Culture trivia
Name a hairstyle or haircut
122 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
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Ponytail
- Bob
- Braid
- Bun
- Mohawk
Below the waterline
These 28 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Pixie cut
- Buzz cut
- Crew cut
- Afro
- Dreadlocks
- Mullet
- Fringe
- Pigtails
- Quiff
- Undercut
- Fade
- Cornrows
- Perm
- Bowl cut
- Man bun
- Top knot
- Side parting
- Curtains
- Shaved head
- Comb-over
- Layers
- French braid
- Beehive
- Pompadour
- Messy bun
- Lob
- Spiky hair
- Slicked back
The iceberg for “Name a hairstyle or haircut”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 28 | 25 |
| The Deep | 43 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 45 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 43 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J, K, L, M, P, R, S, T, U, V and W. The Abyss has 45 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 122 answers in total, 78 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Bob”. Longest: “Half-up half-down”.
- B, F and C are the most common first letters; together they start 34% of the answers.
- 37 answers can be typed more than one way: “Mohican” counts as Mohawk.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with B than with any other letter (14). Run through it first.
- Skip Ponytail, Bob and Braid; everybody says them.
- Think of a country, then its currency, its instrument and its dance.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a hairstyle or haircut”?
- Most people start with Ponytail, Bob, Braid, Bun and Mohawk. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a hairstyle or haircut”?
- 122 in all: 5 on The Tip, 28 Below the Surface, 43 in The Deep, 45 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a hairstyle or haircut”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Bob” and the longest is “Half-up half-down”.
- Is “Name a hairstyle or haircut” 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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