The two scores
Too Clever scores 15. Schooler scores 30. The client blurb for Too Clever is a famously obscure pick that everyone reaches for. The FAQ calls it the go-to obscure pick that is not actually obscure.
Plankton, the answer everyone blurts out, is 10. Rare is 60. Deep Cut on one prompt is 85. The gem is 100. A witty name can land next to Plankton.
Official FAQ and the 30 Oct 2026 tier client.
The whole prompt
Fit the whole prompt. A starting letter, a letter count, or a place is part of the question. An impressive word that breaks the constraint is a miss.
Aliases exist. The how-to page already stores the FAQ example: “sea donkey” on Threebanded Sheephead, one letter from “sea monkey.” Read how to play before you trust a near miss.
The clock
The daily clock is 25 seconds. Bank a Schooler when that clock is nearly gone. Schooler is 30 points. A blank is a miss, and a miss adds nothing. The gem is 100 when it is accepted. You still have one name and 25 seconds.
The order for those 25 seconds is timer discipline. The same rules, with the answer strings left on the dated sheets, are on hints and scoring.
Party habit
Puffer Party is a different clock. One emergency pass appears in a public Ludwig ranked playthrough. The player calls it their only pass. That pass is not in the how-to panel. A second pass and a lives cost were not printed.