Words trivia
Name a letter of the Greek alphabet
33 answers count for this words prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Alpha
- Beta
- Gamma
- Delta
- Omega
- Pi
- Sigma
Below the waterline
These 17 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Epsilon
- Theta
- Lambda
- Mu
- Phi
- Psi
- Omicron
- Zeta
- Eta
- Iota
- Kappa
- Nu
- Xi
- Rho
- Tau
- Upsilon
- Chi
The iceberg for “Name a letter of the Greek alphabet”
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsAlpha · Beta · Gamma
- Below the Surface17 answers · 25 ptsEpsilon · Theta · Lambda …
- The Deep4 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss4 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 4 answers starting with D, K and S. The Abyss has 4 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 33 answers in total, 2 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Mu”. Longest: “Lunate sigma”.
- S, P and D are the most common first letters; together they start 30% of the answers.
- 4 answers can be typed more than one way: “Wau” counts as Digamma.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (5). Run through it first.
- Skip Alpha, Beta and Gamma; everybody says them.
- Run the alphabet: most rules work with any first letter, so try each one in turn.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a letter of the Greek alphabet”?
- Most people start with Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Omega. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a letter of the Greek alphabet”?
- 33 in all: 7 on The Tip, 17 Below the Surface, 4 in The Deep, 4 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a letter of the Greek alphabet”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Mu” and the longest is “Lunate sigma”.
- Is “Name a letter of the Greek alphabet” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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