Ranks & badges

The twelve ranks

A daily dig earns XP for how deep it digs; a marathon earns a tenth as much for the same answers, from the day’s first marathon only. Sign in to keep your XP on every device.

1. Lv 1SproutTopsoilFrom your first dig
2. Lv 2BurrowerSubsoil500 XP
3. Lv 3TunnelerClay1,500 XP
4. Lv 4Rock BreakerBedrock3,000 XP
5. Lv 5Shaft SinkerDeep Rock5,000 XP
6. Lv 6Magma WaderMantle8,000 XP
7. Lv 7Ember MinerLower Mantle12,000 XP
8. Lv 8Core DiverOuter Core17,000 XP
9. Lv 9Iron HeartInner Core24,000 XP
10. Lv 10EarthcoreCentre of the Earth32,000 XP
11. Lv 11BreakthroughFar Side42,000 XP
12. Lv 12AntipodeanAntipodes55,000 XP

Medals

Badges

• One in Wormillion

  1. IOne in Wormillion Give an answer at 90% obscurity or more.
  2. IISeam Finder Give ten answers at 90% or more.
  3. IIIMother Lode Give a hundred answers at 90% or more.
• Diamond

  1. IDiamond in the Rough Name the single most obscure place in a category (100%).
  2. IIDiamond Mine Name ten places at 100%.
• Rich Vein

  1. IRich Vein Five jackpots in one dig.
  2. IIWormillionaire Ten jackpots in one dig.
• Tourist

  1. IDig Deeper Next Time Answer with the most famous place in its category (0%).
  2. IITourist Give ten 0% answers.
• Clean Sheet

  1. IClean Sheet Answer all ten rounds of a dig.
  2. IINever Stumped Ten clean sheets.
• Deep Dig

  1. IInto the Core End a dig 4,000 m deep.
  2. IICore Sample End a dig 4,500 m deep.
  3. IIIHot Enough For You End a dig 5,000 m deep.Unlocks the Heat visor
• High Score

  1. IFive Grand Score 5,000 in one dig.
  2. IIEight Grand Score 8,000 in one dig.
  3. IIITen Grand Score 10,000 in one dig.
• Streak

  1. IHabit Forming Dig the daily three days running.
  2. IIWeek of Worms Dig the daily seven days running.Unlocks the Daisy
  3. IIIMonth Underground Dig the daily thirty days running.
  4. IVHundred Days Down Dig the daily a hundred days running.Unlocks the Crystal worm
  5. VA Year in the Dark Dig the daily every day for a year.
• Regular

  1. IDaily Digger Finish a daily dig.
  2. IIRegular Finish ten dailies.
  3. IIILocal Legend Finish a hundred dailies.
  4. IVEvery Day's a Dig Finish 365 dailies.
• Field Notes

  1. IBreaking Ground Finish your first dig.Unlocks the Seedling sprout
  2. IIField Notes Name 100 different places.
  3. IIIAtlas Name 1,000 different places.
  4. IVGazetteer Name 5,000 different places.
• Pioneer

  1. IPioneer Be the first digger ever to name a place.
  2. IITrailblazer Be first to name 25 places.Unlocks the Explorer’s banner
  3. IIITerra Incognita Be first to name 250 places.
• Podium

  1. IOn the Podium Finish a week in the top three.
  2. IITop of the Heap Finish a week first on the leaderboard.Unlocks the Velvet top hat
  3. IIIGold Standard Take ten gold medals.
• Nine Seams

  1. ★Nine Seams A jackpot in every one of the nine categories.
• Six Continents

  1. ★Six Continents Name a country, capital or city on every inhabited continent.Unlocks the Captain’s cap
• Every Flag

  1. ★Every Flag Name every country in the current bank across your digs.Unlocks the Globe crown
• Field Journal

  1. ★Field Journal Collect all ten depth stories: end a dig 6,000 m deep.
• Marathon

  1. IFirst Marathon Run a marathon to the end: dig for the full 42:12.
  2. II10K Down Dig 10,000 m in one marathon.
  3. IIIHalf Way Down Dig 21,097 m in one marathon, the length of a half marathon.
  4. IVThe Wall Dig 30,000 m in one marathon.
  5. VFull Distance Dig 42,195 m in one marathon, the length of a marathon.Unlocks the Pharaoh worm
• Negative Split

  1. ★Negative Split Dig deeper in the second half of a full marathon than in the first.Unlocks the Stopwatch

Nameplates

Your row on the leaderboards wears a nameplate. Everyone has the layer of their level; the rest come with achievements and events, in six qualities from Common to Mythic. Choose the one you wear in your profile.

Mythic 2

• Wormillionaire

  Ten jackpots in one dig.

• A Year in the Dark

  Dig the daily every day for a year.

Legendary 3

• The Bottom

  Collect all ten depth stories: end a dig 6,000 m deep.

• Every Flag

  Name every country in the current bank across your digs.

• Full Distance

  Dig 42,195 m in one marathon, the length of a marathon.

Epic 8

• Magma Vein

  End a dig 5,000 m deep.

• Nine Seams

  A jackpot in every one of the nine categories.

• Trailblazer

  Be first to name 25 places.

• Top of the Heap

  Finish a week first on the leaderboard.

• Ten Grand

  Score 10,000 in one dig.

• Half Way Down

  Dig 21,097 m in one marathon, the length of a half marathon.

• The Wall

  Dig 30,000 m in one marathon.

• Hollow Night

  Limited event: finish a daily dig in Halloween week, 24–31 October 2026.

Rare 7

• Geode

  Name the single most obscure place in a category (100%).

• Seam Finder

  Give ten answers at 90% or more.

• Month Underground

  Dig the daily thirty days running.

• Six Continents

  Name a country, capital or city on every inhabited continent.

• Tourist Trap

  Give ten 0% answers.

• 10K Down

  Dig 10,000 m in one marathon.

• Negative Split

  Dig deeper in the second half of a full marathon than in the first.

Uncommon 7

• One in Wormillion

  Give an answer at 90% obscurity or more.

• Clean Sheet

  Answer all ten rounds of a dig.

• Week of Worms

  Dig the daily seven days running.

• Five Grand

  Score 5,000 in one dig.

• Into the Core

  End a dig 4,000 m deep.

• Field Notes

  Name 100 different places.

• First Marathon

  Run a marathon to the end: dig for the full 42:12.

Common 12

• Topsoil

  Every digger starts in the Topsoil.

• Subsoil

  Reach Lv 2, Burrower: dig down to the Subsoil.

• Clay

  Reach Lv 3, Tunneler: dig down to the Clay.

• Bedrock

  Reach Lv 4, Rock Breaker: dig down to the Bedrock.

• Deep Rock

  Reach Lv 5, Shaft Sinker: dig down to the Deep Rock.

• Mantle

  Reach Lv 6, Magma Wader: dig down to the Mantle.

• Lower Mantle

  Reach Lv 7, Ember Miner: dig down to the Lower Mantle.

• Outer Core

  Reach Lv 8, Core Diver: dig down to the Outer Core.

• Inner Core

  Reach Lv 9, Iron Heart: dig down to the Inner Core.

• Centre of the Earth

  Reach Lv 10, Earthcore: dig down to the Centre of the Earth.

• Far Side

  Reach Lv 11, Breakthrough: dig down to the Far Side.

• Antipodes

  Reach Lv 12, Antipodean: dig down to the Antipodes.

Nine seams

Each category of place is a seam. Name 1%, 5%, 15%, 40% of a category's places to grade its seam Bronze, Silver, Gold and Diamond.

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