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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1577 | ERA |
| 2. | 1407 | ERE |
| 3. | 1360 | ONE |
| 4. | 1288 | ALE |
| 5. | 1265 | ORE |
| 6. | 1229 | ATE |
| 7. | 1182 | ELI |
| 8. | 1178 | ARE |
| 9. | 1120 | ETA |
| 10. | 1115 | ENE |
| 11. | 1073 | ALA |
| 12. | 1047 | IRE |
| 13. | 1041 | ALI |
| 14. | 1039 | ERR |
| 15. | 1014 | END |
| 16. | 1008 | OLE |
| 17. | 999 | EAR |
| 18. | 990 | SPA |
| 19. | 969 | ACE |
| 20. | 965 | ESS |
| 21. | 937 | NEE |
| 22. | 930 | ADO |
| 23. | 916 | IRA |
| 24. | 913 | EST |
| 25. | 904 | SEE |
| 26. | 902 | ODE |
| 27. | 901 | ASH |
| 28. | 881 | ESE |
| 29. | 876 | EAT EEL |
| 31. | 875 | ANT |
| 32. | 857 | TEA |
| 33. | 843 | ART |
| 34. | 836 | ETE |
| 35. | 831 | AGE |
| 36. | 822 | NET TEN |
| 38. | 818 | APE |
| 39. | 796 | SEA |
| 40. | 787 | TEE |
| 41. | 775 | EVE |
| 42. | 771 | SET |
| 43. | 767 | LEE |
| 44. | 762 | EGO |
| 45. | 753 | ENS |
| 46. | 751 | ANA |
| 47. | 739 | TAR |
| 48. | 735 | ASS |
| 49. | 727 | ICE |
| 50. | 721 | ALL |
| 51. | 719 | RED SHE |
| 53. | 718 | RES |
| 54. | 710 | ARA |
| 55. | 698 | LIE |
| 56. | 696 | ADE |
| 57. | 677 | AMI |
| 58. | 673 | NOR |
| 59. | 671 | SSE |
| 60. | 668 | OAR |
| 61. | 659 | ELL |
| 62. | 658 | ROE |
| 63. | 650 | NEO |
| 64. | 647 | AHA |
| 65. | 644 | YES |
| 66. | 639 | ARI |
| 67. | 637 | ACT |
| 68. | 633 | RAN |
| 69. | 632 | USE |
| 70. | 631 | RAT |
| 71. | 630 | AIR |
| 72. | 626 | EON |
| 73. | 625 | TIE |
| 74. | 624 | ORA |
| 75. | 619 | STE |
| 76. | 618 | TNT |
| 77. | 617 | ILE |
| 78. | 616 | AMA LEA RIO |
| 81. | 611 | ADA |
| 82. | 607 | ABE OIL |
| 84. | 601 | ANI |
| 85. | 598 | ANN |
| 86. | 589 | AGO |
| 87. | 588 | ORO |
| 88. | 586 | AVE |
| 89. | 585 | LET |
| 90. | 584 | ASP |
| 91. | 583 | TOE |
| 92. | 582 | ELS SAT |
| 94. | 580 | ARC NRA |
| 96. | 578 | STY |
| 97. | 576 | IDO |
| 98. | 571 | SRO |
| 99. | 567 | ASA EMU IDA PER SIR |
| 104. | 564 | TRI |
| 105. | 560 | ARM OAT |
| 107. | 558 | RTE |
| 108. | 557 | ERN LEI |
| 110. | 555 | INN |
| 111. | 551 | LES |
| 112. | 548 | UTE |
| 113. | 547 | ITS |
| 114. | 546 | EVA |
| 115. | 545 | NNE TRA |
| 117. | 544 | OER |
| 118. | 541 | ESP |
| 119. | 534 | ERS |
| 120. | 529 | EER |
| 121. | 528 | ADS |
| 122. | 523 | OLD |
| 123. | 520 | ION |
| 124. | 517 | NIL |
| 125. | 515 | INA |
| 126. | 514 | LEO |
| 127. | 513 | RAH |
| 128. | 512 | EWE |
| 129. | 509 | ATA |
| 130. | 508 | AND |
| 131. | 507 | ETC |
| 132. | 506 | URN |
| 133. | 505 | IAN ILL |
| 135. | 503 | ELM |
| 136. | 501 | PRO |
| 137. | 498 | RAE |
| 138. | 495 | TAN |
| 139. | 494 | APT |
| 140. | 488 | DEN |
| 141. | 486 | NED |
| 142. | 484 | TED |
| 143. | 481 | ABA |
| 144. | 480 | HER |
| 145. | 479 | SEN |
| 146. | 478 | AVA RUE |
