Wildcard trivia
Name something with a shell
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 150 answers to “Name something with a shell”, and only 5 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Turtle
- Tortoise
- Snail
- Egg
- Crab
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Lobster
- Oyster
- Clam
- Mussel
- Scallop
- Shrimp
- Nut
- Walnut
- Peanut
- Coconut
- Pistachio
- Hazelnut
- Pecan
- Almond
- Brazil nut
- Chestnut
- Macadamia
- Sea shell
- Hermit crab
- Armadillo
- Beetle
- Ladybird
- Cockroach
- Woodlouse
- Barnacle
- Limpet
- Whelk
- Periwinkle
How the answers sink
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsTurtle · Tortoise · Snail
- Below the Surface28 answers · 25 ptsLobster · Oyster · Clam …
- The Deep58 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss58 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 58 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T and V. The Abyss has 58 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 150 answers in total, 62 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Egg”. Longest: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”.
- S, C and B are the most common first letters; together they start 39% of the answers.
- 71 answers can be typed more than one way: “Reptile egg” counts as Crocodile egg.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (25). Run through it first.
- Skip Turtle, Tortoise and Snail; everybody says them.
- Pop culture counts: cartoon characters, logos and video game items are all fair game.
Play wildcard trivia nowSee all 150 answers A–Z
Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name something with a shell”?
- Most people start with Turtle, Tortoise, Snail, Egg and Crab. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name something with a shell”?
- 150 in all: 5 on The Tip, 28 Below the Surface, 58 in The Deep, 58 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name something with a shell”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Egg” and the longest is “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”.
- Is “Name something with a shell” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
Try another wildcard prompt
- Name something with a strong smell
- Name something with a screen
- Name something with a tail
- Name something heavy
- Name something made of glass
- Name something that comes in pairs
Something different: Name a Minecraft mob · Name an art movement · Name a city in Greece
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.
▼ Start today’s iceberg ▼