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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
1.876ERASE
2.821ARENA
3.714IRENE
4.701ENTER
5.666EERIE
6.611ALONE
7.588ELATE
8.578ORATE
9.574OPERA
10.564ERATO
11.562IRATE
12.546ADORE
13.544INANE
14.541ELITE
15.530ASSET
16.522ATONE
17.516ALIEN
18.506SENSE
19.504ALERT
20.492ESSEN
21.489ERODE
22.459AROSE
23.454ALAMO REESE
25.450ESTES
26.446AERIE
27.441ATLAS
28.434EMOTE
29.433ERROR
30.428AROMA
31.425INERT
32.424OTTER SNEER
34.417ESTER
35.411IDEAL
36.394ARISE ERNIE
38.391TENET
39.389AMASS ANITA AORTA
42.381OCEAN
43.377TIARA
44.375STEER
45.374ATSEA
46.369AGENT ELOPE
48.368AGORA
49.367ALOHA ASTER
51.365ONSET TERSE
53.364OBESE
54.362ERECT TEASE
56.358SCENE
57.357ARETE
58.355AREAS OSCAR
60.354ARIEL EASEL
62.351EROSE
63.350AGREE
64.347EVENT
65.345EGRET
66.343ASIDE ECLAT
68.340ELENA
69.339ECOLE
70.338ESSES NESTS
72.337ONION
73.335TENSE
74.332AMATI
75.331AISLE
76.329SALAD
77.328ANISE ASIAN
79.327ORION
80.325ALIAS ELIOT LEASE SNARE
84.324RINSE
85.323OMAHA
86.322ADELE
87.321AARON TENOR
89.320STERN
90.319RAISE TASTE
92.317ESSAY
93.316STONE
94.315ERRED
95.313ATTAR
96.312ENATE SENOR
98.311ARIES ENERO
100.310APART ISERE
102.308ELLEN
103.307STENO
104.305SANTA
105.304GEESE
106.303ALINE
107.301ELDER TRESS
109.300ANDES RESET
111.299TREAT
112.298ASHES EVADE
114.297CANOE ENSUE
116.295EDSEL
117.294AGILE
118.292AGATE ALTAR OMEGA RADAR
122.291EDENS OLIVE
124.290AMORE ERICA STERE
127.289ABATE INSET SEINE
130.288ATRIA NIECE
132.287OTHER
133.286EATEN
134.285ADIEU ALICE
136.281ADAGE EMILE UNITE
139.280ANENT SALEM
141.279IRANI
142.278ANODE EAGLE ENACT INNER
146.277ASHEN ELECT SEDAN TSARS
150.276ALIBI
151.275AGAIN RIATA STARE
154.273ORDER TRADE
156.272ACTOR
157.271ARSON
158.270EAGER ENDED
160.269DETER SANER SLEET STORE
164.268NEEDS STATE
166.267OPINE
167.266ALTER
168.265IMAGE SEDER
170.263ELIDE STEAL
172.262ASPEN SIREN
174.261AWARE ILIAD
176.260ATOLL HANOI IONIA OSAGE RESTS
181.259PARIS
182.258ALARM START TREES
185.257ASTRO ETHER
187.256TEENS
188.255ARLES ETHAN STEED
191.254LEAST STALE TITLE
194.252AESOP ENTRE STEAM
197.251INLET
198.250ASCOT INURE OHARA ORONO SLATE STRAP
204.249ATTIC
205.248SNORE
206.247DRESS
207.246NOOSE
208.245NEARS
209.244AMINO ISAAC RENEE
212.243STEEL
213.242AVERT ELAND
215.241ACRES DANTE EASES RENEW
219.240ABASE SAMOA SOLAR
222.239SASSY
223.238ETHEL MELEE
225.237ANEAR ANTES IDEAS IDEST IRISH RARER
231.236CRETE IDAHO ISLAM
234.235AMEND PASTA UTTER
237.234ANNIE DENSE ESTEE TAHOE
241.233AMISS AVAIL OILER RODEO TESLA
246.232ARRAS OCTET STOLE TRITE
250.231IRONS NATAL SEERS
253.230AVAST
254.229ASTOR STAIR
