Daily Rare Answer / About Daily Rare Answer

About Daily Rare Answer

Daily Rare Answer is a free daily word and trivia game. Every day it sets five prompts, the same for every player, and rewards the correct answer that the fewest other players give. It is an independent site, made for people who like games where knowing a little more than the obvious pays off.

How the prompts are made

We write every prompt ourselves. Each one has a clear rule and a long list of accepted answers, with common spellings and other names for the same thing, so that an unusual answer that fits is counted. Prompts are checked before they go live, and if a correct answer was missed you can tell us on the contact page and we will add it.

How scoring works

Your score for a prompt is 100 minus the percent of the other players who gave the same answer, up to 99. A wrong answer scores 0. Scores are marked provisional until at least 20 other players have answered, because early in the day a few answers can swing a percentage a long way. The home page explains it with an example.

Other games on this site

Alongside our own game we are adding a few daily games made by other people, each on its own page. Each one is loaded from its maker’s own website, carries its maker’s name, and belongs to them. A maker who would rather not be shown here can ask through the copyright page and we will take the game down.

Where we are going

We want a calm place to play a quick daily puzzle that rewards thinking past the first idea. New prompts arrive every day, and comments and prompt suggestions help us decide what to add next.