What do most people say for “Name a bone in the human body”?

The usual first answers are Femur, Skull, Rib, Spine and Tibia. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name a bone in the human body”?

59 in all: 5 on The Tip, 11 Below the Surface, 24 in The Deep, 18 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name a bone in the human body” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Rib” and the longest is “Shoulder blade”.

Science trivia

Name a bone in the human body

“Name a bone in the human body” is one of 31 science prompts in Icillion. Of its 59 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.

The tip of the iceberg

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

Femur
Skull
Rib
Spine
Tibia

One step down

A step further down, worth 25 points each:

Humerus
Radius
Ulna
Fibula
Kneecap
Collarbone
Shoulder blade
Sternum
Pelvis
Jawbone
Phalanx

Answers by level

Level	Accepted answers	Points
The Tip	5	10
Below the Surface	11	25
The Deep	24	50
The Abyss	18	85
Below the Iceberg	1	100

The Deep holds 24 answers starting with A, C, F, H, I, M, N, O, P, S, T and Z. The Abyss has 18 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Inside the answer list

59 answers in total, 4 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Rib”. Longest: “Shoulder blade”.
S, C and T are the most common first letters; together they start 39% of the answers.
19 answers can be typed more than one way: “Stirrup” counts as Stapes.

Getting below the surface

Start with S: 9 of the answers begin with it.
Femur, Skull and Rib are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
For people, think of the scientists behind a law or a unit you already know.

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What the words mean

Bone

Questions about this prompt

What do most people say for “Name a bone in the human body”?: The usual first answers are Femur, Skull, Rib, Spine and Tibia. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name a bone in the human body”?: 59 in all: 5 on The Tip, 11 Below the Surface, 24 in The Deep, 18 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name a bone in the human body” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Rib” and the longest is “Shoulder blade”.

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