This page shows the Top Ten Modern Era puzzles by letter count for each letter of the alphabet.
Note: rebus puzzles are excluded.
Letter | Count | Date | Size | Author |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | 75 | Sun Jan 12, 2014 | 21 x 21 | Andrew Chaikin |
69 | Thu Mar 21, 2002 | 15 x 15 | Patrick Berry | |
66 | Sun Jul 15, 2012 | 21 x 21 | Randolph Ross | |
64 | Sun Aug 21, 2005 | 21 x 21 | Byron Walden | |
64 | Sun Oct 17, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Bob and Sharon Klahn | |
64 | Sun Sep 19, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Manny Nosowsky | |
63 | Sun Apr 18, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Frank Longo | |
62 | Sun Aug 11, 1996 | 23 x 23 | M. Schneider | |
60 | Sun Mar 14, 2010 | 23 x 23 | Caleb Madison | |
60 | Sun May 16, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | |
B | 48 | Wed Aug 25, 2010 | 15 x 15 | Clive Probert |
35 | Tue Apr 19, 2011 | 15 x 15 | Randall J. Hartman | |
23 | Mon Jun 16, 2014 | 15 x 15 | Bruce Haight | |
20 | Tue Nov 8, 2011 | 16 x 15 | Scott Atkinson | |
20 | Wed Mar 17, 1999 | 15 x 15 | Myles Callum | |
19 | Sun Nov 9, 2008 | 21 x 21 | Paula Gamache | |
19 | Wed Feb 7, 2001 | 15 x 15 | Kent Lorentzen | |
19 | Sun Aug 23, 1998 | 21 x 21 | Nelson Hardy | |
18 | Mon Apr 1, 2019 | 15 x 15 | Joel Fagliano | |
17 | Sun May 19, 2013 | 21 x 21 | Jean O'Conor | |
C | 26 | Sun Dec 15, 2013 | 21 x 21 | Jeff Chen |
24 | Sun Oct 16, 2011 | 21 x 21 | Joel Fagliano | |
22 | Sun Jan 29, 2006 | 21 x 21 | Rich Norris | |
21 | Sun Aug 20, 2023 | 21 x 21 | Michael Schlossberg | |
21 | Sun Jun 21, 2020 | 21 x 21 | Byron and Harrison Walden | |
20 | Sun Jan 15, 2017 | 21 x 21 | Joel Fagliano | |
20 | Sun Jan 12, 2014 | 21 x 21 | Andrew Chaikin | |
20 | Sun Jul 14, 2013 | 21 x 21 | Daniel A. Finan | |
20 | Sun Apr 1, 2012 | 21 x 21 | Patrick Merrell | |
20 | Mon Oct 10, 2011 | 15 x 15 | Ian C. Livengood | |
D | 36 | Sun Jan 25, 2009 | 21 x 21 | Michael Torch |
34 | Sun Aug 20, 2006 | 21 x 21 | Richard Silvestri | |
31 | Sun Jun 16, 1996 | 21 x 21 | N. N. Joline | |
30 | Sun Aug 27, 2023 | 21 x 21 | Rich Katz | |
30 | Sun Nov 10, 2002 | 21 x 21 | Cathy Millhauser | |
30 | Sun Jul 22, 2001 | 21 x 21 | Patrick Berry | |
29 | Sun May 20, 2012 | 21 x 21 | Alan Arbesfeld | |
27 | Sun Feb 7, 2010 | 23 x 23 | Patrick Berry | |
27 | Sun Nov 21, 1999 | 21 x 21 | Patrick D. Berry | |
26 | Sun Apr 13, 2008 | 21 x 21 | Cathy Millhauser | |
E | 138 | Sun Feb 13, 1994 | 21 x 21 | Cathy Millhauser |
81 | Sun May 16, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | |
80 | Sun Jun 6, 1999 | 25 x 25 | David J. Kahn | |
78 | Tue Feb 9, 1999 | 15 x 15 | Janet R. Bender | |
76 | Sun Sep 19, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Manny Nosowsky | |
74 | Sun Apr 5, 2009 | 23 x 23 | Charles Deber | |
74 | Sun Mar 24, 1996 | 23 x 23 | J. K. Brill | |
73 | Sun May 22, 2005 | 23 x 23 | A. J. Santora | |
