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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,623 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,431 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,391 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,317 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,285 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,272 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,212 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,203 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,159 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,131 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,102 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,072 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,063 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,057 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,044 | END |
| 16. | 1,036 | OLE |
| 17. | 1,034 | EAR |
| 18. | 1,020 | SPA |
| 19. | 999 | ACE |
| 20. | 979 | ESS |
| 21. | 953 | NEE |
| 22. | 948 | ADO |
| 23. | 946 | IRA |
| 24. | 945 | EST |
| 25. | 930 | ODE |
| 26. | 926 | SEE |
| 27. | 923 | ASH |
| 28. | 906 | EEL |
| 29. | 897 | ESE |
| 30. | 894 | ANT |
| 31. | 890 | EAT |
| 32. | 874 | TEA |
| 33. | 869 | ART |
| 34. | 851 | AGE |
| 35. | 850 | ETE |
| 36. | 840 | TEN |
| 37. | 839 | NET |
| 38. | 835 | APE |
| 39. | 819 | SEA |
| 40. | 810 | TEE |
| 41. | 807 | SET |
| 42. | 790 | EVE |
| 43. | 785 | LEE |
| 44. | 784 | EGO |
| 45. | 768 | ANA |
| 46. | 763 | ASS |
| 47. | 758 | ENS |
| 48. | 753 | TAR |
| 49. | 747 | ICE |
| 50. | 740 | ALL |
| 51. | 737 | SHE |
| 52. | 736 | RED |
| 53. | 724 | RES |
| 54. | 716 | LIE |
| 55. | 714 | ADE |
| 56. | 713 | ARA |
| 57. | 691 | AMI |
| 58. | 688 | NOR |
| 59. | 679 | OAR |
| 60. | 676 | SSE |
| 61. | 675 | ROE |
| 62. | 674 | NEO |
| 63. | 672 | YES |
| 64. | 668 | AHA |
| 65. | 663 | ELL |
| 66. | 662 | ARI |
| 67. | 658 | USE |
| 68. | 654 | ACT |
| 69. | 651 | EON |
| 70. | 650 | AIR RAT |
| 72. | 644 | RAN |
| 73. | 641 | ORA |
| 74. | 640 | TIE |
| 75. | 639 | RIO |
| 76. | 636 | TNT |
| 77. | 628 | STE |
| 78. | 627 | ADA |
| 79. | 626 | AMA |
| 80. | 625 | ILE |
| 81. | 624 | LEA |
| 82. | 622 | ANI OIL |
| 84. | 620 | ABE |
| 85. | 614 | ANN |
| 86. | 609 | AGO |
| 87. | 604 | LET |
| 88. | 603 | STY |
| 89. | 597 | IDO TOE |
| 91. | 596 | ARC ASP AVE ORO |
| 95. | 595 | ELS SAT |
| 97. | 587 | EMU TRI |
| 99. | 584 | SRO |
| 100. | 583 | SIR |
| 101. | 581 | NRA |
| 102. | 579 | ASA |
| 103. | 576 | PER |
| 104. | 575 | IDA |
| 105. | 573 | OAT |
| 106. | 570 | ARM |
| 107. | 567 | LEI RTE |
| 109. | 566 | INN |
| 110. | 564 | ITS UTE |
| 112. | 562 | LES |
| 113. | 561 | ERN |
| 114. | 557 | ESP EVA |
| 116. | 556 | OER |
| 117. | 552 | ADS |
| 118. | 550 | ERS |
| 119. | 548 | NNE |
| 120. | 545 | TRA |
| 121. | 538 | OLD |
| 122. | 536 | NIL |
| 123. | 535 | LEO |
| 124. | 533 | EER |
