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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,647 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,436 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,406 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,334 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,303 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,292 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,227 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,214 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,176 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,134 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,120 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,091 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,081 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,071 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,056 | END |
| 16. | 1,047 | OLE |
| 17. | 1,046 | EAR |
| 18. | 1,037 | SPA |
| 19. | 1,015 | ACE |
| 20. | 981 | ESS |
| 21. | 962 | NEE |
| 22. | 960 | ADO |
| 23. | 958 | EST |
| 24. | 954 | IRA |
| 25. | 944 | ODE |
| 26. | 940 | SEE |
| 27. | 939 | ASH |
| 28. | 917 | EEL |
| 29. | 912 | ANT |
| 30. | 902 | ESE |
| 31. | 899 | EAT |
| 32. | 881 | TEA |
| 33. | 876 | ART |
| 34. | 864 | AGE |
| 35. | 852 | ETE TEN |
| 37. | 845 | NET |
| 38. | 841 | APE |
| 39. | 827 | TEE |
| 40. | 826 | SEA SET |
| 42. | 799 | EVE |
| 43. | 797 | LEE |
| 44. | 795 | EGO |
| 45. | 778 | ANA |
| 46. | 776 | ASS |
| 47. | 760 | ENS TAR |
| 49. | 755 | ICE |
| 50. | 746 | ALL SHE |
| 52. | 741 | RED |
| 53. | 731 | RES |
| 54. | 723 | ADE |
| 55. | 721 | LIE |
| 56. | 713 | ARA |
| 57. | 699 | NOR |
| 58. | 696 | AMI |
| 59. | 692 | OAR |
| 60. | 685 | NEO YES |
| 62. | 682 | SSE |
| 63. | 681 | ROE |
| 64. | 679 | AHA |
| 65. | 671 | USE |
| 66. | 670 | ARI |
| 67. | 666 | ELL |
| 68. | 664 | ACT |
| 69. | 657 | EON |
| 70. | 656 | AIR |
| 71. | 655 | RAT |
| 72. | 654 | ORA |
| 73. | 651 | RAN |
| 74. | 649 | RIO |
| 75. | 646 | TNT |
| 76. | 644 | TIE |
| 77. | 633 | ADA STE |
| 79. | 629 | AMA ANI |
| 81. | 627 | OIL |
| 82. | 626 | ILE LEA |
| 84. | 623 | ABE |
| 85. | 622 | ANN |
| 86. | 617 | AGO |
| 87. | 615 | STY |
| 88. | 610 | LET |
| 89. | 606 | AVE |
| 90. | 605 | SAT |
| 91. | 604 | TOE |
| 92. | 603 | IDO |
| 93. | 602 | ASP |
| 94. | 601 | ARC ELS ORO |
| 97. | 598 | TRI |
| 98. | 592 | SIR |
| 99. | 591 | EMU |
| 100. | 589 | SRO |
| 101. | 584 | ASA |
| 102. | 581 | NRA |
| 103. | 580 | PER |
| 104. | 578 | ARM |
| 105. | 577 | OAT |
| 106. | 576 | INN |
| 107. | 575 | IDA LEI |
| 109. | 572 | RTE |
| 110. | 569 | UTE |
| 111. | 567 | ESP |
| 112. | 566 | ITS LES |
| 114. | 563 | ADS |
| 115. | 562 | ERS OER |
| 117. | 561 | ERN |
| 118. | 559 | EVA |
| 119. | 551 | NNE |
| 120. | 548 | OLD |
| 121. | 546 | TRA |
| 122. | 541 | LEO NIL |
| 124. | 535 | EER |
| 125. | 534 | ION |
| 126. | 532 | EWE |
| 127. | 529 | AND ETC INA |
