Nature trivia
Name an orchid, by genus, species or common name
107 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.
- Moth Orchid
- Vanilla
- Cattleya
- Cymbidium
- Dendrobium
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Vanda
- Oncidium
- Slipper Orchid
- Bee Orchid
- Ghost Orchid
- Cypripedium
- Miltonia
- Brassia
- Early Purple Orchid
- Common Spotted Orchid
- Pyramidal Orchid
- Fly Orchid
- Monkey Orchid
- Lizard Orchid
- Man Orchid
The iceberg for “Name an orchid, by genus, species or common name”
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsMoth Orchid · Vanilla · Cattleya
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsVanda · Oncidium · Slipper Orchid …
- The Deep35 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss51 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 35 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, L, M, N, O, P, S and Z. The Abyss has 51 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 107 answers in total, 44 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Disa”. Longest: “Western Underground Orchid”.
- C, M and B are the most common first letters; together they start 30% of the answers.
- 18 answers can be typed more than one way: “Sun Orchid” counts as Thelymitra.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (14). Run through it first.
- Skip Moth Orchid, Vanilla and Cattleya; everybody says them.
- Go local: species from one continent or one ocean are often left out by everybody else.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name an orchid, by genus, species or common name”?
- Most people start with Moth Orchid, Vanilla, Cattleya, Cymbidium and Dendrobium. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name an orchid, by genus, species or common name”?
- 107 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 51 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name an orchid, by genus, species or common name”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Disa” and the longest is “Western Underground Orchid”.
- Is “Name an orchid, by genus, species or common name” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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