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The most popular 4-letter answers

Here are the most popular 4-letter answers sorted by count of occurrences across all puzzles including pre-Shortz, Modern Era, and Variety.

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RankCountAnswer words
1.1,587AREA
2.1,422ERIE
3.1,243ARIA
4.1,211ALOE
5.1,195ANTE
6.1,136EDEN ELSE
8.1,062STAR
9.1,051IDEA
10.1,032ORAL
11.968ALAS
12.949EASE
13.947ASEA
14.935EROS
15.932ALEE
16.926TREE
17.924ODOR
18.910TSAR
19.888ACRE
20.887ENOS
21.877OLEO
22.875IRON
23.865ANTI
24.863STIR
25.860OMAR
26.856ESSE ETON
28.855ETAL
29.853AMEN
30.852ANON
31.851ONES
32.844ASIA
33.829ESTE
34.827ERIN
35.826OBOE
36.821ONCE
37.815ENDS
38.811ETNA
39.806ARES
40.803ELAN ERAS
42.796ANNE
43.782ALAI
44.775IRAN
45.762EDIT
46.759ECHO
47.758IDOL
48.748ALTO EPEE
50.746INRE
51.743ERSE
52.742AERO
53.740ENID
54.737ELIA
55.735RARE
56.732EAST
57.731ISLE
58.726ETTE
59.716ETRE
60.711ALEC EDGE EVER
63.705REST
64.701ABLE
65.700ACHE
66.699ADAM
67.698NEST
68.696ISEE
69.695ALAN
70.691ELLA
71.690NERO
72.689ARAB OSLO
74.688ALIT EMIT IDLE
77.687ATOM EIRE
79.683ABET ITEM
81.682OPAL
82.681EVIL
83.671AVER
84.665RENO
85.664ARID
86.661OVER
87.658ERIC
88.657INTO
89.655AONE
90.653APSE
91.650UNIT
92.645OTTO
93.643NEAT
94.641IOTA SNAP
96.638OMEN
97.637OGRE RENE
99.635OMIT STEP
101.633AFAR OLIO
103.628ELSA ORES
105.625EMIR SLED
107.624STET
108.623ONTO
109.616ABEL ESAU
111.615ALES
112.614ARTS ASHE
114.612EVEN
115.610OPEN
116.609ADEN NESS OVAL
119.606NEAR
120.603ONER
121.597ANNA
122.596URAL
123.593ALSO OTIS
125.591YSER
126.590AMOR ERNE
128.588IRIS
129.587ARAL
130.586SPAR
131.584ERLE SCAR STEM
134.581REED
135.578ATOP SERE
137.577URGE
138.574EPIC UTAH
140.573ANEW
141.572ERRS
142.568IGOR
143.567ASTI
144.565ANTS
145.563AGRA EDNA
147.562NEON
148.558AGAR ERAT
150.557STOP
151.554RENT
152.552AMOS EDAM NEED
155.550USER
156.549LIAR ODES
158.542KNEE
159.540NILE
160.539AURA
161.536REAR STAN
163.535TRIO
164.534ELLE
165.533ASTA RATE
167.532AIDE
168.530EARN ERST
170.527ACES
171.525ECRU
172.524OREL SEER
174.523ORAN
175.522ETTA
176.516AGES
177.514TEST
178.510SLOE
179.508OREO SENT
181.507ALAR ARNO
183.506OTOE ROLE
185.505AGEE
186.503SERA
187.502OVEN
188.501RIOT SETS
190.497ACTS STAT
192.495OGLE
193.493SEEN STAG
195.491ITER
196.488EELS
197.487EGAD INCA STOA
200.486ERGO
201.485REEL STEW
203.484LENA
204.482STAB
205.480ASST ODIN
207.479DEER
208.478EWER
209.477ONUS
210.476EARL TIER
212.473ACME ANIL LEER ODER
216.472AMES
217.470IDES
218.469REAL
219.468SALE
220.467ULNA
221.466TESS
222.464OHIO
223.461NOSE
224.460OLLA
225.459EATS OSSA STLO
228.458SARI
229.457EARS REDS TEEN
232.456SCAT TEAR
234.455TROT
235.453AIDA AVON TRES
238.452OGEE
