Krillion Hints Today
Progressive, spoiler-free clues for August 31, 2026 (Dive #47). Level 1 is visible; tap deeper levels only if you want a stronger nudge. No answer is ever spelled out.
Prompt 1
Name a national capital that is not its country's largest city
- L1 45 accepted answers
- ● One in a Krillion × 2● Deep Cut × 9● Rare × 15● Schooler × 16● Plankton × 3
L2 Stronger hint: first letter of the rarest answer in each tier
- ● One in a Krillion: starts with C, 13 letters
- ● Deep Cut: starts with B, 12 letters
- ● Rare: starts with B, 6 letters
- ● Schooler: starts with A, 8 letters
- ● Plankton: starts with C, 8 letters
L3 Give up on this one? Full spoiler
The complete answer list for this prompt (and the other six) lives on today's answer sheet and in the dated archive page. Both reveal tier by tier, so you can still spoil just one tier.
Prompt 2
Name a vegetable (culinarily or technically)
- L1 267 accepted answers
- ● One in a Krillion × 1● Deep Cut × 170● Rare × 56● Schooler × 34● Plankton × 6
L2 Stronger hint: first letter of the rarest answer in each tier
- ● One in a Krillion: starts with O, 3 letters
- ● Deep Cut: starts with A, 17 letters
- ● Rare: starts with A, 9 letters
- ● Schooler: starts with A, 9 letters
- ● Plankton: starts with B, 8 letters
L3 Give up on this one? Full spoiler
The complete answer list for this prompt (and the other six) lives on today's answer sheet and in the dated archive page. Both reveal tier by tier, so you can still spoil just one tier.
Prompt 3
Name a food served on a stick
- L1 82 accepted answers
- ● One in a Krillion × 1● Deep Cut × 43● Rare × 28● Schooler × 6● Plankton × 4
L2 Stronger hint: first letter of the rarest answer in each tier
- ● One in a Krillion: starts with C, 15 letters
- ● Deep Cut: starts with A, 9 letters
- ● Rare: starts with A, 17 letters
- ● Schooler: starts with C, 7 letters
- ● Plankton: starts with C, 7 letters
L3 Give up on this one? Full spoiler
The complete answer list for this prompt (and the other six) lives on today's answer sheet and in the dated archive page. Both reveal tier by tier, so you can still spoil just one tier.
Prompt 4
Name a fictional robot
- L1 407 accepted answers
- ● One in a Krillion × 2● Deep Cut × 304● Rare × 80● Schooler × 15● Plankton × 6
L2 Stronger hint: first letter of the rarest answer in each tier
- ● One in a Krillion: starts with R, 6 letters
- ● Deep Cut: starts with B, 1 letters
- ● Rare: starts with B, 1 letters
- ● Schooler: starts with B, 6 letters
- ● Plankton: starts with B, 6 letters
L3 Give up on this one? Full spoiler
The complete answer list for this prompt (and the other six) lives on today's answer sheet and in the dated archive page. Both reveal tier by tier, so you can still spoil just one tier.
Prompt 5
Name an ancient Greek philosopher
- L1 359 accepted answers
- ● One in a Krillion × 1● Deep Cut × 313● Rare × 33● Schooler × 9● Plankton × 3
L2 Stronger hint: first letter of the rarest answer in each tier
- ● One in a Krillion: starts with C, 10 letters
- ● Deep Cut: starts with A, 6 letters
- ● Rare: starts with A, 16 letters
- ● Schooler: starts with A, 10 letters
- ● Plankton: starts with A, 9 letters
L3 Give up on this one? Full spoiler
The complete answer list for this prompt (and the other six) lives on today's answer sheet and in the dated archive page. Both reveal tier by tier, so you can still spoil just one tier.
Prompt 6
Name a sport played over a net
- L1 51 accepted answers
- ● One in a Krillion × 1● Deep Cut × 36● Rare × 6● Schooler × 5● Plankton × 3
L2 Stronger hint: first letter of the rarest answer in each tier
- ● One in a Krillion: starts with E, 10 letters
- ● Deep Cut: starts with A, 12 letters
- ● Rare: starts with P, 5 letters
- ● Schooler: starts with B, 11 letters
- ● Plankton: starts with B, 9 letters
L3 Give up on this one? Full spoiler
The complete answer list for this prompt (and the other six) lives on today's answer sheet and in the dated archive page. Both reveal tier by tier, so you can still spoil just one tier.
Prompt 7
Name a country with an official state religion
- L1 45 accepted answers
- ● One in a Krillion × 1● Deep Cut × 17● Rare × 15● Schooler × 9● Plankton × 3
L2 Stronger hint: first letter of the rarest answer in each tier
- ● One in a Krillion: starts with S, 5 letters
- ● Deep Cut: starts with B, 6 letters
- ● Rare: starts with A, 7 letters
- ● Schooler: starts with A, 11 letters
- ● Plankton: starts with I, 4 letters
L3 Give up on this one? Full spoiler
The complete answer list for this prompt (and the other six) lives on today's answer sheet and in the dated archive page. Both reveal tier by tier, so you can still spoil just one tier.
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Frequently asked questions
Do these Krillion hints spoil the answers?
No. The hints are progressive: level 1 shows only how many answers a prompt accepts and how they split across the six rarity tiers; level 2 (tap to reveal) adds just the first letter and letter count of the rarest answer in each tier. No answer is ever spelled out — level 3 is simply the link to the full answer sheet, for when you are done playing.
When are today's Krillion hints updated?
Minutes after the daily reset at 04:00 UTC (midnight US Eastern), when the new dive's answer sheet becomes public. The hints on this page always describe the current dive, and the sections below cover the last 7 days.
What does the rarity mix tell me?
It shows how many accepted answers sit in each tier — Plankton, Too Clever, Schooler, Rare, Deep Cut and One in a Krillion. A prompt with a single One in a Krillion answer is a very different hunt from one with twenty of them, and knowing there are only a handful of Plankton answers tells you the obvious guesses run out fast.
Where can I see the full answers instead?
Open the level-3 spoiler on any hint card, or go straight to the today page or the archive — every answer list is grouped by tier behind tap-to-reveal buttons, so you can spoil exactly one tier or one prompt at a time.