| 130. | 526 | IAN |
| 131. | 524 | ELM |
| 132. | 523 | RAH |
| 133. | 522 | ILL |
| 134. | 520 | RAE |
| 135. | 519 | TAN URN |
| 137. | 516 | ATA |
| 138. | 515 | PRO |
| 139. | 514 | APT |
| 140. | 507 | DEN |
| 141. | 503 | TED USA |
| 143. | 502 | HER NED |
| 145. | 499 | SOS |
| 146. | 494 | ANY SAD |
| 148. | 493 | AVA EYE |
| 150. | 491 | ABA |
| 151. | 490 | RUE |
| 152. | 489 | TIN |
| 153. | 487 | SEN |
| 154. | 486 | SLY |
| 155. | 485 | INS LED PEA |
| 158. | 484 | CAR |
| 159. | 478 | DEE |
| 160. | 474 | AXE |
| 161. | 473 | NEA |
| 162. | 472 | SAL |
| 163. | 471 | ITE ONA |
| 165. | 469 | ADD |
| 166. | 467 | TRE |
| 167. | 466 | ALT RAP |
| 169. | 463 | ECO |
| 170. | 462 | ENT |
| 171. | 461 | MAR |
| 172. | 459 | PAL |
| 173. | 456 | ONO |
| 174. | 454 | ERG ETO |
| 176. | 451 | STA |
| 177. | 450 | MET THE |
| 179. | 448 | SON |
| 180. | 446 | GAS |
| 181. | 445 | PAR |
| 182. | 444 | OBI RAM |
| 184. | 443 | SRI |
| 185. | 439 | RIA |
| 186. | 438 | EGG ELK SOL |
| 189. | 437 | AGA OVA |
| 191. | 436 | OTT |
| 192. | 435 | EDS |
| 193. | 431 | RNA ROT |
| 195. | 430 | ASK REP |
| 197. | 429 | ITO TOT |
| 199. | 428 | AIL |
| 200. | 426 | PTA |
| 201. | 423 | ALP MAE |
| 203. | 422 | AWE TOR |
| 205. | 421 | NAT TSE |
| 207. | 420 | ETS |
| 208. | 418 | EKE NAP |
| 210. | 417 | SIS TIS TON |
| 213. | 416 | ELF LAS |
| 215. | 414 | BEE |
| 216. | 411 | TAT TEL |
| 218. | 410 | EEN |
| 219. | 409 | EOS STS |
| 221. | 408 | LAD LOT ORB PIE PSI |
| 226. | 406 | DOE SAM |
| 228. | 405 | SEC |
| 229. | 404 | ORR SAP |
| 231. | 402 | ODD RYE |
| 233. | 401 | GEE HEN |
| 235. | 400 | AIM MEN |
| 237. | 399 | NTH PEN REA SAN |
| 241. | 398 | EMS |
| 242. | 397 | HAS PRE SIT |
| 245. | 395 | UNO |
| 246. | 394 | SRA |
| 247. | 393 | INE |
| 248. | 391 | CAT TRY |
| 250. | 389 | EPI |
| 251. | 388 | DES LIT |
| 253. | 387 | SRS |
| 254. | 386 | ANE HAT |
| 256. | 384 | AMO IKE REO TAP YET |
| 261. | 383 | RHO TOO YEN |
| 264. | 381 | LIL REL |
| 266. | 380 | CPA SER |
| 268. | 379 | BAR SSS |
| 270. | 378 | NOT |
| 271. | 377 | DNA EPA |
| 273. | 376 | ASE NEW |
| 275. | 375 | AID |
| 276. | 374 | ATT BAA |
| 278. | 372 | ARK |
| 279. | 370 | SIN |
| 280. | 369 | SST |
| 281. | 368 | OLA |
| 282. | 367 | RET TAU |
| 284. | 366 | OPT ROD |
| 286. | 364 | ERI |
| 287. | 363 | BRA EBB NOD SAC SKI SUE |
| 293. | 360 | HOE |
| 294. | 359 | IRS |
| 295. | 357 | ARR ROI |
| 297. | 356 | ENG |
| 298. | 355 | INK |
| 299. | 354 | SOD |
| 300. | 353 | SAG |
| 301. | 351 | DOT NAE PAT |
| 304. | 350 | EIN |
| 305. | 349 | LAP RON TAD |
| 308. | 348 | RID |
| 309. | 347 | AAA |
| 310. | 346 | OWE |
| 311. | 345 | IMP LEN |
| 313. | 344 | ENO TAB |
| 315. | 343 | BOA |
| 316. | 342 | ELA RAG |
| 318. | 341 | AMP HAL |
| 320. | 340 | DIE RIP TOM |
| 323. | 338 | MEL MIA TET |
| 326. | 337 | POE |
| 327. | 336 | ETH |
| 328. | 335 | MER |
| 329. | 333 | OUT RCA |
| 331. | 332 | CIA |
| 332. | 331 | LSD OSE TIA |
| 335. | 329 | CEE EAU NON |
