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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,640 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,434 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,401 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,331 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,299 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,288 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,222 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,213 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,172 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,134 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,112 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,086 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,078 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,070 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,054 | END |
| 16. | 1,043 | EAR OLE |
| 18. | 1,035 | SPA |
| 19. | 1,011 | ACE |
| 20. | 981 | ESS |
| 21. | 961 | NEE |
| 22. | 957 | ADO |
| 23. | 955 | EST |
| 24. | 953 | IRA |
| 25. | 940 | ODE |
| 26. | 937 | SEE |
| 27. | 935 | ASH |
| 28. | 916 | EEL |
| 29. | 904 | ANT |
| 30. | 900 | ESE |
| 31. | 898 | EAT |
| 32. | 881 | TEA |
| 33. | 874 | ART |
| 34. | 862 | AGE |
| 35. | 852 | ETE |
| 36. | 850 | TEN |
| 37. | 845 | NET |
| 38. | 841 | APE |
| 39. | 825 | TEE |
| 40. | 824 | SEA |
| 41. | 822 | SET |
| 42. | 797 | EVE |
| 43. | 796 | LEE |
| 44. | 792 | EGO |
| 45. | 775 | ANA |
| 46. | 770 | ASS |
| 47. | 760 | ENS |
| 48. | 759 | TAR |
| 49. | 755 | ICE |
| 50. | 744 | SHE |
| 51. | 743 | ALL |
| 52. | 739 | RED |
| 53. | 729 | RES |
| 54. | 721 | ADE |
| 55. | 720 | LIE |
| 56. | 713 | ARA |
| 57. | 695 | NOR |
| 58. | 694 | AMI |
| 59. | 688 | OAR |
| 60. | 684 | NEO |
| 61. | 680 | SSE YES |
| 63. | 678 | ROE |
| 64. | 674 | AHA |
| 65. | 671 | USE |
| 66. | 670 | ARI |
| 67. | 665 | ELL |
| 68. | 661 | ACT |
| 69. | 656 | AIR |
| 70. | 652 | EON RAT |
| 72. | 651 | ORA |
| 73. | 648 | RAN |
| 74. | 645 | RIO |
| 75. | 644 | TIE TNT |
| 77. | 631 | ADA |
| 78. | 630 | STE |
| 79. | 628 | AMA ANI |
| 81. | 626 | ILE LEA OIL |
| 84. | 622 | ABE ANN |
| 86. | 614 | AGO |
| 87. | 613 | STY |
| 88. | 609 | LET |
| 89. | 603 | AVE |
| 90. | 602 | IDO SAT TOE |
| 93. | 601 | ARC ELS |
| 95. | 600 | ASP ORO |
| 97. | 596 | TRI |
| 98. | 590 | EMU |
| 99. | 589 | SIR SRO |
| 101. | 584 | ASA |
| 102. | 581 | NRA |
| 103. | 579 | PER |
| 104. | 577 | ARM |
| 105. | 576 | OAT |
| 106. | 575 | IDA |
| 107. | 574 | INN |
| 108. | 573 | LEI |
| 109. | 569 | RTE |
| 110. | 567 | UTE |
| 111. | 566 | ITS |
| 112. | 565 | LES |
| 113. | 564 | ESP |
| 114. | 562 | ADS |
| 115. | 561 | ERN OER |
| 117. | 559 | ERS EVA |
| 119. | 551 | NNE |
| 120. | 547 | OLD |
| 121. | 546 | TRA |
| 122. | 540 | LEO |
| 123. | 539 | NIL |
| 124. | 534 | EER |
| 125. | 533 | ION |
| 126. | 531 | EWE |
| 127. | 529 | INA |
| 128. | 527 | AND ETC |
