Name a metal (pure elements only; alloys like steel don't count)

Prompt 3 of 7 in the 2026-10-11 dive (day #88): 95 accepted answers, ranked from rarest to most obvious. The rarest was Rhenium at 100 points (1,000 m).

Krillion2100 pts each
Deep cut4785 pts each
Rare2460 pts each
Schooler1330 pts each
Plankton910 pts each

All 95 answers

Answer	Tier	Pts	Depth
RheniumAnnounced in 1925 and named for the Rhine river.	Krillion	100	1,000 m
TechnetiumMade in 1937 from cyclotron scrap, the first artificial element.	Krillion	100	1,000 m
Actinium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Americium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Berkelium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Bohrium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Californium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Cerium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Copernicium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Curium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Darmstadtium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Dubnium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Dysprosium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Einsteinium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Erbium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Europium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Fermium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Flerovium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Francium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Gadolinium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Hafnium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Hassium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Holmium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Indium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Lanthanum	Deep cut	85	850 m
Lawrencium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Livermorium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Lutetium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Meitnerium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Mendelevium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Moscovium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Neptunium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Nihonium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Niobium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Nobelium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Praseodymium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Promethium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Protactinium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Roentgenium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Rubidium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Ruthenium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Rutherfordium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Samarium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Seaborgium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Tantalum	Deep cut	85	850 m
Terbium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Thallium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Thulium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Yttrium	Deep cut	85	850 m
Antimony	Rare	60	600 m
Barium	Rare	60	600 m
Beryllium	Rare	60	600 m
Bismuth	Rare	60	600 m
Cadmium	Rare	60	600 m
Cesium	Rare	60	600 m
Gallium	Rare	60	600 m
Germanium	Rare	60	600 m
Iridium	Rare	60	600 m
Manganese	Rare	60	600 m
Molybdenum	Rare	60	600 m
Neodymium	Rare	60	600 m
Osmium	Rare	60	600 m
Palladium	Rare	60	600 m
Polonium	Rare	60	600 m
Radium	Rare	60	600 m
Rhodium	Rare	60	600 m
Scandium	Rare	60	600 m
Strontium	Rare	60	600 m
Tellurium	Rare	60	600 m
Thorium	Rare	60	600 m
Vanadium	Rare	60	600 m
Ytterbium	Rare	60	600 m
Zirconium	Rare	60	600 m
Calcium	Schooler	30	300 m
Chromium	Schooler	30	300 m
Cobalt	Schooler	30	300 m
Lithium	Schooler	30	300 m
Magnesium	Schooler	30	300 m
Nickel	Schooler	30	300 m
Plutonium	Schooler	30	300 m
Potassium	Schooler	30	300 m
Sodium	Schooler	30	300 m
Titanium	Schooler	30	300 m
Tungsten	Schooler	30	300 m
Uranium	Schooler	30	300 m
Zinc	Schooler	30	300 m
Aluminum	Plankton	10	100 m
Copper	Plankton	10	100 m
Gold	Plankton	10	100 m
Iron	Plankton	10	100 m
Lead	Plankton	10	100 m
Mercury	Plankton	10	100 m
Platinum	Plankton	10	100 m
Silver	Plankton	10	100 m
Tin	Plankton	10	100 m

Showcase answers for this prompt

RheniumAnnounced in 1925 and named for the Rhine river.
TechnetiumMade in 1937 from cyclotron scrap, the first artificial element.