What do most people say for “Name a type of knot”?

The usual first answers are Reef knot, Bowline, Clove hitch, Figure eight knot and Slip knot. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name a type of knot”?

72 in all: 7 on The Tip, 19 Below the Surface, 29 in The Deep, 16 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name a type of knot” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Noose” and the longest is “Round turn and two half hitches”.

How hard is “Name a type of knot”?

Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.

Culture trivia

Name a type of knot

“Name a type of knot” is one of 188 culture prompts in Icillion. Of its 72 accepted answers, 7 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.

Reef knot
Bowline
Clove hitch
Figure eight knot
Slip knot
Sheepshank
Half hitch

One step down

Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:

Granny knot
Overhand knot
Sheet bend
Double fisherman's knot
Fisherman's knot
Timber hitch
Trucker's hitch
Taut-line hitch
Prusik knot
Noose
Hangman's knot
Windsor knot
Monkey's fist
Round turn and two half hitches
Cow hitch
Alpine butterfly
Surgeon's knot
Double overhand
Stopper knot

Answers by level

The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsReef knot · Bowline · Clove hitch
Below the Surface19 answers · 25 ptsGranny knot · Overhand knot · Sheet bend …
The Deep29 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
The Abyss16 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game

The Deep holds 29 answers starting with A, B, C, H, I, K, L, M, P, R, S, T, W and Z. The Abyss has 16 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Facts about this list

72 answers in total, 68 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Noose”. Longest: “Round turn and two half hitches”.
B, S and C are the most common first letters; together they start 29% of the answers.
18 answers can be typed more than one way: “Stevedore” counts as Stevedore knot.

How to go deeper

Start with B: 8 of the answers begin with it.
Reef knot, Bowline and Clove hitch 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 knot”?: The usual first answers are Reef knot, Bowline, Clove hitch, Figure eight knot and Slip knot. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name a type of knot”?: 72 in all: 7 on The Tip, 19 Below the Surface, 29 in The Deep, 16 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name a type of knot” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Noose” and the longest is “Round turn and two half hitches”.
How hard is “Name a type of knot”?: Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.

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