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Category: Language. Accepted entries currently in this bank: 8.
Answer scope
Provide one example that satisfies the full prompt: Name a standard English form of the verb be. Read any restrictions on letter count, location, award or group membership before choosing. Use a complete name when possible.
Matching ignores capitalization and accents, recognizes prepared aliases, and can suggest conservative spelling corrections. A suggested correction must be confirmed with a second submission. The list below records the actual configured entries rather than an exhaustive list of everything that could fit.
Prepared answer distribution
These counts describe the answer bank, not how many players submitted each answer. Editorial tiers remain the fallback until there are 100 accepted browser choices for this prompt.
| Tier | Entries | Points / depth |
|---|---|---|
| Plankton | 1 | 10 pts / 100m |
| Too Clever | 2 | 15 pts / 150m |
| Schooler | 1 | 30 pts / 300m |
| Rare | 1 | 60 pts / 600m |
| Deep Cut | 2 | 85 pts / 850m |
| One in a Krillion | 1 | 100 pts / 1000m |
Accepted answers and aliases
Plankton · 10 points
- Be
Too Clever · 15 points
- Am
- Is
Schooler · 30 points
- Are
Rare · 60 points
- Was
Deep Cut · 85 points
- Were
- Being
One in a Krillion · 100 points
- Been
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