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Krillion #107 · Prompt 6 of 7

Name a way to contact someone (methods, not brands/apps)

October 30, 2026: 179 accepted answers, grouped by tier from rarest to most obvious. Every answer in a tier scores the same. Checked . Just want a hint?

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What players picked most

Share of this prompt's players, counted at 05:14 UTC on October 30. The tier was set before anyone played, so a common answer can still score high.

AnswerTierPlayersShare
Carrier pigeonSchooler52,90339%
Morse codeRare9,4417%
Smoke signalsRare8,7576.5%
TelegramRare7,9215.9%
LetterPlankton7,3935.5%
Message in a bottleRare5,1113.8%
Tin-can telephoneRare5,0153.7%
FaxRare4,8753.6%
ShoutRare3,0952.3%
Instant messageRare2,8162.1%

All 179 answers, by tier

The number after an answer is how many players gave it; no number means nobody had, as of 05:14 UTC on October 30.

Krillion100 pts · 1,000 m · 1 answer

  • Rocket mailgem answer405

Deep cut85 pts · 850 m · 120 answers · 110 picked by someone

  • Aerial banner106
  • Aerogram26
  • Aircraft radio52
  • Alphorn7
  • Anonymous message42
  • Arrow message47
  • Audio letter15
  • Balloon message20
  • Barrel mail2
  • Bluetooth229
  • Bugle call14
  • Building projection9
  • Bulletin board system12
  • Bullroarer3
  • Calendar invite14
  • Call the operator2
  • Calling card26
  • Candle in the window4
  • Candygram60
  • CB radio54
  • Chalk message3
  • Clap57
  • Classified ad87
  • Collect call26
  • Conch shell32
  • Conference call20
  • Contact form7
  • Cooee15
  • Dead drop121
  • Distress signal12
  • Dive slate1
  • E-card6
  • E-invite11
  • Emergency beacon28
  • Emergency broadcast20
  • Flash headlights20
  • Flyer80
  • Friend request7
  • Gong14
  • Graffiti29
  • Ground-to-air signal1
  • Ham radio289
  • Heliograph49
  • Hydraulic telegraph5
  • Invitation17
  • IRC111
  • Jumbotron message13
  • Letter to the editor2
  • Live chat9
  • Loudspeaker van
  • Marine radio37
  • Mayday8
  • Message drop
  • Message stick9
  • Messenger dog172
  • Missed call19
  • Newsletter31
  • Newspaper notice21
  • Note tied to a rock26
  • Notice board30
  • Nudge56
  • Numbers station10
  • Nurse call button5
  • Open letter6
  • Optical telegraph13
  • Pan-pan
  • Panic button8
  • Paper airplane598
  • Party line4
  • Patient portal message6
  • Personal ad22
  • Phone tree2
  • Pneumatic post81
  • Pony Express418
  • Press release2
  • Prison toilet phone3
  • Radio dispatch8
  • Radio shout-out16
  • Relay service9
  • Robocall8
  • Rock the wings2
  • Rope signals
  • Satellite messenger78
  • Sécurité
  • Semaphore682
  • Serenade93
  • Serve papers104
  • Share a post2
  • Shofar8
  • Signal fire550
  • Signal flags266
  • Signal gun3
  • Signal mirror132
  • Singing telegram191
  • Speaking tube10
  • Strobe light4
  • Tag38
  • Talking drums56
  • Tank banger
  • Tap code11
  • Telautograph
  • Telex105
  • Three-way call
  • Throw a pebble at the window37
  • Tin can mail4
  • Torch telegraph1
  • Town crier57
  • Train order1
  • Transponder code 770013
  • TTY21
  • TV appeal
  • Underwater telephone15
  • Usenet post1
  • V-mail3
  • Voice chat66
  • Watchman's rattle
  • Welfare check13
  • Whistled language16
  • Wigwag3
  • Wink100

Rare60 pts · 600 m · 45 answers · 45 picked by someone

  • AirDrop262
  • Billboard64
  • Chat room23
  • Cold call236
  • Comment48
  • Courier360
  • Fax4,875
  • Flare533
  • Forum post121
  • Greeting card91
  • Hold up a sign258
  • Honk the horn120
  • In-game chat184
  • Instant message2,816
  • Intercom70
  • Internet call85
  • Knock on the door287
  • Megaphone206
  • Memo42
  • Message in a bottle5,111
  • Morse code9,441
  • Note554
  • PA announcement67
  • Poke256
  • Postcard730
  • Radio call724
  • Ring a bell53
  • Ring the doorbell59
  • Satellite phone634
  • Shout3,095
  • Signal lamp445
  • Siren3
  • Skywriting227
  • Smoke signals8,757
  • SOS384
  • Tap on the shoulder583
  • Telegram7,921
  • Tin-can telephone5,015
  • Video message62
  • Voice note155
  • Wave387
  • Whisper516
  • Whistle493
  • Word of mouth552
  • Yodelling317

Schooler30 pts · 300 m · 9 answers · 9 picked by someone

  • Carrier pigeon52,903
  • Direct message341
  • Group chat60
  • Pager2,717
  • Social media post929
  • Video call1,083
  • Visit in person562
  • Voicemail146
  • Walkie-talkie1,074

Plankton10 pts · 100 m · 4 answers · 4 picked by someone

  • Email1,381
  • Letter7,393
  • Phone call2,170
  • Text message587

Questions about this prompt

What is the rarest answer to “Name a way to contact someone (methods, not brands/apps)”?

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

How many answers does “Name a way to contact someone (methods, not brands/apps)” accept?

179 answers, in 5 tiers: Krillion 1 (100 points), Deep cut 120 (85 points), Rare 45 (60 points), Schooler 9 (30 points), Plankton 4 (10 points). Every answer in a tier scores the same.

What was the most common answer to “Name a way to contact someone (methods, not brands/apps)”?

Carrier pigeon, given by 52,903 players (39%) as of 05:14 UTC on October 30. It sits in the Schooler tier, worth 30 points.

Is my answer to “Name a way to contact someone (methods, not brands/apps)” 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.