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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,592 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,418 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,375 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,296 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,272 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,243 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,191 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,188 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,137 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,120 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,082 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,059 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,051 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,046 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,026 | END |
| 16. | 1,018 | OLE |
| 17. | 1,017 | EAR |
| 18. | 1,004 | SPA |
| 19. | 983 | ACE |
| 20. | 973 | ESS |
| 21. | 944 | NEE |
| 22. | 937 | ADO |
| 23. | 923 | IRA |
| 24. | 922 | EST |
| 25. | 911 | ODE SEE |
| 27. | 909 | ASH |
| 28. | 889 | EEL |
| 29. | 887 | ANT |
| 30. | 886 | ESE |
| 31. | 884 | EAT |
| 32. | 866 | TEA |
| 33. | 853 | ART |
| 34. | 839 | ETE |
| 35. | 838 | AGE |
| 36. | 831 | TEN |
| 37. | 824 | NET |
| 38. | 820 | APE |
| 39. | 802 | SEA |
| 40. | 795 | TEE |
| 41. | 793 | SET |
| 42. | 777 | EVE |
| 43. | 775 | LEE |
| 44. | 769 | EGO |
| 45. | 755 | ANA ENS |
| 47. | 744 | ASS |
| 48. | 742 | TAR |
| 49. | 736 | ICE |
| 50. | 728 | RED |
| 51. | 727 | ALL |
| 52. | 722 | SHE |
| 53. | 721 | RES |
| 54. | 711 | ARA |
| 55. | 704 | LIE |
| 56. | 702 | ADE |
| 57. | 685 | AMI |
| 58. | 677 | NOR |
| 59. | 674 | OAR |
| 60. | 673 | SSE |
| 61. | 665 | ROE |
| 62. | 660 | ELL NEO |
| 64. | 657 | AHA |
| 65. | 654 | YES |
| 66. | 646 | ACT |
| 67. | 645 | ARI USE |
| 69. | 639 | AIR |
| 70. | 637 | EON RAN |
| 72. | 634 | RAT |
| 73. | 632 | TIE |
| 74. | 630 | ORA |
| 75. | 627 | TNT |
| 76. | 625 | STE |
| 77. | 623 | RIO |
| 78. | 621 | AMA LEA |
| 80. | 620 | ADA |
| 81. | 618 | ILE |
| 82. | 613 | OIL |
| 83. | 610 | ANI |
| 84. | 609 | ABE |
| 85. | 602 | ANN |
| 86. | 598 | AGO |
| 87. | 593 | LET ORO |
| 89. | 592 | AVE |
| 90. | 589 | STY TOE |
| 92. | 588 | SAT |
| 93. | 587 | ASP |
| 94. | 586 | ELS |
| 95. | 585 | ARC |
| 96. | 583 | IDO |
| 97. | 581 | NRA |
| 98. | 578 | EMU |
| 99. | 576 | SRO |
| 100. | 572 | ASA SIR |
| 102. | 570 | PER TRI |
| 104. | 569 | IDA |
| 105. | 565 | OAT |
| 106. | 563 | RTE |
| 107. | 562 | ARM |
| 108. | 561 | LEI |
| 109. | 559 | INN |
| 110. | 558 | ERN |
| 111. | 554 | LES UTE |
| 113. | 553 | ITS |
| 114. | 551 | EVA |
| 115. | 550 | OER |
| 116. | 547 | NNE |
| 117. | 545 | TRA |
| 118. | 544 | ESP |
| 119. | 539 | ERS |
| 120. | 538 | ADS |
| 121. | 530 | EER OLD |
| 123. | 525 | NIL |
| 124. | 522 | ION LEO |
