Krillion #104 · Prompt 3 of 7

Name a type of ball outside of sports

October 27, 2026: 357 accepted answers, grouped by tier from rarest to most obvious. Every answer in a tier scores the same. Checked 15:00 UTC. Just want a hint?

Gem answer

Time ballKrillionGreenwich's time ball, installed in 1833, still drops at 1 p.m.

What players picked most

Share of this prompt's players, counted at 14:59 UTC on October 27. The tier was set before anyone played, so a common answer can still score high.

Answer	Tier	Players	Share
Ball bearing	Schooler	150,280	15%
Exercise ball	Schooler	54,990	5.7%
Medicine ball	Rare	43,492	4.5%
Ballpoint pen ball	Rare	35,576	3.7%
Stress ball	Plankton	35,043	3.6%
Eyeball	Schooler	27,123	2.8%
Bouncy ball	Plankton	25,330	2.6%
Marble	Schooler	25,128	2.6%
Joint ball	Rare	23,784	2.5%
Disco ball	Plankton	22,655	2.3%

All 357 answers, by tier

The number after an answer is how many players gave it; no number means nobody had, as of 14:59 UTC on October 27.

Krillion100 pts · 1,000 m · 1 answer

Time ballgem answer4,716

Deep cut85 pts · 850 m · 236 answers · 236 picked by someone

A

Activity ball671
Aniseed ball172
Antenna ball250

B

Bachelor and spinster ball54
Bagatelle ball13
Bait ball1,355
Bal blanc5
Ball burnisher91
Ball lens203
Ball lightning2,963
Ball of the hip2,750
Ball of the shoulder2,272
Ball of the thumb93
Ball sinker610
Ballot ball1,586
Barley ball33
Bead ball360
Beautillion79
Bee ball738
Billy balls108
Bio ball624
Bird toy ball334
Bitterballen342
Black and white ball29
Blooming tea ball11
Blowball482
Booger ball1,124
Boudin ball140
Bourbon ball74
Brandy ball19
Breathing ball142
Brinell ball33
Bubble ball884
Buckyball3,055
Bumble Ball83
Butter ball2,177
Buttonball94

C

Cassava ball12
Cedar ball39
Check ball3,767
Chicken rice ball82
Chrome ball158
Circus ball701
Clacker balls340
Coal ball377
Coconut ball206
Codfish ball30
Coffee ball477
Commemoration ball72
Concrete ball6,401
Confetti ball93
Corona ball526
Coronation ball232
Crab ball277
Cramp ball187
Crawfish ball12
Cuttlefish ball498

D

Date ball64
Decanter cleaning ball31
DNA nanoball187
Dorodango243
Dosing ball328
Drag ball390
Dung ball4,434

E

Earthball159
EM mudball23
Embroidered ball39
Eraser ball173

F

Fabric softener ball34
Fat ball619
Felt ball80
Fender ball56
Fibre ball41
Finial ball59
Fire extinguisher ball64
Fire pit ball5
Float ball4,770
Flower ball187
Frac ball466
Freshers' ball69

G

Gauze ball173
Gazing ball454
Gluten ball11
Grinding ball2,924
Gyro ball4,824

H

Haggis ball24
Ham ball161
Harmony ball264
Hay ball479
Headache ball175
Heelball2,243
Herbal compress ball60
Hitch ball2,477
Honey ball142
Honeycomb ball1
Hover ball144
Hundred days ball3
Hunt ball154

I

Ice cream ball1,479
Inaugural ball304
Ink ball1,894

J

Jacks ball190
Jellicle Ball36
Jolly Ball228

K

Kibbeh ball13
Kissing ball17
Koosh ball232
Kugel ball236
Kusudama49

L

Labneh ball53
Laundry bluing ball67
Lava ball485
Lavender ball7
Lentil ball47
Light ball1,905
Lightning rod ball4
Limescale ball48
Lip balm ball327

M

Madballs75
Mardi Gras ball202
Marker ball168
Mating ball47
Matura ball253
May Ball624
Maze ball182
Metaball476
Military ball1,513
Minié ball72
Mint ball32
Mooring ball2,907
Mozart ball78
Multiplying balls5
Mung bean ball6
Myoball17

O

Old ones' ball2
Oreo ball120

P

Pachinko ball451
Paint mixing ball2,568
Pancake ball15
Paper mache ball76
Party ball3,612
Peanut ball313
Peanut butter ball296
Pepper ball348
Pet hair remover ball26
Pigging ball87
Pith ball153
Plantain ball150
Plush ball203
Pogo ball295
Poi ball57
Policemen's ball316
Pollen ball119
Pomander ball854
Pool filter ball22
Pork ball198
Prawn ball311
Prism ball37
Puffed rice ball5
Puffer ball179
Punching ball92
Purity ball94

R

Rag ball33
Ragi ball64
Rattan ball167
Rattle ball125
Reaction ball232
Reef ball27
Reflex ball378
Regency ball237
Remembrall53
Ribbon ball18
Robot ball549
Rollerball6,392
Rope ball198
Ruby ball154

