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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,613 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,427 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,385 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,309 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,282 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,263 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,203 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,199 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,151 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,130 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,092 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,067 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,059 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,053 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,041 | END |
| 16. | 1,034 | OLE |
| 17. | 1,028 | EAR |
| 18. | 1,017 | SPA |
| 19. | 994 | ACE |
| 20. | 978 | ESS |
| 21. | 949 | NEE |
| 22. | 947 | ADO |
| 23. | 940 | IRA |
| 24. | 939 | EST |
| 25. | 926 | ODE |
| 26. | 922 | SEE |
| 27. | 918 | ASH |
| 28. | 901 | EEL |
| 29. | 891 | ESE |
| 30. | 890 | ANT |
| 31. | 889 | EAT |
| 32. | 874 | TEA |
| 33. | 863 | ART |
| 34. | 849 | ETE |
| 35. | 845 | AGE |
| 36. | 836 | TEN |
| 37. | 834 | NET |
| 38. | 830 | APE |
| 39. | 812 | SEA |
| 40. | 805 | SET |
| 41. | 803 | TEE |
| 42. | 782 | EVE |
| 43. | 780 | LEE |
| 44. | 779 | EGO |
| 45. | 763 | ANA |
| 46. | 756 | ENS |
| 47. | 755 | ASS |
| 48. | 751 | TAR |
| 49. | 743 | ICE |
| 50. | 736 | ALL |
| 51. | 735 | SHE |
| 52. | 732 | RED |
| 53. | 724 | RES |
| 54. | 715 | LIE |
| 55. | 712 | ARA |
| 56. | 709 | ADE |
| 57. | 689 | AMI |
| 58. | 685 | NOR |
| 59. | 679 | OAR |
| 60. | 675 | SSE |
| 61. | 673 | ROE |
| 62. | 672 | NEO |
| 63. | 667 | YES |
| 64. | 665 | AHA |
| 65. | 662 | ELL |
| 66. | 658 | ARI |
| 67. | 655 | USE |
| 68. | 653 | ACT |
| 69. | 649 | EON |
| 70. | 648 | AIR |
| 71. | 645 | RAT |
| 72. | 643 | RAN |
| 73. | 639 | TIE |
| 74. | 636 | ORA |
| 75. | 635 | TNT |
| 76. | 632 | RIO |
| 77. | 628 | STE |
| 78. | 625 | ADA |
| 79. | 624 | AMA LEA |
| 81. | 623 | ILE |
| 82. | 621 | OIL |
| 83. | 616 | ABE ANI |
| 85. | 612 | ANN |
| 86. | 605 | AGO |
| 87. | 600 | LET |
| 88. | 599 | STY |
| 89. | 596 | AVE ORO |
| 91. | 595 | ASP TOE |
| 93. | 592 | IDO SAT |
| 95. | 591 | ARC ELS |
| 97. | 584 | EMU |
| 98. | 583 | TRI |
| 99. | 581 | NRA |
| 100. | 580 | SIR SRO |
| 102. | 576 | ASA |
| 103. | 575 | PER |
| 104. | 574 | IDA |
| 105. | 571 | OAT |
| 106. | 569 | ARM |
| 107. | 565 | LEI RTE |
| 109. | 564 | INN |
| 110. | 563 | ITS |
| 111. | 562 | UTE |
| 112. | 560 | LES |
| 113. | 559 | ERN |
| 114. | 556 | EVA OER |
| 116. | 553 | ESP |
| 117. | 548 | ADS ERS NNE |
| 120. | 545 | TRA |
| 121. | 538 | OLD |
| 122. | 532 | NIL |
| 123. | 531 | EER |
| 124. | 529 | ION LEO |
