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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
1.875ERASE
2.818ARENA
3.713IRENE
4.700ENTER
5.665EERIE
6.610ALONE
7.587ELATE
8.578ORATE
9.573OPERA
10.563ERATO
11.560IRATE
12.546ADORE
13.543INANE
14.540ELITE
15.529ASSET
16.521ATONE
17.514ALIEN
18.505SENSE
19.504ALERT
20.492ESSEN
21.487ERODE
22.457AROSE
23.453ALAMO REESE
25.450ESTES
26.446AERIE
27.440ATLAS
28.433EMOTE ERROR
30.427AROMA
31.424SNEER
32.423INERT
33.422OTTER
34.416ESTER
35.409IDEAL
36.394ARISE
37.393ERNIE
38.391TENET
39.389ANITA
40.388AMASS AORTA
42.381OCEAN
43.377TIARA
44.375STEER
45.373ATSEA
46.369ELOPE
47.367AGENT AGORA ASTER
50.365ALOHA ONSET TERSE
53.364OBESE
54.362ERECT
55.361TEASE
56.358SCENE
57.357ARETE
58.355AREAS OSCAR
60.353ARIEL EASEL
62.351EROSE
63.350AGREE
64.347EVENT
65.345EGRET
66.342ASIDE ECLAT
68.340ELENA
69.339ECOLE
70.338ESSES NESTS
72.336ONION
73.335TENSE
74.332AMATI
75.330AISLE
76.327ANISE ASIAN SALAD
79.326ORION
80.325LEASE SNARE
82.324ALIAS ELIOT RINSE
85.321AARON OMAHA
87.320ADELE STERN TENOR
90.319RAISE TASTE
92.317ESSAY
93.316STONE
94.314ERRED
95.313ATTAR
96.312ENATE SENOR
98.311ARIES ENERO
100.310ISERE
101.309APART
102.308ELLEN
103.306STENO
104.305SANTA
105.303ALINE GEESE
107.301ELDER TRESS
109.300ANDES RESET
111.298ASHES EVADE TREAT
114.297CANOE ENSUE
116.294AGILE EDSEL
118.292OMEGA
119.291AGATE ALTAR EDENS OLIVE RADAR
124.290AMORE STERE
126.289ERICA INSET SEINE
129.288ABATE NIECE
131.287OTHER
132.286ATRIA
133.285EATEN
134.284ADIEU
135.283ALICE
136.281ADAGE EMILE UNITE
139.280ANENT
140.279IRANI SALEM
142.278EAGLE ENACT INNER
145.277ANODE ASHEN ELECT TSARS
149.276ALIBI SEDAN
151.275AGAIN RIATA STARE
154.272ACTOR TRADE
156.271ORDER
157.270ARSON EAGER ENDED
160.269DETER SLEET STORE
163.268NEEDS SANER
165.267STATE
166.266ALTER OPINE
168.265IMAGE SEDER
170.263ELIDE STEAL
172.262ASPEN SIREN
174.261ILIAD
175.260ATOLL AWARE HANOI IONIA RESTS
180.259OSAGE PARIS
182.258TREES
183.257ALARM ASTRO ETHER
186.256START TEENS
188.255ARLES STEED
190.254ETHAN STALE TITLE
193.253LEAST
194.252AESOP ENTRE
196.251STEAM
197.250ASCOT INLET INURE OHARA ORONO SLATE
203.249ATTIC STRAP
205.248SNORE
206.247DRESS
207.246NOOSE
208.245NEARS
209.244ISAAC RENEE
211.243AMINO
212.242AVERT ELAND STEEL
215.241EASES RENEW
217.240ABASE ACRES
219.239DANTE SAMOA SASSY SOLAR
223.238ETHEL MELEE
225.237ANEAR IDEAS IDEST RARER
229.236ANTES CRETE IDAHO IRISH ISLAM
234.235AMEND PASTA UTTER
237.234ANNIE
238.233AMISS AVAIL DENSE ESTEE OILER TAHOE
244.232ARRAS OCTET RODEO STOLE TESLA TRITE
250.231IRONS NATAL
252.230AVAST SEERS
254.229ASTOR STAIR
256.228ALIVE ONAIR ROAST