| 338. | 328 | BAT GEL |
| 340. | 327 | APO LOO PET TWO |
| 344. | 325 | TAI URI |
| 346. | 324 | ARS MAO ORT YEA |
| 350. | 323 | ASI SEW |
| 352. | 322 | ISH |
| 353. | 321 | ISM LOS |
| 355. | 320 | MAN OTO STU |
| 358. | 319 | KEN |
| 359. | 318 | DER IVE MAT PAS |
| 363. | 316 | IST VIA |
| 365. | 315 | HAM |
| 366. | 314 | CAL RAW TAO |
| 369. | 313 | WEE |
| 370. | 312 | ONT |
| 371. | 311 | REF TIP |
| 373. | 310 | ATL |
| 374. | 309 | ANO BAH |
| 376. | 308 | OPS OUR SAO |
| 379. | 307 | ATM DYE UNA |
| 382. | 306 | UNE |
| 383. | 305 | DEL IOU TIL |
| 386. | 304 | ITA OSS |
| 388. | 302 | RBI |
| 389. | 301 | CAP OCT TIC |
| 392. | 300 | TOP |
| 393. | 299 | CAN HST SOT SPY |
| 397. | 298 | AAR ACH COO NAN RIM |
| 402. | 297 | NOS SCI |
| 404. | 296 | VEE |
| 405. | 295 | TAM |
| 406. | 294 | AFT NAB NIP TDS |
| 410. | 292 | CHI GET NCO WAR |
| 414. | 291 | TAG |
| 415. | 290 | UNI |
| 416. | 289 | ABC EDE MAP |
| 419. | 288 | PAN |
| 420. | 286 | AER DAD HEM MAC |
| 424. | 285 | AKA DAS |
| 426. | 284 | DOS INT |
| 428. | 283 | AYE REV VAT |
| 431. | 282 | NAG |
| 432. | 280 | ALS APR OHO |
| 435. | 279 | HIE LOA |
| 437. | 278 | BET RAY |
| 439. | 277 | ABS DAM |
| 441. | 276 | LID MAD |
| 443. | 274 | DON SIC |
| 445. | 273 | LAC ROO |
| 447. | 272 | DAN HOT |
| 449. | 270 | IDS RAS SNL |
| 452. | 269 | ALB BEN CAB LAB |
| 456. | 268 | DAB NBA OAK SLO |
| 460. | 267 | TER |
| 461. | 266 | EMO MOO |
| 463. | 265 | LIP OWN WAS |
| 466. | 264 | LAO POI REC |
| 469. | 263 | HUE INC PIN |
| 472. | 262 | AME FEE NUT RUT |
| 476. | 261 | RUN |
| 477. | 260 | CHE LEG LYE ROC |
| 481. | 258 | ENA |
| 482. | 257 | ELO GAL GEM REE VET |
| 487. | 256 | AHS ELY OPE SIP |
| 491. | 255 | HIS LAT OAF REM UPS |
| 496. | 254 | AES CUE RIB RIG |
| 500. | 253 | CON ICI MRS |
| 503. | 252 | LOU MIR NSA |
| 506. | 251 | SAY |
| 507. | 250 | SAW |
| 508. | 249 | BED ISO LAG MOE SSN TSP |
| 514. | 248 | DDE EDO |
| 516. | 247 | AWL ESO RNS SSR TUT |
| 521. | 246 | COT |
| 522. | 245 | ANS TIM |
| 524. | 244 | ISR ULE |
| 526. | 243 | GNU LAR SOB VAN |
| 530. | 242 | DIN PAD POT |
| 533. | 241 | GAP ROB |
| 535. | 240 | FAT USO |
| 537. | 239 | WED |
| 538. | 238 | BAN IDE |
| 540. | 237 | LON |
| 541. | 236 | GIN PIT |
| 543. | 235 | OWL |
| 544. | 233 | FAR LAW UTA |
| 547. | 232 | CAD FIR VIE |
| 550. | 231 | GAR ILO LAM NAY |
| 554. | 230 | ESC PEP |
| 556. | 229 | MAS RAF WET |
| 559. | 228 | FOR FRA IRK |
| 562. | 227 | DEW IND NOW REB |
| 566. | 226 | HAN LIN ORS |
| 569. | 225 | AMT CAM NYE SOU YRS |
| 574. | 224 | DEA |
| 575. | 223 | DAR MEA |
| 577. | 222 | AOL COS DUE HES NUN SUN |
| 583. | 221 | BRO HIT MIL ORC |
| 587. | 220 | BAD TOY |
| 589. | 219 | ARF ILK UGH |
| 592. | 218 | AMY FAN IER |
| 595. | 217 | III RLS TVA |
| 598. | 216 | CRO FOE GAT GOO SKY |
| 603. | 215 | ISE NIT WOE |
| 606. | 214 | REY |
| 607. | 213 | OUI UAR |
| 609. | 212 | OPA |
| 610. | 211 | HAD MAL TEC TSK |
| 614. | 210 | BIT DRS IAM KEY |
| 618. | 209 | BIN BUS LOP OFT POD |
