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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
1.883ERASE
2.825ARENA
3.716IRENE
4.706ENTER
5.669EERIE
6.613ALONE
7.590ELATE
8.580ORATE
9.579OPERA
10.566ERATO
11.563IRATE
12.548ADORE
13.547ELITE
14.545INANE
15.533ASSET
16.524ATONE
17.515ALIEN
18.511SENSE
19.506ALERT
20.495ERODE
21.492ESSEN
22.460AROSE
23.458ALAMO
24.455REESE
25.450ESTES
26.446AERIE
27.443ATLAS
28.437EMOTE
29.436ERROR
30.432AROMA
31.427INERT OTTER
33.426SNEER
34.417ESTER
35.413IDEAL
36.396ERNIE
37.395ARISE
38.393TENET
39.392AORTA
40.391AMASS
41.390ANITA
42.383OCEAN
43.379TIARA
44.377ATSEA STEER
46.373ALOHA
47.372AGENT
48.369ASTER ELOPE
50.368AGORA
51.366ONSET TERSE
53.365OBESE
54.363ERECT
55.362TEASE
56.359SCENE
57.358OSCAR
58.357ARETE
59.356ARIEL EASEL
61.355AREAS
62.353AGREE
63.351EROSE
64.347EVENT
65.345ASIDE EGRET
67.343ECLAT
68.342ELENA
69.339ECOLE ESSES NESTS ONION
73.336TENSE
74.334AISLE
75.332AMATI
76.330SALAD
77.329ASIAN
78.328ALIAS ANISE SNARE
81.327LEASE ORION
83.326AARON ADELE ELIOT OMAHA
87.325RINSE
88.322TENOR
89.321STERN
90.320ESSAY RAISE TASTE
93.317STONE
94.316ERRED
95.315SENOR
96.313ATTAR
97.312APART ENATE
99.311ARIES ENERO
101.310ELLEN ISERE
103.309STENO
104.306GEESE SANTA
106.304ALINE
107.302EVADE TREAT
109.301ANDES ELDER TRESS
112.300RESET
113.299ASHES
114.298CANOE ENSUE
116.296AGILE ALTAR
118.295EDSEL
119.293EDENS
120.292AGATE AMORE OLIVE OMEGA RADAR
125.291ATRIA ERICA
127.290ABATE INSET NIECE OTHER SEINE STERE
133.289EATEN
134.286ADIEU ALICE
136.283ADAGE SALEM
138.282EMILE UNITE
140.281TSARS
141.280ANENT SEDAN
143.279ANODE ASHEN ELECT ENACT INNER IRANI
149.278AGAIN EAGLE
151.276ALIBI
152.275ORDER RIATA STARE
155.274ACTOR
156.273TRADE
157.272DETER ENDED
159.271ARSON SANER
161.270EAGER NEEDS STORE
164.269OPINE SLEET
166.268STATE
167.266ALTER
168.265ELIDE IMAGE SEDER
171.264STEAL
172.263ALARM ASPEN AWARE ETHER
176.262ATOLL HANOI RESTS SIREN
180.261ILIAD START
182.260IONIA OSAGE PARIS
185.259TREES
186.258ASTRO LEAST
188.257TEENS
189.256ARLES ETHAN
191.255AESOP STALE STEED TITLE
195.254ENTRE
196.253STEAM STRAP
198.252ATTIC OHARA
200.251INLET INURE SLATE
203.250ASCOT ORONO
205.248DRESS SNORE
207.246AMINO NEARS NOOSE RENEE
211.244EASES ELAND ISAAC SASSY STEEL
216.243AVERT
217.242ACRES RENEW
219.241ABASE DANTE SAMOA
222.240SOLAR
223.239IDAHO IDEST IRISH MELEE
227.238CRETE ETHEL IDEAS PASTA
231.237AMEND ANEAR ANTES ESTEE ISLAM RARER UTTER
238.236DENSE OILER TAHOE
241.235ANNIE AVAIL TESLA
244.234IRONS OCTET RODEO TRITE
248.233AMISS NATAL STOLE
251.232ARRAS ASTOR SEERS
254.231AVAST STAIR
