Run #16 · October 26, 2026
STRANDED run #16: the answers
5618 players finished this run. The average score was 1,688 out of 3,000, and 634 players got the alien all the way home.
In STRANDED, an answer scores more the fewer other players gave it, so the most common answer is the one to avoid. Here is what most people said, and the rare answers that paid off.
Name something that has arms but can't hug.
Most common answerClock: 18% of players said it, worth 92 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Record player: only one player, 500 points
- Traffic light: only one player, 500 points
- Straitjacket: only one player, 500 points
Name something you'd find on a pirate ship.
Most common answerRum: 7% of players said it, worth 186 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Hourglass: only one player, 500 points
- Bell: only one player, 500 points
- Fiddle: only one player, 500 points
Name something people do to get out of work.
Most common answerFake sick: 11% of players said it, worth 136 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Power outage: only one player, 500 points
- Say their basement flooded: only one player, 500 points
- Say they forgot: only one player, 500 points
Name something that's always smaller than you expect.
Most common answerPaychecks: 11% of players said it, worth 130 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Bathrooms: only one player, 500 points
- Backyards: only one player, 500 points
- Manneken pis: only one player, 500 points
Name something that makes people scream.
Most common answerRoller coasters: 6% of players said it, worth 193 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- The wifi: only one player, 500 points
- The bathtub: only one player, 500 points
- The vacuum: only one player, 500 points
Name something an alien would get addicted to on Earth.
Most common answerCigarettes: 12% of players said it, worth 123 points by the end of the day.
Rarest answers- Bubble wrap: only one player, 500 points
- Hot sauce: only one player, 500 points
- Selfies: only one player, 500 points
Name something that has a web but no spider.
Most common answerThe internet: 38% of players said it, worth 60 points.
Rarest answers- Relationships: only one player, 300 points
- Friendship: only one player, 300 points
- Friends: only one player, 300 points