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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,628 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,431 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,393 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,326 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,292 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,276 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,217 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,206 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,166 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,132 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,106 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,073 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,069 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,065 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,048 | END |
| 16. | 1,039 | OLE |
| 17. | 1,038 | EAR |
| 18. | 1,026 | SPA |
| 19. | 1,003 | ACE |
| 20. | 979 | ESS |
| 21. | 956 | NEE |
| 22. | 950 | ADO EST |
| 24. | 949 | IRA |
| 25. | 934 | ODE |
| 26. | 931 | SEE |
| 27. | 928 | ASH |
| 28. | 909 | EEL |
| 29. | 898 | ANT ESE |
| 31. | 895 | EAT |
| 32. | 877 | TEA |
| 33. | 872 | ART |
| 34. | 855 | AGE |
| 35. | 851 | ETE |
| 36. | 844 | NET |
| 37. | 843 | TEN |
| 38. | 837 | APE |
| 39. | 820 | SEA |
| 40. | 814 | TEE |
| 41. | 813 | SET |
| 42. | 793 | EVE |
| 43. | 791 | LEE |
| 44. | 786 | EGO |
| 45. | 770 | ANA |
| 46. | 764 | ASS |
| 47. | 759 | ENS |
| 48. | 754 | TAR |
| 49. | 749 | ICE |
| 50. | 741 | ALL |
| 51. | 739 | RED |
| 52. | 738 | SHE |
| 53. | 726 | RES |
| 54. | 717 | LIE |
| 55. | 716 | ADE |
| 56. | 713 | ARA |
| 57. | 692 | AMI |
| 58. | 689 | NOR |
| 59. | 681 | NEO OAR |
| 61. | 679 | SSE |
| 62. | 675 | ROE YES |
| 64. | 671 | AHA |
| 65. | 665 | ARI |
| 66. | 664 | ELL |
| 67. | 663 | USE |
| 68. | 658 | ACT |
| 69. | 652 | EON |
| 70. | 651 | AIR RAT |
| 72. | 644 | ORA RAN |
| 74. | 642 | TIE |
| 75. | 641 | RIO |
| 76. | 637 | TNT |
| 77. | 631 | ADA |
| 78. | 628 | AMA STE |
| 80. | 625 | ILE |
| 81. | 624 | ANI LEA OIL |
| 84. | 621 | ABE |
| 85. | 618 | ANN |
| 86. | 610 | AGO |
| 87. | 607 | STY |
| 88. | 604 | LET |
| 89. | 600 | ARC |
| 90. | 599 | TOE |
| 91. | 598 | ASP AVE IDO ORO SAT |
| 96. | 596 | ELS |
| 97. | 591 | TRI |
| 98. | 589 | EMU |
| 99. | 587 | SRO |
| 100. | 584 | SIR |
| 101. | 583 | ASA |
| 102. | 581 | NRA |
| 103. | 576 | PER |
| 104. | 575 | IDA |
| 105. | 574 | OAT |
| 106. | 572 | ARM |
| 107. | 571 | LEI |
| 108. | 568 | INN RTE |
| 110. | 565 | UTE |
| 111. | 564 | ITS |
| 112. | 563 | LES |
| 113. | 561 | ERN ESP |
| 115. | 559 | OER |
| 116. | 558 | EVA |
| 117. | 556 | ADS |
| 118. | 553 | ERS |
| 119. | 550 | NNE |
| 120. | 545 | TRA |
| 121. | 544 | OLD |
| 122. | 538 | LEO NIL |
| 124. | 533 | EER |
| 125. | 531 | ION |
| 126. | 526 | EWE |
| 127. | 525 | AND ETC INA |
| 130. | 521 | RAH |
| 131. | 520 | IAN |
