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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,626 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,431 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,393 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,320 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,289 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,275 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,215 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,205 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,162 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,132 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,104 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,072 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,065 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,060 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,046 | END |
| 16. | 1,038 | OLE |
| 17. | 1,035 | EAR |
| 18. | 1,022 | SPA |
| 19. | 1,000 | ACE |
| 20. | 979 | ESS |
| 21. | 953 | NEE |
| 22. | 949 | ADO |
| 23. | 948 | IRA |
| 24. | 946 | EST |
| 25. | 932 | ODE |
| 26. | 927 | SEE |
| 27. | 925 | ASH |
| 28. | 908 | EEL |
| 29. | 898 | ESE |
| 30. | 896 | ANT |
| 31. | 891 | EAT |
| 32. | 876 | TEA |
| 33. | 872 | ART |
| 34. | 853 | AGE |
| 35. | 851 | ETE |
| 36. | 842 | TEN |
| 37. | 840 | NET |
| 38. | 836 | APE |
| 39. | 819 | SEA |
| 40. | 812 | TEE |
| 41. | 808 | SET |
| 42. | 792 | EVE |
| 43. | 787 | LEE |
| 44. | 785 | EGO |
| 45. | 769 | ANA |
| 46. | 763 | ASS |
| 47. | 759 | ENS |
| 48. | 753 | TAR |
| 49. | 747 | ICE |
| 50. | 740 | ALL |
| 51. | 737 | RED SHE |
| 53. | 724 | RES |
| 54. | 717 | LIE |
| 55. | 714 | ADE |
| 56. | 713 | ARA |
| 57. | 691 | AMI |
| 58. | 688 | NOR |
| 59. | 680 | OAR |
| 60. | 678 | SSE |
| 61. | 676 | NEO |
| 62. | 675 | ROE |
| 63. | 672 | YES |
| 64. | 670 | AHA |
| 65. | 664 | ELL |
| 66. | 663 | ARI |
| 67. | 660 | USE |
| 68. | 657 | ACT |
| 69. | 651 | AIR EON |
| 71. | 650 | RAT |
| 72. | 644 | RAN |
| 73. | 642 | ORA |
| 74. | 641 | TIE |
| 75. | 640 | RIO |
| 76. | 636 | TNT |
| 77. | 629 | ADA |
| 78. | 628 | STE |
| 79. | 626 | AMA |
| 80. | 625 | ILE |
| 81. | 624 | LEA |
| 82. | 623 | ANI |
| 83. | 622 | OIL |
| 84. | 621 | ABE |
| 85. | 616 | ANN |
| 86. | 609 | AGO |
| 87. | 604 | LET STY |
| 89. | 599 | TOE |
| 90. | 598 | ARC AVE |
| 92. | 597 | IDO ORO |
| 94. | 596 | ASP |
| 95. | 595 | ELS SAT |
| 97. | 589 | TRI |
| 98. | 587 | EMU SRO |
| 100. | 583 | SIR |
| 101. | 581 | ASA NRA |
| 103. | 576 | PER |
| 104. | 575 | IDA |
| 105. | 573 | OAT |
| 106. | 570 | ARM |
| 107. | 569 | LEI |
| 108. | 568 | RTE |
| 109. | 567 | INN |
| 110. | 565 | UTE |
| 111. | 564 | ITS |
| 112. | 563 | LES |
| 113. | 561 | ERN |
| 114. | 560 | ESP |
| 115. | 558 | EVA |
| 116. | 557 | OER |
| 117. | 554 | ADS |
| 118. | 551 | ERS |
| 119. | 549 | NNE |
| 120. | 545 | TRA |
| 121. | 542 | OLD |
| 122. | 536 | NIL |
| 123. | 535 | LEO |
| 124. | 533 | EER |