239.451IRAE MERE TIRE
242.450TRAP
243.449SODA
244.448IVAN
245.447AJAR SOSO TALE
248.445AMIE
249.442ARGO ICON
251.441LANE REDO
253.440EMMA USED
255.439ETAT STEN
257.438ARTE
258.437NINE SPAT
260.435STAY
261.434OMAN TRUE
263.433SOLE
264.432ACID ASTO ROAR USES
268.431ELIS ETES LATE SASS
272.430HERO SEAT
274.429AHAB TARA
276.425ALOT URSA
278.424AGED RISE
280.423TALC
281.422LESS NORA
283.420NATO NETS
285.419IAGO RANT SEMI
288.418ETAS SANE
290.417SPAS
291.416ARLO
292.415LIRA
293.414EYES HERE
295.413DATA NOEL SEAL
298.411ESNE
299.410SATE
300.409ARNE NOTE RITE
303.408ASIS ROSE
305.407HALO TONE
307.406NANA RACE SEED
310.405AMID
311.404ANTA SARA SIRE
314.403EXIT
315.402AMAH TETE UNTO
318.401LAVA
319.399ATEE SORE SPOT
322.398GENE MESS
324.397INGE NONE RAIN SNEE
328.396ALIA ASPS NAME RILE
332.395ADDS EONS ODDS REIN
336.394ARIL SLAT
338.393LORE MESA UTES
341.391ORCA
342.390APES TATA
344.389HARE
345.388SPED
346.386EMIL
347.385CREE LENS
349.384ALPS SCAN
351.383AUTO SCOT UPON
354.382SOLO
355.381ALDA
356.380SALT
357.379ELMO LEAR PERU
360.376LINE
361.374MENU
362.373AGOG NOON
364.372CEDE ETUI LION RITA SLOT
369.371ATTA EGOS PLEA
372.370ANAT EBON EDDY TENT UNDO YEAR
378.368ALAE OMNI
380.366ADES EDIE
382.365SITE TARO
384.364EAVE SNIP SSTS
387.363HERA REAP SAGA
390.362OMOO SNAG SPAN
393.361ABUT
394.360READ SNOW
396.359EASY ETTU
398.358ERIS
399.357AHEM AKIN LAIR NEMO PEER YALE
405.356ESTA OISE RAGE
408.355ARCH SILO
410.354RAIL RASP ROTE
413.353LENT OATS
415.352ATTU AWOL GNAT TEES TORE
420.351SHOE USSR
422.350ALMA MEET
424.348APER OATH
426.347SEES TELE
428.346LONE RAVE
430.344LAST TITO
432.343ORNE ROSA
434.342ETCH SLAP
436.341ABBA SEND
438.340ACNE OARS ROME
441.339DEED SEAS
443.338ANNO IONA SECT
446.337LIEN SETA
448.336RATS TILE
450.334ITAL SMEE
452.333OAHU ORLE
454.332ELBA TENS TOSS
457.331DEAR LAIC NASA NENE NINA
462.330EWES GLEE SLAM
465.329GALA STER
467.328AARE ICER
469.327DARE RICE
471.325EGGS EZRA LEES NEER
475.324ISIS LEAN
477.323ASAP AVID ESPY
480.322CITE EDER ESSO GEAR LACE SORT
486.321IVES
487.320ADAR ASKS HAHA RELY TAPE
492.319LESE OAST OKRA TEND
496.318ADIT EACH ECCE IMAM LASS PETE ROSS
503.317ALTA ROOT
505.316ONLY RANI SAGE SAME SELL
510.315AQUA RARA STUN TRAM
514.314DEAN DENT ELIE SEEP
518.313IDEE PAPA TINE UCLA
522.312AINT TEAL
524.311INNS LAOS SPIN
527.310ACTA MEAT
529.309LAMA NAIL NICE
532.308DALI METE SASH SEAR
536.307AGER BALI CASE INON ISNT LENO ROMA STOW
544.306EDDA ICES MAMA SINE
548.305HONE OXEN PEST SAAR SLAV
553.304AFRO OLES PERT
556.303ABIE ACER PSST SIAM SMOG TART
562.302IRAS
563.301AMOK DATE HALE RASH RIDE
568.300AGUE ARCS ELLS
571.299ROAN
572.298IRMA LOLA
574.297OLGA RIGA
576.296ALUM ASSN EVES LEVI PLAN SOAR
582.295AMMO PESO SHEA TAXI