| 126. | 520 | INA |
| 127. | 518 | EWE |
| 128. | 517 | RAH |
| 129. | 515 | AND |
| 130. | 511 | ETC |
| 131. | 510 | IAN |
| 132. | 509 | ATA ILL URN |
| 135. | 506 | ELM PRO |
| 137. | 505 | TAN |
| 138. | 502 | RAE |
| 139. | 497 | APT |
| 140. | 493 | DEN |
| 141. | 492 | NED |
| 142. | 490 | TED |
| 143. | 486 | HER |
| 144. | 482 | AVA RUE |
| 146. | 481 | ABA SEN |
| 148. | 479 | SOS USA |
| 150. | 478 | EYE SAD |
| 152. | 476 | CAR |
| 153. | 475 | ANY |
| 154. | 474 | INS |
| 155. | 472 | PEA |
| 156. | 471 | SLY TIN |
| 158. | 468 | DEE ITE NEA ONA |
| 162. | 463 | LED SAL |
| 164. | 461 | TRE |
| 165. | 456 | ADD |
| 166. | 454 | ETO RAP |
| 168. | 453 | AXE |
| 169. | 450 | ALT MAR |
| 171. | 449 | STA |
| 172. | 448 | ENT |
| 173. | 447 | PAL |
| 174. | 446 | ERG |
| 175. | 442 | ECO |
| 176. | 441 | THE |
| 177. | 436 | AGA MET |
| 179. | 435 | OBI |
| 180. | 434 | SON |
| 181. | 433 | RAM |
| 182. | 432 | PAR SOL |
| 184. | 431 | OTT RIA |
| 186. | 429 | ONO |
| 187. | 428 | EGG |
| 188. | 427 | GAS SRI |
| 190. | 425 | EDS |
| 191. | 423 | ROT |
| 192. | 422 | TOT |
| 193. | 421 | ELK OVA |
| 195. | 418 | REP TOR |
| 197. | 417 | AIL ITO |
| 199. | 416 | TSE |
| 200. | 415 | ASK RNA |
| 202. | 414 | MAE |
| 203. | 413 | NAT |
| 204. | 412 | ALP |
| 205. | 410 | NAP |
| 206. | 409 | AWE EEN |
| 208. | 407 | LAS TIS TON |
| 211. | 406 | BEE PTA TEL |
| 214. | 402 | EKE LAD TAT |
| 217. | 400 | EOS STS |
| 219. | 399 | SIS |
| 220. | 398 | ELF ORB SAM |
| 223. | 397 | ORR |
| 224. | 396 | EMS PIE |
| 226. | 395 | DOE LOT |
| 228. | 394 | ETS PSI REA |
| 231. | 392 | HEN SAP |
| 233. | 391 | GEE SEC |
| 235. | 390 | RYE |
| 236. | 389 | INE PEN |
| 238. | 388 | MEN |
| 239. | 386 | AIM HAS ODD PRE |
| 243. | 385 | ANE SAN |
| 245. | 384 | LIT |
| 246. | 383 | TRY |
| 247. | 382 | EPI NTH SRA |
| 250. | 381 | SIT |
| 251. | 380 | REL |
| 252. | 379 | UNO |
| 253. | 378 | IKE SSS |
| 255. | 377 | CAT DES |
| 257. | 376 | AMO ASE SER SRS |
| 261. | 375 | HAT TOO |
| 263. | 374 | BAR TAP |
| 265. | 373 | YET |
| 266. | 369 | REO |
| 267. | 368 | CPA LIL YEN |
| 270. | 367 | BAA NEW |
| 272. | 366 | AID NOT RHO |
| 275. | 365 | RET SST |
| 277. | 364 | ERI |
| 278. | 361 | ATT |
| 279. | 360 | ARK OLA |
| 281. | 357 | DNA EPA |
| 283. | 356 | SIN |
| 284. | 355 | ARR ROD TAU |
| 287. | 354 | EBB |
| 288. | 352 | SAC SUE |
| 290. | 351 | ROI SKI |
| 292. | 350 | BRA |
| 293. | 349 | OPT |
| 294. | 348 | INK |
| 295. | 347 | HOE |
| 296. | 346 | ENG NOD |
| 298. | 345 | PAT SOD |
| 300. | 342 | LEN NAE |
| 302. | 341 | DOT LAP SAG |
| 305. | 339 | EIN ELA RON TAB |
| 309. | 338 | IRS RID |
| 311. | 336 | RAG TAD |
| 313. | 335 | ETH |
| 314. | 334 | HAL RIP |
| 316. | 333 | AAA BOA IMP MEL TOM |
| 321. | 332 | OWE |
| 322. | 330 | POE |
| 323. | 329 | OSE |
| 324. | 328 | DIE ENO MER |
| 327. | 327 | AMP APO |
| 329. | 325 | MIA OUT |
| 331. | 324 | ORT RCA TET URI |
| 335. | 323 | NON |
