What do most people say for “Name a type of boat or ship”?

The usual first answers are Canoe, Kayak, Yacht, Sailboat and Ferry. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name a type of boat or ship”?

144 in all: 5 on The Tip, 21 Below the Surface, 59 in The Deep, 58 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name a type of boat or ship” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Cog” and the longest is “Thames sailing barge”.

How hard is “Name a type of boat or ship”?

Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.

Culture trivia

Name a type of boat or ship

“Name a type of boat or ship” is one of 60 culture prompts in Icillion. Of its 144 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.

The tip of the iceberg

Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.

Canoe
Kayak
Yacht
Sailboat
Ferry

One step down

Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:

Rowing boat
Speedboat
Cruise ship
Submarine
Raft
Gondola
Catamaran
Fishing boat
Motorboat
Tugboat
Container ship
Aircraft carrier
Battleship
Lifeboat
Pirate ship
Houseboat
Jet ski
Pedalo
Dinghy
Barge
Paddle steamer

Answers by level

Level	Accepted answers	Points
The Tip	5	10
Below the Surface	21	25
The Deep	59	50
The Abyss	58	85
Below the Iceberg	1	100

The Deep holds 59 answers starting with A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W and Y. The Abyss has 58 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Facts about this list

144 answers in total, 27 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Cog”. Longest: “Thames sailing barge”.
C, S and B are the most common first letters; together they start 31% of the answers.
16 answers can be typed more than one way: “Liner” counts as Ocean liner.

How to go deeper

Start with C: 15 of the answers begin with it.
Canoe, Kayak and Yacht are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
Art movements and architectural styles have many lesser-known names.

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Quick answers

What do most people say for “Name a type of boat or ship”?: The usual first answers are Canoe, Kayak, Yacht, Sailboat and Ferry. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name a type of boat or ship”?: 144 in all: 5 on The Tip, 21 Below the Surface, 59 in The Deep, 58 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name a type of boat or ship” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Cog” and the longest is “Thames sailing barge”.
How hard is “Name a type of boat or ship”?: Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.

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