What are the most common answers to “Name a search algorithm”?

Most people start with Binary search, Linear search and Depth first search. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a search algorithm”?

24 in all: 3 on The Tip, 4 Below the Surface, 5 in The Deep, 11 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

The shortest accepted answer is “A star” and the longest is “Monte Carlo tree search”.

Computer Science trivia

24 answers count for this computer science prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.

Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.

A step further down, worth 25 points each:

The Deep holds 5 answers starting with B, E, I, T and U. The Abyss has 11 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

24 answers in total, 24 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “A star”. Longest: “Monte Carlo tree search”.
B, I and T are the most common first letters; together they start 46% of the answers.
6 answers can be typed more than one way: “MCTS” counts as Monte Carlo tree search.

What are the most common answers to “Name a search algorithm”?: Most people start with Binary search, Linear search and Depth first search. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a search algorithm”?: 24 in all: 3 on The Tip, 4 Below the Surface, 5 in The Deep, 11 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
What is the shortest answer to “Name a search algorithm”?: The shortest accepted answer is “A star” and the longest is “Monte Carlo tree search”.

How deep does your knowledge go?

Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.