What are the most common answers to “Name a type of clock”?

Most people start with Alarm clock, Grandfather clock, Wall clock, Cuckoo clock and Digital clock. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a type of clock”?

76 in all: 7 on The Tip, 37 Below the Surface, 21 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

What is the shortest answer to “Name a type of clock”?

The shortest accepted answer is “H1” and the longest is “Strasbourg astronomical clock”.

Is “Name a type of clock” 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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Name a type of clock

Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 76 answers to “Name a type of clock”, and only 7 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.

What everyone says first

Right, but shallow: 7 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.

Alarm clock
Grandfather clock
Wall clock
Cuckoo clock
Digital clock
Analogue clock
Wristwatch

Just below the surface

These 37 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:

Pocket watch
Stopwatch
Sundial
Hourglass
Egg timer
Carriage clock
Mantel clock
Bracket clock
Longcase clock
Tower clock
Church clock
Station clock
Big Ben
Water clock
Clepsydra
Candle clock
Incense clock
Radio clock
Quartz clock
Mechanical clock
Pendulum clock
Travel clock
Bedside clock
Clock radio
Smart watch
World clock
Chess clock
Game clock
Shot clock
Countdown clock
Doomsday Clock
Biological clock
Body clock
Speaking clock
Time signal
Greenwich Time Signal
Pips

How the answers sink

The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsAlarm clock · Grandfather clock · Wall clock
Below the Surface37 answers · 25 ptsPocket watch · Stopwatch · Sundial …
The Deep21 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
The Abyss10 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game

The Deep holds 21 answers starting with A, C, H, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T and Y. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

By the numbers

76 answers in total, 64 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “H1”. Longest: “Strasbourg astronomical clock”.
C, S and A are the most common first letters; together they start 37% of the answers.
1 answers can be typed more than one way: “Analog clock” counts as Analogue clock.

Getting below the surface

More answers begin with C than with any other letter (12). Run through it first.
Skip Alarm clock, Grandfather clock and Wall clock; everybody says them.
Myths go far beyond Zeus and Thor: minor gods and creatures score well.

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Quick answers

What are the most common answers to “Name a type of clock”?: Most people start with Alarm clock, Grandfather clock, Wall clock, Cuckoo clock and Digital clock. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a type of clock”?: 76 in all: 7 on The Tip, 37 Below the Surface, 21 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
What is the shortest answer to “Name a type of clock”?: The shortest accepted answer is “H1” and the longest is “Strasbourg astronomical clock”.
Is “Name a type of clock” 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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