| 130. | 526 | IAN |
| 131. | 524 | ELM |
| 132. | 523 | RAH |
| 133. | 520 | ILL |
| 134. | 518 | RAE TAN URN |
| 137. | 516 | ATA |
| 138. | 515 | PRO |
| 139. | 513 | APT |
| 140. | 506 | DEN |
| 141. | 502 | NED TED USA |
| 144. | 501 | HER |
| 145. | 497 | SOS |
| 146. | 492 | ANY EYE SAD |
| 149. | 491 | ABA AVA |
| 151. | 488 | RUE |
| 152. | 487 | SEN TIN |
| 154. | 485 | PEA |
| 155. | 484 | CAR INS LED SLY |
| 159. | 476 | DEE |
| 160. | 472 | NEA SAL |
| 162. | 471 | ONA |
| 163. | 470 | AXE ITE |
| 165. | 469 | ADD |
| 166. | 466 | TRE |
| 167. | 465 | RAP |
| 168. | 464 | ALT |
| 169. | 463 | ECO |
| 170. | 460 | ENT MAR |
| 172. | 457 | PAL |
| 173. | 454 | ERG ETO |
| 175. | 453 | ONO |
| 176. | 451 | STA |
| 177. | 449 | MET |
| 178. | 448 | THE |
| 179. | 446 | SON |
| 180. | 444 | GAS OBI |
| 182. | 443 | PAR RAM |
| 184. | 440 | SRI |
| 185. | 439 | RIA |
| 186. | 438 | EGG |
| 187. | 437 | AGA |
| 188. | 436 | OTT OVA SOL |
| 191. | 435 | EDS ELK |
| 193. | 430 | ROT |
| 194. | 429 | REP RNA TOT |
| 197. | 428 | AIL ASK |
| 199. | 427 | ITO |
| 200. | 425 | PTA |
| 201. | 423 | ALP |
| 202. | 422 | AWE MAE |
| 204. | 421 | NAT TOR TSE |
| 207. | 418 | ETS NAP |
| 209. | 417 | EKE TON |
| 211. | 416 | LAS TIS |
| 213. | 414 | BEE ELF |
| 215. | 411 | SIS TAT TEL |
| 218. | 410 | EEN |
| 219. | 409 | EOS |
| 220. | 408 | STS |
| 221. | 407 | LAD LOT ORB PSI |
| 225. | 406 | PIE |
| 226. | 405 | DOE |
| 227. | 404 | ORR SEC |
| 229. | 403 | SAM SAP |
| 231. | 400 | GEE HEN ODD RYE |
| 235. | 399 | AIM PEN REA SAN |
| 239. | 397 | EMS SIT |
| 241. | 396 | HAS MEN NTH |
| 244. | 394 | PRE |
| 245. | 393 | SRA UNO |
| 247. | 391 | INE TRY |
| 249. | 390 | CAT |
| 250. | 389 | EPI |
| 251. | 388 | LIT |
| 252. | 387 | DES |
| 253. | 386 | ANE HAT SRS |
| 256. | 384 | AMO IKE REO |
| 259. | 383 | TAP TOO YEN |
| 262. | 382 | YET |
| 263. | 381 | LIL REL RHO |
| 266. | 379 | BAR CPA SSS |
| 269. | 378 | NOT SER |
| 271. | 377 | EPA |
| 272. | 376 | ASE |
| 273. | 375 | DNA |
| 274. | 374 | AID NEW |
| 276. | 373 | ATT BAA |
| 278. | 372 | ARK |
| 279. | 370 | SIN |
| 280. | 369 | SST |
| 281. | 368 | OLA |
| 282. | 367 | RET |
| 283. | 366 | TAU |
| 284. | 365 | OPT |
| 285. | 364 | ERI |
| 286. | 363 | NOD ROD SAC |
| 289. | 362 | SKI SUE |
| 291. | 361 | EBB |
| 292. | 359 | BRA |
| 293. | 358 | HOE |
| 294. | 357 | ARR ROI |
| 296. | 356 | IRS |
| 297. | 355 | INK |
| 298. | 354 | ENG |
| 299. | 353 | SOD |
| 300. | 351 | PAT SAG |
| 302. | 350 | DOT NAE |
| 304. | 349 | EIN |
| 305. | 348 | RON TAD |
| 307. | 347 | LAP RID |
| 309. | 345 | AAA LEN |
| 311. | 344 | OWE TAB |
| 313. | 343 | ENO IMP |
| 315. | 342 | ELA RAG |
| 317. | 341 | BOA |
| 318. | 340 | AMP TOM |
| 320. | 339 | HAL RIP |
| 322. | 338 | MEL |
| 323. | 337 | DIE POE |
| 325. | 336 | ETH MIA |
| 327. | 335 | MER TET |
| 329. | 333 | RCA |
| 330. | 332 | OUT |
| 331. | 331 | CIA OSE |
| 333. | 330 | LSD |
| 334. | 329 | NON TIA |
| 336. | 328 | BAT CEE |