| 125. | 531 | ION |
| 126. | 525 | AND EWE INA |
| 129. | 524 | ETC |
| 130. | 521 | RAH |
| 131. | 520 | IAN |
| 132. | 518 | ELM |
| 133. | 515 | ILL |
| 134. | 514 | TAN |
| 135. | 513 | URN |
| 136. | 512 | ATA RAE |
| 138. | 510 | PRO |
| 139. | 509 | APT |
| 140. | 502 | DEN |
| 141. | 499 | NED |
| 142. | 498 | TED |
| 143. | 495 | HER USA |
| 145. | 492 | SOS |
| 146. | 490 | EYE |
| 147. | 489 | AVA |
| 148. | 487 | ABA |
| 149. | 486 | RUE SAD |
| 151. | 485 | SEN |
| 152. | 484 | ANY |
| 153. | 481 | PEA |
| 154. | 479 | TIN |
| 155. | 478 | CAR SLY |
| 157. | 477 | INS LED |
| 159. | 473 | DEE |
| 160. | 472 | NEA |
| 161. | 471 | ONA |
| 162. | 470 | SAL |
| 163. | 469 | ITE |
| 164. | 465 | ADD |
| 165. | 463 | AXE TRE |
| 167. | 459 | RAP |
| 168. | 458 | ALT ECO ENT |
| 171. | 455 | MAR |
| 172. | 454 | ETO PAL |
| 174. | 453 | ERG |
| 175. | 451 | STA |
| 176. | 446 | THE |
| 177. | 445 | ONO |
| 178. | 444 | MET SON |
| 180. | 441 | OBI |
| 181. | 440 | RAM |
| 182. | 439 | PAR |
| 183. | 438 | GAS RIA SRI |
| 186. | 437 | AGA EGG SOL |
| 189. | 434 | OTT |
| 190. | 431 | OVA |
| 191. | 429 | EDS ELK |
| 193. | 428 | REP ROT |
| 195. | 427 | TOT |
| 196. | 426 | ITO |
| 197. | 425 | AIL |
| 198. | 424 | RNA |
| 199. | 423 | ASK |
| 200. | 421 | ALP PTA TOR |
| 203. | 420 | MAE TSE |
| 205. | 417 | NAT |
| 206. | 416 | NAP |
| 207. | 415 | AWE TIS |
| 209. | 414 | TON |
| 210. | 413 | LAS |
| 211. | 412 | BEE |
| 212. | 410 | EKE ETS |
| 214. | 409 | EEN ELF TEL |
| 217. | 408 | TAT |
| 218. | 407 | LAD ORB STS |
| 221. | 406 | EOS |
| 222. | 405 | SIS |
| 223. | 404 | PIE |
| 224. | 403 | LOT |
| 225. | 402 | DOE ORR SAM |
| 228. | 400 | PSI SEC |
| 230. | 399 | SAP |
| 231. | 398 | GEE HEN PEN REA |
| 235. | 397 | EMS |
| 236. | 396 | AIM RYE SAN |
| 239. | 395 | ODD |
| 240. | 392 | SIT |
| 241. | 391 | HAS MEN PRE |
| 244. | 390 | INE NTH TRY |
| 247. | 389 | SRA |
| 248. | 388 | UNO |
| 249. | 387 | LIT |
| 250. | 386 | ANE CAT |
| 252. | 385 | SRS |
| 253. | 384 | EPI |
| 254. | 383 | IKE |
| 255. | 382 | AMO DES TAP TOO |
| 259. | 381 | HAT REL |
| 261. | 379 | BAR REO SSS YEN YET |
| 266. | 378 | LIL SER |
| 268. | 376 | ASE RHO |
| 270. | 375 | CPA |
| 271. | 373 | EPA NOT |
| 273. | 372 | NEW |
| 274. | 371 | AID BAA DNA |
| 277. | 369 | ATT |
| 278. | 368 | SST |
| 279. | 367 | ARK SIN |
| 281. | 366 | RET |
| 282. | 364 | ERI |
| 283. | 362 | OLA TAU |
| 285. | 361 | ROD SAC |
| 287. | 359 | BRA EBB NOD OPT |
| 291. | 357 | SUE |
| 292. | 356 | ARR ROI SKI |
| 295. | 355 | HOE INK |
| 297. | 353 | SOD |
| 298. | 351 | IRS |
| 299. | 350 | ENG |
| 300. | 348 | DOT EIN PAT |
| 303. | 347 | NAE RON SAG |
| 306. | 345 | LAP RID |
| 308. | 344 | LEN |
| 309. | 343 | AAA |
| 310. | 342 | TAB TAD |
| 312. | 340 | ELA IMP RAG TOM |
| 316. | 339 | AMP ENO RIP |
| 319. | 338 | BOA HAL |
| 321. | 337 | OWE |
| 322. | 336 | ETH MEL |
| 324. | 335 | POE |
| 325. | 334 | DIE MIA |
| 327. | 333 | MER |
| 328. | 332 | RCA TET |
