The rules
- You get a prompt like “Name a dog breed” or “Name a country whose name ends in E”.
- Type one answer that fits. If it isn’t on our list, you can try again until time runs out.
- When your answer is accepted, you see where it ranks among all accepted answers, from the crowd pick to the rarest.
- Seven prompts make a round. Every grade flies your tuxedo-cat UFO a fixed distance: S 100 km, A 60 km, B 30 km. Best possible flight: 700 km.
Scoring tiers
| Grade | Where your answer sits | Your UFO flies |
|---|---|---|
| S · Ultra rare | 75–100% of the way from the most common answer to the rarest | 100 km |
| A · Rare | 40–75% of the way from the most common answer to the rarest | 60 km |
| B · Common | 0–40% of the way from the most common answer to the rarest | 30 km |
| No answer | Time ran out or you skipped | 0 km |
Each prompt also has one hand-picked 🌟 gem answer: obscure, but something a few people will actually think of. It always scores an S.
Typos, aliases and plurals
Capitalisation, accents and “the” at the start don’t matter. Common alternate names work (“Holland”, “Burma”, “Baby Yoda”), plurals are matched, and a small typo is forgiven on longer words. The reveal tells you if we read your answer as something else.
Generated letter prompts
Alongside hand-ranked categories, Outlier builds letter puzzles from master lists: starts with, ends with, contains the letter and exactly N letters long. That’s what keeps Unlimited fresh, round after round.
Strategy
- Use your first thought as a filter: think it, then throw it away.
- Lean on niches you know well (your country, your hobbies, a show you’ve rewatched).
- In Crowd Mode, do the opposite: give the very first answer that comes to mind.
FAQ
Why wasn’t my answer accepted?
Either it doesn’t fit the prompt or our list is missing it. Lists are curated by hand, so some valid answers aren’t in there yet.
How is rarity decided?
Each list is ranked by hand by familiarity: how likely an average English-speaking player is to think of it. Generated letter prompts inherit the ranking from their master list.
What is the gem answer?
One hand-picked answer per prompt, chosen to be obscure but satisfying: something a few people will actually get. It always scores an S.