Wildcard trivia
Name a popular name for a cat
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a popular name for a cat”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 82 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 10 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Kitty
- Tiger
- Garfield
- Felix
- Simba
- Luna
- Bella
- Oliver
- Smokey
- Whiskers
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Shadow
- Mittens
- Socks
- Ginger
- Tom
- Leo
- Milo
- Lily
- Lucy
- Charlie
- Max
- Chloe
- Oreo
- Salem
- Pumpkin
- Princess
- Fluffy
- Snowball
- Patches
How deep does “Name a popular name for a cat” go?
- The Tip10 answers · 10 ptsKitty · Tiger · Garfield
- Below the Surface19 answers · 25 ptsShadow · Mittens · Socks …
- The Deep25 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss27 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 25 answers starting with B, C, D, F, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S and T. The Abyss has 27 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 82 answers in total, 3 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Ivy”. Longest: “Mittens McFluff”.
- M, S and P are the most common first letters; together they start 37% of the answers.
- 3 answers can be typed more than one way: “Mr. Whiskers” counts as Mr Whiskers.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with M: 11 of the answers begin with it.
- Kitty, Tiger and Garfield are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Think of things, then of words: keys can be on a piano, on a map or off the coast of Florida.
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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a popular name for a cat”?
- The usual first answers are Kitty, Tiger, Garfield, Felix and Simba. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a popular name for a cat”?
- 82 in all: 10 on The Tip, 19 Below the Surface, 25 in The Deep, 27 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a popular name for a cat” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ivy” and the longest is “Mittens McFluff”.
- How hard is “Name a popular name for a cat”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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