| 126. | 524 | INA |
| 127. | 523 | EWE |
| 128. | 521 | RAH |
| 129. | 519 | AND ETC |
| 131. | 516 | IAN |
| 132. | 512 | ATA URN |
| 134. | 511 | ELM ILL TAN |
| 137. | 508 | RAE |
| 138. | 507 | PRO |
| 139. | 506 | APT |
| 140. | 498 | NED |
| 141. | 496 | TED |
| 142. | 495 | DEN |
| 143. | 493 | HER |
| 144. | 489 | SOS USA |
| 146. | 486 | AVA EYE |
| 148. | 485 | ABA RUE |
| 150. | 484 | SAD |
| 151. | 483 | SEN |
| 152. | 482 | ANY |
| 153. | 477 | CAR INS |
| 155. | 476 | PEA SLY |
| 157. | 474 | TIN |
| 158. | 473 | LED |
| 159. | 471 | NEA |
| 160. | 470 | DEE ONA |
| 162. | 468 | ITE |
| 163. | 466 | SAL |
| 164. | 462 | TRE |
| 165. | 460 | ADD |
| 166. | 459 | AXE |
| 167. | 456 | RAP |
| 168. | 455 | ALT |
| 169. | 454 | ETO MAR |
| 171. | 453 | ENT |
| 172. | 452 | PAL |
| 173. | 450 | ERG STA |
| 175. | 449 | ECO |
| 176. | 443 | SON |
| 177. | 442 | THE |
| 178. | 440 | MET |
| 179. | 438 | OBI |
| 180. | 437 | AGA ONO |
| 182. | 435 | EGG RIA SOL |
| 185. | 434 | GAS PAR RAM SRI |
| 189. | 433 | OTT |
| 190. | 428 | OVA |
| 191. | 427 | EDS |
| 192. | 426 | ELK TOT |
| 194. | 425 | ROT |
| 195. | 423 | REP |
| 196. | 422 | AIL RNA |
| 198. | 421 | ASK |
| 199. | 420 | ITO |
| 200. | 419 | TOR TSE |
| 202. | 417 | ALP MAE |
| 204. | 415 | NAT PTA |
| 206. | 414 | AWE NAP |
| 208. | 412 | TON |
| 209. | 410 | BEE LAS |
| 211. | 409 | EEN TEL TIS |
| 214. | 406 | EKE ELF LAD TAT |
| 218. | 405 | ETS |
| 219. | 404 | ORB |
| 220. | 403 | SIS STS |
| 222. | 402 | ORR |
| 223. | 401 | EOS SAM |
| 225. | 400 | DOE |
| 226. | 399 | PIE PSI SEC |
| 229. | 398 | LOT |
| 230. | 397 | REA SAP |
| 232. | 396 | EMS GEE PEN |
| 235. | 395 | HEN |
| 236. | 394 | ODD |
| 237. | 393 | RYE SAN |
| 239. | 392 | AIM |
| 240. | 391 | PRE |
| 241. | 390 | INE MEN |
| 243. | 389 | HAS SIT |
| 245. | 387 | SRA |
| 246. | 386 | ANE LIT NTH TRY UNO |
| 251. | 384 | EPI |
| 252. | 382 | CAT SRS TOO |
| 255. | 381 | IKE REL |
| 257. | 380 | DES TAP |
| 259. | 379 | AMO SSS |
| 261. | 378 | YET |
| 262. | 377 | HAT SER |
| 264. | 376 | ASE REO |
| 266. | 375 | BAR CPA |
| 268. | 374 | LIL YEN |
| 270. | 372 | RHO |
| 271. | 371 | BAA NOT |
| 273. | 370 | AID |
| 274. | 369 | NEW |
| 275. | 368 | SST |
| 276. | 367 | ATT EPA |
| 278. | 366 | RET |
| 279. | 364 | ARK DNA ERI SIN |
| 283. | 362 | OLA |
| 284. | 360 | TAU |
| 285. | 359 | EBB ROD SAC |
| 288. | 356 | ARR |
| 289. | 355 | NOD |
| 290. | 354 | BRA OPT |
| 292. | 353 | ROI SKI |
| 294. | 352 | HOE INK SOD SUE |
| 298. | 348 | ENG |
| 299. | 347 | PAT |
| 300. | 346 | EIN NAE |
| 302. | 345 | DOT IRS |
| 304. | 344 | RON SAG |
| 306. | 343 | LEN |
| 307. | 342 | RID TAD |
| 309. | 341 | LAP TAB |
| 311. | 340 | ELA |
| 312. | 338 | HAL RAG |
| 314. | 337 | AAA RIP |
| 316. | 336 | IMP OWE TOM |
| 319. | 335 | BOA ETH POE |
| 322. | 334 | AMP MEL |
| 324. | 333 | DIE |
| 325. | 332 | ENO MIA |
| 327. | 329 | MER OSE |
| 329. | 327 | APO CIA NON RCA TET |
