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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,635 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,432 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,400 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,330 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,296 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,285 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,220 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,211 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,170 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,134 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,109 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,082 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,075 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,069 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,051 | END |
| 16. | 1,041 | OLE |
| 17. | 1,040 | EAR |
| 18. | 1,031 | SPA |
| 19. | 1,006 | ACE |
| 20. | 980 | ESS |
| 21. | 959 | NEE |
| 22. | 956 | ADO |
| 23. | 953 | EST |
| 24. | 950 | IRA |
| 25. | 936 | SEE |
| 26. | 934 | ODE |
| 27. | 931 | ASH |
| 28. | 912 | EEL |
| 29. | 900 | ANT ESE |
| 31. | 897 | EAT |
| 32. | 878 | TEA |
| 33. | 873 | ART |
| 34. | 859 | AGE |
| 35. | 852 | ETE |
| 36. | 846 | TEN |
| 37. | 844 | NET |
| 38. | 839 | APE |
| 39. | 822 | SEA TEE |
| 41. | 817 | SET |
| 42. | 796 | EVE |
| 43. | 795 | LEE |
| 44. | 790 | EGO |
| 45. | 772 | ANA |
| 46. | 766 | ASS |
| 47. | 759 | ENS |
| 48. | 757 | TAR |
| 49. | 753 | ICE |
| 50. | 742 | ALL SHE |
| 52. | 739 | RED |
| 53. | 727 | RES |
| 54. | 720 | ADE |
| 55. | 719 | LIE |
| 56. | 713 | ARA |
| 57. | 692 | AMI NOR |
| 59. | 685 | OAR |
| 60. | 683 | NEO |
| 61. | 679 | SSE |
| 62. | 678 | YES |
| 63. | 676 | ROE |
| 64. | 673 | AHA |
| 65. | 669 | USE |
| 66. | 666 | ARI |
| 67. | 665 | ELL |
| 68. | 660 | ACT |
| 69. | 653 | AIR |
| 70. | 652 | EON |
| 71. | 651 | RAT |
| 72. | 649 | ORA |
| 73. | 645 | RAN |
| 74. | 644 | RIO TIE |
| 76. | 642 | TNT |
| 77. | 631 | ADA |
| 78. | 629 | STE |
| 79. | 628 | AMA |
| 80. | 627 | ANI |
| 81. | 626 | LEA OIL |
| 83. | 625 | ILE |
| 84. | 621 | ABE |
| 85. | 619 | ANN |
| 86. | 611 | AGO |
| 87. | 609 | STY |
| 88. | 606 | LET |
| 89. | 602 | SAT |
| 90. | 601 | AVE |
| 91. | 600 | ARC |
| 92. | 599 | ASP IDO ORO TOE |
| 96. | 598 | ELS |
| 97. | 593 | TRI |
| 98. | 590 | EMU |
| 99. | 587 | SIR SRO |
| 101. | 583 | ASA |
| 102. | 581 | NRA |
| 103. | 579 | PER |
| 104. | 576 | ARM |
| 105. | 575 | IDA OAT |
| 107. | 572 | LEI |
| 108. | 570 | INN |
| 109. | 569 | RTE |
| 110. | 567 | UTE |
| 111. | 565 | ITS |
| 112. | 564 | LES |
| 113. | 563 | ESP |
| 114. | 561 | ADS ERN OER |
| 117. | 559 | EVA |
| 118. | 556 | ERS |
| 119. | 550 | NNE |
| 120. | 546 | TRA |
| 121. | 545 | OLD |
| 122. | 539 | LEO |
| 123. | 538 | NIL |
| 124. | 534 | EER |
| 125. | 533 | ION |
| 126. | 529 | INA |
| 127. | 528 | EWE |
| 128. | 526 | AND |