| 148. | 475 | SOS |
| 149. | 474 | EYE |
| 150. | 472 | USA |
| 151. | 471 | SAD |
| 152. | 470 | CAR |
| 153. | 468 | ONA PEA SLY TIN |
| 157. | 466 | ANY INS ITE NEA |
| 161. | 462 | SAL |
| 162. | 461 | DEE |
| 163. | 457 | TRE |
| 164. | 455 | LED |
| 165. | 453 | ETO RAP |
| 167. | 452 | ADD |
| 168. | 449 | STA |
| 169. | 448 | MAR |
| 170. | 446 | AXE |
| 171. | 445 | ENT |
| 172. | 444 | PAL |
| 173. | 442 | ALT |
| 174. | 439 | ERG |
| 175. | 436 | AGA |
| 176. | 434 | ECO THE |
| 178. | 433 | OBI |
| 179. | 432 | SON |
| 180. | 430 | OTT SOL |
| 182. | 428 | RIA |
| 183. | 427 | MET |
| 184. | 426 | PAR |
| 185. | 425 | RAM |
| 186. | 423 | SRI |
| 187. | 422 | EGG |
| 188. | 421 | EDS GAS ONO |
| 191. | 418 | ROT TOT |
| 193. | 417 | ELK |
| 194. | 416 | TOR TSE |
| 196. | 415 | OVA |
| 197. | 414 | REP |
| 198. | 413 | AIL NAT |
| 200. | 412 | ASK ITO |
| 202. | 410 | ALP |
| 203. | 409 | EEN MAE RNA |
| 206. | 407 | AWE |
| 207. | 406 | NAP |
| 208. | 404 | TON |
| 209. | 403 | LAS |
| 210. | 402 | PTA |
| 211. | 401 | BEE |
| 212. | 400 | LAD |
| 213. | 399 | EOS TEL TIS |
| 216. | 398 | SAM STS |
| 218. | 396 | ELF ORR PIE SIS TAT |
| 223. | 395 | EKE EMS |
| 225. | 394 | ORB |
| 226. | 393 | REA |
| 227. | 391 | DOE HEN PSI |
| 230. | 388 | RYE |
| 231. | 387 | ETS GEE SAP SEC |
| 235. | 386 | LOT |
| 236. | 385 | INE |
| 237. | 384 | ANE MEN |
| 239. | 383 | ODD PRE SAN |
| 242. | 382 | AIM PEN |
| 244. | 380 | HAS REL SRA |
| 247. | 379 | LIT |
| 248. | 378 | EPI NTH |
| 250. | 377 | SSS TRY |
| 252. | 376 | ASE CAT |
| 254. | 375 | SIT SRS |
| 256. | 374 | AMO HAT IKE SER |
| 260. | 373 | DES |
| 261. | 371 | UNO |
| 262. | 370 | TAP TOO |
| 264. | 369 | BAR |
| 265. | 366 | REO YET |
| 267. | 365 | SST YEN |
| 269. | 364 | CPA ERI LIL |
| 272. | 363 | AID BAA NEW RET RHO |
| 277. | 361 | NOT |
| 278. | 357 | OLA |
| 279. | 355 | ARR |
| 280. | 354 | ARK ATT |
| 282. | 352 | SIN TAU |
| 284. | 351 | ROD |
| 285. | 350 | DNA EPA ROI |
| 288. | 349 | EBB SAC SUE |
| 291. | 348 | INK |
| 292. | 347 | SKI |
| 293. | 346 | NOD |
| 294. | 344 | ENG |
| 295. | 343 | SOD |
| 296. | 342 | OPT |
| 297. | 341 | HOE |
| 298. | 340 | LEN PAT SAG |
| 301. | 339 | EIN |
| 302. | 338 | BRA ELA NAE |
| 305. | 337 | RON |
| 306. | 336 | RID |
| 307. | 335 | ETH IRS LAP RAG TAB TAD |
| 313. | 333 | DOT |
| 314. | 332 | HAL MEL RIP |
| 317. | 331 | IMP |
| 318. | 330 | AAA |
| 319. | 329 | BOA OWE TOM |
| 322. | 328 | OSE |
| 323. | 327 | APO MER |
| 325. | 326 | DIE |
| 326. | 325 | POE |
| 327. | 324 | ORT URI |
| 329. | 323 | OUT |
| 330. | 322 | MIA NON TET |
| 333. | 321 | AMP CEE |
| 335. | 320 | ASI ENO PET RCA |
| 339. | 318 | ARS BAT TAI TIA TWO |
| 344. | 317 | CIA OTO |
| 346. | 316 | MAO |
| 347. | 315 | EAU IST |
| 349. | 314 | DER |
