What are the most common answers to “Name a herb”?

Most people start with Basil, Parsley, Mint, Rosemary and Thyme. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a herb”?

86 in all: 5 on The Tip, 9 Below the Surface, 33 in The Deep, 38 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

What is the shortest answer to “Name a herb”?

The shortest accepted answer is “Rue” and the longest is “Vietnamese coriander”.

Is “Name a herb” an easy or a hard prompt?

Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.

Food trivia

Name a herb

86 answers count for this food 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.

Basil
Parsley
Mint
Rosemary
Thyme

Below the waterline

These 9 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:

Oregano
Coriander
Dill
Sage
Chives
Bay leaf
Tarragon
Lavender
Lemongrass

The iceberg for “Name a herb”

Level	Accepted answers	Points
The Tip	5	10
Below the Surface	9	25
The Deep	33	50
The Abyss	38	85
Below the Iceberg	1	100

The Deep holds 33 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, W and Y. The Abyss has 38 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Inside the answer list

86 answers in total, 27 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Rue”. Longest: “Vietnamese coriander”.
S, C and L are the most common first letters; together they start 40% of the answers.
15 answers can be typed more than one way: “Bay” counts as Bay leaf.

How to go deeper

More answers begin with S than with any other letter (13). Run through it first.
Skip Basil, Parsley and Mint; everybody says them.
Spices, grains and fermented foods hide a lot of rare answers.

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Quick answers

What are the most common answers to “Name a herb”?: Most people start with Basil, Parsley, Mint, Rosemary and Thyme. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a herb”?: 86 in all: 5 on The Tip, 9 Below the Surface, 33 in The Deep, 38 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
What is the shortest answer to “Name a herb”?: The shortest accepted answer is “Rue” and the longest is “Vietnamese coriander”.
Is “Name a herb” 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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