| 132. | 518 | ELM ILL |
| 134. | 515 | URN |
| 135. | 514 | TAN |
| 136. | 513 | ATA RAE |
| 138. | 511 | APT |
| 139. | 510 | PRO |
| 140. | 504 | DEN |
| 141. | 500 | NED TED |
| 143. | 498 | USA |
| 144. | 495 | HER |
| 145. | 493 | SOS |
| 146. | 490 | EYE |
| 147. | 489 | AVA |
| 148. | 488 | ABA SAD |
| 150. | 487 | RUE |
| 151. | 486 | ANY |
| 152. | 485 | SEN |
| 153. | 481 | PEA TIN |
| 155. | 480 | LED |
| 156. | 479 | INS |
| 157. | 478 | CAR SLY |
| 159. | 474 | DEE |
| 160. | 472 | NEA |
| 161. | 471 | ONA SAL |
| 163. | 469 | ITE |
| 164. | 466 | ADD |
| 165. | 465 | AXE |
| 166. | 463 | TRE |
| 167. | 461 | RAP |
| 168. | 460 | ALT ECO |
| 170. | 458 | ENT |
| 171. | 456 | MAR |
| 172. | 455 | PAL |
| 173. | 454 | ETO |
| 174. | 453 | ERG |
| 175. | 451 | STA |
| 176. | 448 | ONO |
| 177. | 447 | THE |
| 178. | 446 | MET |
| 179. | 444 | SON |
| 180. | 442 | OBI |
| 181. | 441 | RAM |
| 182. | 440 | GAS PAR |
| 184. | 439 | SRI |
| 185. | 438 | RIA |
| 186. | 437 | AGA EGG SOL |
| 189. | 435 | OTT |
| 190. | 431 | OVA |
| 191. | 430 | EDS ELK |
| 193. | 429 | REP ROT |
| 195. | 428 | RNA |
| 196. | 427 | TOT |
| 197. | 426 | AIL ITO |
| 199. | 424 | ASK |
| 200. | 422 | ALP PTA |
| 202. | 421 | MAE TOR TSE |
| 205. | 418 | NAT |
| 206. | 417 | AWE NAP |
| 208. | 416 | TIS |
| 209. | 415 | TON |
| 210. | 414 | LAS |
| 211. | 412 | BEE ETS |
| 213. | 411 | EKE |
| 214. | 410 | ELF TEL |
| 216. | 409 | EEN |
| 217. | 408 | TAT |
| 218. | 407 | LAD ORB SIS STS |
| 222. | 406 | EOS |
| 223. | 405 | LOT |
| 224. | 404 | PIE |
| 225. | 403 | ORR |
| 226. | 402 | DOE SAM |
| 228. | 401 | PSI SEC |
| 230. | 400 | SAP |
| 231. | 399 | REA |
| 232. | 398 | GEE HEN ODD PEN |
| 236. | 397 | EMS RYE |
| 238. | 396 | AIM SAN |
| 240. | 394 | HAS |
| 241. | 393 | SIT |
| 242. | 392 | MEN NTH PRE |
| 245. | 391 | INE |
| 246. | 390 | TRY |
| 247. | 389 | SRA |
| 248. | 388 | UNO |
| 249. | 387 | LIT |
| 250. | 386 | ANE CAT |
| 252. | 385 | EPI SRS |
| 254. | 384 | HAT |
| 255. | 383 | IKE |
| 256. | 382 | AMO DES TAP TOO YEN |
| 261. | 381 | REL |
| 262. | 380 | LIL REO |
| 264. | 379 | BAR SSS YET |
| 267. | 378 | SER |
| 268. | 377 | CPA |
| 269. | 376 | ASE RHO |
| 271. | 375 | EPA |
| 272. | 374 | NOT |
| 273. | 373 | DNA NEW |
| 275. | 371 | AID BAA |
| 277. | 369 | ATT |
| 278. | 368 | SIN SST |
| 280. | 367 | ARK |
| 281. | 366 | RET |
| 282. | 364 | ERI |
| 283. | 363 | OLA TAU |
| 285. | 362 | NOD ROD |
| 287. | 361 | EBB SAC |
| 289. | 360 | OPT |
| 290. | 359 | BRA |
| 291. | 358 | SKI |
| 292. | 357 | SUE |
| 293. | 356 | ARR ROI |
| 295. | 355 | HOE INK |
| 297. | 353 | IRS SOD |
| 299. | 351 | ENG |
| 300. | 349 | DOT NAE |
| 302. | 348 | EIN PAT |
| 304. | 347 | RON SAG |
| 306. | 346 | LAP |
| 307. | 345 | RID |
| 308. | 344 | AAA LEN TAD |
| 311. | 342 | TAB |
| 312. | 341 | ELA |
| 313. | 340 | AMP BOA IMP RAG TOM |
| 318. | 339 | ENO RIP |
| 320. | 338 | HAL OWE |
| 322. | 336 | ETH MEL |
| 324. | 335 | DIE MIA POE |
| 327. | 334 | MER |
