What are the most common answers to “Name a type of moss”?

Most people start with Sphagnum moss, Spanish moss, Reindeer moss, Irish moss and Sea moss. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a type of moss”?

71 in all: 7 on The Tip, 31 Below the Surface, 22 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

What is the shortest answer to “Name a type of moss”?

The shortest accepted answer is “Hypnum” and the longest is “Electrified cat's tail moss”.

Is “Name a type of moss” an easy or a hard prompt?

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

Nature trivia

Name a type of moss

71 answers count for this nature prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.

Floating on top

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

Sphagnum moss
Spanish moss
Reindeer moss
Irish moss
Sea moss
Haircap moss
Bog moss

Below the waterline

Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:

Cushion moss
Feather moss
Sheet moss
Mood moss
Carpet moss
Rock cap moss
Hypnum
Tamarisk moss
Fern moss
Big red stem moss
Red-stemmed feather moss
Glittering wood-moss
Springy turf moss
Electrified cat's tail moss
Silvery bryum
Wall screw moss
Pincushion moss
Swan's-neck thread-moss
Bank haircap
Juniper haircap
Common haircap moss
Common tamarisk-moss
Java moss
Christmas moss
Flame moss
Weeping moss
Peacock moss
Willow moss
Fissidens
Fontinalis
Water moss

The iceberg for “Name a type of moss”

The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsSphagnum moss · Spanish moss · Reindeer moss
Below the Surface31 answers · 25 ptsCushion moss · Feather moss · Sheet moss …
The Deep22 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 22 answers starting with A, C, D, P and S. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

By the numbers

71 answers in total, 64 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Hypnum”. Longest: “Electrified cat's tail moss”.
S, P and C are the most common first letters; together they start 56% of the answers.
1 answers can be typed more than one way: “Peat moss” counts as Sphagnum moss.

Getting below the surface

More answers begin with S than with any other letter (24). Run through it first.
Skip Sphagnum moss, Spanish moss and Reindeer moss; everybody says them.
Go local: species from one continent or one ocean are often left out by everybody else.

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Questions about this prompt

What are the most common answers to “Name a type of moss”?: Most people start with Sphagnum moss, Spanish moss, Reindeer moss, Irish moss and Sea moss. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a type of moss”?: 71 in all: 7 on The Tip, 31 Below the Surface, 22 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
What is the shortest answer to “Name a type of moss”?: The shortest accepted answer is “Hypnum” and the longest is “Electrified cat's tail moss”.
Is “Name a type of moss” 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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