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The most popular 5-letter answers

Here are the most popular 5-letter answers sorted by count of occurrences across all puzzles including pre-Shortz, Modern Era, and Variety.

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RankCountAnswer words
1.884ERASE
2.826ARENA
3.717IRENE
4.707ENTER
5.670EERIE
6.614ALONE
7.590ELATE
8.581ORATE
9.579OPERA
10.566ERATO
11.563IRATE
12.550ADORE
13.547ELITE
14.546INANE
15.536ASSET
16.525ATONE
17.516ALIEN
18.513SENSE
19.506ALERT
20.495ERODE
21.494ESSEN
22.463AROSE
23.458ALAMO
24.456REESE
25.450ESTES
26.446AERIE
27.443ATLAS
28.438EMOTE
29.437ERROR
30.432AROMA
31.429INERT
32.428OTTER
33.426SNEER
34.417ESTER
35.413IDEAL
36.397ERNIE
37.395ARISE
38.394AORTA TENET
40.392AMASS
41.391ANITA
42.384OCEAN
43.380TIARA
44.377ATSEA STEER
46.375ALOHA
47.373AGENT
48.370ELOPE
49.369AGORA ASTER
51.367ONSET
52.366TERSE
53.365ERECT OBESE
55.363TEASE
56.360SCENE
57.358OSCAR
58.357ARETE
59.356AREAS ARIEL EASEL
62.353AGREE
63.351EROSE
64.348EVENT
65.346ASIDE EGRET
67.343ECLAT ELENA
69.341NESTS
70.339ECOLE ESSES ONION
73.336TENSE
74.334AISLE
75.332AMATI
76.331ASIAN
77.330SALAD
78.329ANISE
79.328ALIAS SNARE
81.327AARON ELIOT LEASE OMAHA ORION
86.326ADELE
87.325RINSE
88.322STERN TENOR
90.320ESSAY RAISE TASTE
93.318STONE
94.316ERRED
95.315SENOR
96.313ATTAR
97.312APART ELLEN ENATE
100.311ARIES ENERO
102.310ISERE
103.309STENO
104.307GEESE
105.306SANTA
106.305ALINE
107.302ELDER EVADE TREAT TRESS
111.301ANDES
112.300RESET
113.299ASHES
114.298CANOE ENSUE
116.296AGILE ALTAR
118.295EDSEL
119.294AMORE
120.293EDENS OLIVE OMEGA
123.292AGATE ERICA RADAR
126.291ATRIA
127.290ABATE INSET NIECE OTHER SEINE STERE
133.289EATEN
134.286ADIEU ALICE
136.283ADAGE SALEM UNITE
139.282EMILE TSARS
141.281ANODE
142.280ANENT ELECT ENACT INNER SEDAN
147.279AGAIN ASHEN IRANI
150.278EAGLE
151.276ALIBI ORDER STARE
154.275RIATA
155.274ACTOR
156.273TRADE
157.272DETER ENDED
159.271ARSON EAGER SANER
162.270NEEDS OPINE STORE
165.269SLEET STATE
167.266ALTER ELIDE
169.265IMAGE SEDER
171.264ETHER STEAL
173.263ALARM ASPEN AWARE
176.262ATOLL HANOI ILIAD RESTS SIREN
181.261OSAGE START
183.260IONIA PARIS
185.259ASTRO TEENS TREES
188.258LEAST
189.257ARLES
190.256ETHAN
191.255AESOP ENTRE STALE STEAM STEED TITLE
197.253STRAP
198.252ATTIC INLET OHARA
201.251ASCOT INURE SLATE
204.250ORONO
205.248DRESS SNORE
207.247AMINO
208.246NEARS NOOSE RENEE
211.245EASES
212.244ELAND ISAAC SASSY STEEL
216.243ACRES AVERT RENEW
219.242SOLAR
220.241ABASE DANTE SAMOA
223.239IDAHO IDEST IRISH MELEE
227.238CRETE ETHEL IDEAS PASTA
231.237AMEND ANEAR ANTES DENSE ESTEE ISLAM RARER TAHOE UTTER
240.236OCTET OILER TESLA
243.235ANNIE AVAIL RODEO
