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Name a household chore
152 answers count for this culture prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Washing up
- Vacuuming
- Laundry
- Dusting
- Ironing
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Mopping
- Making the bed
- Taking out the bins
- Cooking
- Sweeping
- Cleaning the toilet
- Cleaning the bathroom
- Mowing the lawn
- Weeding
- Tidying
- Polishing
- Cleaning windows
- Folding laundry
- Loading the dishwasher
- Emptying the dishwasher
- Grocery shopping
- Changing the sheets
- Walking the dog
- Feeding the pets
- Wiping the surfaces
- Hanging out the washing
- Putting clothes away
- Cleaning the oven
- Washing the car
- Raking leaves
- Watering the plants
- Recycling
- Cleaning the litter tray
- Setting the table
- Clearing the table
- Shovelling snow
- Gardening
- Cleaning
- Cleaning the kitchen
The iceberg for “Name a household chore”
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsWashing up · Vacuuming · Laundry
- Below the Surface34 answers · 25 ptsMopping · Making the bed · Taking out the bins …
- The Deep61 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss51 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 61 answers starting with B, C, D, E, G, H, M, O, P, R, S, T, U and W. The Abyss has 51 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 152 answers in total, 129 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Cooking”. Longest: “Cleaning the dishwasher filter”.
- C, W and P are the most common first letters; together they start 50% of the answers.
- 124 answers can be typed more than one way: “Silver polishing” counts as Polishing silver.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (44). Run through it first.
- Skip Washing up, Vacuuming and Laundry; everybody says them.
- Myths go far beyond Zeus and Thor: minor gods and creatures score well.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a household chore”?
- Most people start with Washing up, Vacuuming, Laundry, Dusting and Ironing. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a household chore”?
- 152 in all: 5 on The Tip, 34 Below the Surface, 61 in The Deep, 51 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a household chore”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Cooking” and the longest is “Cleaning the dishwasher filter”.
- Is “Name a household chore” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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