73 | Sun Jul 16, 1995 | 23 x 23 | Naomi Geller Lipsky | |
72 | Sun Dec 9, 2007 | 21 x 21 | Patrick Blindauer | |
F | 20 | Sun Dec 9, 2007 | 21 x 21 | Patrick Blindauer |
18 | Sun Jul 9, 2017 | 21 x 21 | Will Nediger | |
17 | Sun Jan 23, 2022 | 21 x 21 | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger | |
16 | Sun Mar 17, 2019 | 21 x 21 | Sophia Maymudes and Jeff Chen | |
15 | Sun Nov 26, 2000 | 21 x 21 | Patrick Berry | |
14 | Sun Dec 11, 2005 | 21 x 21 | Ben Tausig | |
13 | Sun Sep 11, 2022 | 21 x 22 | Derrick Niederman | |
13 | Sun Apr 3, 2022 | 21 x 21 | Byron Walden | |
12 | Sun Sep 23, 2007 | 21 x 21 | David Levinson Wilk | |
12 | Mon Jun 12, 2006 | 15 x 15 | Curtis Yee | |
G | 67 | Sun Mar 7, 1999 | 21 x 21 | Randolph Ross |
29 | Sun Jul 9, 2000 | 21 x 21 | Manny Nosowsky | |
20 | Mon Apr 1, 2019 | 15 x 15 | Joel Fagliano | |
19 | Sun Mar 26, 2023 | 21 x 21 | David Karp | |
19 | Sun Sep 20, 2009 | 21 x 21 | Michael Ashley | |
19 | Wed Jan 30, 2008 | 15 x 15 | Peter A. Collins | |
17 | Sun Sep 25, 2016 | 21 x 21 | Jim Holland and Jeff Chen | |
17 | Sun Apr 17, 2005 | 21 x 21 | Manny Nosowsky | |
17 | Sun Oct 20, 2002 | 21 x 21 | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | |
17 | Sun Apr 25, 1999 | 21 x 21 | Joe DiPietro | |
H | 30 | Sun Dec 8, 1996 | 21 x 21 | A. J. Santora |
27 | Sun Oct 9, 2022 | 21 x 21 | Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau | |
23 | Sun Nov 2, 2003 | 21 x 21 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | |
22 | Sun Jun 7, 1998 | 21 x 21 | Randolph Ross | |
21 | Sun May 7, 2023 | 21 x 21 | Will Nediger | |
21 | Sun Jan 20, 2019 | 21 x 21 | Richard Crowe | |
21 | Sun Sep 15, 2013 | 21 x 21 | Joe DiPietro | |
21 | Sun Nov 27, 2011 | 21 x 21 | Jeff Chen | |
20 | Sun Mar 31, 2024 | 21 x 21 | Spencer Leach | |
20 | Sun Feb 2, 2014 | 21 x 21 | Dick Shlakman and Jeff Chen | |
I | 51 | Wed Jan 9, 2019 | 15 x 15 | Trenton Charlson |
42 | Sun Feb 27, 2005 | 21 x 21 | Mike Torch | |
42 | Sun Feb 20, 2000 | 23 x 23 | Trip Payne | |
41 | Sun Jun 6, 1999 | 25 x 25 | David J. Kahn | |
39 | Sun Apr 22, 2007 | 23 x 23 | Victor Fleming | |
38 | Sun Apr 18, 2010 | 21 x 21 | Randolph Ross | |
38 | Sun Dec 5, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Joe DiPietro | |
38 | Sun May 17, 1998 | 23 x 23 | David J. Kahn and Hillary B. Kahn | |
37 | Sun Jun 29, 2014 | 21 x 22 | Byron Walden | |
36 | Sun Feb 28, 2021 | 21 x 21 | Brad Wiegmann | |
J | 11 | Mon Apr 20, 2009 | 15 x 15 | Randall J. Hartman |
9 | Tue Feb 4, 2014 | 15 x 15 | David Steinberg | |
9 | Sun Feb 8, 2009 | 21 x 21 | Alan Arbesfeld | |
9 | Tue Dec 10, 1996 | 15 x 15 | D. Niles | |
8 | Sun Mar 3, 2019 | 21 x 21 | Tony Orbach and Andrea Carla Michaels | |
6 | Wed Sep 21, 2016 | 15 x 15 | Matthew Sewell | |
6 | Sat Aug 22, 2015 | 15 x 15 | Barry C. Silk | |
6 | Wed Oct 10, 2012 | 15 x 15 | Pete Muller | |
6 | Wed Jul 22, 2009 | 15 x 15 | Patrick Blindauer | |
