What do most people say for “Name a herb or spice”?

The usual first answers are Salt, Pepper, Cinnamon, Paprika and Garlic. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name a herb or spice”?

87 in all: 5 on The Tip, 19 Below the Surface, 29 in The Deep, 33 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name a herb or spice” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Dill” and the longest is “Grains of paradise”.

Food trivia

Name a herb or spice

Everyone has a first answer to “Name a herb or spice”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 87 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.

The obvious answers

These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.

Salt
Pepper
Cinnamon
Paprika
Garlic

The next answers people reach for

These 19 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:

Oregano
Basil
Thyme
Rosemary
Ginger
Cumin
Turmeric
Curry powder
Nutmeg
Chili powder
Vanilla
Clove
Parsley
Mint
Bay leaf
Dill
Sage
Cayenne
Mustard

How deep does “Name a herb or spice” go?

Level	Accepted answers	Points
The Tip	5	10
Below the Surface	19	25
The Deep	29	50
The Abyss	33	85
Below the Iceberg	1	100

The Deep holds 29 answers starting with A, C, F, G, H, J, L, M, O, P, S, T, W and Z. The Abyss has 33 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Inside the answer list

87 answers in total, 25 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Dill”. Longest: “Grains of paradise”.
C, S and A are the most common first letters; together they start 37% of the answers.
26 answers can be typed more than one way: “Celery salt” counts as Celery seed.

Getting below the surface

Start with C: 13 of the answers begin with it.
Salt, Pepper and Cinnamon are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
Spices, grains and fermented foods hide a lot of rare answers.

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Words in this prompt

Herb and spice

Quick answers

What do most people say for “Name a herb or spice”?: The usual first answers are Salt, Pepper, Cinnamon, Paprika and Garlic. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name a herb or spice”?: 87 in all: 5 on The Tip, 19 Below the Surface, 29 in The Deep, 33 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name a herb or spice” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Dill” and the longest is “Grains of paradise”.

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