• Thermometer