256.228ALIVE ONAIR RADIO ROAST SONAR
261.227EIDER ETUDE RANGE
264.226MAINE OREAD
266.225ISSUE SARAH
268.224SMEAR
269.223ALLEN CEASE ELUDE TRENT
273.222ADAMS ELEMI ENOLA IDIOT
277.221LLAMA OSIER SATAN
280.220ATARI ENEMY ODETS PIANO SPEAR SPREE
286.219EPEES ONTAP PANEL TETRA
290.218ALOES ASSAM EMERY LEAVE LOIRE NOISE ROMEO
297.217ALEUT AROAR EDITS ELSIE LEONE
302.216AMUSE ARENT ASONE EMEND ERIES OCALA SLEDS
309.215LASSO NEPAL ULTRA
312.214ASTIR INTER SMART TESTS
316.213ACORN INDIA
318.212ISLET OMANI RELIC SCRAP
322.211AFIRE EMCEE ERROL LILAC PASSE SETTO TOTAL
329.210ACUTE ADORN APRIL EARED ESTOP PRESS RECAP UBOAT
337.209LINEN REMIT SCENT SPEED
341.208ANTIC OVERT
343.207APACE ATILT TALON
346.206ALLOT HASTE ITEMS LENIN NORSE OVINE RANEE
353.205ADOBE CEDAR NAOMI SKATE SPENT
358.204ARDOR ASSES NEEDY RESIN
362.203DIANA EASED ELIAS ERNES NOONE TAROT
368.202ONEAL STAGE TERRA
371.201ADIOS AHEAD EXERT ODORS ORGAN
376.200ELMER ENURE HESSE NEVER
380.199ABOUT ATHOS CARAT DELTA EMAIL ETHOS OASIS STYLE YEAST
389.198ADAPT BERET STOIC
392.197CAIRO EATER ORALE SNEAD STAND
397.196ENROL NAIVE ORALS UTILE
401.195OHARE RETRO TEPEE
404.194KOREA MAORI SEVEN STEEP
408.193ENNUI LEVEE USERS
411.192ADEPT AFTER ARTIE MATTE PETER
416.191ABIDE ANGER LANAI LOOSE REEVE
421.190AMAIN DEERE TITAN UPSET
425.189ALLAH AMEER ARMOR INEPT ISLES MERIT OLEAN
432.188ALONG DRAMA ELLIS LATER USHER
437.187CRANE EMEER LANCE MOORE RATIO REELS
443.186ACRID ESSEX ITALY ROSES
447.185ORIEL RADII ROMAN SLANT
451.184ONICE PEACE SNORT TOAST
455.183ABETS ABODE LASER OVATE ROOST SALON SATYR STELE TOTEM
464.182CORAL EDGAR EDGES LAURA SATIN SODAS THERE
471.181AGNES ARDEN ARIAS ATALL IOTAS LEMON PERIL SPARE
479.180CERES EXILE LIANA OASES
483.179ADANO ARROW EELER SINAI SITAR
488.178ABNER MADAM MIAMI POSSE
492.177NACRE PASTE SNAIL STEIN THREE TOSCA
498.176EDILE EPSOM OLLIE OUNCE SCALE STARS STINT STRIP TREND
507.175ACHES CADET CAMEL ETAPE MESAS NASAL OMENS RENTS SALES TORSO
517.174ACTED ANGLE ARNIE EARTH ETNAS LISLE RACER SEATO SIENA TACIT TATAR
528.173ITALO LADLE LINER READE SLEEP TRACE
534.172AGAPE ARMED HELEN NEHRU OSAKA RABAT SNEAK UNION
542.171ADMIT DEGAS IRONY METER ROUTE
547.170ARABS HORSE LEARN PSALM SCARE SMELT
553.169AIRED LEHAR STARR TIGER TRYST USAGE
559.168AMANA DEEDS NADIR REATA
563.167ADLIB APRON ASCAP EARNS GENRE NURSE OCHRE REACT UNTIE YESES
573.166ABOVE EWERS METAL ODEON STEVE
578.165AMOUR ANGEL EVITA LATIN MARIA NEONS REEDS SETON
586.164AIDES ALIST ARUBA AVOID CLARA DATED LANES SATED SPADE STRAW
596.163HEART IONIC LARGE SADAT SCRAM SECTS TORAH TREAD