| 129. | 525 | ETC |
| 130. | 524 | IAN |
| 131. | 522 | RAH |
| 132. | 521 | ELM |
| 133. | 518 | ILL |
| 134. | 517 | URN |
| 135. | 516 | ATA RAE TAN |
| 138. | 513 | PRO |
| 139. | 512 | APT |
| 140. | 505 | DEN |
| 141. | 501 | NED TED USA |
| 144. | 499 | HER |
| 145. | 494 | SOS |
| 146. | 492 | EYE |
| 147. | 491 | SAD |
| 148. | 490 | ABA AVA |
| 150. | 488 | ANY |
| 151. | 487 | RUE |
| 152. | 485 | SEN |
| 153. | 484 | LED TIN |
| 155. | 483 | PEA |
| 156. | 481 | INS |
| 157. | 480 | CAR |
| 158. | 479 | SLY |
| 159. | 475 | DEE |
| 160. | 472 | NEA |
| 161. | 471 | ONA SAL |
| 163. | 470 | ITE |
| 164. | 468 | ADD |
| 165. | 466 | AXE |
| 166. | 464 | TRE |
| 167. | 463 | ALT RAP |
| 169. | 462 | ECO |
| 170. | 460 | ENT MAR |
| 172. | 456 | PAL |
| 173. | 454 | ERG ETO |
| 175. | 451 | ONO STA |
| 177. | 447 | THE |
| 178. | 446 | MET |
| 179. | 445 | SON |
| 180. | 443 | OBI |
| 181. | 442 | GAS |
| 182. | 441 | RAM |
| 183. | 440 | PAR SRI |
| 185. | 439 | RIA |
| 186. | 438 | EGG |
| 187. | 437 | AGA SOL |
| 189. | 436 | OTT |
| 190. | 433 | OVA |
| 191. | 432 | ELK |
| 192. | 431 | EDS |
| 193. | 429 | REP ROT |
| 195. | 428 | RNA TOT |
| 197. | 427 | AIL ASK ITO |
| 200. | 423 | PTA |
| 201. | 422 | ALP |
| 202. | 421 | MAE TOR TSE |
| 205. | 419 | AWE NAT |
| 207. | 417 | NAP |
| 208. | 416 | TIS |
| 209. | 415 | ETS LAS TON |
| 212. | 413 | BEE |
| 213. | 412 | EKE ELF |
| 215. | 411 | TEL |
| 216. | 410 | EEN |
| 217. | 409 | EOS SIS TAT |
| 220. | 407 | LAD ORB STS |
| 223. | 406 | LOT |
| 224. | 405 | PIE PSI |
| 226. | 404 | DOE |
| 227. | 403 | ORR SAP |
| 229. | 402 | SAM |
| 230. | 401 | SEC |
| 231. | 400 | GEE |
| 232. | 399 | HEN ODD PEN REA RYE |
| 237. | 398 | AIM |
| 238. | 397 | EMS |
| 239. | 396 | MEN SAN |
| 241. | 395 | HAS NTH SIT |
| 244. | 394 | PRE |
| 245. | 391 | INE SRA TRY |
| 248. | 390 | UNO |
| 249. | 389 | CAT |
| 250. | 387 | EPI LIT |
| 252. | 386 | ANE |
| 253. | 385 | HAT SRS |
| 255. | 384 | DES |
| 256. | 383 | IKE TOO |
| 258. | 382 | AMO REO TAP YEN |
| 262. | 381 | REL |
| 263. | 380 | LIL YET |
| 265. | 379 | BAR SSS |
| 267. | 378 | CPA NOT RHO SER |
| 271. | 376 | ASE |
| 272. | 375 | EPA |
| 273. | 374 | AID DNA NEW |
| 276. | 372 | ATT BAA |
| 278. | 371 | ARK |
| 279. | 370 | SIN |
| 280. | 369 | SST |
| 281. | 366 | OLA RET |
| 283. | 365 | TAU |
| 284. | 364 | ERI |
| 285. | 363 | NOD ROD |
| 287. | 362 | OPT |
| 288. | 361 | EBB SAC |
| 290. | 360 | SKI SUE |
| 292. | 359 | BRA |
| 293. | 357 | ARR |
| 294. | 356 | HOE IRS ROI |
| 297. | 355 | INK |
| 298. | 354 | ENG |
| 299. | 353 | SOD |
| 300. | 350 | NAE PAT |
| 302. | 349 | DOT SAG |
| 304. | 348 | EIN TAD |
| 306. | 347 | LAP RON |
| 308. | 346 | RID |
| 309. | 345 | AAA LEN |
| 311. | 343 | TAB |
| 312. | 342 | ELA |
| 313. | 341 | IMP OWE RAG |
| 316. | 340 | AMP BOA TOM |
| 319. | 339 | ENO RIP |
| 321. | 338 | HAL |
| 322. | 337 | DIE MEL POE |
| 325. | 336 | ETH |
| 326. | 335 | MIA |
| 327. | 334 | MER |
| 328. | 333 | TET |
| 329. | 332 | RCA |
