Today's Krillion puzzle in three steps
- Read the prompt. It is open-ended, like "Name a bird whose name ends in N" or "Name a dinosaur".
- Type one answer in 25 seconds. If it is not accepted you get up to three tries while the ring still has time.
- Watch your krill sink. Common answers keep it in the shallows. Rare ones drop it hundreds of metres.
A fresh Krillion Today puzzle goes live at midnight Eastern Time, and it is the same for every player. Seven perfect answers add up to 700 points, which is the bottom of the sea at 7,000 metres. You get one go at today's puzzle. When you finish, open any prompt to see what else we accept and which answers other players typed most.
Yesterday's answers Practice rounds Full rules
How points work
Every prompt has its own list of accepted answers, sorted by how few people think of them. Here is what each tier is worth.
| Tier | Points | Depth | In plain words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl | 100 | 1,000 m | The hidden best answer. One or two per prompt, each with a short fact. |
| Abyss | 85 | 850 m | Correct, and almost nobody else will type it. |
| Rare | 60 | 600 m | Uncommon but still something you can pull out of memory quickly. |
| Shoal | 30 | 300 m | A fair answer that a big group of players also picks. |
| Red Herring | 15 | 150 m | It looks unusual, which is exactly why so many players choose it. |
| Shallows | 10 | 100 m | The first answer that comes to almost everyone. |
Where your krill ends up
The scene follows the real layers of the sea. Up to 200 m you are in the sunlight zone. From there to 1,000 m is the twilight zone, where lanternfish wait for night. Below that the midnight zone gets no sunlight at all. Past 4,000 m you reach the flat, cold abyssal plain, and from 6,000 m the hadal trenches. Your share card names the zone you reached.
Tips from our own answer lists
- Let the first answer go. If it came to you in a second, it came to everyone else too.
- Watch for the Red Herring: the famous "weird" answer is often the most crowded one.
- Narrow it down. A regional dish, a named breed or a lesser-known species usually lands in Rare or Abyss.
- Check the rule in the prompt. A letter or word-count rule is checked strictly.
- Warm up with a practice round, then play today's puzzle.
Questions people ask
Where are the answers to yesterday's puzzle?
On the Answers page. Each finished puzzle gets its own page after midnight ET with the pearl of every prompt, the deepest answers and the obvious ones to skip.
Is this the official Krillion game?
No. Krillion Today is an unofficial fan game with its own prompts, answer lists and artwork. It has no connection to krillion.io.
What time does the new puzzle come out?
At 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (New York), every day.
Why didn't my answer count?
It has to match the prompt exactly, including any letter or number rule, and it has to be one specific thing rather than a group. Answers we have not listed yet are checked automatically, and if they are valid they score as Abyss.
Can I play a puzzle I missed?
Yes. Open "Past puzzles" from the menu and pick any day.
What is practice mode?
Seven random prompts from our whole library, as many rounds as you like. Every round has a number, so you can send the same set to a friend. Practice never touches your streak.
Do I need an account?
No. Your streak, stats and swimmers are saved in your browser. Clearing site data resets them.