| 334. | 326 | OUT TIA |
| 336. | 325 | CEE PET TWO |
| 339. | 324 | BAT ORT URI |
| 342. | 323 | EAU |
| 343. | 321 | ASI MAO TAI |
| 346. | 320 | ARS |
| 347. | 319 | LOO YEA |
| 349. | 318 | OTO |
| 350. | 317 | ISM |
| 351. | 316 | IST SEW |
| 353. | 315 | DER GEL LOS LSD MAN |
| 358. | 314 | PAS STU VIA |
| 361. | 313 | ISH KEN |
| 363. | 312 | MAT |
| 364. | 311 | IVE |
| 365. | 310 | HAM ONT |
| 367. | 309 | RAW |
| 368. | 308 | CAL WEE |
| 370. | 305 | SAO TAO |
| 372. | 304 | ITA UNA |
| 374. | 303 | BAH TIP UNE |
| 377. | 302 | ANO REF |
| 379. | 301 | ATM DEL OSS |
| 382. | 300 | IOU OCT OUR |
| 385. | 299 | CAP |
| 386. | 298 | AAR ATL DYE |
| 389. | 297 | HST OPS SOT TIC |
| 393. | 296 | TOP |
| 394. | 295 | COO RBI TIL |
| 397. | 294 | VEE |
| 398. | 293 | NAN SCI |
| 400. | 292 | ACH CAN NIP RIM TDS |
| 405. | 291 | NAB SPY TAM |
| 408. | 289 | AFT CHI EDE GET WAR |
| 413. | 288 | NOS |
| 414. | 286 | NCO TAG |
| 416. | 284 | INT MAP |
| 418. | 283 | DAD MAC PAN UNI |
| 422. | 282 | AYE |
| 423. | 279 | ABC AER DOS HEM NAG VAT |
| 429. | 278 | AKA LOA |
| 431. | 277 | DAS |
| 432. | 276 | ALS HIE |
| 434. | 275 | APR |
| 435. | 274 | DON MAD |
| 437. | 273 | BET DAM LID OHO REV |
| 442. | 271 | LAC RAY |
| 444. | 269 | ALB |
| 445. | 268 | ABS DAN SIC |
| 448. | 267 | ROO TER |
| 450. | 266 | CAB IDS RAS SLO |
| 454. | 265 | BEN |
| 455. | 264 | MOO |
| 456. | 263 | LAB LIP |
| 458. | 262 | AME DAB HOT |
| 461. | 261 | LAO OAK OWN RUT |
| 465. | 260 | WAS |
| 466. | 259 | POI ROC |
| 468. | 258 | ENA NBA SNL |
| 471. | 257 | FEE NUT REE RUN |
| 475. | 256 | CHE ELO INC LEG PIN REC |
| 481. | 255 | HUE LYE OPE |
| 484. | 254 | AES ELY OAF |
| 487. | 253 | AHS |
| 488. | 252 | CON GAL |
| 490. | 251 | ICI SIP UPS |
| 493. | 250 | GEM HIS LAT MIR RIB |
| 498. | 249 | RIG |
| 499. | 248 | CUE LOU VET |
| 502. | 247 | EDO MOE REM SAY SSR TSP |
| 508. | 246 | EMO |
| 509. | 245 | AWL BED DDE ESO LAG RNS SAW |
| 516. | 244 | ANS ISR MRS NSA ULE |
| 521. | 243 | ISO LAR TIM |
| 524. | 242 | POT TUT |
| 526. | 241 | PAD |
| 527. | 240 | COT DIN VAN |
| 530. | 239 | GNU |
| 531. | 238 | ROB |
| 532. | 237 | IDE |
| 533. | 236 | SOB USO |
| 535. | 235 | FAT LON |
| 537. | 234 | BAN GAP WED |
| 540. | 231 | CAD FAR GAR ILO |
| 544. | 230 | GIN PIT SSN |
| 547. | 229 | LAM LAW MAS |
| 550. | 228 | NAY UTA |
| 552. | 227 | DEW FRA OWL RAF |
| 556. | 226 | IND PEP |
| 558. | 225 | FIR IRK VIE |
| 561. | 224 | FOR LIN WET |
| 564. | 223 | ESC |
| 565. | 222 | DAR MEA NOW NYE |
| 569. | 221 | CAM HAN YRS |
| 572. | 220 | AMT COS REB SOU |
| 576. | 219 | BAD DUE ORS |
| 579. | 218 | DEA MIL SUN |
| 582. | 217 | HIT IER NUN RLS TVA |
| 587. | 216 | AMY ILK TOY |
| 590. | 215 | ARF GAT ISE |
| 593. | 214 | AOL BRO GOO III |
| 597. | 213 | CRO FAN ORC UAR UGH |
| 602. | 212 | FOE HES |
| 604. | 211 | NIT OPA REY |
| 607. | 209 | MAL SKY TEC |
| 610. | 208 | WOE |
| 611. | 207 | IMA OAS YDS |