| 336. | 322 | BAT PET TWO |
| 339. | 321 | ASI CEE CIA TIA |
| 343. | 320 | TAI |
| 344. | 319 | ARS EAU |
| 346. | 318 | OTO |
| 347. | 317 | MAO |
| 348. | 315 | IST LOO |
| 350. | 314 | DER YEA |
| 352. | 313 | ISM PAS SEW |
| 355. | 312 | LOS MAN |
| 357. | 311 | VIA |
| 358. | 310 | IVE ONT |
| 360. | 309 | ISH |
| 361. | 308 | HAM MAT |
| 363. | 307 | LSD RAW STU |
| 366. | 306 | CAL KEN |
| 368. | 305 | WEE |
| 369. | 303 | GEL ITA |
| 371. | 302 | BAH |
| 372. | 301 | UNE |
| 373. | 300 | OSS TAO TIP UNA |
| 377. | 299 | REF |
| 378. | 298 | AAR CAP OUR SAO |
| 382. | 297 | HST IOU OCT SOT |
| 386. | 296 | DEL |
| 387. | 295 | ANO |
| 388. | 294 | ATL DYE TIC TOP |
| 392. | 292 | ATM COO RIM VEE |
| 396. | 291 | NIP SCI TDS |
| 399. | 290 | OPS TIL |
| 401. | 289 | ACH EDE NAB |
| 404. | 288 | AFT CAN RBI TAM |
| 408. | 287 | WAR |
| 409. | 286 | GET NAN |
| 411. | 285 | NOS |
| 412. | 284 | MAP NCO TAG |
| 415. | 283 | CHI SPY |
| 417. | 282 | INT UNI |
| 419. | 278 | DAD HEM PAN VAT |
| 423. | 277 | LOA NAG |
| 425. | 276 | ABC AER AKA AYE HIE |
| 430. | 275 | DOS MAC |
| 432. | 274 | ALS |
| 433. | 273 | APR |
| 434. | 272 | DAS DON |
| 436. | 271 | DAM LAC |
| 438. | 270 | MAD |
| 439. | 269 | ALB LID OHO |
| 442. | 268 | BET RAY REV |
| 445. | 267 | DAN TER |
| 447. | 266 | SIC |
| 448. | 264 | CAB RAS |
| 450. | 263 | BEN SLO |
| 452. | 262 | AME LIP ROO |
| 455. | 261 | IDS MOO |
| 457. | 260 | ABS HOT LAB OAK |
| 461. | 258 | DAB ENA POI ROC RUT |
| 466. | 257 | LAO REE |
| 468. | 256 | OWN RUN WAS |
| 471. | 255 | INC NUT PIN |
| 474. | 254 | AES FEE LEG NBA OPE |
| 479. | 253 | ELY REC |
| 481. | 252 | CHE ELO HUE LYE |
| 485. | 251 | OAF |
| 486. | 250 | AHS ICI SNL |
| 489. | 249 | GAL GEM HIS SIP |
| 493. | 248 | CON LAT MIR RIB |
| 497. | 247 | UPS |
| 498. | 246 | CUE LOU |
| 500. | 245 | EDO MOE RIG VET |
| 504. | 244 | ANS DDE ULE |
| 507. | 243 | BED ESO ISO ISR |
| 511. | 242 | AWL LAR REM SAW TSP |
| 516. | 241 | LAG SSR |
| 518. | 240 | MRS RNS SAY TIM TUT |
| 523. | 239 | COT DIN |
| 525. | 238 | POT |
| 526. | 237 | GNU ROB |
| 528. | 236 | IDE NSA PAD |
| 531. | 235 | EMO FAT VAN |
| 534. | 233 | GAP LON |
| 536. | 232 | BAN USO |
| 538. | 231 | ILO WED |
| 540. | 230 | GAR |
| 541. | 229 | CAD |
| 542. | 228 | FAR GIN SOB |
| 545. | 227 | FRA PIT |
| 547. | 226 | LAW NAY UTA |
| 550. | 225 | IRK LAM MAS PEP RAF |
| 555. | 224 | DEW IND |
| 557. | 223 | OWL VIE |
| 559. | 222 | MEA NOW |
| 561. | 221 | DAR FIR FOR |
| 564. | 220 | LIN SOU WET |
| 567. | 219 | CAM COS REB SSN |
| 571. | 218 | MIL YRS |
| 573. | 217 | BAD DUE IER RLS |
| 577. | 216 | AMT NYE TVA |
| 580. | 215 | GAT HAN ISE NUN |
| 584. | 214 | DEA GOO HIT III ILK SUN TOY |
| 591. | 213 | AMY CRO UAR |
| 594. | 212 | ESC FAN |
| 596. | 211 | ARF BRO OPA ORS UGH |
| 601. | 209 | HES ORC |
| 603. | 208 | FOE MAL |
| 605. | 207 | IMA NIT REY SKY TEC YDS |
| 611. | 206 | AOL RUR WOE |
| 614. | 205 | LOP OAS SOP |
