Culture trivia
Name a type of coat
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a type of coat”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 83 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Raincoat
- Overcoat
- Trench coat
- Duffle coat
- Parka
- Anorak
- Mac
The next answers people reach for
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Jacket
- Blazer
- Bomber jacket
- Leather jacket
- Denim jacket
- Puffer jacket
- Padded jacket
- Gilet
- Body warmer
- Fleece
- Windcheater
- Windbreaker
- Cagoule
- Kagoul
- Poncho
- Cape
- Cloak
- Pea coat
- Crombie
- Chesterfield coat
- Covert coat
- Barbour
- Wax jacket
- Waxed jacket
- Harrington
- Donkey jacket
- Hi-vis jacket
- Tuxedo jacket
- Dinner jacket
- Tailcoat
- Frock coat
- Morning coat
- Lab coat
- White coat
- Chef's jacket
- Housecoat
- Dressing gown
- Bathrobe
- Kimono
- Fur coat
- Sheepskin coat
- Shearling coat
- Afghan coat
- Greatcoat
- Mackintosh
How deep does “Name a type of coat” go?
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsRaincoat · Overcoat · Trench coat
- Below the Surface45 answers · 25 ptsJacket · Blazer · Bomber jacket …
- The Deep20 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 20 answers starting with B, C, E, I, M, N, P, R, S and T. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 83 answers in total, 46 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Mac”. Longest: “Chesterfield coat”.
- C, P and B are the most common first letters; together they start 30% of the answers.
- 1 answers can be typed more than one way: “Peacoat” counts as Pea coat.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with C: 10 of the answers begin with it.
- Raincoat, Overcoat and Trench coat are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Art movements and architectural styles have many lesser-known names.
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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a type of coat”?
- The usual first answers are Raincoat, Overcoat, Trench coat, Duffle coat and Parka. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a type of coat”?
- 83 in all: 7 on The Tip, 45 Below the Surface, 20 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a type of coat” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Mac” and the longest is “Chesterfield coat”.
- How hard is “Name a type of coat”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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