What Does Rarity Actually Mean in Immaculate Grid?

Short version: the percentage under your answer is the share of other players who picked that same player for that square. Lower is better. Correct is correct either way, rarity just measures how obvious your answer was.

Finishing the grid is table stakes. Finishing it with a rarity score most people never think of is the actual game.

How the number is calculated

Every time someone submits a correct answer, Kickgrid tallies who they picked for that square. If a thousand people solve PSG plus France today and eight hundred of them type Mbappé, Mbappé sits around 80% for that square. If twelve people type Layvin Kurzawa, he sits at roughly 1%.

Your score for the grid is the sum of all nine square percentages. A grid full of obvious names might total 480. A grid where you dug for backups and loanees can drop under 100. Golf rules: lower wins.

Why a low score is worth chasing

A multiple-choice quiz has one right answer and nothing more to say once you’ve found it. Rarity turns every square into a second question after the first: not just “who fits here,” but “who’s the least obvious person who fits here.” That second question is where you actually learn something, backup keepers, one-season loans, relegated squads full of names you’d forgotten.

It also explains why the same grid never feels finished. Somebody, somewhere, found an answer at 1% you didn’t think of. There’s always a rarer name to chase.

Three ways to actually lower your score

Start with the safe pick, then reconsider. Type the obvious name first so the square isn’t blank, then ask if a teammate, a loanee, or a squad player from a different season also fits. Swap in the rarer name if you’re confident, keep the safe one if you’re not. A correct common answer beats a wrong clever one.

Think in terms of movement, not memory. The rare answers are almost never the players you’d list first. They’re the ones who moved: loan spells, short stints, a relegation season nobody remembers. Alphonse Areola alone unlocks rare answers across four different clubs because his career is one long loan tour.

Save the hipster picks for squares you already understand. Don’t get cute on a square where you’re unsure two names even qualify. Rarity hunting works best when you already have two or three valid options in your head and you’re choosing the least popular one, not gambling on a guess.

What a good score actually looks like

There’s no official cutoff, and it shifts with the day’s clues, but as a rough feel: a grid full of the first name that comes to mind usually lands in the 400s to 500s. Mixing in a couple of deliberate rare picks brings that into the 200s to 300s. Going out of your way on every square, the kind of session where you’re pulling out backup keepers and 2011 loan spells, is how people get under 100.

Don’t chase it at the cost of your streak, though. A wrong guess on a hard square costs a life for a few percentage points. Most days, one or two genuinely rare answers is a good session.

FAQ

Does a low rarity score do anything besides bragging rights? Not directly, no in-game reward is tied to it. The value is the habit it builds: it pushes you past the obvious names and into the parts of a squad you’d otherwise never think about.

Why did my answer show a higher rarity than I expected? Rarity reflects what other solvers picked that day, not how obscure the player generally is. A famous name can score low if the specific clue combination makes them non-obvious, and a squad player can score high if everyone happens to think of them first.

Does rarity change after I submit? The percentage can shift slightly through the day as more people solve the grid, but your locked-in answer and score don’t change once you’ve submitted.

Put it into practice

The fastest way to feel the difference is on a square you’d normally rush. Next time a club and league clue crosses, read our guide to those squares before you type the first name that comes to mind, then check the full rules if any of the clue types still feel fuzzy.