Rung #123 hints and answer

September 30, 2026. Here is the full clue ladder for this puzzle, gentlest first. Each rung is worth fewer points, so open only what you need. The answer stays hidden until you click.

Hint 1, worth 5 points

Most of my kind carry a single long spear, but a rare few grow a matched second one beside it.

Hint 2, worth 4 points

I can dive nearly a mile into black water and hang there for twenty-five minutes before rising.

Hint 3, worth 3 points

I have no back fin at all, the better to glide just beneath the frozen ceiling of my world.

Hint 4, worth 2 points

I roam icy polar seas, shy and rarely seen, surfacing only briefly through cracks in the pack ice.

Hint 5, worth 1 point

Sailors once sold my single spiraled length as proof that unicorns were real.

Extra hint, the shape of the answer

7 letters, starts with “N”.

Reveal the answer to Rung #123

NARWHAL

A narwhal's tusk is actually a giant tooth that grows out through its lip, threaded with millions of nerve endings that sense the ocean around it.

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