Rarest #9 answer
Sunday, 18 October 2026
The prompt: A breed of dog beginning with B
Answers are checked against our list. Spelling variants and plurals are fine.
The obvious answers
BulldogBorder Collie
These are the answers most people reach for first, so they score the least.
Rare answers that would have scored well
Black Russian TerrierBearded CollieBluetick CoonhoundBologneseBrussels GriffonBeauceron
We knew 29 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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