| 330. | 331 | CIA |
| 331. | 330 | OSE OUT |
| 333. | 329 | NON TIA |
| 335. | 328 | CEE LSD |
| 337. | 327 | APO BAT |
| 339. | 326 | LOO TWO |
| 341. | 325 | EAU PET TAI |
| 344. | 324 | ARS GEL ORT URI |
| 348. | 322 | YEA |
| 349. | 321 | ASI LOS MAO |
| 352. | 320 | OTO |
| 353. | 319 | ISM SEW STU |
| 356. | 318 | ISH KEN |
| 358. | 317 | MAN PAS |
| 360. | 316 | DER IST |
| 362. | 315 | MAT VIA |
| 364. | 314 | IVE |
| 365. | 313 | HAM RAW WEE |
| 368. | 312 | CAL ONT |
| 370. | 309 | TAO TIP |
| 372. | 308 | ANO REF SAO |
| 375. | 307 | OUR UNA |
| 377. | 306 | OPS UNE |
| 379. | 305 | ATL BAH |
| 381. | 304 | ATM DEL DYE ITA |
| 385. | 303 | IOU OSS |
| 387. | 302 | TIL |
| 388. | 301 | CAP RBI TIC |
| 391. | 300 | OCT |
| 392. | 299 | HST |
| 393. | 298 | AAR NAN SOT TOP |
| 397. | 297 | RIM |
| 398. | 296 | ACH COO VEE |
| 401. | 295 | SCI SPY TAM |
| 404. | 294 | NOS |
| 405. | 293 | AFT CAN TDS |
| 408. | 292 | NIP |
| 409. | 291 | NAB NCO TAG WAR |
| 413. | 290 | CHI GET |
| 415. | 289 | EDE UNI |
| 417. | 288 | MAP PAN |
| 419. | 286 | ABC |
| 420. | 285 | DAD INT MAC |
| 423. | 284 | AER |
| 424. | 283 | DOS |
| 425. | 282 | AYE DAS HEM NAG VAT |
| 430. | 281 | AKA |
| 431. | 280 | REV |
| 432. | 279 | APR LOA |
| 434. | 278 | ALS HIE |
| 436. | 277 | BET OHO |
| 438. | 275 | ABS DAM LID RAY |
| 442. | 274 | DON MAD |
| 444. | 272 | DAN LAC |
| 446. | 271 | HOT |
| 447. | 269 | ALB BEN ROO SIC |
| 451. | 268 | CAB DAB IDS RAS |
| 455. | 267 | SLO SNL TER |
| 458. | 266 | OAK |
| 459. | 265 | LAB MOO NBA |
| 462. | 264 | EMO LIP OWN POI WAS |
| 467. | 263 | LAO |
| 468. | 262 | AME INC REC RUT |
| 472. | 261 | FEE NUT PIN |
| 475. | 260 | CHE LEG |
| 477. | 259 | HUE LYE ROC RUN |
| 481. | 258 | ENA |
| 482. | 257 | ELO REE VET |
| 485. | 255 | AHS HIS OPE SIP |
| 489. | 254 | AES ELY GAL GEM OAF UPS |
| 495. | 253 | CON CUE ICI LAT REM RIB |
| 501. | 252 | LOU MIR RIG |
| 504. | 250 | SAY |
| 505. | 249 | LAG MRS NSA |
| 508. | 248 | BED DDE ISO MOE TSP |
| 513. | 247 | AWL EDO ESO RNS SAW SSR |
| 519. | 246 | TUT |
| 520. | 245 | ANS |
| 521. | 244 | ISR ULE |
| 523. | 243 | COT LAR SOB TIM VAN |
| 528. | 242 | GNU POT SSN |
| 531. | 241 | DIN PAD |
| 533. | 239 | ROB USO |
| 535. | 238 | BAN IDE |
| 537. | 237 | FAT GAP LON |
| 540. | 235 | GIN PIT WED |
| 543. | 233 | FAR |
| 544. | 232 | LAW |
| 545. | 231 | CAD GAR ILO LAM NAY OWL UTA |
| 552. | 229 | MAS VIE |
| 554. | 228 | ESC FIR FOR FRA |
| 558. | 227 | DEW IND IRK NOW PEP RAF |
| 564. | 226 | REB WET |
| 566. | 225 | ORS |
| 567. | 224 | CAM HAN LIN NYE SOU YRS |
| 573. | 223 | DAR |
| 574. | 222 | AMT COS DEA MEA |
| 578. | 221 | DUE NUN SUN |
| 581. | 220 | AOL BAD BRO |
| 584. | 219 | HIT ILK MIL ORC TOY |
| 589. | 218 | ARF HES IER |
| 592. | 217 | AMY FAN RLS TVA |
| 596. | 216 | GOO III UGH |
| 599. | 215 | GAT ISE |
| 601. | 214 | CRO FOE SKY |
| 604. | 213 | NIT REY UAR |
| 607. | 212 | OUI WOE |
| 609. | 211 | OPA TEC |
| 611. | 210 | MAL |
| 612. | 209 | POD TSK |
