Krillion scoring: rarity, points and depth
Krillion-style scoring rewards answers that fit the prompt and are less obvious. In Krillion, accepted answers earn 10, 15, 30, 60, 85 or 100 points. Each question’s tiers are set by our editors. They are not percentages calculated from live player responses.
All six rarity tiers
| Tier | Points | What it represents |
|---|---|---|
| Plankton | 10 | The answer everyone blurts out. |
| Too Clever | 15 | A famously “obscure” pick. Everyone reaches for it. |
| Schooler | 30 | Solid — swims with the school. |
| Rare | 60 | Genuinely uncommon. Nice pull. |
| Deep Cut | 85 | True obscurity. Few go this deep. |
| One in a Krillion | 100 | The designated gem. Trench floor. |
A completed miss is called No Echo and earns zero points. A rejected guess during the answer window is different: you can replace it while time remains, and the round has not yet been scored.
What does “One in a Krillion” mean?
One in a Krillion is the highest answer tier in this game. It is a playful rarity label: a wordplay on “one in a million,” using the game’s krill theme. A designated gem in a prompt’s curated answer set earns the full 100 points.
It is not a measured one-in-a-trillion probability, and earning the tier does not prove that no other player chose your answer. The label describes how the answer is classified in this question bank. A different site or a differently worded prompt may classify the same answer another way.
Why is Too Clever only worth 15 points?
Some answers are famous precisely because they seem obscure. Many people reach for the same supposedly unusual example. The Too Clever tier captures that idea: it scores a little more than the most obvious answer, but less than a solid Schooler response.
This is an editorial distinction in Krillion. You cannot calculate an answer’s tier just from how unusual its spelling looks, how long it is, or how recently you learned it. A specific answer must still fit the exact prompt and be in the bank.
How points become ocean depth
| Mode | Depth formula | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Daily dive | Score × 10 meters | 700 points · 7,000 m |
| Unlimited challenge | Score × 2 meters | 5,000 points · 10,000 m |
For example, a daily run with tier values of 10, 30, 60, 15, 85, 100 and 0 totals 300 points. That is a depth of 3,000 meters. The same 300 points accumulated during a challenge represents 600 meters. These are illustrative tier values, not an answer key for a daily puzzle.
The final result also summarizes your overall run with a tier label. It uses a normalized seven-prompt score: challenge points are multiplied by 7/50 before choosing the summary band. That makes the daily and challenge summaries comparable on the same scale, but it does not describe your rank among players.
When zero points cost a life
In the daily dive, zero points affect your total but do not end the game early. You still play seven prompts. In Krillion Unlimited, each completed zero-score round consumes one of three lives. Passing, timing out with nothing entered, or finishing with an unrecognized answer can all produce a zero.
A 10-point answer is therefore useful in a challenge: it adds to the score and preserves your life. If you are unsure whether to chase a rarer answer, our strategy guide explains the trade-off.
Why can a reasonable answer be missing?
The game checks a curated list of accepted answers and aliases. A relevant response can be absent, and common names can vary by region. “Not in this answer bank” describes what the game recognized, not a universal judgment that your answer is false. Try a standard spelling or another answer while time remains, then inspect the revealed list after your run.
This scoring reference describes Krillion’s implemented rules. For rules or account results belonging to the original game, check Krillion.io.