586.294ABED AMAT AXLE DELE EINE ENNA NOVA ROAD SLEW
595.293DENS TAME THOR
598.292IBIS ICED SLAB
601.291APED LIMA RAPT
604.290LEON TEAS
606.289IRES PASS REAM
609.288ARMS ARTY LEAP RULE TROD
614.287ILES NOAH TERN
617.286ANET ATEN CARE INIT SETH SOHO
623.285HIRE NEAP OBIT OTIC TAIL
628.284EYRE LEST OBEY REND RIPE SLIT
634.283EURO RAID SHAH TOAD
638.282AIRE DENY ILLS TEEM
642.281EBRO OLAF TORO TRIP
646.280BETA CENT DIAL ERMA SHED
651.279EYED
652.278AIRS CRAB EBAN ELEE ELON IOWA POET SOAP
660.277ALLA DIET LIES SAVE
664.276SIDE SOME TBAR
667.275ELMS LEDA RUIN SNIT TOGA TOTE
673.274LIST
674.273BASE POLO RTES
677.272RIAL SHAM
679.271ACED FREE OVID
682.270ABOU DEAL DESK EERO
686.269ECON HOLE NAST OONA SAFE TOES TREK
693.268ABCS MAGI TACT TIME TUNA
698.267PIER SNOB SOON SURE TEAM
703.266AVOW CAST COLA TIDE
707.265LIME PANE ROLL TERM
711.264LARA TODO
713.263AMIR DAIS MARE SAIL
717.262ALOU DORA MIEN ONEA PEAR RHEA UVEA
724.261ALGA APIA DEEP OILS SEAN
729.260AMOI MOOR TELL URNS
733.258ALLY ARAM PALE YENS
737.257ACTI ANDY AUNT RING
741.256AILS DADA DRAT EXAM HAIR LEAD LOSE SLUR WEST
750.255ENOL ENTO HOSE NONO PARE TOTO URIS
757.254DIOR TINT
759.253CLAM HORA MASS RYES
763.252BEST EKES HATE LAME NAPE OPTS OPUS RODE SOFA
772.251TAOS TERI
774.250EXES LANA ROPE SEAM
778.249LIRE TALL TATE
781.248HULA TACO THAI
784.247EVAN POSE SLIP TREY
788.246ABAS CLAN LAMB MATE RANG REEF SEEM TASS TOME TRIM
798.245EGIS ELKS MARS NELL OOZE RATA ROBE
805.244AGIO BASS DANE MARC MAST PAIR ROVE
812.243BEER LEND ONIT
815.242ALII HENS LOVE TARE
819.241CHAR DELI LOAN
822.240ALOP LEAH LETS LURE MEAN OKIE
828.239LODE MANE PATE PERE
832.238BRIE DEEM
834.237IBAR ITCH MINE PAST PERI PINE TOOL WREN
842.236CASH GATE OLEG TINA
846.235AVIS DART DISC MEAL NEWS
851.234APEX CRAM PEEL SERB SOOT SWAT
857.233HOPI KNOT LOST NAPA ROIL SWAN THEE
864.232ATIT CONE DOOR ENTE LIEU LOOT MORE NORM ORSO PACE PISA SYNE
876.231AEON ASHY CORE DESI OLDS SEGO
882.230AMIS ATON CANE LOON RAFT ROUE TUTU
889.229EMUS IONS LAHR
892.228HERR PACT PARA SHOO TUNE
897.227AVEC DIRE DROP EBBS NOME NYET PAGE SALA SAND THAT YORE
908.226CHAP ITSA NEWT SCAM
912.225CANT DOER ERNS ROSY SLAW TORT
918.224BESS GASP GLEN LINT MESH ORBS PORE RAMA RAMP SAPS SHOP SPIT
930.223AMER AVES LISA
933.222AXIS CASA ELAL RAKE SPEE TMEN YETI
940.221AROW COAT CODA HERS OSHA OUST
946.220ADOS ARKS CAMP CHAT DRIP EELY NOTA ROOM
954.219HASP ODEA ROAM
957.218ERGS ITIS LARD SANS TIES
962.217BRER PLOT ROUT
965.216AWAY BARE CHIC ELBE GLAD INCH NCAA SHAG SIRS
974.215EARP LEIS LOGE NERD NOUN TAUT
980.214CATO CLAP EDGY EKED ENDO LAND LASH OPEC PENS RUSE SLIM TARS
992.213BEET DALE NEIL PEON RIND SIGN SONS WERE
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