Krillion prompt · October 17, 2026
Name a chemical element whose symbol is one letter
Krillion accepted 14 answers for this prompt in Dive #94. They’re all below, starting at the trench floor with the gem and rising to the Plankton everyone thinks of first.
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Notes on this prompt
- With 14 accepted answers, this prompt is narrower than a typical Krillion prompt (about 564), so there’s less room to go deep.
- 2 answers (14%) are Deep Cuts and 4 are Rare, while 4 sit at Plankton.
Quick picks
The shortest Rare or deeper answers, easy to type before the timer runs out.
Boron +60 Iodine +60 Fluorine +60
Also accepted elsewhere
The same answer counted for a different prompt in the archive.
Every accepted answer
One in a Krillion
The gem picked for each prompt. Trench floor.
- Yttrium
Named after Ytterby, the Swedish village behind four element names.
Deep Cut
Real obscurity. This is where the list gets long.
- Tungsten
- Vanadium
Rare
Genuinely uncommon. A strong pick on any prompt.
- Boron
- Fluorine
- Iodine
- Phosphorus
Schooler
Solid, but you’re swimming with the crowd.
- Potassium
- Sulfur
- Uranium
Plankton
The first thing everyone thinks of.
- Carbon
- Hydrogen
- Nitrogen
- Oxygen
More from Dive #94
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- Name someone who’s won MVP (NBA/NFL/MLB), Premier League Player of the Season, or won the Ballon d’Or
- Name a type of station (like a train station)
- Name a country whose name ends in the letter E
- Name a superhero team