| 328. | 332 | RCA TET |
| 330. | 330 | CIA OSE OUT |
| 333. | 329 | NON |
| 334. | 327 | APO CEE TIA |
| 337. | 326 | TWO |
| 338. | 325 | BAT EAU LOO LSD PET |
| 343. | 324 | ORT URI |
| 345. | 323 | ARS |
| 346. | 322 | TAI |
| 347. | 321 | ASI GEL MAO YEA |
| 351. | 320 | LOS OTO |
| 353. | 318 | ISM SEW STU |
| 356. | 317 | KEN |
| 357. | 316 | DER ISH IST MAN PAS |
| 362. | 315 | MAT VIA |
| 364. | 314 | IVE |
| 365. | 312 | HAM ONT |
| 367. | 311 | CAL RAW WEE |
| 370. | 308 | REF SAO TIP |
| 373. | 307 | TAO UNA |
| 375. | 305 | UNE |
| 376. | 304 | DEL DYE ITA |
| 379. | 303 | ANO ATL ATM BAH IOU OPS OSS OUR |
| 387. | 300 | CAP OCT |
| 389. | 299 | TIL |
| 390. | 298 | AAR HST RBI SOT TIC TOP |
| 396. | 297 | NAN |
| 397. | 296 | COO |
| 398. | 295 | RIM TAM VEE |
| 401. | 294 | ACH SCI SPY |
| 404. | 292 | AFT CAN NIP TDS |
| 408. | 291 | NAB NCO TAG WAR |
| 412. | 290 | CHI GET NOS |
| 415. | 289 | EDE |
| 416. | 288 | MAP |
| 417. | 287 | UNI |
| 418. | 286 | PAN |
| 419. | 285 | ABC DAD INT |
| 422. | 284 | AER |
| 423. | 283 | MAC |
| 424. | 282 | AYE DAS DOS HEM |
| 428. | 281 | VAT |
| 429. | 280 | NAG |
| 430. | 279 | AKA APR LOA |
| 433. | 278 | ALS |
| 434. | 277 | BET HIE REV |
| 437. | 276 | OHO |
| 438. | 275 | RAY |
| 439. | 274 | ABS DON LID MAD |
| 443. | 273 | DAM |
| 444. | 272 | LAC |
| 445. | 271 | DAN |
| 446. | 269 | ALB HOT ROO |
| 449. | 268 | BEN RAS SIC |
| 452. | 267 | CAB IDS SLO TER |
| 456. | 266 | DAB SNL |
| 458. | 265 | LAB |
| 459. | 264 | MOO OAK OWN |
| 462. | 263 | LAO LIP |
| 464. | 262 | AME INC NBA POI |
| 468. | 261 | FEE NUT RUT WAS |
| 472. | 260 | CHE REC |
| 474. | 259 | PIN ROC RUN |
| 477. | 258 | EMO ENA HUE |
| 480. | 257 | ELO LEG LYE REE |
| 484. | 255 | OPE |
| 485. | 254 | AES AHS ELY GAL OAF UPS |
| 491. | 253 | CON HIS RIB SIP VET |
| 496. | 252 | GEM LAT |
| 498. | 251 | CUE ICI LOU MIR REM |
| 503. | 250 | RIG |
| 504. | 249 | SAY |
| 505. | 248 | ISO LAG MOE MRS NSA TSP |
| 511. | 247 | AWL BED DDE EDO ESO RNS SAW SSR |
| 519. | 246 | TUT |
| 520. | 244 | ANS ISR ULE |
| 523. | 243 | LAR TIM |
| 525. | 242 | POT SOB VAN |
| 528. | 241 | DIN GNU PAD |
| 531. | 240 | COT |
| 532. | 239 | ROB SSN USO |
| 535. | 238 | BAN IDE |
| 537. | 237 | FAT GAP |
| 539. | 236 | LON |
| 540. | 235 | GIN WED |
| 542. | 233 | PIT |
| 543. | 232 | FAR |
| 544. | 231 | CAD GAR ILO UTA |
| 548. | 230 | LAM LAW NAY |
| 551. | 229 | MAS VIE |
| 553. | 228 | FIR OWL |
| 555. | 227 | DEW ESC FOR FRA PEP RAF |
| 561. | 226 | IND IRK NOW REB WET |
| 566. | 225 | ORS |
| 567. | 224 | LIN |
| 568. | 223 | CAM DAR HAN NYE YRS |
| 573. | 222 | AMT COS DEA MEA SOU |
| 578. | 220 | DUE NUN SUN |
| 581. | 219 | BAD BRO MIL TOY |
| 585. | 218 | ARF HIT IER ILK ORC |
| 590. | 217 | AOL HES RLS TVA |
| 594. | 216 | AMY FAN GOO UGH |
| 598. | 215 | GAT III ISE |
| 601. | 214 | CRO FOE |
| 603. | 213 | REY SKY UAR |
| 606. | 212 | NIT WOE |
| 608. | 211 | OPA OUI TEC |
| 611. | 210 | MAL |
| 612. | 209 | POD TSK |