| 125. | 531 | ION |
| 126. | 525 | EWE INA |
| 128. | 523 | AND ETC |
| 130. | 521 | RAH |
| 131. | 518 | ELM IAN |
| 133. | 514 | ILL TAN |
| 135. | 513 | URN |
| 136. | 512 | ATA |
| 137. | 511 | RAE |
| 138. | 509 | APT PRO |
| 140. | 501 | DEN |
| 141. | 499 | NED |
| 142. | 498 | TED |
| 143. | 495 | USA |
| 144. | 494 | HER |
| 145. | 491 | SOS |
| 146. | 489 | EYE |
| 147. | 488 | AVA |
| 148. | 486 | ABA SAD |
| 150. | 485 | RUE |
| 151. | 483 | ANY SEN |
| 153. | 479 | PEA |
| 154. | 478 | CAR TIN |
| 156. | 477 | INS |
| 157. | 476 | LED SLY |
| 159. | 473 | DEE |
| 160. | 471 | NEA ONA |
| 162. | 470 | SAL |
| 163. | 468 | ITE |
| 164. | 464 | ADD |
| 165. | 463 | TRE |
| 166. | 461 | AXE |
| 167. | 458 | ALT RAP |
| 169. | 457 | ENT |
| 170. | 454 | ETO MAR |
| 172. | 453 | PAL |
| 173. | 452 | ECO |
| 174. | 451 | ERG STA |
| 176. | 446 | THE |
| 177. | 444 | ONO SON |
| 179. | 443 | MET |
| 180. | 440 | OBI |
| 181. | 439 | RAM |
| 182. | 437 | AGA EGG GAS PAR RIA SOL SRI |
| 189. | 434 | OTT |
| 190. | 430 | OVA |
| 191. | 429 | ELK |
| 192. | 428 | EDS REP ROT |
| 195. | 426 | TOT |
| 196. | 425 | ITO |
| 197. | 424 | AIL RNA |
| 199. | 423 | ASK |
| 200. | 421 | TOR |
| 201. | 420 | ALP TSE |
| 203. | 419 | MAE PTA |
| 205. | 417 | NAT |
| 206. | 414 | AWE NAP TON |
| 209. | 413 | LAS TIS |
| 211. | 412 | BEE |
| 212. | 410 | EKE ETS |
| 214. | 409 | EEN ELF TEL |
| 217. | 407 | ORB TAT |
| 219. | 406 | EOS LAD |
| 221. | 405 | STS |
| 222. | 404 | PIE SIS |
| 224. | 403 | LOT |
| 225. | 402 | ORR SAM |
| 227. | 401 | DOE |
| 228. | 400 | SEC |
| 229. | 399 | PSI SAP |
| 231. | 398 | GEE PEN REA |
| 234. | 397 | EMS HEN |
| 236. | 395 | AIM ODD RYE SAN |
| 240. | 392 | SIT |
| 241. | 391 | HAS MEN PRE |
| 244. | 390 | INE |
| 245. | 389 | NTH SRA TRY |
| 248. | 387 | LIT UNO |
| 250. | 385 | ANE CAT |
| 252. | 384 | EPI SRS |
| 254. | 383 | IKE |
| 255. | 382 | AMO DES TAP TOO |
| 259. | 381 | REL |
| 260. | 380 | HAT |
| 261. | 379 | SSS |
| 262. | 378 | BAR LIL REO SER YET |
| 267. | 377 | YEN |
| 268. | 376 | ASE RHO |
| 270. | 375 | CPA |
| 271. | 373 | NOT |
| 272. | 372 | NEW |
| 273. | 371 | AID BAA EPA |
| 276. | 369 | ATT |
| 277. | 368 | SST |
| 278. | 367 | DNA |
| 279. | 366 | RET SIN |
| 281. | 364 | ARK ERI |
| 283. | 362 | OLA TAU |
| 285. | 360 | ROD SAC |
| 287. | 359 | EBB |
| 288. | 358 | BRA NOD |
| 290. | 357 | OPT |
| 291. | 356 | ARR SKI SUE |
| 294. | 355 | INK ROI |
| 296. | 353 | HOE |
| 297. | 352 | SOD |
| 298. | 350 | ENG |
| 299. | 349 | IRS |
| 300. | 348 | EIN PAT |
| 302. | 347 | NAE RON |
| 304. | 346 | DOT SAG |
| 306. | 345 | RID |
| 307. | 344 | LAP LEN |
| 309. | 342 | AAA TAB TAD |
| 312. | 340 | ELA RAG |
| 314. | 339 | ENO IMP |
| 316. | 338 | AMP HAL RIP TOM |
| 320. | 337 | BOA OWE |
| 322. | 336 | MEL |
| 323. | 335 | ETH POE |
| 325. | 334 | DIE MIA |
| 327. | 333 | MER |
| 328. | 331 | RCA |
| 329. | 330 | TET |
| 330. | 329 | CIA OSE |
| 332. | 328 | OUT |