| 338. | 327 | APO GEL |
| 340. | 326 | EAU LOO TWO |
| 343. | 325 | PET TAI |
| 345. | 324 | ARS ORT URI |
| 348. | 323 | MAO |
| 349. | 322 | ASI YEA |
| 351. | 321 | LOS SEW |
| 353. | 320 | ISM OTO STU |
| 356. | 319 | ISH |
| 357. | 318 | DER KEN MAN PAS |
| 361. | 317 | MAT |
| 362. | 316 | IST IVE VIA |
| 365. | 314 | CAL RAW |
| 367. | 313 | HAM TAO WEE |
| 370. | 312 | ONT |
| 371. | 311 | TIP |
| 372. | 309 | ANO REF |
| 374. | 308 | OUR SAO |
| 376. | 307 | ATL BAH UNA |
| 379. | 306 | ATM OPS UNE |
| 382. | 305 | DEL DYE |
| 384. | 304 | IOU ITA TIL |
| 387. | 303 | OSS |
| 388. | 302 | RBI |
| 389. | 301 | CAP OCT TIC |
| 392. | 299 | HST SOT |
| 394. | 298 | AAR ACH CAN NAN TOP |
| 399. | 297 | COO RIM |
| 401. | 296 | NOS SCI VEE |
| 404. | 295 | SPY TAM |
| 406. | 294 | TDS |
| 407. | 293 | AFT |
| 408. | 292 | CHI GET NAB NIP WAR |
| 413. | 291 | NCO TAG |
| 415. | 290 | UNI |
| 416. | 289 | EDE |
| 417. | 288 | ABC MAP PAN |
| 420. | 286 | MAC |
| 421. | 285 | AER DAD |
| 423. | 284 | INT |
| 424. | 283 | AKA AYE DAS DOS HEM |
| 429. | 282 | NAG REV VAT |
| 432. | 280 | APR |
| 433. | 279 | ALS HIE LOA OHO |
| 437. | 278 | BET |
| 438. | 277 | RAY |
| 439. | 276 | ABS DAM LID |
| 442. | 275 | MAD |
| 443. | 274 | DON |
| 444. | 273 | LAC ROO |
| 446. | 272 | DAN |
| 447. | 271 | HOT |
| 448. | 270 | SIC |
| 449. | 269 | ALB BEN CAB |
| 452. | 268 | DAB IDS LAB RAS SLO |
| 457. | 267 | OAK SNL TER |
| 460. | 266 | MOO NBA |
| 462. | 265 | EMO OWN WAS |
| 465. | 264 | LAO LIP POI |
| 468. | 263 | PIN REC |
| 470. | 262 | AME FEE INC RUT |
| 474. | 261 | HUE NUT |
| 476. | 260 | CHE LEG ROC |
| 479. | 259 | LYE RUN |
| 481. | 258 | ENA |
| 482. | 257 | ELO REE VET |
| 485. | 256 | AHS GAL GEM |
| 488. | 255 | HIS LAT OPE SIP UPS |
| 493. | 254 | AES CUE ELY OAF RIG |
| 498. | 253 | CON ICI REM RIB |
| 502. | 252 | LOU MIR |
| 504. | 251 | NSA |
| 505. | 250 | MRS SAW SAY |
| 508. | 249 | LAG MOE |
| 510. | 248 | BED DDE EDO ISO TSP |
| 515. | 247 | AWL ESO RNS SSR TUT |
| 520. | 246 | SSN |
| 521. | 245 | ANS |
| 522. | 244 | COT ISR ULE |
| 525. | 243 | LAR SOB TIM VAN |
| 529. | 242 | DIN GNU PAD POT |
| 533. | 240 | ROB USO |
| 535. | 239 | FAT |
| 536. | 238 | BAN GAP IDE |
| 539. | 237 | LON WED |
| 541. | 235 | GIN PIT |
| 543. | 233 | FAR OWL |
| 545. | 232 | LAW UTA |
| 547. | 231 | CAD GAR ILO LAM NAY VIE |
| 553. | 230 | FIR |
| 554. | 229 | MAS |
| 555. | 228 | ESC FOR FRA IRK PEP RAF |
| 561. | 227 | DEW IND NOW WET |
| 565. | 226 | HAN LIN REB |
| 568. | 225 | AMT NYE ORS SOU YRS |
| 573. | 224 | CAM |
| 574. | 223 | DAR DEA |
| 576. | 222 | COS MEA NUN |
| 579. | 221 | AOL DUE HES SUN |
| 583. | 220 | BAD BRO HIT MIL ORC TOY |
| 589. | 219 | ARF ILK |
| 591. | 218 | AMY IER |
| 593. | 217 | FAN RLS TVA UGH |
| 597. | 216 | CRO GAT GOO III |
| 601. | 215 | ISE NIT SKY |
| 604. | 214 | FOE REY |
| 606. | 213 | UAR WOE |
| 608. | 212 | OPA OUI |
| 610. | 211 | MAL TEC |
| 612. | 210 | BIT IAM TSK |