S

Sand ball681
Sandy stiltball24
Sauerkraut ball3
Sausage ball117
Scioptic ball6
Scum ball7
Sea ball649
Sewer ball68
Shade ball1,738
Shower filter ball105
Shrapnel ball22
Signal ball387
Slam ball277
Smash Ball89
Smoke ball163
Smut ball5
Sneaker ball3,085
Snuffle ball17
Soap ball539
Solder ball289
Soot ball69
Sour ball326
Splash ball39
Splat ball313
Spray ball461
Stink ball209
Stone ball1,931
Stuffing ball112
Surprise ball134
Sweet potato ball40
Sweetgum ball417

T

Tamarind ball29
Tank ball364
Tar ball532
Taro ball121
Teething ball71
Temari ball118
Termite ball51
Test ball524
Tofu ball124
Toning ball36
Tooling ball356
Topiary ball16
Treat ball295
Typeball305

V

Valentine's ball32
Velcro ball27
Viennese ball788

W

Wall ball924
Water Balz72
Water bouncing ball471
Willow ball51
Winter ball1,870
Witch ball269
Wonder Ball104
Worm ball132

Y

Yam ball20
Yule Ball2,153

Z

Zombie ball10
Zoom ball92

Rare60 pts · 600 m · 88 answers · 88 picked by someone

Ball and chain6,318
Ball of string1,250
Ball of the foot14,907
Ball-peen hammer772
Ballpoint pen ball35,576
Baoding balls2,543
Bean bag ball242
Beef ball196
Beer widget1,342
Bingo ball1,968
Blender ball2,662
Bosu ball2,427
Cake ball573
Cat ball4,968
Charity ball2,693
Chicken ball831
Clay ball1,206
Cookie dough ball582
Costume ball676
Cup and ball805
Debutante ball5,047
Dog ball8,173
Dough ball6,216
Doughnut ball496
Dragon Ball1,380
Energy ball1,436
Fidget ball1,523
Fish ball3,366
Foam ball1,810
Foil ball887
Gag ball5,563
Gel ball334
Glass ball2,965
Glutinous rice ball488
Hop ball737
Ice ball5,553
Joint ball23,784
Kegel balls2,402
Laundry ball6,280
Lint ball8,053
Lottery ball4,499
Mac and cheese ball346
Magnetic balls6,440
Malted milk ball953
Masquerade ball6,122
Matzo ball1,833
Medicine ball43,492
Melon ball2,645
Moss ball833
Mouse ball13,449
Mozzarella ball1,678
Mud ball754
Musket ball2,355
Nerf ball349
Octopus ball670
Paddle ball401
Paper ball1,512
Pendulum ball10,979
Piercing ball1,114
Pilates ball1,622
Plasma ball2,610
Pom-pom ball260
Popcorn ball468
Potato ball628
Puffball705
Puzzle ball542
Root ball371
Roulette ball847
Royal ball3,641
Rum ball504
School ball3,638
Scrubber ball256
Seed ball763
Sensory ball359
Sesame ball696
Silver ball629
Skee-Ball946
Slime ball962
Sock ball849
Spitball1,256
Sponge ball918
Tea ball1,492
Times Square ball13,107
Toy ball496
Trackball2,094
Vegetable ball694
Wooden ball447
Zorb ball3,309

Schooler30 pts · 300 m · 27 answers · 27 picked by someone

Ball bearing150,280
Ball of yarn9,175
Ball pit ball2,346
Beach ball9,837
Cannonball6,617
Cheese ball9,362
Chocolate ball2,393
Christmas ball4,582
Cotton ball3,126
Crystal ball10,544
Dryer ball8,679
Exercise ball54,990
Eyeball27,123
Fireball3,645
Gumball10,901
Hairball10,635
Hamster ball2,620
Juggling ball4,214
Magic 8 Ball13,819
Marble25,128
Mothball6,502
Pinball8,474
Poké Ball5,601
Rice ball4,724
Rubber band ball8,582
Tapioca ball1,994
Wrecking ball19,684

Plankton10 pts · 100 m · 5 answers · 5 picked by someone

Bouncy ball25,330
Disco ball22,655
Meatball11,860
Snowball7,853
Stress ball35,043

Questions about this prompt

What is the rarest answer to “Name a type of ball outside of sports”?

The rarest tier on this sheet is Krillion, worth 100 points. Its only answer is Time ball.

How many answers does “Name a type of ball outside of sports” accept?

357 answers, in 5 tiers: Krillion 1 (100 points), Deep cut 236 (85 points), Rare 88 (60 points), Schooler 27 (30 points), Plankton 5 (10 points). Every answer in a tier scores the same.

What was the most common answer to “Name a type of ball outside of sports”?

Ball bearing, given by 150,280 players (15%) as of 14:59 UTC on October 27. It sits in the Schooler tier, worth 30 points.

Is my answer to “Name a type of ball outside of sports” accepted?

Type it in the Check your answer box at the top of this page, or find it in the tier lists, which run A to Z. If the game corrected your spelling, look for the corrected form.