Name a musical instrument

"Name a musical instrument" is a music prompt from the daily Krillion game that has appeared 1 time, most recently in dive #87 on October 10, 2026.

About 180 answers count for "Name a musical instrument" (fairly narrow), and the guide below is built from this prompt's own tier lists.

How to score on "Name a musical instrument"

• Short on time for "Name a musical instrument": Surface picks such as Cello, Clarinet and Drums keep the round alive
• A solid step up on "Name a musical instrument" is Accordion, Acoustic guitar and Bagpipes
• For depth on "Name a musical instrument", rarer tiers include 17-string koto, 7-string guitar and Aarbajo, with Pearl still above those
• "Name a musical instrument" has no recorded answers in Shallows yet, so the jump from common names to rare ones is sharp

What the answers for "Name a musical instrument" look like

Of the 176 answers listed for "Name a musical instrument", 34% sit in Abyss, which makes it the busiest tier on this prompt.

32% of the answers are two words or longer, and the typical answer is 8 characters long.

Among the rarer answers, the most common starting letters are A (65), C (20) and B (10), which is a quick way to narrow a guess when you are stuck.

It has been seen once so far, in dive #87; if it returns, this page will show how its answer pool changed.

For "Name a musical instrument" we currently track 176 answers across the tiers below (up to 40 shown per open list).

Tips for "Name a musical instrument"

1. If your first typed answer for "Name a musical instrument" was Cello, Clarinet and Drums, treat that as the floor and spend the next seconds elsewhere
2. Deeper players on "Name a musical instrument" often land near 17-string koto and 7-string guitar, which is a direction rather than a list to memorise
3. Reveal the Pearl for "Name a musical instrument" above only after you have tried for depth yourself

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