| 623. | 208 | DOC IMA SGT SOP |
| 627. | 207 | OAS REX YDS |
| 630. | 206 | BEL FRO KIT |
| 633. | 205 | DRY MOT NAM PGA RUR TKO |
| 639. | 204 | DIP EDT MSS |
| 642. | 203 | BAS LOG REN |
| 645. | 202 | LST PHI |
| 647. | 201 | ALF ECU EEK FED SDS |
| 652. | 200 | CSA EDU THO |
| 655. | 199 | AIT EEE OHM |
| 658. | 198 | BOO NOM UMA |
| 661. | 197 | HON ROW |
| 663. | 196 | CHA DEB EFT SNO |
| 667. | 195 | KIN ROM SHY UFO UKE WIT |
| 673. | 194 | COD DIS GAB ORD SOO |
| 678. | 193 | ISA LAY NAH RUM |
| 682. | 192 | OKS SHA WHO |
| 685. | 191 | CEO DUO LOB ODA WIN |
| 690. | 190 | ARP CRI HOP LAE STP TAE |
| 696. | 189 | LSU OED |
| 698. | 188 | EMT MOI OOH TLC |
| 702. | 187 | BIO IDI ITT NIN SEL |
| 707. | 186 | RAD RIN STR |
| 710. | 185 | IFS INO USS |
| 713. | 184 | DRE EUR MAI MOP ORG TSA |
| 719. | 183 | DAY EME |
| 721. | 182 | PAM |
| 722. | 181 | HEP PAC |
| 724. | 180 | KOS LEM LOW |
| 727. | 179 | ATO ONS SUR USN |
| 731. | 178 | ENC SES |
| 733. | 177 | CBS FEN GOT PST WAN |
| 738. | 176 | DEI RRS SOY |
| 741. | 175 | BSA DOG ELD IOS LIS MIT TOA |
| 748. | 174 | DST POP TEM YAK |
| 752. | 173 | GEN JAR WOO |
| 755. | 172 | ILA MOM OCA YAM |
| 759. | 171 | BEA CUR FLA PAW |
| 763. | 170 | BAG DEM ING KEG MOA PEI WEB ZEN |
| 771. | 169 | AMS COE GIS ICH NOG URE |
| 777. | 168 | LAI MBA SMA TOW |
| 781. | 167 | LPS OFF SKA SOW UMP WON YAP |
| 788. | 166 | MON RTS |
| 790. | 165 | DIM KAT ODS TAC WES |
| 795. | 164 | COP LTD SUM |
| 798. | 163 | AWN ENL POL SEX |
| 802. | 162 | CRY DOR |
| 804. | 161 | AAH DEO FAD FIT ZEE |
| 809. | 160 | GOA HRS SMU |
| 812. | 159 | GEO TAJ WAD |
| 815. | 158 | KEA LII TUB |
| 818. | 157 | TAL |
| 819. | 156 | APP DIA HEE HIP PEG |
| 824. | 155 | ABU HID PIA RDS TEX YOU |
| 830. | 154 | CDS CEL MOB PTS TBS TIO |
| 836. | 153 | EXE MIN |
| 838. | 152 | AOK ESL OSA ROY |
| 842. | 151 | COL FLO HAH MAA MEG TUN |
| 848. | 150 | FLU JAM |
| 850. | 149 | BIB HAG NEB |
| 853. | 148 | BLT DDS DDT GAD KID MED MME NIA OTS SID URL |
| 864. | 147 | ABO CIO ESA OSU PUN REI VAL |
| 871. | 146 | EHS ICY NAS NIB NIE PEW STD ZOO |
| 879. | 145 | ANG HRE IRT |
| 882. | 144 | ALG BAM CID HAY NES RDA |
| 888. | 143 | AGT COB DEC GER TWA |
| 893. | 142 | MES PLO PRY |
| 896. | 141 | AYN DID |
| 898. | 140 | DTS ETD HUT YON |
| 902. | 139 | BID GOD MID |
| 905. | 138 | IPO NOB PAY PLY SSW |
| 910. | 137 | ARN FIN LOL MDS MIS PIP PUT SIL ULM |
| 919. | 136 | BTU IWO OOO QED STL |
| 924. | 135 | CAW OTE OVI UPI VIM |
| 929. | 134 | GAG GRE HBO MOD OSO TIT |
| 935. | 133 | BAL HIM JAB MEW SUP YEW |
| 941. | 132 | AEC CNN CUT DEF GIL ICU ZED |
| 948. | 131 | BEG COW FIE GOP GPA ILS IRR MAB NEY SLR |
| 958. | 130 | EES GPS ISL MAY MRI SYN |
| 964. | 129 | CCS CSI FRI MAW OOP |
| 969. | 128 | BOB COG EMI GRR LER OHS RUB |
| 976. | 127 | GTO MTS OST OVO PSA TAS |
| 982. | 126 | FBI HEX HEY LAX PCS RPM SIB |
| 989. | 125 | BON LIV LTS TAX |
| 993. | 124 | DOH HOG PHD REG RUG |
| 998. | 123 | DIG PES SAS |