246.234IRONS TRITE
248.233AMISS NATAL STOLE
251.232ARRAS ASTOR SEERS
254.231AVAST STAIR
256.229ALIVE ISSUE ONAIR RADIO ROAST
261.228ENOLA ETUDE RANGE SONAR
265.227EIDER
266.226MAINE OREAD SARAH SMEAR
270.225ELUDE TRENT
272.224ADAMS LLAMA
274.223ALLEN CEASE SATAN
277.222ATARI ELEMI IDIOT OSIER SPREE
282.221ENEMY PANEL SPEAR TETRA
286.220AROAR ASSAM EPEES LEAVE NEPAL NOISE ODETS ONTAP PIANO ULTRA
296.219ALOES AMUSE EDITS ELSIE ROMEO SLEDS
302.218ALEUT ARENT ASONE ASTIR EMERY ERIES LEONE LOIRE
310.217ACORN EMEND LASSO
313.216EMCEE OCALA OMANI
316.215TESTS TOTAL
318.214INTER SMART
320.213ADORN INDIA LILAC PRESS RELIC SCRAP UBOAT
327.212ISLET OVERT SETTO
330.211AFIRE ANTIC EARED ERROL LINEN PASSE SPEED
337.210ACUTE APRIL ESTOP RECAP SCENT TALON
343.209ASSES REMIT
345.208ALLOT LENIN
347.207APACE ATILT DIANA NAOMI
351.206ADOBE CEDAR EASED HASTE ITEMS NEEDY NORSE OVINE RANEE SKATE SPENT
362.205ELIAS RESIN
364.204ARDOR ORGAN TAROT
367.203ERNES NOONE ODORS STAGE TERRA
372.202ADIOS EXERT ONEAL
375.201AHEAD ELMER EMAIL HESSE UTILE
380.200ABOUT ADAPT BERET CAIRO DELTA ENURE ETHOS NEVER STYLE YEAST
390.199ATHOS CARAT OASIS RETRO
394.198ADEPT STAND STOIC
397.197EATER NAIVE OHARE ORALE SNEAD
402.196ENNUI ENROL MAORI ORALS TEPEE USERS
408.195LEVEE PETER
410.194KOREA SEVEN STEEP
413.193ABIDE AFTER ARTIE LANAI MATTE
418.192ANGER LOOSE
420.191ALLAH ARMOR DEERE ISLES LATER REEVE
426.190AMAIN CRANE DRAMA INEPT MERIT TITAN UPSET USHER
434.189ACRID AMEER ELLIS OLEAN
438.188ALONG MOORE RADII RATIO ROSES
443.187EMEER ESSEX ITALY LANCE ONICE REELS TOTEM
450.186PEACE TOAST
452.185ABODE EDGES LASER ORIEL ROMAN SALON SLANT SNORT
460.184ABETS EDGAR SATYR SPARE
464.183IOTAS LAURA OVATE PERIL ROOST SODAS STELE
471.182AGNES ARIAS CORAL LEMON SATIN THERE
477.181ARDEN ATALL EXILE OASES
481.180ARROW CERES EELER LIANA NACRE SITAR
487.179ADANO EPSOM MADAM POSSE SINAI
492.178ABNER MIAMI NASAL OLLIE PASTE SNAIL STARS STEIN STRIP TOSCA
502.177ANGLE MESAS OMENS STINT THREE TRACE TREND
509.176ACHES ACTED EARTH EDILE LADLE OUNCE SALES SCALE TORSO
518.175CADET CAMEL ETAPE RENTS
522.174ARNIE ETNAS LISLE RACER READE SEATO SIENA TACIT TATAR
531.173HELEN IRONY ITALO LINER SLEEP SNEAK
537.172ADMIT AGAPE AIRED ARMED DEGAS LEARN METER NEHRU OSAKA RABAT UNION
548.171ARABS HORSE ROUTE STARR TIGER
553.170NURSE PSALM SCARE SMELT USAGE
558.169ADLIB APRON LEHAR TRYST UNTIE
563.168AMANA DEEDS GENRE METAL NADIR OCHRE ODEON REATA YESES
572.167ABOVE AMOUR ASCAP EARNS EWERS REACT
578.166ANGEL ARUBA AVOID EVITA LARGE LATIN MARIA NEONS REEDS SETON STEVE
589.165ADULT LANES SATED SPADE TORAH
594.164AIDES ALIST CLARA DATED HEART IONIC MARIE NERVE STRAW TREAD