| 614. | 208 | BUS IAM IMA KEY LOP SGT |
| 620. | 207 | BIN BIT HAD OAS OFT SOP YDS |
| 627. | 206 | REX |
| 628. | 205 | BEL DOC DRS FRO PGA RUR |
| 634. | 204 | DIP DRY KIT MOT MSS TKO |
| 640. | 203 | NAM |
| 641. | 202 | BAS LOG LST |
| 644. | 201 | ECU EDT FED SDS |
| 648. | 200 | ALF CSA |
| 650. | 199 | AIT EEE PHI |
| 653. | 198 | OHM REN |
| 655. | 197 | BOO EDU EEK HON THO UMA |
| 661. | 196 | CHA DEB EFT SNO |
| 665. | 195 | ROM |
| 666. | 194 | GAB NOM ROW UFO WIT |
| 671. | 193 | COD DIS KIN LAY ORD RUM SHY SOO UKE |
| 680. | 192 | ISA NAH SHA |
| 683. | 191 | LOB ODA |
| 685. | 190 | CRI DUO LAE TAE |
| 689. | 189 | ARP CEO |
| 691. | 188 | EMT OKS WIN |
| 694. | 187 | IDI ITT LSU NIN OED OOH SEL TLC |
| 702. | 186 | HOP RIN STP STR WHO |
| 707. | 185 | RAD |
| 708. | 184 | BIO EUR INO MOI USS |
| 713. | 183 | EME IFS MAI |
| 716. | 182 | ORG TSA |
| 718. | 181 | PAM |
| 719. | 180 | DAY DRE HEP LEM MOP PAC |
| 725. | 179 | ATO KOS ONS USN |
| 729. | 178 | LOW SES |
| 731. | 177 | CBS ENC SUR |
| 734. | 176 | GOT PST RRS |
| 737. | 175 | BSA ELD FEN IOS LIS TOA WAN |
| 744. | 174 | DOG DST POP SOY |
| 748. | 173 | DEI MIT TEM YAK |
| 752. | 172 | GEN ILA JAR MOM OCA WOO |
| 758. | 171 | BEA FLA PAW YAM |
| 762. | 170 | BAG CUR ING MOA PEI WEB |
| 768. | 169 | DEM GIS KEG NOG URE |
| 773. | 168 | AMS COE ICH LAI SMA TOW ZEN |
| 780. | 167 | YAP |
| 781. | 166 | LPS MBA OFF RTS WON |
| 786. | 165 | MON ODS TAC UMP |
| 790. | 164 | DIM LTD SKA SOW |
| 794. | 163 | ENL KAT POL WES |
| 798. | 162 | AWN COP DOR SUM |
| 802. | 161 | DEO SEX ZEE |
| 805. | 160 | AAH FAD GOA HRS SMU |
| 810. | 159 | CRY FIT WAD |
| 813. | 158 | GEO KEA LII TAJ |
| 817. | 157 | TAL |
| 818. | 156 | PEG TUB |
| 820. | 155 | ABU DIA PIA RDS TEX YOU |
| 826. | 154 | APP CDS HEE MOB |
| 830. | 153 | EXE HID HIP PTS TIO |
| 835. | 152 | AOK CEL MIN OSA TBS |
| 840. | 151 | FLO HAH MEG ROY TUN |
| 845. | 150 | COL FLU |
| 847. | 149 | HAG MAA NEB |
| 850. | 148 | BIB BLT DDS ESL GAD JAM MED MME |
| 858. | 147 | ABO DDT KID NIA OSU PUN SID |
| 865. | 146 | CIO EHS ESA NIE URL VAL |
| 871. | 145 | ANG HRE ICY NIB OTS PEW REI STD ZOO |
| 880. | 144 | ALG HAY IRT NAS |
| 884. | 143 | AGT CID COB GER RDA TWA |
| 890. | 142 | BAM DEC PLO PRY |
| 894. | 141 | MES NES |
| 896. | 140 | DID DTS HUT YON |
| 900. | 139 | AYN BID ETD |
| 903. | 138 | GOD IPO MID NOB PLY SSW |
| 909. | 137 | ARN FIN PAY PUT SIL ULM |
| 915. | 136 | IWO MDS MIS OOO PIP STL |
| 921. | 135 | BTU CAW OTE OVI QED UPI VIM |
| 928. | 134 | GAG LOL OSO TIT |
| 932. | 133 | BAL MOD SUP |
| 935. | 132 | CUT DEF GIL HBO HIM MEW ZED |
| 942. | 131 | AEC BEG GOP ICU ILS IRR JAB MAB NEY YEW |
| 952. | 130 | CNN COW EES FIE GPA GRE ISL MAY SYN |
| 961. | 129 | MAW OOP |
| 963. | 128 | EMI FRI GPS LER MRI OHS RUB SLR |
| 971. | 127 | CCS COG CSI MTS OST OVO |
| 977. | 126 | BOB FBI GRR GTO LAX RPM TAS |
| 984. | 125 | HEX HEY LTS PSA SIB |
| 989. | 124 | BON HOG LIV PHD REG RUG |
| 995. | 123 | DIG DOH PES SAS SIE |
| 1000. | 122 | DEY |