5 | Tue Dec 7, 2021 | 15 x 15 | Margaret Seikel | |
K | 18 | Thu May 24, 2007 | 15 x 15 | Patrick Merrell |
13 | Sun Nov 10, 2019 | 21 x 21 | Peter Gordon | |
12 | Sun Nov 7, 2004 | 21 x 21 | Con Pederson | |
11 | Tue Feb 27, 2024 | 15 x 15 | Nate Cardin | |
11 | Sun Apr 24, 2022 | 21 x 21 | Sam Ezersky | |
11 | Sat Sep 3, 2011 | 15 x 15 | Peter Wentz | |
11 | Fri Nov 7, 2008 | 15 x 15 | Kevin G. Der | |
11 | Mon Oct 6, 2003 | 15 x 15 | Barry Silk | |
11 | Sun Aug 22, 1999 | 21 x 21 | Raymond Hamel | |
10 | Sun Jun 11, 2023 | 21 x 21 | Sam Ezersky | |
L | 39 | Tue Jan 16, 2024 | 15 x 15 | Marshal Herrmann |
39 | Sun Dec 9, 2007 | 21 x 21 | Patrick Blindauer | |
38 | Sun Dec 5, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Joe DiPietro | |
37 | Sun Sep 8, 2002 | 21 x 21 | Rich Norris | |
35 | Sun Jan 26, 1997 | 21 x 21 | S. Elliott | |
35 | Mon Jul 18, 1994 | 15 x 15 | Wayne Robert Williams | |
34 | Sun Jul 2, 2017 | 21 x 21 | Patrick Blindauer | |
34 | Sun Nov 9, 2014 | 21 x 21 | Tom McCoy | |
33 | Sun Sep 20, 2020 | 22 x 21 | Sam Trabucco | |
33 | Sun Jan 18, 2015 | 21 x 21 | Joe Krozel | |
M | 46 | Wed Dec 6, 2017 | 15 x 15 | Clive Probert |
26 | Sun May 13, 2001 | 21 x 21 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | |
26 | Sun Oct 17, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Bob and Sharon Klahn | |
25 | Mon Sep 16, 2013 | 15 x 15 | Ed Sessa | |
25 | Sun Aug 21, 2011 | 21 x 21 | Alan Arbesfeld | |
24 | Sun May 12, 2002 | 21 x 21 | Alan Arbesfeld | |
24 | Sun Sep 22, 1996 | 21 x 21 | C. Millhauser | |
23 | Sun Jul 7, 2013 | 21 x 21 | Joel Fagliano | |
22 | Sun Jun 30, 2013 | 21 x 21 | Alex Vratsanos and Jeff Chen | |
22 | Sun Aug 25, 2002 | 21 x 21 | Randolph Ross | |
N | 49 | Sun Feb 9, 2003 | 21 x 21 | David J. Kahn |
41 | Sun Aug 21, 2011 | 21 x 21 | Alan Arbesfeld | |
40 | Sun Jul 3, 2016 | 21 x 21 | Samuel A. Donaldson | |
40 | Sun May 25, 2003 | 23 x 23 | David J. Kahn | |
40 | Sun May 16, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | |
39 | Sun Jul 16, 2017 | 21 x 21 | Andrea Carla Michaels and Pete Muller | |
39 | Sun Sep 20, 2009 | 21 x 21 | Michael Ashley | |
38 | Sun Dec 3, 2023 | 21 x 21 | Tracy Bennett | |
38 | Sun Jan 7, 2007 | 21 x 21 | Ashish Vengsarkar | |
38 | Sun Sep 19, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Manny Nosowsky | |
O | 69 | Tue Jun 19, 2012 | 15 x 15 | Steve Riley |
54 | Sun Oct 13, 2002 | 21 x 21 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | |
53 | Sun Sep 26, 1999 | 23 x 23 | Randolph Ross | |
49 | Sun Jan 27, 2008 | 23 x 23 | Mike Nothnagel | |
48 | Sun Jan 7, 2001 | 21 x 21 | Manny Nosowsky | |
47 | Sun Nov 17, 2002 | 21 x 21 | Richard and Judith Martin | |
47 | Sun Oct 17, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Bob and Sharon Klahn | |
46 | Sun Apr 9, 2017 | 21 x 21 | Byron Walden | |
46 | Sun Dec 5, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Joe DiPietro | |