256.229ALIVE
257.228ISSUE ONAIR RADIO RANGE ROAST SONAR
263.227EIDER ETUDE
265.226ENOLA MAINE OREAD SMEAR
269.225SARAH
270.224ELUDE TRENT
272.223ADAMS ALLEN CEASE SATAN
276.222ATARI ELEMI IDIOT LLAMA OSIER
281.221SPREE TETRA
283.220ENEMY LEAVE NOISE ODETS ONTAP PANEL PIANO SPEAR
291.219AROAR ASSAM EDITS ELSIE EPEES NEPAL ROMEO SLEDS
299.218ALEUT ALOES AMUSE ARENT ASONE ASTIR EMERY ERIES LEONE LOIRE ULTRA
310.217ACORN EMEND LASSO
313.216OCALA OMANI
315.215EMCEE TESTS TOTAL
318.214INTER SMART
320.213INDIA LILAC PRESS RELIC SCRAP
325.212ADORN ISLET SETTO UBOAT
329.211AFIRE ERROL PASSE
332.210ACUTE EARED ESTOP LINEN RECAP SCENT SPEED TALON
340.209ANTIC APRIL ASSES OVERT REMIT
345.208ALLOT
346.207APACE ATILT LENIN NAOMI
350.206ADOBE CEDAR DIANA HASTE ITEMS NORSE OVINE RANEE SKATE SPENT
360.205ELIAS NEEDY RESIN
363.204ARDOR EASED ORGAN TAROT
367.203ERNES NOONE STAGE TERRA
371.202ADIOS EXERT ODORS ONEAL
375.201AHEAD ELMER EMAIL HESSE
379.200ABOUT ADAPT BERET DELTA ENURE ETHOS NEVER STYLE UTILE
388.199ATHOS CAIRO CARAT OASIS YEAST
393.198RETRO STAND STOIC
396.197EATER NAIVE OHARE ORALE SNEAD
401.196ENROL MAORI ORALS
404.195ADEPT LEVEE TEPEE USERS
408.194ENNUI KOREA PETER SEVEN STEEP
413.193ABIDE ARTIE LANAI MATTE
417.192AFTER ANGER LOOSE
420.191ARMOR REEVE
422.190ALLAH AMAIN DEERE DRAMA INEPT ISLES LATER MERIT TITAN UPSET USHER
433.189ACRID AMEER CRANE ELLIS OLEAN
438.188ALONG MOORE RATIO ROSES
442.187EMEER ESSEX ITALY LANCE RADII REELS
448.186ONICE PEACE TOAST TOTEM
452.185ABODE ORIEL ROMAN SALON SLANT SNORT
458.184ABETS EDGES LASER SATYR SPARE
463.183EDGAR LAURA OVATE PERIL ROOST STELE
469.182AGNES ARIAS CORAL IOTAS LEMON SATIN SODAS THERE
477.181ARDEN ATALL EXILE OASES
481.180ARROW CERES LIANA SITAR
485.179ADANO EELER EPSOM MADAM POSSE SINAI
491.178ABNER MIAMI NACRE OLLIE STARS STEIN STRIP TOSCA
499.177MESAS NASAL OMENS PASTE SNAIL STINT THREE
506.176ACHES ANGLE EARTH EDILE OUNCE SALES SCALE TORSO TRACE TREND
516.175ACTED CADET CAMEL ETAPE LADLE RENTS
522.174ARNIE ETNAS LISLE RACER READE SEATO SIENA TACIT TATAR
531.173HELEN IRONY ITALO LINER SLEEP SNEAK
537.172ADMIT AGAPE ARMED DEGAS METER NEHRU OSAKA RABAT UNION
546.171ARABS HORSE LEARN ROUTE TIGER
551.170AIRED NURSE PSALM SCARE SMELT STARR 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 AVOID EVITA LARGE LATIN MARIA NEONS REEDS SETON STEVE
588.165ADULT ARUBA SATED TORAH
592.164AIDES ALIST CLARA DATED HEART IONIC LANES MARIE SPADE STRAW TREAD
603.163APPLE BALSA NERVE RATED RIFLE ROTOR SADAT SCRAM SECTS
612.162ANKLE ASKED AWAIT CARET ENTRY ERNST NOTES OZONE REGAL STASH
