Answer not accepted

“Not accepted” means the name is not on the DleBox list for that prompt. It is not a ruling that the thing is unreal. The line under the box is the whole message, and the clock keeps running.

Closed lists and samples

A closed prompt is filled out. The eight planets, the primes under 50, and the current NBA teams in the NBA pack are that kind of list. If a name belongs and the spelling is one we stored, it scores.

A sample prompt names a set we cannot finish. Deserts, string instruments, and Hall of Famers are samples. A real desert can miss. That gap is ours. Type another member you expect to be famous enough to be listed, or wait and read the answer table after you are done trying.

How a name is matched

Matching ignores case and accents. An ampersand is read as “and”. A leading “the”, “a”, or “an” is dropped. Plus signs and hash marks stay, so C++ and C# are different names. Extra spaces collapse.

An alias has to be stored. Brasil counts for Brazil because that alias is on the South America prompt. A nickname we never wrote down does not. Abbreviations work only where the row includes them, such as USA on the World Cup prompts.

What to do next

While seconds remain, send a different name. A rejected guess does not lock the prompt. At zero, the prompt scores 0 and you move on. Practice is a second shared set if you want more prompts without touching today's seven. Open the practice round for that, and the answer table when you want the names we actually score.