| 330. | 330 | OSE |
| 331. | 329 | CIA NON OUT |
| 334. | 327 | APO CEE TIA |
| 337. | 325 | BAT EAU PET TWO |
| 341. | 324 | LOO ORT URI |
| 344. | 323 | ARS LSD |
| 346. | 322 | TAI |
| 347. | 321 | ASI MAO YEA |
| 350. | 320 | GEL OTO |
| 352. | 318 | ISM SEW STU |
| 355. | 317 | KEN |
| 356. | 316 | DER ISH IST LOS MAN |
| 361. | 315 | PAS VIA |
| 363. | 314 | IVE MAT |
| 365. | 312 | ONT |
| 366. | 311 | HAM |
| 367. | 310 | CAL RAW WEE |
| 370. | 308 | SAO |
| 371. | 307 | TIP UNA |
| 373. | 306 | TAO |
| 374. | 305 | REF |
| 375. | 304 | DEL ITA UNE |
| 378. | 303 | ANO ATM BAH IOU |
| 382. | 302 | OPS OSS |
| 384. | 301 | ATL DYE OUR |
| 387. | 300 | CAP OCT |
| 389. | 298 | AAR HST SOT TIC TIL |
| 394. | 297 | TOP |
| 395. | 296 | COO NAN RBI |
| 398. | 295 | RIM |
| 399. | 294 | ACH SCI SPY TAM VEE |
| 404. | 292 | CAN NIP TDS |
| 407. | 291 | AFT NAB WAR |
| 410. | 290 | CHI GET NOS TAG |
| 414. | 289 | EDE |
| 415. | 288 | MAP NCO |
| 417. | 286 | UNI |
| 418. | 285 | DAD INT |
| 420. | 284 | ABC PAN |
| 422. | 283 | AER MAC |
| 424. | 282 | AYE |
| 425. | 281 | DAS DOS |
| 427. | 280 | HEM NAG VAT |
| 430. | 279 | AKA LOA |
| 432. | 278 | APR |
| 433. | 277 | ALS HIE |
| 435. | 276 | BET OHO REV |
| 438. | 275 | RAY |
| 439. | 274 | DON LID MAD |
| 442. | 273 | DAM |
| 443. | 272 | ABS LAC |
| 445. | 270 | DAN |
| 446. | 269 | ALB |
| 447. | 268 | BEN HOT RAS ROO SIC |
| 452. | 267 | CAB IDS SLO TER |
| 456. | 265 | DAB |
| 457. | 264 | LAB MOO SNL |
| 460. | 263 | LAO LIP OAK OWN |
| 464. | 262 | AME POI |
| 466. | 261 | NBA NUT RUT WAS |
| 470. | 260 | FEE INC |
| 472. | 259 | CHE REC ROC RUN |
| 476. | 258 | ENA PIN |
| 478. | 257 | ELO LEG REE |
| 481. | 256 | HUE LYE |
| 483. | 255 | OPE |
| 484. | 254 | AES ELY EMO GAL OAF UPS |
| 490. | 253 | AHS CON |
| 492. | 252 | HIS RIB SIP VET |
| 496. | 251 | GEM ICI LAT LOU MIR |
| 501. | 250 | REM |
| 502. | 249 | RIG |
| 503. | 248 | CUE MOE SAY TSP |
| 507. | 247 | AWL BED EDO ESO LAG NSA RNS SSR |
| 515. | 246 | DDE ISO MRS SAW |
| 519. | 245 | TUT |
| 520. | 244 | ANS ISR ULE |
| 523. | 243 | LAR TIM |
| 525. | 242 | POT |
| 526. | 241 | DIN PAD SOB VAN |
| 530. | 240 | COT GNU |
| 532. | 239 | ROB USO |
| 534. | 238 | IDE |
| 535. | 237 | BAN FAT |
| 537. | 235 | GAP LON SSN WED |
| 541. | 233 | GIN PIT |
| 543. | 232 | FAR |
| 544. | 231 | CAD GAR ILO UTA |
| 548. | 230 | LAM NAY |
| 550. | 229 | LAW MAS |
| 552. | 228 | VIE |
| 553. | 227 | DEW ESC FIR FRA OWL PEP RAF |
| 560. | 226 | FOR IND IRK |
| 563. | 225 | NOW WET |
| 565. | 224 | LIN REB |
| 567. | 223 | DAR HAN NYE YRS |
| 571. | 222 | AMT CAM DEA MEA ORS |
| 576. | 221 | COS SOU |
| 578. | 220 | DUE SUN |
| 580. | 219 | BAD BRO NUN TOY |
| 584. | 218 | HIT IER ILK MIL |
| 588. | 217 | AOL ARF HES ORC RLS TVA |
| 594. | 216 | AMY |
| 595. | 215 | FAN GAT III ISE UGH |
| 600. | 214 | GOO |
| 601. | 213 | CRO FOE REY SKY UAR |
| 606. | 212 | NIT |
| 607. | 211 | OPA |
| 608. | 210 | MAL TEC WOE |
| 611. | 209 | OUI TSK |
| 613. | 208 | LOP |