259.227EIDER ETUDE RADIO RANGE
263.226OREAD SONAR
265.225ISSUE MAINE SARAH
268.224SMEAR
269.223ALLEN CEASE ELUDE TRENT
273.222ADAMS ELEMI
275.221ENOLA IDIOT LLAMA OSIER
279.220ENEMY ODETS PIANO SATAN SPEAR
284.218ALOES ASSAM ATARI EPEES LEAVE LOIRE NOISE ONTAP PANEL TETRA
294.217ALEUT EDITS ELSIE EMERY LEONE ROMEO SPREE
301.216ARENT EMEND ERIES OCALA SLEDS
306.215AMUSE AROAR ASONE NEPAL ULTRA
311.214ASTIR TESTS
313.213ACORN INDIA LASSO SMART
317.212INTER SCRAP
319.211LILAC OMANI RELIC
322.210ACUTE AFIRE EARED EMCEE ERROL ESTOP ISLET PASSE PRESS RECAP SETTO
333.209ADORN APRIL LINEN SCENT SPEED TOTAL UBOAT
340.208ANTIC OVERT REMIT
343.207APACE
344.206ALLOT ATILT HASTE LENIN NORSE OVINE RANEE TALON
352.205CEDAR ITEMS NAOMI SKATE
356.204ADOBE ARDOR NEEDY RESIN SPENT
361.203ELIAS ERNES
363.202ASSES DIANA EASED NOONE ONEAL TAROT
369.201ADIOS EXERT ORGAN TERRA
373.200AHEAD ELMER ENURE HESSE NEVER
378.199ABOUT ATHOS CARAT DELTA EMAIL ETHOS ODORS STAGE YEAST
387.198ADAPT BERET OASIS STOIC
391.197CAIRO EATER ORALE SNEAD STYLE
396.196ENROL NAIVE STAND
399.195ORALS RETRO UTILE
402.194KOREA OHARE SEVEN STEEP TEPEE
407.193MAORI USERS
409.192AFTER ARTIE ENNUI LEVEE MATTE PETER
415.191ABIDE ADEPT LANAI LOOSE REEVE
420.190AMAIN ANGER UPSET
423.189ALLAH AMEER ARMOR DEERE INEPT MERIT OLEAN TITAN
431.188ALONG DRAMA ELLIS ISLES LATER
436.187CRANE EMEER LANCE MOORE RATIO REELS USHER
443.186ACRID ESSEX
445.185ITALY ORIEL ROMAN ROSES SLANT
450.184RADII SNORT
452.183ABETS ABODE LASER OVATE PEACE ROOST SALON SATYR STELE TOAST TOTEM
463.182CORAL EDGAR EDGES LAURA ONICE SATIN SODAS THERE
471.181AGNES ARDEN ARIAS IOTAS LEMON PERIL SPARE
478.180ATALL CERES EXILE LIANA OASES
483.179ADANO ARROW SINAI
486.178ABNER EELER MADAM MIAMI POSSE SITAR
492.177SNAIL STEIN THREE
495.176EDILE NACRE OUNCE PASTE SCALE STARS STINT STRIP TREND
504.175ACHES CADET CAMEL MESAS NASAL OLLIE OMENS RENTS SALES TOSCA
514.174ACTED ANGLE EARTH EPSOM ETAPE ETNAS LISLE RACER SEATO SIENA TATAR
525.173ARNIE ITALO LADLE LINER READE SLEEP TACIT
532.172AGAPE HELEN NEHRU RABAT SNEAK TORSO TRACE UNION
540.171ARMED DEGAS IRONY METER ROUTE
545.170ADMIT ARABS HORSE LEARN PSALM SCARE SMELT
552.169AIRED LEHAR OSAKA STARR TIGER USAGE
558.168AMANA DEEDS NADIR REATA TRYST
563.167ADLIB APRON ASCAP EARNS GENRE NURSE REACT
570.166ABOVE EWERS METAL OCHRE STEVE UNTIE YESES
577.165AMOUR ANGEL LATIN MARIA NEONS ODEON
583.164ARUBA CLARA DATED EVITA LANES SATED SETON STRAW
591.163AIDES AVOID IONIC LARGE REEDS SADAT SCRAM SECTS TORAH TREAD
601.162ALIST APPLE BALSA HEART MARIE NERVE REGAL RIFLE ROTOR SPADE STASH
