Krillion explained: the daily trivia game that rewards rare answers
Krillion gives every player the same seven prompts a day and scores each valid answer by how rare it is, from Plankton to One in a Krillion. Here is how that differs from Puzzico’s guess-count scoring, what the guides disagree on, and what carries over.
Krillion is a free browser trivia game where every player gets the same seven prompts each day, and a valid answer scores more the fewer players give it. There is no single correct answer to find. Each prompt accepts a list of valid answers, and your points depend on which rarity tier yours falls into. That makes it a different kind of daily game from Puzzico, where you win by finding one hidden five-letter word in six guesses.
How Krillion works
Everyone gets the same seven prompts in the same order each day. Several guides say there is no sign-up, and that the daily resets at midnight US Eastern time. The Product Hunt listing says you get 25 seconds per prompt, while one fan guide says roughly 20 seconds for the daily and 25 for the Unlimited mode. The official menu shows a daily dive, Unlimited, an archive of past days, themed packs, an account area and friends. The official site is krillion.io, and the Product Hunt listing names the creator as JingLee.
The six rarity tiers
The guides we read all name the same six tiers, from most common to rarest: Plankton, Too Clever, Schooler, Rare, Deep Cut and One in a Krillion. They agree the top tier is worth 100 points. They do not agree on the lower tiers: one guide lists 10, 15, 30, 60, 85 and 100, while another summary lists 5, 10, 25, 40, 60 and 100. We could not check which is current, so look at the in-game score screen rather than trusting either table.
How it differs from Puzzico
- One answer or many. Puzzico has one hidden word. Krillion has a list of accepted answers per prompt, and the tier of your answer sets the score.
- Fewer attempts means more. In Puzzico, fewer guesses is better. In Krillion you usually type one answer per prompt before the timer ends, so the skill is choosing an answer that is valid but not obvious.
- Shared start, different result. Both games give every player the same puzzle each day. In Puzzico, you can compare guess counts. In Krillion, the comparison is how deep your answers sank.
What carries over from word-game thinking
One habit helps in both: do not stop at the first thing that fits. In Puzzico we suggest counting how many candidates a pattern leaves before you guess, as in our stuck guide. A count is not a probability, though, and the same caution applies here: an answer feeling unusual to you does not mean few other players typed it. We have not played enough Krillion to give tested tactics, so we are not listing any.
Check you are on the official site
Several unofficial sites use the Krillion name, including fan guides and clones with their own “Unlimited” versions. One fan guide states it is independent and not affiliated with krillion.io. If you want the real game, use the address on the Product Hunt listing.
Sources and method
Details come from the Product Hunt listing, two fan guides (KrillionHQ and Daily Games to Play) and the official site’s menu, whose rules page did not load for us. We keep a longer, source-by-source write-up on our sister site Tamedex: Krillion on Tamedex. Facts were checked on October 12, 2026 and may change.
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