| 333. | 327 | APO CEE NON TIA |
| 337. | 325 | BAT EAU PET TWO |
| 341. | 324 | ORT URI |
| 343. | 323 | ARS |
| 344. | 322 | LOO TAI |
| 346. | 321 | ASI LSD MAO YEA |
| 350. | 320 | OTO |
| 351. | 319 | GEL |
| 352. | 318 | ISM SEW STU |
| 355. | 316 | ISH IST KEN LOS MAN |
| 360. | 315 | DER PAS VIA |
| 363. | 314 | IVE MAT |
| 365. | 311 | HAM ONT |
| 367. | 310 | RAW WEE |
| 369. | 309 | CAL |
| 370. | 307 | SAO UNA |
| 372. | 305 | TAO TIP |
| 374. | 304 | ANO DEL ITA UNE |
| 378. | 303 | BAH REF |
| 380. | 302 | ATM IOU OSS |
| 383. | 301 | OUR |
| 384. | 300 | CAP DYE OCT OPS |
| 388. | 299 | ATL |
| 389. | 298 | AAR HST SOT TIC |
| 393. | 297 | TIL |
| 394. | 296 | NAN RBI TOP |
| 397. | 295 | COO |
| 398. | 294 | ACH RIM SCI TAM VEE |
| 403. | 293 | SPY |
| 404. | 292 | CAN NIP TDS |
| 407. | 291 | NAB |
| 408. | 290 | AFT CHI NOS WAR |
| 412. | 289 | EDE GET TAG |
| 415. | 288 | MAP NCO |
| 417. | 286 | UNI |
| 418. | 285 | INT |
| 419. | 284 | PAN |
| 420. | 283 | ABC AER DAD MAC |
| 424. | 282 | AYE |
| 425. | 281 | DOS |
| 426. | 280 | DAS HEM NAG VAT |
| 430. | 279 | AKA LOA |
| 432. | 277 | ALS APR HIE |
| 435. | 275 | OHO REV |
| 437. | 274 | BET DON LID MAD RAY |
| 442. | 273 | DAM |
| 443. | 272 | LAC |
| 444. | 270 | ABS |
| 445. | 269 | ALB DAN |
| 447. | 268 | ROO SIC |
| 449. | 267 | BEN CAB IDS RAS TER |
| 454. | 266 | SLO |
| 455. | 265 | DAB HOT |
| 457. | 264 | LAB MOO SNL |
| 460. | 263 | LIP OWN |
| 462. | 262 | AME LAO POI |
| 465. | 261 | NBA OAK RUT |
| 468. | 260 | INC NUT WAS |
| 471. | 259 | FEE ROC |
| 473. | 258 | CHE ENA PIN REC RUN |
| 478. | 257 | REE |
| 479. | 256 | ELO HUE LEG |
| 482. | 255 | LYE OPE |
| 484. | 254 | AES ELY EMO OAF UPS |
| 489. | 253 | AHS CON |
| 491. | 252 | GAL HIS |
| 493. | 251 | ICI LAT MIR RIB SIP |
| 498. | 250 | GEM LOU REM VET |
| 502. | 249 | RIG |
| 503. | 248 | CUE MOE SAY TSP |
| 507. | 247 | EDO ESO NSA SSR |
| 511. | 246 | AWL BED DDE LAG MRS RNS SAW |
| 518. | 245 | TUT |
| 519. | 244 | ANS ISO ISR ULE |
| 523. | 243 | LAR TIM |
| 525. | 242 | POT |
| 526. | 241 | PAD VAN |
| 528. | 240 | COT DIN GNU |
| 531. | 239 | ROB |
| 532. | 238 | IDE SOB |
| 534. | 237 | BAN FAT USO |
| 537. | 235 | LON WED |
| 539. | 234 | GAP |
| 540. | 233 | SSN |
| 541. | 232 | FAR GIN PIT |
| 544. | 231 | CAD GAR ILO |
| 547. | 230 | LAM UTA |
| 549. | 229 | LAW MAS NAY |
| 552. | 227 | DEW FRA OWL PEP RAF VIE |
| 558. | 226 | FIR IND IRK |
| 561. | 225 | ESC FOR |
| 563. | 224 | LIN NOW REB WET |
| 567. | 223 | DAR HAN NYE YRS |
| 571. | 222 | MEA |
| 572. | 221 | AMT CAM COS SOU |
| 576. | 220 | DEA ORS SUN |
| 579. | 219 | BAD BRO DUE NUN |
| 583. | 218 | HIT IER MIL |
| 586. | 217 | ARF ILK RLS TOY TVA |
| 591. | 216 | AMY AOL HES ORC |
| 595. | 215 | GAT ISE |
| 597. | 214 | FAN GOO III |
| 600. | 213 | CRO UAR UGH |
| 603. | 212 | FOE NIT REY |
| 606. | 211 | OPA SKY |
| 608. | 210 | MAL TEC |
| 610. | 209 | OUI WOE |
| 612. | 208 | LOP TSK |
