Rarest #17 answer
Monday, 26 October 2026
The prompt: A herb or spice beginning with C
Answers are checked against our list. Spelling variants and plurals are fine.
The obvious answers
CinnamonChilli
These are the answers most people reach for first, so they score the least.
Rare answers that would have scored well
Chaat MasalaComfreyCubebCurryChervilCulantro
We knew 26 valid answers for this prompt. In Rarest an answer is worth more the fewer other players gave it, so a correct but unusual answer beats a common one.
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