Wildcard trivia
Name something see-through
Everyone has a first answer to “Name something see-through”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 122 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.
- Window
- Water
- Air
- Ghost
- Jellyfish
- Cling film
- Plastic bag
The next answers people reach for
These 45 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Lens
- Spectacles
- Windscreen
- Aquarium
- Fish tank
- Bubble
- Ice
- Crystal
- Veil
- Net curtain
- Tights
- Stockings
- Chiffon
- Organza
- Tulle
- Muslin
- Gauze
- Lace
- Mesh
- Fishnet
- Sieve
- Colander
- Tracing paper
- Greaseproof paper
- Baking parchment
- Cellophane
- Acetate
- Perspex
- Acrylic
- Bottle
- Jar
- Lightbulb
- Contact lens
- Eyeglass
- Telescope lens
- Magnifying glass
- Bifocals
- Snow globe
- Crystal ball
- Greenhouse
- Conservatory
- Shop window
- Glass door
- Glass bottle
- Glass of water
How deep does “Name something see-through” go?
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsWindow · Water · Air
- Below the Surface45 answers · 25 ptsLens · Spectacles · Windscreen …
- The Deep52 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss17 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 52 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, M, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z. The Abyss has 17 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 122 answers in total, 59 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Air”. Longest: “Aluminium oxynitride”.
- G, C and A are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 18 answers can be typed more than one way: “Resin” counts as Epoxy resin.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with G: 18 of the answers begin with it.
- Window, Water and Air 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 something see-through”?
- The usual first answers are Window, Water, Air, Ghost and Jellyfish. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something see-through”?
- 122 in all: 7 on The Tip, 45 Below the Surface, 52 in The Deep, 17 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something see-through” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Air” and the longest is “Aluminium oxynitride”.
- How hard is “Name something see-through”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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