Krillion Hints Today
Krillion Hints Today gives spelling clues for the latest verified Daily Dive. Match the edition date and the question order in your game. Open one panel at a time to keep the answers for later.
Daily Dive #123
Edition (New York game date). Published (UTC). This guide covers the current New York game date. Reveal the selected answers. Check the reset time.
Seven spoiler-free clues
1. Name a movie involving time travel.
Light hint
The recorded pick has 2 words. Think of one well-known example and one from a related subcategory before you commit.
Medium hint
11 letters or digits, ignoring spaces and punctuation. First character: G.
2. Name a country where French is an official language
Light hint
The recorded pick is one word. Think of one well-known example and one from a related subcategory before you commit.
Medium hint
7 letters or digits, ignoring spaces and punctuation. First character: V.
3. Name a brand with an animal in its logo.
Light hint
The recorded pick is one word. Think of one well-known example and one from a related subcategory before you commit.
Medium hint
6 letters or digits, ignoring spaces and punctuation. First character: T.
4. Name a college or university major.
Light hint
The recorded pick is one word. Think of one well-known example and one from a related subcategory before you commit.
Medium hint
9 letters or digits, ignoring spaces and punctuation. First character: B.
5. Name something you light with a match or lighter.
Light hint
The recorded pick is one word. Think of one well-known example and one from a related subcategory before you commit.
Medium hint
10 letters or digits, ignoring spaces and punctuation. First character: C.
6. Name a deep-fried chicken dish.
Light hint
The recorded pick has 2 words. Think of one well-known example and one from a related subcategory before you commit.
Medium hint
11 letters or digits, ignoring spaces and punctuation. First character: H.
7. Name a job where people wear a uniform.
Light hint
The recorded pick is one word. Think of one well-known example and one from a related subcategory before you commit.
Medium hint
5 letters or digits, ignoring spaces and punctuation. First character: G.
Source for this edition
Official dated reveal (contains spoilers). We checked all seven positions against the Daily Dive feed before publication.
How Krillion Hints Today works
Krillion Hints Today follows the seven prompts in the verified Daily Dive's original order. Open the numbered question you are trying to solve and leave the other panels closed. The automated hints use the shape of one answer accepted in the official reveal, including the number of letters or digits and, where it is useful, the first character. They give you a way to check a candidate without showing the answer on this page.
Start with the requirement in the prompt before looking at the spelling clue. Decide whether it wants a person, title, place, object, or another type of response. Read any restriction on date, membership, medium, or spelling. The first candidate that comes to mind can be a poor fit if you retrieved a name associated with the subject but from the wrong category. The clue is more useful after you can explain what a successful answer has to be.
Use the edition date near the top as your reference. The official Daily Dive changes at midnight in New York. When the next edition has appeared but its reveal has not yet been verified by this site, the preceding edition can still be the latest one published here. A date mismatch is a reason to wait or return to the official game. It is easy to puzzle over a convincing clue that actually belongs to yesterday's question.
Use Krillion Hints Today without spoiling the dive
Krillion Hints Today works best when you treat a clue as a narrowing step. Give yourself a moment to come up with two paths to the category before expanding a panel. For a book prompt you might group titles by author or by period. For a geographic prompt you might follow a border or recall a rough location. Starting with a category can produce a usable answer even when the particular top example does not come to mind.
After opening the panel, compare the clue with a name you already know. Count letters and digits in the candidate and leave spaces and punctuation out of the total. An initial can refer to the first alphanumeric character, so punctuation at the start of a title is not part of the counting rule. Word count is a separate detail. A title can fit the letter total while still having another word boundary, so use both clues if you want to pursue the specific example.
A strong candidate that does not match the spelling clue may still be accepted. Open-ended trivia questions can have many correct answers. The clue is derived from one recorded example and it is fine to submit another qualifying answer. If the aim is to stay in the dive and get a valid response in time, pick the candidate whose fit you can describe with confidence. You can look up the published example after you finish.
What to do with a clue that feels too broad
Try looking for a smaller group inside the category. For a film prompt, narrow by decade, studio or a particular director. For a song, identify the performing artist and then think of tracks across two albums. For a math question, reduce the set by filtering its endpoints and obvious exclusions. Once you are working from a small list, a letter count can separate two plausible names more effectively than it can generate a candidate from scratch.