604.163APPLE AWAIT BALSA NOTES RATED RIFLE ROTOR SADAT SCRAM SECTS STASH
615.162ANKLE ASKED CARET ENTRY ERNST IBSEN MALTA OZONE REGAL SEETO
625.161ALATE ALOOF HAREM LOESS MANET OBOES PIETA SMASH STEAD SWEDE TABOO USUAL
637.160ASNER EPODE ETHIC EVERT HAITI HOTEL NOLAN POLAR RURAL SPASM
647.159ATEAM CASTE ELTON HELLO OATEN RIANT SIEGE TESTY TONTO
656.158ADDER ALOUD ICIER LOCAL OARED SEPIA SMILE SPACE STEPS STILE UNCLE YEMEN
668.157ABELE ADLAI AMBER LIEGE ORBIT SCORE SERGE SPATE TALES
677.156AIMEE APSES INONE LENTO OGRES REARS RISEN SNIDE SUEDE TRIAL
687.155AMIGO BESET CAROL CLEAR LONER MEETS OUTER SCONE SEPAL
696.154ADDLE ATBAT LAPSE LEEDS MASSE OUTRE PLANE SAHIB SAONE SEEDS SEEDY SHRED SILAS STIES UNDER
711.153ALTOS CRATE DRONE LIMIT MANSE PREEN RHONE RISER SERIF UNTIL
721.152ACERB ADELA ANILE ATALE EAVES LEERS MARNE NORMA PANDA RAREE REFER SLOPE TAMPA
734.151HONOR INTRO LOSER RATES SELMA STAID STOAT THESE
742.150ANDRE ANTON BLESS EBONY GENOA IGLOO RAVEN SABER
750.149ASPIC EARLY GENIE MESSY REPEL SLEPT TONAL TRAIN
758.148ABASH AMISH CANAL COLOR EBERT EDICT PESOS STAIN
766.147MONET PARSE SPRAT STEMS TORTE
771.146ETONS HOMER LEGAL PADRE ROBOT SEATS THANE TRAIT
779.145ARLEN DANES DENIM ENDOR MARAT OLDER RELET RIDER SAINT
788.144ETATS FALSE IDOLS MANIA NIOBE NOMAD PUREE RAPID RHINE RIOTS SCALA SCANT SIEVE
801.143ASSAY BASTE CREDO HOSEA NINES OFTEN ORSON RITES SHORE SORTS SPORT STIRS STROP
814.142AVILA IDIOM INUSE MILNE MOOSE MORAL OMITS PENAL ROSIE SATES SENDS SISAL SLAVE SPLIT STREW TIRED
830.141ELISE ENDOW HERON MEANT SINCE SPAIN TEETH TONIC TRASH
839.140AMENS AMONG CAMEO EXTRA LOREN LORNA MEDEA OPENS TAINT TENTS TOLET
850.139ARECA ORLON SLANG SONIC TENON TERRE YEATS
857.138ACHED ADHOC ARGUE URIAH
861.137ALIKE CREST HARTE INLAW LATHE NOSES REALM STAMP YEARS
870.136ALGAE ALLIN AMAZE CARTE HORDE LABOR MEADE PEERS PERSE RELAY SIRES SOLID URALS
883.135ALOFT ATOMS CACTI CHINA DIANE ERGOT OLSEN ONTOP PAREE PEARL PHASE RISES SPEND STALL STORM
898.134AETNA ARBOR DATES EARLS EDDIE ELIHU GREEN ONEND ORRIS PASHA REINS SEVER STAYS YEARN
912.133ADLER AMPLE ARGOT AURAL AVIAN EDGED ELBOW IMPEL OLDIE SHARE SNIPE STEEN SWEET TAMER TONES
927.132DREAM EDUCE HENNA KOALA LOTTO MANOR MASON MORSE NAILS SALTS SNERD
938.131ALENE ALPHA ARRAY ASWAN BASSO EDEMA ENLAI GESTE MOSES OATER OVENS PANIC PECAN PEDAL PETAL PILOT SERIN SLATS SMOTE SOLES
958.130AWARD IDLER NOTED NOTRE OATES PEALE RACES REHAB SERUM SETAE TANGO TEHEE TINGE TROOP
972.129ABEAM AZTEC CADRE CLASS DANCE DEALT DITTO GLARE MELON OILED PRATE RENTE REVUE RIPEN SABLE STOOD TABLE TRAIL
990.128ADOPT AKRON ALDER CAINE CAROM CHASE CLOSE EVOKE LITER POISE PROSE
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