RareGuess FAQ
Answers to the questions players ask most about RareGuess: how the rare-answer scoring works, where the answer lists come from, the Daily 7 and its archive, themed packs, multiplayer, accounts and how to reach us. Can't find yours? Contact us.
Playing RareGuess
What makes RareGuess a rare answer game?
In most trivia you win by giving the right answer. Here every answer on the list is right, and you win by giving the one fewest people would think of. The rarer it is, the more points you get and the deeper you dive. Play unlimited rounds →
Is RareGuess free to play?
Yes. Every round is free and there is no paid tier needed to play. You do not need to create an account or give an email address.
Is there anything to buy?
No. The Daily 7, unlimited rounds, themed packs, the archive and multiplayer are all free, and there is nothing to buy or unlock with money.
How many rounds can I play in a day?
As many as you like. Unlimited mode has no daily cap and no cooldown. The Daily 7 is a single fixed set per day, but you can switch to Unlimited at any time.
How long do I get for each prompt?
Each prompt is shown for three seconds, then you have 25 seconds to answer, and a round has seven prompts. Wrong answers are refused without a penalty, so you can keep trying until the time runs out.
What happens if the timer runs out?
That prompt scores 0. If you had a refused guess, the last one is shown as your answer, and you move on to the next prompt. Every answer you could have used is listed at the end of the round.
Can I play RareGuess on my phone?
Yes. It is built for phones first and runs in any modern mobile browser, with nothing to install.
Is there an app?
Not at the moment, and you do not need one. RareGuess runs in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer. On a phone you can add the page to your home screen from the browser menu so it opens like an app.
Scoring, rarity and answers
How are the answer lists put together?
We compile the lists ourselves. Many prompts are lists of public facts, such as the member states of a union, the films of a director or the elements of the periodic table. For everyday prompts, such as things in a kitchen, we draft the answers from common knowledge and then check them, and most spelling prompts, such as words containing a set of letters, take their answers from public word lists. Common alternative names, short names and nicknames are added so that they are accepted too.
How do you decide which answers are rare?
For most fact prompts we use how often each answer's English Wikipedia article was viewed over the previous twelve months; for most everyday and word prompts, how often the word appears in published English. Fewer means rarer, and answers we cannot find in the data go to the rare end of the list. In most prompts answers are ranked by that, and the rank decides which ocean layer, and so how many points, an answer is worth: 10, 30, 60 or 85; some word prompts use fixed frequency cut-offs instead. Up to two hand-picked answers per prompt score 100, and a few popular detours score 15.
Why is the 100-point answer not always the rarest one?
Because it is chosen by hand, not by the numbers alone. The hadal trench answer for a prompt has to be uncommon, but it also has to come with a story worth telling, so when you find it you get a fact about it. A few answers further down the list can have fewer page views and still score 85.
Why did my correct answer score only 10 points?
Because it is one of the answers most people think of first, so you stayed in the sunlight zone. Answers score 10, 15, 30, 60, 85 or 100 points depending on how deep they take you. Try going past your first idea next time.
Why did a rare-looking answer score only 15 points?
Some answers feel obscure but are exactly where lots of players go once they skip the obvious one. Those are marked as a popular detour and score 15 points, a little more than the most common answers but less than a genuinely uncommon one.
How deep can I dive?
A hand-picked rare answer takes you to 10,900 metres, the bottom of an ocean trench, and scores 100. Depths follow the five real ocean layers: sunlight, twilight, midnight, abyss and hadal, worth 10, 30, 60, 85 and 100 points. A few answers sit outside the layers as a popular detour worth 15 points.
Why was my answer not accepted?
Either it is missing from our list or it is listed under a different name. Try the full or official name. If you are sure it is right, tell us the prompt and the answer and we will check it and add it if it belongs. Report a missing answer →
Why does the game accept answers with typos?
Because a 25-second clock is short and nobody should lose points for a slip of the thumb. Common typos in longer answers usually get a suggestion: as a rough guide, one wrong, missing or extra letter from five letters, and two from eight letters, which also covers two letters typed the wrong way round. The check is stricter when you type only part of a name, such as Cream for Cream cheese, and a swap in a shorter word, such as Tigre for Tiger, is not caught. The game shows the name it matched and you press Go again to confirm. Short answers must be exact. You can turn suggestions off in Settings.
