Name one of the five basic tastes: rare answers
We accept 5 answers to “Name one of the five basic tastes” in our Krillion practice game. Most players reach for Sweet, Sour and Salty, which keeps them near the surface. Deep cuts such as Umami score 85 points.
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- Accepted answers
- 5
- Category
- General knowledge
- Deep answers (85–100 pts)
- 1 (20%)
- Alternate spellings accepted
- 5 answers
- First letters
- 3 different; S is the most common (3)
The rarest answers
This list has no Abyssal tier, so the Midnight Zone is as deep as it goes: Umami, worth 85 points each.
🦑 Midnight Zone answers (85 points)
Umami
🐠 Twilight Zone answers (60 points)
Bitter
🌊 Surface answers (10 points)
Sweet, Sour, Salty
Other spellings we accept
Type any of these and the game counts it as the same answer. Small typos are forgiven on longer answers too.
- Umami: Savory, Savoury
- Bitter: Bitterness
- Sweet: Sweetness
- Sour: Sourness
- Salty: Salt, Saltiness
Rarity tiers are our own estimate of how few people would think of each answer. For strategy, read how to find One in a Krillion answers.
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