| 615. | 209 | HAD KEY LOP POD |
| 619. | 208 | BUS IMA OFT SGT SOP |
| 624. | 207 | BIN DOC DRS OAS YDS |
| 629. | 206 | REX |
| 630. | 205 | BEL DRY FRO MOT PGA RUR |
| 636. | 204 | DIP KIT MSS NAM TKO |
| 641. | 203 | EDT |
| 642. | 202 | BAS LOG LST |
| 645. | 201 | ECU FED PHI SDS |
| 649. | 200 | ALF CSA REN |
| 652. | 199 | AIT EEE EEK OHM |
| 656. | 198 | EDU THO |
| 658. | 197 | BOO HON UMA |
| 661. | 196 | CHA DEB EFT ROW SNO |
| 666. | 195 | KIN NOM ROM WIT |
| 670. | 194 | GAB SHY UFO UKE |
| 674. | 193 | COD DIS ISA LAY ORD RUM SOO |
| 681. | 192 | NAH SHA |
| 683. | 191 | LOB ODA |
| 685. | 190 | ARP CRI DUO LAE TAE WIN |
| 691. | 189 | CEO OKS WHO |
| 694. | 188 | EMT HOP LSU OED OOH STP TLC |
| 701. | 187 | BIO IDI ITT MOI NIN SEL |
| 707. | 186 | RAD RIN STR |
| 710. | 185 | INO USS |
| 712. | 184 | EUR MAI MOP TSA |
| 716. | 183 | EME IFS ORG |
| 719. | 181 | DRE PAC PAM |
| 722. | 180 | DAY HEP LEM |
| 725. | 179 | ATO KOS LOW ONS USN |
| 730. | 178 | SES SUR |
| 732. | 177 | CBS ENC PST WAN |
| 736. | 176 | GOT RRS |
| 738. | 175 | BSA ELD FEN IOS LIS TOA |
| 744. | 174 | DEI DOG DST MIT POP SOY TEM |
| 751. | 173 | GEN YAK |
| 753. | 172 | ILA JAR MOM OCA WOO YAM |
| 759. | 171 | BEA FLA PAW |
| 762. | 170 | BAG CUR DEM ING MOA PEI WEB |
| 769. | 169 | AMS COE GIS ICH KEG NOG URE ZEN |
| 777. | 168 | LAI SMA TOW |
| 780. | 167 | MBA OFF UMP WON YAP |
| 785. | 166 | LPS RTS SKA |
| 788. | 165 | DIM KAT MON ODS SOW TAC |
| 794. | 164 | LTD WES |
| 796. | 163 | AWN COP ENL POL SUM |
| 801. | 162 | DOR SEX |
| 803. | 161 | CRY DEO ZEE |
| 806. | 160 | AAH FAD FIT GOA HRS SMU |
| 812. | 159 | GEO TAJ WAD |
| 815. | 158 | KEA LII TUB |
| 818. | 157 | TAL |
| 819. | 156 | APP PEG |
| 821. | 155 | ABU DIA HIP PIA RDS TEX YOU |
| 828. | 154 | CDS HEE HID MOB TBS TIO |
| 834. | 153 | CEL EXE PTS |
| 837. | 152 | AOK MIN OSA ROY |
| 841. | 151 | COL FLO HAH MAA MEG TUN |
| 847. | 150 | FLU |
| 848. | 149 | ESL HAG JAM NEB |
| 852. | 148 | BIB BLT DDS GAD KID MED MME |
| 859. | 147 | ABO DDT NIA OSU OTS PUN SID URL |
| 867. | 146 | CIO EHS ESA NIE PEW REI STD VAL |
| 875. | 145 | ANG HRE ICY NIB ZOO |
| 880. | 144 | ALG HAY IRT NAS RDA |
| 885. | 143 | AGT BAM CID COB DEC GER NES TWA |
| 893. | 142 | PLO PRY |
| 895. | 141 | MES |
| 896. | 140 | AYN DID DTS HUT YON |
| 901. | 139 | BID ETD GOD |
| 904. | 138 | IPO MID NOB PLY SSW |
| 909. | 137 | ARN FIN PAY PIP PUT SIL ULM |
| 916. | 136 | BTU IWO MDS MIS OOO QED STL |
| 923. | 135 | CAW LOL OTE OVI UPI VIM |
| 929. | 134 | GAG MOD OSO TIT |
| 933. | 133 | BAL HBO HIM SUP YEW |
| 938. | 132 | AEC CNN CUT DEF GIL ICU JAB MEW ZED |
| 947. | 131 | BEG FIE GOP GPA GRE ILS IRR MAB NEY |
| 956. | 130 | COW EES GPS ISL MAY SYN |
| 962. | 129 | MAW MRI OOP |
| 965. | 128 | CCS COG CSI EMI FRI LER OHS RUB SLR |
| 974. | 127 | BOB GRR MTS OST OVO |
| 979. | 126 | FBI GTO HEX HEY LAX PSA RPM SIB TAS |
| 988. | 125 | BON LIV LTS |
| 991. | 124 | DOH HOG PCS PHD REG RUG |
| 997. | 123 | DIG PES SAS SIE |