Does spelling matter?
Capital letters, accents, punctuation and a leading "The" are ignored. If your answer is a nickname, or has a small typo, the game usually shows the accepted name and you press Go again to confirm it. Settings can turn this off.
The Daily 7, the archive and answer pages
When does the Daily 7 change?
A new Daily 7 starts every day at midnight US Eastern time. Everyone gets the same seven prompts on the same day. Play today's Daily 7 →
Can I play past Daily 7s?
Yes, for free. The archive lists up to the last 60 days, each with a link to play it and a link to its answers. Replays do not count toward your daily streak. Open the archive →
Where can I see the answers to the Daily 7?
Each day has its own answer page listing the rarest and most common answers for every prompt, plus the full list of accepted answers. Earlier days stay available in the archive. Daily answers →
Is my best score saved?
Yes, in your own browser on the device you play on, and clearing site data resets it. Each round's score is also sent to us with a random player ID to work out the "Better than X% of players" comparison.
Themed packs
What are themed packs?
Packs are numbered dives where every prompt is on one topic. There are five: Geography, Words, Movies & cartoons, Sports and Music. Each has its own page where you can start at dive #1 or pick any dive number. See all themed packs →
Are you adding more packs and prompts?
Yes. Movies & cartoons, Sports and Music are still small, so we are adding prompts to them first. New topics may follow once there are enough good lists for a full pack.
Multiplayer and friends
Is there multiplayer?
Yes. Depth Charge is RareGuess for 2 to 10 players: everyone shares one prompt and a ticking charge, a correct answer passes the charge on, and the last diver with a heart wins. You can host a private room, join an open one, or play ranked 1v1. Play Depth Charge →
How can I play with friends?
Three ways: start a Depth Charge room and share its four-letter code; sign in and add friends with your friend code to compare Daily 7 scores on the friends board; or simply all play the same Daily 7 and compare totals. Friends board →
How do I unlock more diver avatars?
New avatars for multiplayer unlock with your best Daily 7 streak: Minnow at 5 days, Octopus at 14 days, Lanternfish at 30 days, Kraken at 45 days.
Accounts, privacy and contact
Do I need an account?
No account is needed to play. Signing in with Google is optional: it keeps your streak, logbook, friends and multiplayer rating on every device. Without it, your scores and settings stay in your own browser. Privacy policy →
Who makes RareGuess?
RareGuess is made by Daily Game Arcade, an independent site of free browser games. We write our own prompts, answer lists and rarity data. About Daily Game Arcade →
I found a wrong or missing answer. How do I report it?
Email the address on our About page with the prompt and the answer. We check reports and update the list.
Can we work together?
If you run a site, a newsletter or a class and want to feature or use RareGuess, write to us by email. Contact us →
RareGuess and Krillion
RareGuess and Daily Game Arcade are independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Krillion or its creator; Krillion is a trademark of its owner.
Is this the official Krillion Unlimited?
No. This is RareGuess, an independent rare-answer trivia game on Daily Game Arcade. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Krillion or its creator, and it uses its own questions, answers and rarity data. Krillion is a trademark of its owner.
Is the Krillion game free?
Its daily game is free on the official site. The official Unlimited mode lets you play one round free and then asks for a one-time payment. RareGuess, the independent game on this page, is free for every round. Daily Game Arcade is not affiliated with Krillion.
Where can I play Krillion?
The official Krillion game is at krillion.io. This page is not Krillion: it is RareGuess, an independent rare-answer trivia game on Daily Game Arcade, not affiliated with or endorsed by Krillion or its creator.
Do you publish answers to the official Krillion daily puzzle?
No. We only publish answers to our own Daily 7. Copying another game's daily puzzle would not be fair to its creator, and RareGuess is not affiliated with Krillion.
What does "one in a Krillion" mean?
It is a play on "one in a million". "Krillion" is a made-up huge number, like zillion, built from krill, the tiny shrimp-like animals that live in enormous swarms, so being one in a krillion means being one small krill among countless others. The line was made popular by the 2011 animated film Happy Feet Two, whose two krill characters want to stop being "one in a krillion". Krillion is also the name of a daily trivia game; RareGuess is not affiliated with it. Games like Krillion →
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