| 350. | 312 | LOO |
| 351. | 311 | YEA |
| 352. | 310 | ISM VIA |
| 354. | 309 | ONT SEW |
| 356. | 308 | IVE LOS MAN PAS |
| 360. | 306 | HAM MAT RAW |
| 363. | 304 | CAL ISH KEN |
| 366. | 302 | GEL WEE |
| 368. | 301 | ITA STU |
| 370. | 300 | BAH OSS UNA UNE |
| 374. | 298 | AAR LSD REF |
| 377. | 297 | SOT TAO |
| 379. | 296 | HST OCT SAO |
| 382. | 294 | DEL OUR |
| 384. | 293 | CAP TIC TIP |
| 387. | 292 | IOU |
| 388. | 291 | ANO NIP TOP VEE |
| 392. | 290 | ATL |
| 393. | 289 | COO DYE EDE TDS |
| 397. | 288 | SCI |
| 398. | 287 | NAB TAM |
| 400. | 286 | NAN |
| 401. | 285 | AFT CAN GET RIM |
| 405. | 284 | ACH ATM RBI WAR |
| 409. | 283 | CHI TIL |
| 411. | 282 | NCO NOS OPS |
| 414. | 281 | INT MAP |
| 416. | 280 | SPY |
| 417. | 279 | TAG UNI |
| 419. | 278 | VAT |
| 420. | 276 | DAD HEM PAN |
| 423. | 275 | AYE HIE LOA NAG |
| 427. | 273 | ABC AER AKA |
| 430. | 271 | APR DOS MAC |
| 433. | 270 | ALS DAS LAC |
| 436. | 268 | DON MAD |
| 438. | 267 | OHO TER |
| 440. | 266 | ALB DAM LID RAY |
| 444. | 264 | DAN REV |
| 446. | 263 | BET |
| 447. | 262 | AME RAS |
| 449. | 261 | BEN |
| 450. | 260 | CAB SIC SLO |
| 453. | 259 | LAB |
| 454. | 258 | ENA HOT IDS OAK |
| 458. | 257 | LIP MOO REE ROC |
| 462. | 256 | POI RUT |
| 464. | 255 | ABS ROO |
| 466. | 254 | AES DAB WAS |
| 469. | 253 | FEE INC LEG OPE OWN REC |
| 475. | 252 | ELY PIN RUN |
| 478. | 251 | NUT |
| 479. | 250 | AHS CHE LAO |
| 482. | 249 | ELO GAL HIS ICI SIP |
| 487. | 248 | GEM |
| 488. | 247 | HUE MIR NBA OAF |
| 492. | 245 | EDO LAT RIB |
| 495. | 244 | CON CUE DDE LYE ULE |
| 500. | 243 | ANS RIG VET |
| 503. | 242 | BED ESO ISO LAR LOU |
| 508. | 241 | ISR SSR |
| 510. | 240 | AWL LAG MOE SAW UPS |
| 515. | 239 | REM TSP TUT |
| 518. | 238 | DIN TIM |
| 520. | 237 | POT SNL |
| 522. | 236 | COT MRS SAY |
| 525. | 235 | IDE |
| 526. | 233 | FAT GNU PAD RNS VAN |
| 531. | 232 | ROB USO |
| 533. | 231 | EMO GAP ILO |
| 536. | 230 | LON WED |
| 538. | 229 | BAN GAR |
| 540. | 228 | CAD |
| 541. | 227 | FAR FRA GIN |
| 544. | 226 | PIT SOB |
| 546. | 225 | NAY NSA UTA |
| 549. | 224 | MAS |
| 550. | 223 | IND LAW RAF |
| 553. | 222 | IRK OWL PEP |
| 556. | 221 | DAR NOW VIE |
| 559. | 220 | DEW |
| 560. | 219 | CAM FIR LIN MEA REB |
| 565. | 218 | COS LAM YRS |
| 568. | 217 | IER RLS |
| 570. | 216 | SOU TVA |
| 572. | 215 | AMT BAD FOR GAT MIL |
| 577. | 214 | HAN ISE NYE SSN WET |
| 582. | 213 | DUE HIT III NUN UAR |
| 587. | 212 | CRO SUN TOY |
| 590. | 211 | AMY DEA GOO ILK OPA |
| 595. | 210 | BRO |
| 596. | 209 | ARF |
| 597. | 208 | ESC FAN FOE UGH |
| 601. | 207 | HES MAL ORS |
| 604. | 206 | IMA REY TEC |
| 607. | 205 | RUR YDS |
| 609. | 204 | LOP ORC WOE |
| 612. | 203 | BIN KIT MSS OAS |
| 616. | 202 | AOL NIT |
| 618. | 201 | BEL BUS ECU KEY LST SGT SKY SOP |