| 614. | 207 | IAM IMA OAS YDS |
| 618. | 206 | BIN POD SOP |
| 621. | 205 | BIT BUS DOC KEY RUR SGT |
| 627. | 204 | DIP HAD KIT MSS OFT REX |
| 633. | 203 | BEL DRS MOT PGA TKO |
| 638. | 202 | FRO LOG LST |
| 641. | 201 | BAS DRY ECU NAM |
| 645. | 200 | EDT SDS |
| 647. | 199 | ALF CSA EEE FED |
| 651. | 198 | AIT |
| 652. | 197 | OHM |
| 653. | 196 | BOO EFT PHI UMA |
| 657. | 195 | CHA DEB EEK HON ROM THO |
| 663. | 193 | DIS GAB KIN NOM SNO UKE WIT |
| 670. | 192 | SHA UFO |
| 672. | 191 | ISA ORD ROW SHY SOO |
| 677. | 190 | COD CRI DUO LAE LAY ODA REN RUM |
| 685. | 189 | ARP CEO EDU LOB TAE |
| 690. | 188 | NAH |
| 691. | 187 | IDI WIN |
| 693. | 186 | LSU NIN RIN STR TLC |
| 698. | 185 | OKS SEL WHO |
| 701. | 184 | INO MOI OOH |
| 704. | 183 | EME EUR HOP OED |
| 708. | 182 | EMT ITT RAD STP USS |
| 713. | 181 | BIO |
| 714. | 180 | IFS LEM MAI ORG PAC PAM |
| 720. | 179 | DAY HEP KOS |
| 723. | 178 | ATO MOP ONS SES USN |
| 728. | 177 | DRE ENC |
| 730. | 176 | CBS RRS SUR |
| 733. | 175 | BSA ELD GOT LIS LOW PST TSA WAN |
| 741. | 174 | TOA |
| 742. | 173 | DEI DOG FEN SOY |
| 746. | 172 | DST ILA IOS OCA POP TEM WOO |
| 753. | 171 | BEA JAR MIT MOM PAW |
| 758. | 170 | CUR FLA YAK YAM |
| 762. | 169 | GEN ING MOA NOG URE WEB |
| 768. | 168 | DEM GIS LAI PEI SMA ZEN |
| 774. | 167 | AMS BAG COE ICH KEG TOW YAP |
| 781. | 166 | OFF RTS |
| 783. | 165 | LPS MBA MON ODS TAC WON |
| 789. | 164 | LTD |
| 790. | 163 | DIM ENL KAT UMP |
| 794. | 162 | AWN COP POL SOW |
| 798. | 161 | DEO DOR SUM WES |
| 802. | 160 | FAD HRS SEX SMU |
| 806. | 159 | AAH CRY FIT WAD ZEE |
| 811. | 158 | LII TAJ |
| 813. | 157 | GOA KEA |
| 815. | 156 | GEO SKA TAL |
| 818. | 155 | PEG PIA RDS TUB |
| 822. | 154 | ABU DIA MOB |
| 825. | 153 | APP EXE HIP TIO YOU |
| 830. | 152 | HEE HID OSA TEX |
| 834. | 151 | AOK CDS FLO MEG MIN PTS ROY TBS |
| 842. | 150 | COL FLU TUN |
| 845. | 149 | HAG HAH |
| 847. | 148 | CEL DDS MAA NEB |
| 851. | 147 | ABO GAD JAM KID MME |
| 856. | 146 | BIB DDT EHS ESA ESL NIE PUN |
| 863. | 145 | ANG CIO HRE ICY MED STD VAL |
| 870. | 144 | ALG HAY IRT OSU PEW REI |
| 876. | 143 | AGT CID COB GER NIA NIB SID TWA URL ZOO |
| 886. | 142 | BAM BLT DEC NAS OTS PLO PRY |
| 893. | 141 | MES RDA |
| 895. | 139 | AYN DID DTS ETD NES |
| 900. | 138 | HUT NOB SSW YON |
| 904. | 137 | ARN MID PAY PUT SIL ULM |
| 910. | 136 | FIN GOD IPO MIS |
| 914. | 135 | BID IWO MDS OTE PLY STL UPI |
| 921. | 134 | BTU GAG OOO OVI PIP TIT |
| 927. | 133 | CAW OSO QED SUP |
| 931. | 132 | BAL GIL HIM LOL MEW MOD |
| 937. | 131 | AEC BEG CUT ILS IRR NEY VIM YEW ZED |
| 946. | 130 | COW DEF GOP ISL MAB SYN |
| 952. | 129 | EES ICU JAB MAY OOP |
| 957. | 128 | FIE GPA LER OHS |
| 961. | 127 | CNN COG GPS GRE HBO MAW MTS OST OVO RUB |
| 971. | 126 | MRI |
| 972. | 125 | BOB EMI FRI GRR LAX LTS |
| 978. | 124 | CCS CSI FBI GTO HEX LIV PHD RPM RUG SIB SLR |
| 989. | 123 | DIG HEY PES PSA REG SAS |
| 995. | 122 | BON DEY HOG SIE TAS TAW |