Wildcard trivia
Name something that starts with the letter X
107 answers count for this wildcard prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
Right, but shallow: 7 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- X-ray
- Xylophone
- Xmas
- Xbox
- X-Men
- Xerox
- Xena
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Xerxes
- Xanadu
- Xenon
- Xi'an
- Xavier
- Xiaomi
- Xylem
- Xenophobia
- X Factor
- X-Files
- X Games
- XXL
- XL
- Professor X
- X-wing
- Xenomorph
- Xanax
- Xylitol
- Xanthan gum
- Xiaolongbao
- Xhosa
- Xi Jinping
- X Japan
- XTC
- Xzibit
- Xcode
- XML
- Xfce
- Xubuntu
The iceberg for “Name something that starts with the letter X”
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsX-ray · Xylophone · Xmas
- Below the Surface29 answers · 25 ptsXerxes · Xanadu · Xenon …
- The Deep37 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss33 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 37 answers starting with X. The Abyss has 33 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 107 answers in total, 16 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “XL”. Longest: “Xantus's hummingbird”.
- X and P are the most common first letters; together they start 100% of the answers.
- 4 answers can be typed more than one way: “Xeres” counts as Xérès.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with X than with any other letter (106). Run through it first.
- Skip X-ray, Xylophone and Xmas; everybody says them.
- Pop culture counts: cartoon characters, logos and video game items are all fair game.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name something that starts with the letter X”?
- Most people start with X-ray, Xylophone, Xmas, Xbox and X-Men. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name something that starts with the letter X”?
- 107 in all: 7 on The Tip, 29 Below the Surface, 37 in The Deep, 33 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name something that starts with the letter X”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “XL” and the longest is “Xantus's hummingbird”.
- Is “Name something that starts with the letter X” 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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