Hints, not answers
Noillirk Hints — Today
For each of today's prompts: the obvious answer to avoid, and a backwards nudge — the shape of the deep water without its name. Dive first; spoil later.
Hints for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 — seven prompts, exactly as served in the game.
Prompt 1 · movies
Name a zombie movie
The crowd's answer: World War Z — worth just 10 points. Almost everyone types it first.
Think backwards: the deepest answer in the bank starts with “T” and lives in the movies deep water. A Rare-tier answer (2 banked, e.g. one beginning “W”) already triples a Plankton score.
Stuck? Read the think-backwards strategy — or check the full answers for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 once you've dived.
Prompt 2 · food
Name a type of sushi
The crowd's answer: Dragon Roll — worth just 10 points. Almost everyone types it first.
Think backwards: the deepest answer in the bank starts with “C” and lives in the food deep water. A Rare-tier answer (2 banked, e.g. one beginning “U”) already triples a Plankton score.
Stuck? Read the think-backwards strategy — or check the full answers for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 once you've dived.
Prompt 3 · movies
Name an animated Disney movie
The crowd's answer: The Lion King — worth just 10 points. Almost everyone types it first.
Think backwards: the deepest answer in the bank starts with “T” and lives in the movies deep water. A Rare-tier answer (2 banked, e.g. one beginning “M”) already triples a Plankton score.
Stuck? Read the think-backwards strategy — or check the full answers for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 once you've dived.
Prompt 4 · movies
Name a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio
The crowd's answer: Titanic — worth just 10 points. Almost everyone types it first.
Think backwards: the deepest answer in the bank starts with “T” and lives in the movies deep water. A Rare-tier answer (2 banked, e.g. one beginning “C”) already triples a Plankton score.
Stuck? Read the think-backwards strategy — or check the full answers for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 once you've dived.
Prompt 5 · geography
Name a country that borders France
The crowd's answer: Spain — worth just 10 points. Almost everyone types it first.
Think backwards: the deepest answer in the bank starts with “M” and lives in the geography deep water. A Rare-tier answer (2 banked, e.g. one beginning “S”) already triples a Plankton score.
Stuck? Read the think-backwards strategy — or check the full answers for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 once you've dived.
Prompt 6 · science
Name a famous space telescope
The crowd's answer: Hubble Space Telescope — worth just 10 points. Almost everyone types it first.
Think backwards: the deepest answer in the bank starts with “G” and lives in the science deep water. A Rare-tier answer (2 banked, e.g. one beginning “C”) already triples a Plankton score.
Stuck? Read the think-backwards strategy — or check the full answers for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 once you've dived.
Prompt 7 · animals
Name a primate
The crowd's answer: Monkey — worth just 10 points. Almost everyone types it first.
Think backwards: the deepest answer in the bank starts with “A” and lives in the animals deep water. A Rare-tier answer (2 banked, e.g. one beginning “O”) already triples a Plankton score.
Stuck? Read the think-backwards strategy — or check the full answers for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 once you've dived.
Already dived? The full bank for today is on the answers page.
Nudged enough? Dive.
One dive per day, seven prompts, 25 seconds each. The rarer your answer, the deeper you sink — 700 points is a perfect dive.