| 614. | 206 | LOP OUI SOP |
| 617. | 205 | BIN BIT IAM KEY RUR SGT TSK |
| 624. | 204 | KIT MSS POD |
| 627. | 203 | BUS DIP MOT OFT REX |
| 632. | 202 | BEL DOC FRO HAD LOG LST PGA TKO |
| 640. | 201 | BAS DRS ECU NAM |
| 644. | 200 | DRY SDS |
| 646. | 199 | EEE FED |
| 648. | 198 | AIT ALF CSA EDT |
| 652. | 196 | BOO OHM |
| 654. | 195 | EFT ROM THO UMA |
| 658. | 194 | CHA DEB PHI |
| 661. | 193 | EEK HON |
| 663. | 192 | GAB KIN SHA UKE WIT |
| 668. | 191 | DIS ISA NOM ROW SHY SNO SOO |
| 675. | 190 | COD CRI DUO LAE ODA RUM |
| 681. | 189 | ARP LAY ORD REN TAE |
| 686. | 188 | CEO LOB NAH UFO |
| 690. | 187 | IDI WIN |
| 692. | 186 | EDU RIN STR |
| 695. | 185 | NIN SEL TLC |
| 698. | 184 | INO LSU MOI |
| 701. | 183 | EME EUR HOP OED |
| 705. | 182 | ITT RAD WHO |
| 708. | 181 | OKS OOH STP USS |
| 712. | 180 | BIO LEM MAI PAC |
| 716. | 179 | DAY HEP ORG |
| 719. | 178 | ATO EMT SES USN |
| 723. | 177 | ENC ONS PAM |
| 726. | 176 | CBS IFS KOS MOP RRS SUR |
| 732. | 175 | BSA DRE ELD GOT LOW PST |
| 738. | 174 | LIS TOA WAN |
| 741. | 173 | DEI DOG FEN SOY |
| 745. | 172 | DST ILA POP TEM WOO |
| 750. | 171 | JAR OCA PAW |
| 753. | 170 | BEA CUR IOS MIT MOM YAK YAM |
| 760. | 169 | FLA ING MOA URE |
| 764. | 168 | GEN LAI SMA |
| 767. | 167 | AMS COE DEM GIS ICH TOW ZEN |
| 774. | 166 | NOG PEI RTS TSA WEB YAP |
| 780. | 165 | BAG KEG MON ODS OFF TAC WON |
| 787. | 164 | LPS |
| 788. | 163 | DIM ENL KAT LTD MBA |
| 793. | 162 | AWN POL SOW |
| 796. | 161 | COP DEO DOR SUM UMP WES |
| 802. | 160 | HRS SMU |
| 804. | 159 | WAD ZEE |
| 806. | 158 | CRY FAD LII SEX TAJ |
| 811. | 157 | AAH GOA |
| 813. | 156 | KEA TAL |
| 815. | 155 | GEO PIA RDS SKA TUB |
| 820. | 154 | DIA FIT |
| 822. | 153 | ABU MOB PEG TIO |
| 826. | 152 | APP EXE HID HIP OSA TEX |
| 832. | 151 | MEG MIN ROY TBS |
| 836. | 150 | AOK COL HEE PTS TUN |
| 841. | 149 | CDS FLO FLU YOU |
| 845. | 148 | DDS HAG MAA NEB |
| 849. | 147 | ABO CEL GAD HAH JAM MME |
| 855. | 146 | BIB EHS ESA KID NIE |
| 860. | 145 | DDT HRE VAL |
| 863. | 144 | ALG ESL ICY IRT PEW PUN REI STD |
| 871. | 143 | AGT ANG CID CIO HAY MED NIB OSU |
| 879. | 142 | COB GER PLO SID TWA URL |
| 885. | 141 | BAM BLT MES NAS NIA OTS RDA ZOO |
| 893. | 140 | DEC PRY |
| 895. | 139 | DID DTS |
| 897. | 138 | AYN ETD HUT NOB SSW |
| 902. | 137 | ARN NES PAY PUT SIL ULM |
| 908. | 136 | FIN GOD MID MIS YON |
| 913. | 135 | IWO OTE UPI |
| 916. | 134 | BID IPO OVI |
| 919. | 133 | BTU CAW GAG MDS OOO OSO PLY STL SUP |
| 928. | 132 | BAL GIL MEW PIP QED |
| 933. | 131 | AEC HIM ILS MOD NEY TIT ZED |
| 940. | 130 | BEG CUT IRR ISL MAB MAY SYN VIM |
| 948. | 129 | DEF EES JAB LOL YEW |
| 953. | 128 | GOP LER OHS OOP |
| 957. | 127 | COG COW FIE GPS GRE ICU MTS OST OVO |
| 966. | 126 | HBO MAW RUB |
| 969. | 125 | BOB EMI FRI GPA LAX LTS MRI |
| 976. | 124 | FBI GTO LIV RPM SIB |
| 981. | 123 | CCS CNN GRR HEY PES PHD REG RUG |
| 989. | 122 | BON CSI DEY HEX SAS SIE TAW TAX |