| 614. | 207 | IAM IMA OAS POD SOP YDS |
| 620. | 206 | BIN BUS |
| 622. | 205 | BIT DOC HAD KEY OFT REX RUR SGT |
| 630. | 204 | DIP KIT MSS |
| 633. | 203 | BEL DRS MOT PGA TKO |
| 638. | 202 | BAS FRO LOG LST |
| 642. | 201 | DRY ECU EDT NAM SDS |
| 647. | 200 | CSA FED |
| 649. | 199 | ALF EEE |
| 651. | 198 | AIT |
| 652. | 197 | HON OHM PHI UMA |
| 656. | 196 | BOO DEB EFT |
| 659. | 195 | CHA EEK ROM SNO THO |
| 664. | 194 | GAB |
| 665. | 193 | DIS KIN NOM REN UKE WIT |
| 671. | 192 | EDU ISA SHA SHY SOO UFO |
| 677. | 191 | COD ORD ROW RUM |
| 681. | 190 | CRI DUO LAE LAY LOB ODA |
| 687. | 189 | ARP CEO TAE |
| 690. | 188 | NAH |
| 691. | 187 | IDI LSU SEL WIN |
| 695. | 186 | NIN OKS RIN STR TLC WHO |
| 701. | 185 | OED OOH |
| 703. | 184 | EMT EUR HOP INO MOI RAD |
| 709. | 183 | EME ITT STP |
| 712. | 182 | BIO USS |
| 714. | 181 | IFS ORG |
| 716. | 180 | LEM MAI PAC PAM |
| 720. | 179 | DAY HEP KOS |
| 723. | 178 | ATO MOP ONS SES USN |
| 728. | 177 | DRE ENC |
| 730. | 176 | CBS RRS SUR TSA |
| 734. | 175 | BSA ELD GOT LIS LOW PST WAN |
| 741. | 174 | FEN TOA |
| 743. | 173 | DEI DOG SOY |
| 746. | 172 | DST ILA IOS JAR MIT OCA POP TEM WOO |
| 755. | 171 | BEA FLA MOM PAW YAK YAM |
| 761. | 170 | CUR |
| 762. | 169 | GEN ING MOA NOG PEI URE WEB |
| 769. | 168 | AMS BAG COE DEM GIS KEG LAI SMA TOW ZEN |
| 779. | 167 | ICH YAP |
| 781. | 166 | OFF RTS |
| 783. | 165 | LPS MBA MON ODS TAC WON |
| 789. | 164 | DIM LTD UMP |
| 792. | 163 | ENL KAT SOW |
| 795. | 162 | AWN COP POL SUM WES |
| 800. | 161 | DEO DOR SEX |
| 803. | 160 | AAH FAD HRS SMU ZEE |
| 808. | 159 | CRY FIT WAD |
| 811. | 158 | GOA KEA LII TAJ |
| 815. | 157 | GEO SKA |
| 817. | 156 | TAL TUB |
| 819. | 155 | PEG PIA RDS |
| 822. | 154 | ABU APP DIA MOB TEX |
| 827. | 153 | EXE HEE HIP TIO YOU |
| 832. | 152 | CDS HID OSA |
| 835. | 151 | AOK FLO MEG MIN PTS ROY TBS |
| 842. | 150 | CEL COL FLU TUN |
| 846. | 149 | HAG HAH MAA NEB |
| 850. | 148 | DDS GAD |
| 852. | 147 | ABO DDT JAM KID MME |
| 857. | 146 | BIB EHS ESA ESL MED NIE PUN |
| 864. | 145 | ANG CIO HRE ICY NIA OSU PEW STD VAL |
| 873. | 144 | ALG HAY IRT NIB REI SID ZOO |
| 880. | 143 | AGT BLT CID COB GER OTS TWA URL |
| 888. | 142 | BAM DEC NAS PLO PRY RDA |
| 894. | 141 | MES |
| 895. | 140 | DTS NES |
| 897. | 139 | AYN DID ETD HUT YON |
| 902. | 138 | BID MID NOB SSW |
| 906. | 137 | ARN FIN IPO PAY PUT SIL ULM |
| 913. | 136 | GOD IWO MIS STL |
| 917. | 135 | BTU MDS OTE PLY UPI |
| 922. | 134 | GAG OOO OSO OVI PIP TIT |
| 928. | 133 | CAW MOD QED SUP |
| 932. | 132 | BAL CUT DEF GIL HIM LOL MEW VIM ZED |
| 941. | 131 | AEC BEG ILS IRR JAB NEY YEW |
| 948. | 130 | COW GOP ISL MAB MAY SYN |
| 954. | 129 | EES ICU OOP |
| 957. | 128 | CNN FIE GPA GPS GRE HBO LER MAW MRI OHS |
| 967. | 127 | COG MTS OST OVO RUB |
| 972. | 126 | FRI |
| 973. | 125 | BOB CSI EMI GRR HEY LAX LTS RPM SLR |
| 982. | 124 | CCS FBI GTO HEX LIV PHD RUG SIB TAS |
| 991. | 123 | DIG HOG PES PSA REG SAS |
| 997. | 122 | BON DEY DOH SIE |