| 614. | 208 | IAM IMA LOP |
| 617. | 207 | BIN BIT BUS OAS SOP YDS |
| 623. | 206 | REX SGT |
| 625. | 205 | DOC HAD KEY OFT RUR |
| 630. | 204 | BEL DIP DRS KIT MOT MSS PGA |
| 637. | 203 | FRO NAM TKO |
| 640. | 202 | BAS DRY LOG LST |
| 644. | 201 | ECU EDT FED SDS |
| 648. | 200 | ALF CSA |
| 650. | 199 | AIT EEE PHI |
| 653. | 198 | OHM |
| 654. | 197 | HON REN UMA |
| 657. | 196 | BOO DEB EEK EFT SNO THO |
| 663. | 195 | CHA ROM |
| 665. | 194 | GAB NOM |
| 667. | 193 | DIS EDU KIN ORD SOO UKE WIT |
| 674. | 192 | COD ISA ROW RUM SHA SHY UFO |
| 681. | 191 | NAH ODA |
| 683. | 190 | CRI DUO LAE LAY LOB |
| 688. | 189 | ARP CEO TAE |
| 691. | 188 | WIN |
| 692. | 187 | EMT IDI LSU SEL TLC |
| 697. | 186 | NIN OED OKS OOH RIN STP STR WHO |
| 705. | 185 | HOP |
| 706. | 184 | EUR INO ITT MOI RAD |
| 711. | 183 | BIO EME USS |
| 714. | 182 | IFS ORG |
| 716. | 181 | MAI PAM |
| 718. | 180 | DAY LEM PAC |
| 721. | 179 | HEP KOS MOP TSA |
| 725. | 178 | ATO DRE ONS SES USN |
| 730. | 177 | ENC |
| 731. | 176 | CBS LOW RRS SUR |
| 735. | 175 | BSA ELD GOT LIS PST TOA WAN |
| 742. | 174 | FEN |
| 743. | 173 | DEI DOG DST IOS POP SOY TEM |
| 750. | 172 | ILA JAR MIT MOM OCA WOO |
| 756. | 171 | BEA FLA PAW YAK YAM |
| 761. | 170 | CUR GEN MOA PEI WEB |
| 766. | 169 | BAG ING NOG URE |
| 770. | 168 | AMS COE DEM GIS ICH KEG LAI SMA TOW ZEN |
| 780. | 167 | YAP |
| 781. | 166 | OFF RTS |
| 783. | 165 | LPS MBA MON ODS TAC WON |
| 789. | 164 | DIM LTD UMP |
| 792. | 163 | ENL KAT POL SOW |
| 796. | 162 | AWN COP DOR SUM WES |
| 801. | 161 | DEO SEX ZEE |
| 804. | 160 | AAH FAD HRS SKA SMU |
| 809. | 159 | CRY FIT WAD |
| 812. | 158 | GEO GOA KEA LII TAJ |
| 817. | 156 | PEG TAL TUB |
| 820. | 155 | ABU PIA RDS |
| 823. | 154 | APP DIA MOB TEX YOU |
| 828. | 153 | CDS EXE HEE HIP TIO |
| 833. | 152 | AOK HID MIN OSA PTS |
| 838. | 151 | CEL FLO MEG ROY TBS |
| 843. | 150 | COL FLU TUN |
| 846. | 149 | HAG HAH MAA NEB |
| 850. | 148 | DDS ESL GAD MME |
| 854. | 147 | ABO DDT JAM KID MED PUN |
| 860. | 146 | BIB EHS ESA NIA NIE OSU SID VAL |
| 868. | 145 | ANG CIO HRE ICY NIB PEW STD |
| 875. | 144 | ALG BLT HAY IRT OTS REI URL ZOO |
| 883. | 143 | AGT CID COB GER TWA |
| 888. | 142 | BAM DEC NAS PLO PRY RDA |
| 894. | 141 | MES |
| 895. | 140 | DID DTS NES |
| 898. | 139 | AYN BID ETD HUT YON |
| 903. | 138 | MID NOB SSW |
| 906. | 137 | ARN FIN GOD IPO PAY PUT SIL ULM |
| 914. | 136 | IWO MIS STL |
| 917. | 135 | BTU MDS OOO OTE PLY UPI |
| 923. | 134 | CAW GAG OSO OVI PIP TIT |
| 929. | 133 | LOL MOD QED SUP |
| 933. | 132 | BAL CUT DEF GIL HIM MEW VIM ZED |
| 941. | 131 | AEC BEG ILS IRR JAB NEY YEW |
| 948. | 130 | COW EES GOP ISL MAB MAY SYN |
| 955. | 129 | ICU MAW OOP |
| 958. | 128 | CNN FIE GPA GPS GRE HBO LER MRI OHS |
| 967. | 127 | COG FRI MTS OST OVO RUB |
| 973. | 126 | FBI GRR RPM SLR |
| 977. | 125 | BOB CCS CSI EMI HEX HEY LAX LTS PSA SIB TAS |
| 988. | 124 | GTO LIV PHD REG RUG |
| 993. | 123 | BON DIG HOG PES SAS SIE |
| 999. | 122 | DEY DOH |