Words trivia
Name a word that means small
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 64 answers to “Name a word that means small”, and only 10 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 10 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Little
- Tiny
- Mini
- Miniature
- Petite
- Wee
- Compact
- Slight
- Short
- Teeny
Just below the surface
These 23 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Minute
- Diminutive
- Microscopic
- Itsy-bitsy
- Pint-sized
- Pocket-sized
- Bite-sized
- Baby
- Dwarf
- Pygmy
- Toy
- Titchy
- Teensy
- Weeny
- Micro
- Nano
- Mean
- Meagre
- Modest
- Puny
- Stunted
- Undersized
- Dainty
How the answers sink
- The Tip10 answers · 10 ptsLittle · Tiny · Mini
- Below the Surface23 answers · 25 ptsMinute · Diminutive · Microscopic …
- The Deep22 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss8 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 22 answers starting with A, B, D, E, F, I, K, L, M, N, P, S, T and W. The Abyss has 8 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 64 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
- Shortest: “Tad”. Longest: “Infinitesimal”.
- M, P and S are the most common first letters; together they start 45% of the answers.
- 4 answers can be typed more than one way: “Itty-bitty” counts as Itsy-bitsy.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with M than with any other letter (11). Run through it first.
- Skip Little, Tiny and Mini; everybody says them.
- Borrow from a field you know: science, music and sport are full of -ology words, -ship words and rhymes.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a word that means small”?
- Most people start with Little, Tiny, Mini, Miniature and Petite. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a word that means small”?
- 64 in all: 10 on The Tip, 23 Below the Surface, 22 in The Deep, 8 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a word that means small”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Tad” and the longest is “Infinitesimal”.
- Is “Name a word that means small” 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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