| 617. | 204 | BIN KIT OUI SGT |
| 621. | 203 | MSS |
| 622. | 202 | BEL BIT KEY LST OFT |
| 627. | 201 | BUS DIP ECU POD REX |
| 632. | 200 | FRO LOG MOT |
| 635. | 199 | EEE IAM SDS TSK |
| 639. | 198 | AIT DOC NAM PGA |
| 643. | 197 | BAS CSA DRY |
| 646. | 196 | ALF DRS FED |
| 649. | 195 | EDT HAD |
| 651. | 194 | BOO EFT OHM ROM TKO |
| 656. | 193 | CHA PHI |
| 658. | 191 | DEB ISA UKE |
| 661. | 190 | CRI EEK KIN ODA THO |
| 666. | 189 | DUO LAE NOM ROW SHA SHY |
| 672. | 188 | DIS GAB HON ORD RUM SOO TAE |
| 679. | 187 | IDI LOB UMA |
| 682. | 186 | ARP COD RIN WIT |
| 686. | 185 | NIN SEL SNO STR UFO WIN |
| 692. | 184 | NAH |
| 693. | 183 | EME EUR INO LAY MOI REN |
| 699. | 182 | CEO EDU HOP |
| 702. | 181 | LSU USS |
| 704. | 180 | LEM OOH TLC |
| 707. | 179 | BIO ITT MAI RAD WHO |
| 712. | 178 | DAY OED PAC |
| 715. | 177 | ATO ENC HEP SES |
| 719. | 176 | PAM STP USN |
| 722. | 175 | ELD EMT OKS ONS ORG RRS |
| 728. | 174 | BSA GOT KOS LOW PST |
| 733. | 173 | IFS LIS MOP TOA |
| 737. | 172 | CBS ILA TEM WAN |
| 741. | 171 | DOG DRE OCA SUR |
| 745. | 170 | CUR DST FEN JAR POP |
| 750. | 169 | BEA DEI MIT MOA PAW SOY URE |
| 757. | 168 | GEN LAI MOM SMA WOO YAK YAM |
| 764. | 167 | COE FLA GIS ING IOS |
| 769. | 166 | AMS ICH TOW ZEN |
| 773. | 165 | NOG PEI RTS WEB WON |
| 778. | 164 | BAG MON ODS YAP |
| 782. | 163 | DEM DIM ENL LTD OFF |
| 787. | 162 | AWN KEG LPS POL TAC |
| 792. | 161 | DOR KAT SOW |
| 795. | 160 | COP DEO MBA SMU SUM |
| 800. | 159 | HRS WES |
| 802. | 158 | ZEE |
| 803. | 157 | CRY FAD LII TAJ WAD |
| 808. | 156 | GOA UMP |
| 810. | 155 | PIA RDS TAL |
| 813. | 154 | AAH DIA FIT SEX TSA |
| 818. | 153 | GEO KEA PEG TIO TUB |
| 823. | 152 | EXE MOB TEX |
| 826. | 151 | OSA ROY SKA |
| 829. | 150 | AOK HIP MEG MIN |
| 833. | 149 | ABU COL FLO PTS TUN YOU |
| 839. | 148 | HAG HEE NEB |
| 842. | 147 | ABO DDS FLU HAH HID MME TBS |
| 849. | 146 | EHS GAD |
| 851. | 145 | ESA NIE |
| 853. | 144 | ALG BIB DDT HRE KID VAL |
| 859. | 143 | AGT APP CDS IRT JAM MAA NIB OSU PEW STD |
| 869. | 142 | CID COB GER REI |
| 873. | 141 | CEL HAY MED PUN TWA ZOO |
| 879. | 140 | BLT ESL ICY PLO SID |
| 884. | 139 | CIO DID DTS PRY |
| 888. | 138 | ANG AYN BAM MES URL |
| 893. | 137 | ARN NIA NOB PUT SIL SSW ULM |
| 900. | 136 | FIN MIS NAS PAY RDA YON |
| 906. | 135 | DEC ETD IWO MID OTE OTS |
| 912. | 134 | GOD HUT OVI |
| 915. | 133 | PLY STL UPI |
| 918. | 132 | BAL CAW GIL MDS OSO PIP QED |
| 925. | 131 | AEC BID GAG ILS NEY OOO SUP TIT |
| 933. | 130 | HIM IRR ISL MOD NES SYN ZED |
| 940. | 129 | BTU JAB MAB MAY MEW |
| 945. | 128 | CUT EES GOP IPO LER OHS |
| 951. | 127 | BEG DEF FIE OST OVO VIM |
| 957. | 126 | GPS LOL MAW |
| 960. | 125 | BOB COW FRI LTS MRI YEW |
| 966. | 124 | ICU LIV MTS OOP RUB |
| 971. | 123 | GRE HEY LAX PES SIB |
| 976. | 122 | COG DEY EMI GPA GTO PHD RUG SIE TAW |
| 985. | 121 | BON EIS GRR HBO HEX HOG RPM SAS |
| 993. | 120 | FBI HOI OBE OME REG SEP ULT |