604.162ADULT ANKLE APPLE BALSA MARIE NERVE REGAL RIFLE ROTOR STASH
614.161ALATE ASKED AWAIT CARET ENTRY LOESS MANET NOTES OZONE RATED SEETO STEAD SWEDE
627.160EPODE ERNST EVERT HAREM HOTEL IBSEN OBOES PIETA POLAR
636.159ASNER ETHIC MALTA NOLAN OATEN RIANT SPASM TABOO TONTO
645.158ALOOF ELTON HAITI RURAL SMASH STEPS YEMEN
652.157ABELE ADDER ADLAI ALOUD CASTE HELLO ICIER LOCAL OARED SERGE SIEGE SPACE SPATE STILE TESTY
667.156ATEAM LIEGE REARS SCORE SEPIA SMILE SNIDE UNCLE USUAL
676.155AIMEE AMBER APSES CLEAR MEETS OGRES ORBIT SCONE SUEDE TALES TRIAL
687.154ADDLE AMIGO BESET CAROL INONE LEEDS LENTO LONER OUTER OUTRE PLANE RISEN SAHIB SAONE SEPAL SHRED SILAS UNDER
705.153MANSE MASSE RISER SEEDS
709.152ACERB ADELA ANILE ATALE DRONE EAVES LAPSE MARNE NORMA PREEN RAREE RHONE SEEDY SERIF SLOPE STIES
725.151ATBAT LEERS LIMIT LOSER SELMA TAMPA UNTIL
732.150ALTOS ANDRE CRATE INTRO PANDA REFER SABER STAID
740.149BLESS EBONY GENOA MESSY RATES RAVEN STOAT THESE
748.148ANTON ASPIC CANAL EDICT GENIE HONOR IGLOO SLEPT TONAL TRAIN
758.147ABASH EBERT PARSE PESOS SPRAT TORTE
764.146AMISH EARLY ETONS MONET STAIN STEMS THANE
771.145ARLEN COLOR ENDOR HOMER MARAT RELET REPEL RIDER ROBOT SEATS TRAIT
782.144DENIM ETATS LEGAL NIOBE NOMAD PADRE SAINT SCALA
790.143CREDO DANES FALSE HOSEA IDOLS MANIA ORSON PUREE RAPID RHINE RIOTS SCANT SIEVE SPORT STIRS
805.142ASSAY AVILA BASTE IDIOM INUSE MILNE MOOSE MORAL NINES OFTEN OLDER SATES SHORE SISAL SLAVE SORTS STREW STROP TIRED
824.141PENAL RITES TONIC TRASH
828.140ELISE ENDOW HERON LORNA MEDEA ROSIE SENDS SINCE SPAIN TAINT
838.139AMENS AMONG ARECA LOREN MEANT OMITS OPENS SONIC SPLIT TEETH TENON TENTS TOLET YEATS
852.138EXTRA ORLON TERRE URIAH
856.137ADHOC CAMEO HARTE STAMP
860.136ACHED ALIKE ARGUE CREST HORDE INLAW LATHE MEADE NOSES PEERS REALM SLANG
872.135CARTE CHINA DIANE ERGOT LABOR PAREE PERSE SIRES URALS YEARS
882.134ALLIN ALOFT ATOMS DATES GREEN ONEND ONTOP ORRIS PASHA PEARL SEVER SOLID SPEND STALL YEARN
897.133ADLER AETNA ALGAE ARGOT CACTI EARLS EDGED ELBOW ELIHU IMPEL OLDIE OLSEN RELAY RISES SNIPE STAYS STEEN TAMER
915.132AMAZE AURAL DREAM EDDIE MANOR MORSE NAILS PHASE REINS SHARE SNERD STORM TONES
928.131ALENE ARBOR AVIAN EDEMA EDUCE HENNA KOALA LOTTO OATER PILOT SALTS SERIN SMOTE SOLES SWEET
943.130ALPHA AMPLE ENLAI GESTE IDLER MASON MOSES PEALE RACES SETAE TEHEE TINGE TROOP
956.129ABEAM ASWAN AWARD BASSO CADRE DITTO GLARE OATES OILED OVENS PANIC PECAN PEDAL PETAL PRATE REHAB RENTE REVUE RIPEN SLATS TRAIL
977.128ALDER AZTEC CAINE CLASS DANCE DEALT EVOKE NOTED POISE SABLE SINEW STOOD TANGO TEENY
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