622.161ALATE ALOOF HAREM IBSEN LOESS MANET OBOES PIETA SEETO STEAD SWEDE TABOO
634.160ASNER EPODE ETHIC EVERT HOTEL MALTA NOLAN POLAR RURAL SMASH
644.159ATEAM CASTE HAITI OATEN RIANT SPASM TONTO USUAL
652.158ALOUD ELTON ICIER LOCAL OARED SEPIA SIEGE STEPS STILE TESTY UNCLE YEMEN
664.157ABELE ADDER ADLAI AMBER HELLO ORBIT SCORE SERGE SMILE SPACE SPATE TALES
676.156AIMEE APSES INONE LIEGE OGRES REARS RISEN SNIDE TRIAL
685.155AMIGO BESET CLEAR LENTO LONER MEETS SCONE SEPAL SUEDE
694.154ADDLE CAROL LAPSE LEEDS OUTER OUTRE PLANE SAHIB SAONE SEEDS SHRED SILAS UNDER
707.153ATBAT CRATE DRONE LIMIT MANSE MASSE RHONE RISER SEEDY SERIF STIES
718.152ACERB ADELA ALTOS ANILE ATALE EAVES LEERS MARNE NORMA PANDA PREEN RAREE REFER SLOPE UNTIL
733.151HONOR LOSER SELMA STAID TAMPA
738.150ANDRE BLESS EBONY INTRO RATES SABER STOAT THESE
746.149ASPIC EARLY GENOA IGLOO MESSY RAVEN SLEPT TRAIN
754.148ABASH AMISH ANTON CANAL COLOR EDICT GENIE REPEL STAIN TONAL
764.147EBERT MONET PARSE PESOS SPRAT STEMS TORTE
771.146ETONS HOMER PADRE ROBOT SEATS THANE TRAIT
778.145ARLEN DANES ENDOR LEGAL MARAT OLDER RELET RIDER
786.144DENIM ETATS FALSE MANIA NIOBE NOMAD PUREE RAPID RIOTS SAINT SCALA SIEVE
798.143ASSAY CREDO HOSEA IDOLS OFTEN ORSON RHINE RITES SCANT SORTS SPORT STIRS STROP
811.142AVILA BASTE IDIOM INUSE MILNE MOOSE MORAL NINES PENAL ROSIE SATES SENDS SHORE SISAL SLAVE STREW TIRED
828.141ELISE ENDOW HERON MEANT OMITS SINCE SPAIN SPLIT TONIC TRASH
838.140AMENS AMONG CAMEO EXTRA LOREN LORNA MEDEA TAINT TOLET
847.139ARECA OPENS ORLON SONIC TEETH TENON TENTS TERRE YEATS
856.138ACHED ADHOC SLANG URIAH
860.137ALIKE ARGUE CREST HARTE LATHE NOSES REALM STAMP YEARS
869.136ALLIN CARTE HORDE INLAW LABOR MEADE PEERS RELAY SIRES SOLID
879.135ALGAE AMAZE ATOMS CACTI CHINA DIANE ERGOT OLSEN ONTOP PAREE PERSE RISES SPEND STALL URALS
894.134AETNA ALOFT DATES EARLS EDDIE ELIHU GREEN ONEND ORRIS PASHA PEARL SEVER STAYS YEARN
908.133ADLER AMPLE ARBOR ARGOT AVIAN EDGED ELBOW IMPEL OLDIE PHASE REINS SHARE SNIPE STEEN STORM TAMER
924.132AURAL DREAM EDUCE HENNA KOALA LOTTO MANOR MASON MORSE NAILS SNERD SWEET TONES
937.131ALENE ALPHA ARRAY ASWAN BASSO EDEMA ENLAI GESTE MOSES OATER OVENS PEDAL PILOT SALTS SERIN SLATS SMOTE SOLES
955.130IDLER NOTED OATES PANIC PEALE PECAN PETAL RACES REHAB SERUM SETAE TANGO TEHEE TINGE TROOP
970.129ABEAM AWARD AZTEC CADRE CLASS DANCE DEALT DITTO GLARE MELON NOTRE OILED PRATE RENTE REVUE RIPEN SABLE STOOD TABLE TRAIL
990.128ADOPT AKRON ALDER CAINE CAROM CHASE EVOKE LITER POISE SINEW TEENY
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