| 626. | 200 | LOG MOT OFT OUI REX |
| 631. | 199 | EEE SDS |
| 633. | 198 | AIT DOC POD |
| 636. | 197 | BIT CSA NAM |
| 639. | 196 | BAS IAM PGA |
| 642. | 195 | DIP DRY EDT FED |
| 646. | 194 | ALF EFT FRO HAD ROM |
| 651. | 192 | DRS OHM TKO |
| 654. | 191 | TSK |
| 655. | 190 | BOO CHA CRI ISA ODA PHI |
| 661. | 189 | LAE SHY THO UKE |
| 665. | 188 | DEB KIN ORD SHA SOO |
| 670. | 187 | DIS DUO EEK IDI NOM RUM TAE |
| 677. | 186 | GAB RIN ROW |
| 680. | 185 | ARP STR WIT |
| 683. | 184 | LOB WIN |
| 685. | 183 | EME EUR HON INO LAY NIN SEL SNO |
| 693. | 182 | UFO UMA |
| 695. | 181 | HOP NAH |
| 697. | 180 | COD REN USS |
| 700. | 179 | LEM OOH |
| 702. | 178 | EDU LSU MOI WHO |
| 706. | 177 | ATO BIO CEO ENC RAD TLC |
| 712. | 176 | HEP ITT MAI PAC SES USN |
| 718. | 175 | DAY ELD RRS |
| 721. | 174 | BSA ONS |
| 723. | 173 | EMT OKS PAM PST TOA |
| 728. | 172 | ILA LIS LOW TEM WAN |
| 733. | 171 | DOG GOT KOS OCA ORG |
| 738. | 170 | DRE JAR MOP OED |
| 742. | 169 | DST MOA SOY URE |
| 746. | 168 | CBS CUR IFS LAI MIT SMA STP SUR |
| 754. | 167 | FEN MOM POP WOO |
| 758. | 166 | BEA DEI GIS PAW YAK |
| 763. | 165 | COE FLA GEN ICH YAM ZEN |
| 769. | 164 | AMS ING WEB |
| 772. | 163 | BAG ENL MON ODS RTS WON YAP |
| 779. | 162 | AWN DIM IOS LPS LTD NOG OFF TOW |
| 787. | 161 | DEM DOR PEI |
| 790. | 160 | KEG POL |
| 792. | 159 | COP DEO KAT SMU |
| 796. | 158 | SOW SUM TAC WES |
| 800. | 157 | HRS LII ZEE |
| 803. | 156 | GOA MBA |
| 805. | 155 | CRY FAD PIA RDS TAJ TAL |
| 811. | 154 | UMP |
| 812. | 153 | GEO KEA SEX WAD |
| 816. | 152 | DIA EXE FIT TEX TIO |
| 821. | 151 | AAH MOB OSA PEG |
| 825. | 150 | MEG |
| 826. | 149 | AOK COL HIP PTS ROY TUB TUN |
| 833. | 148 | FLO HAG YOU |
| 836. | 147 | ABO MIN MME NEB |
| 840. | 146 | DDS TBS |
| 842. | 145 | ESA GAD SKA |
| 845. | 144 | ABU BIB DDT EHS FLU HAH HEE HRE NIE |
| 854. | 143 | AGT ALG CDS HID IRT JAM TSA |
| 861. | 142 | CID GER KID NIB OSU PEW VAL |
| 868. | 141 | APP COB STD TWA |
| 872. | 140 | HAY MAA SID |
| 875. | 139 | CIO PLO PRY PUN REI |
| 880. | 138 | CEL DID DTS ICY MES ZOO |
| 886. | 137 | ARN BLT MED SIL ULM |
| 891. | 136 | ANG ESL MIS NOB PUT SSW URL |
| 898. | 135 | BAM DEC NIA OTE PAY YON |
| 904. | 134 | ETD FIN IWO MID OVI RDA |
| 910. | 133 | AYN GOD NAS OTS UPI |
| 915. | 132 | BAL CAW HUT OSO QED |
| 920. | 131 | AEC GIL ILS NEY PLY |
| 925. | 130 | GAG ISL MDS OOO PIP STL |
| 931. | 129 | IRR MAB MAY MOD SUP TIT |
| 937. | 128 | BID EES LER ZED |
| 941. | 127 | BTU CUT DEF FIE GOP MEW OHS OVO VIM |
| 950. | 126 | HIM MAW OST SYN |
| 954. | 125 | BEG BOB JAB NES |
| 958. | 124 | COW FRI LIV LOL |
| 962. | 123 | GPS HEY IPO LTS MTS PES RUB |
| 969. | 122 | COG DEY GTO LAX MRI OOP RUG SIB SIE YEW |
| 979. | 121 | BON EIS EMI HEX HOG SAS |
| 985. | 120 | GRR HBO HOI OME RPM TAW ULT |