When the clue still does not help, switch strategies. Think of a familiar candidate that clearly meets every condition and use the time you have. Taking the most familiar answer can be a sound choice when you are still learning to recognize the wording. After the dive, compare the example with your own thinking. Ask what memory would have pointed you toward the accepted option, and turn that piece of knowledge into a short review exercise.
How to review hints after answering
Review the one or two clues you used rather than opening every finished question. For one of those questions, recall the hint without looking first. Then try to generate a different valid candidate. Group the names by the fact that makes them qualify, such as a recording credit, a border, or a historical period. This lets you keep a reusable connection instead of memorizing the answer of the day.
If you want a slower version of the same exercise, play the free practice game with its optional timer off. Its first hint gives a direction and its second can reveal a practice example. Those belong to the practice question bank. In a future round, re-enable the timer and use a clue only when you have trouble narrowing the category.
Use the clue when two answers look plausible
Suppose the question asks for a film title and you remember a pair of releases with the same main title. First check whether both meet the studio or date condition. A spelling clue can then help you decide which one the guide has in mind, especially when one has a longer subtitle. If one candidate clearly fits the question and the other only matches the clue, use the qualifying candidate. The accepted set is broader than one example.
For a number or spelling prompt, you may be able to write out a small set mentally. Read the limit and rule, then test each candidate in turn. A hint about length can act as a second check, although the same symbol can be spoken or spelled in different ways. Offer the form that the prompt asks for. Where a clue is tied to one saved spelling, do not treat that form as the only way of naming a correct answer.
Save the answer reveal for after the round if the clue is enough to narrow your choices. If you are reviewing with a friend, you can share the number of the panel and its game date without showing the answer. That gives them a chance to use the same clue while keeping the rest of the dive intact.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find a hint for the exact question I am playing?
Check the New York game date shown near the top and match it to the game. Open the panel with the same question number. The other panels stay closed until you choose them. If the dates differ, the hint may describe another edition.
Do I have to match the number of letters?
The length describes one accepted answer from the dated reveal. A different valid candidate can have another length and still score. Use the clue to explore the selected example, or give a candidate you already know meets the question’s condition.
Do spaces and punctuation count in a spelling clue?
No. The character count includes letters and digits. Spaces and punctuation are omitted from that count. The word count is given separately where the automated clue provides it, so you can distinguish titles with the same total number of characters.
Will a hint show the whole answer?
The hint panels show clues without listing the answer. The answer page separately reveals the chosen example for each question and describes its score. Read it after playing, or after you have given yourself time to try the clue.
Why do the practice hints look different?
Our practice game has a separate question bank and gives a direction first and an example second. The Daily Dive guide describes one accepted example from the official reveal. Practice is available at any time and does not follow the official game's daily schedule.
When will today's hints become available?
The update job publishes hints at the same time as the verified answer edition. Availability depends on the official reveal for all seven prompts. If it has not appeared or its questions do not match, the page continues displaying the last edition with its original date.
Previous dive recap
(New York game date) · Dive #122 · Open a question to check its recorded gem.
1. Billionaires
Ty Warner · 100 points. The prompt asks for a person. The brand Ty and its Beanie Babies are clues to the founder's name, but a product is not a billionaire.
2. Extinct vertebrates
Delcourt’s giant gecko · 100 points. Geckos are vertebrates, so this species fits the prompt's exclusion of insects and other invertebrates.
3. Living flightless animals that can move on two legs
Skywalker hoolock gibbon · 100 points. The recorded answer can walk on two legs. The question did not require it to use that gait all the time.
4. Ball sports scored without putting the ball into a target
Trobriand cricket · 100 points. Runs are counted through play between wickets. The ball does not have to cross through a goal to score a run.
5. Inhabited islands
Rhun Island · 100 points. The choice names one island with residents. Banda Islands names the larger group, which is a different entity.
6. Fictional ways to travel
Naglfar · 100 points. A named fictional ship answers how characters could travel. Naming only a fictional destination would change the requested category.
7. National government agencies
Board of Tea Experts · 100 points. The recorded answer names a federal body. A company selling tea or a city health department would fail the government-level restriction.