612.161ADULT ALATE ASKED CARET ENTRY LOESS MANET NOTES OZONE RATED SWEDE
623.160ANKLE EVERT HAREM OBOES PIETA SEETO STEAD
630.159ASNER EPODE ERNST ETHIC HOTEL IBSEN MALTA NOLAN OATEN RIANT SPASM TABOO TONTO
643.158ALOOF AWAIT ELTON HAITI POLAR RURAL YEMEN
650.157ABELE ADDER ALOUD CASTE ICIER OARED SIEGE SMASH SPACE STEPS
660.156ADLAI HELLO LIEGE LOCAL REARS SCORE SERGE SNIDE SPATE STILE UNCLE USUAL
672.155AIMEE AMBER ATEAM MEETS OGRES SCONE SEPIA SMILE SUEDE TALES TESTY TRIAL
684.154APSES BESET CAROL CLEAR INONE LENTO LONER ORBIT OUTER OUTRE PLANE RISEN SAHIB SAONE SEPAL SHRED SILAS UNDER
702.153ADDLE LEEDS MANSE MASSE RISER SEEDS
708.152ACERB ADELA AMIGO ANILE ATALE DRONE EAVES MARNE NORMA PREEN RAREE RHONE SEEDY SERIF SLOPE STIES
724.151ATBAT LAPSE LEERS LIMIT LOSER TAMPA UNTIL
731.150ALTOS ANDRE INTRO PANDA REFER SELMA STAID
738.149BLESS CRATE EBONY THESE
742.148ANTON ASPIC CANAL EDICT GENIE GENOA HONOR RATES RAVEN SABER SLEPT STOAT TONAL TRAIN
756.147ABASH EBERT MESSY PARSE PESOS TORTE
762.146AMISH EARLY ETONS IGLOO STAIN STEMS THANE
769.145ARLEN COLOR ENDOR HOMER MARAT MONET RELET RIDER ROBOT SEATS SPRAT
780.144DENIM ETATS NIOBE NOMAD REPEL SAINT SCALA
787.143CREDO DANES FALSE HOSEA IDOLS LEGAL MANIA ORSON PADRE PUREE RAPID RHINE RIOTS SCANT SIEVE SPORT STIRS TRAIT
805.142ASSAY AVILA BASTE IDIOM INUSE MILNE MOOSE MORAL NINES OFTEN OLDER SATES SISAL SLAVE SORTS STREW STROP TIRED
823.141PENAL RITES SHORE TONIC
827.140ENDOW MEDEA SINCE SPAIN TRASH
832.139AMONG ARECA ELISE HERON LOREN LORNA MEANT OMITS OPENS ROSIE SENDS SONIC SPLIT TAINT TEETH TENON TENTS YEATS
850.138AMENS EXTRA ORLON TOLET
854.137CAMEO HARTE STAMP TERRE URIAH
859.136ACHED ADHOC ALIKE CREST INLAW LATHE MEADE NOSES PEERS SLANG
869.135ARGUE CARTE CHINA ERGOT HORDE LABOR PAREE PERSE SIRES URALS
879.134ALLIN ATOMS GREEN ORRIS PASHA PEARL REALM SEVER STALL YEARN YEARS
890.133AETNA ALOFT ARGOT DATES DIANE EDGED ELBOW ELIHU IMPEL OLSEN ONEND ONTOP RELAY RISES SNIPE SOLID SPEND STAYS STEEN TAMER
910.132ADLER ALGAE AMAZE AURAL CACTI DREAM EDDIE MANOR MORSE REINS SHARE TONES
922.131ALENE ARBOR EARLS EDEMA EDUCE HENNA KOALA LOTTO NAILS OATER OLDIE PHASE PILOT SALTS SERIN SMOTE SNERD SOLES STORM
941.130ALPHA AMPLE AVIAN ENLAI GESTE IDLER MASON MOSES PEALE RACES SWEET TINGE TROOP
954.129ABEAM ASWAN AWARD BASSO CADRE DITTO GLARE OATES OILED OVENS PEDAL PETAL PRATE RENTE REVUE RIPEN SETAE TEHEE TRAIL
973.128ALDER AZTEC CAINE DANCE DEALT EVOKE NOTED PECAN REHAB SABLE SINEW TANGO
985.127ADOPT APORT CAROM CHASE LITER MELON OCHER PANIC PROSE SERUM SLATS SPIRE STOOD TEENY THETA
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