45 | Sun Apr 7, 2013 | 21 x 21 | Matt Ginsberg | |
P | 27 | Sun Oct 5, 2008 | 23 x 23 | Byron Walden |
24 | Sun Feb 8, 2009 | 21 x 21 | Alan Arbesfeld | |
24 | Sun May 25, 2003 | 23 x 23 | David J. Kahn | |
23 | Sun Apr 21, 2019 | 21 x 22 | Grant Thackray | |
23 | Sun Jun 10, 2007 | 21 x 21 | Bob Klahn | |
23 | Sun Jul 13, 2003 | 21 x 21 | Randolph Ross | |
22 | Sun Mar 8, 2009 | 21 x 21 | Zack Kushner | |
22 | Sun Apr 29, 2001 | 23 x 23 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | |
22 | Sun Nov 3, 1996 | 23 x 23 | M. Nosowsky | |
21 | Sun Sep 15, 2019 | 21 x 21 | Andrew Kingsley | |
Q | 12 | Fri Feb 16, 1996 | 15 x 15 | M. Nosowsky |
10 | Thu Jul 14, 2011 | 15 x 15 | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ian Livengood | |
8 | Sun Nov 12, 2017 | 21 x 21 | Ed Sessa | |
8 | Sun Jun 8, 2008 | 21 x 21 | Will Nediger | |
8 | Sun May 7, 2006 | 21 x 21 | Trip Payne | |
8 | Sun Jul 25, 2004 | 21 x 21 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | |
7 | Sun Mar 18, 2018 | 21 x 21 | Daniel Raymon | |
7 | Sun Nov 29, 2009 | 21 x 21 | Will Nediger | |
7 | Sun Nov 7, 1999 | 21 x 21 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | |
6 | Tue Sep 13, 2016 | 15 x 15 | Stanley Newman | |
R | 49 | Wed Nov 11, 2015 | 15 x 15 | David Steinberg |
48 | Sun May 25, 2003 | 23 x 23 | David J. Kahn | |
46 | Sun Mar 24, 1996 | 23 x 23 | J. K. Brill | |
45 | Sun Sep 26, 1999 | 23 x 23 | Randolph Ross | |
45 | Sun May 16, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | |
44 | Sun Jan 24, 1999 | 21 x 21 | Robert Malinow | |
44 | Sun Mar 22, 1998 | 21 x 21 | Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon | |
43 | Sun Aug 5, 2001 | 21 x 21 | Peter Gordon | |
43 | Sun Jun 1, 1997 | 23 x 23 | Randolph Ross | |
42 | Sun Feb 18, 2018 | 21 x 21 | Elizabeth A. Long | |
S | 62 | Sun May 16, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
58 | Sun Dec 28, 1997 | 23 x 23 | Matt Gaffney | |
55 | Sun May 2, 1999 | 21 x 21 | Jim Page | |
55 | Sun Nov 19, 1995 | 23 x 23 | Cathy Millhauser | |
54 | Sun Apr 18, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Frank Longo | |
51 | Sun Mar 15, 2009 | 21 x 21 | Patrick Berry | |
51 | Sun Apr 9, 2006 | 23 x 23 | Paula Gamache | |
51 | Sun Aug 2, 1998 | 21 x 21 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | |
51 | Sun Oct 8, 1995 | 23 x 23 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | |
50 | Sun Aug 11, 2002 | 21 x 21 | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | |
T | 55 | Sat Apr 1, 2000 | 15 x 15 | Manny Nosowsky |
54 | Sun Dec 5, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Joe DiPietro | |
54 | Sun Jun 6, 1999 | 25 x 25 | David J. Kahn | |
51 | Wed Aug 3, 2011 | 15 x 15 | Paul Guttormsson | |
48 | Sun Apr 18, 2010 | 21 x 21 | Randolph Ross | |
48 | Sun Sep 19, 1999 | 25 x 25 | Manny Nosowsky | |
46 | Sun Aug 12, 2012 | 21 x 21 | Patrick Berry | |
46 | Sun May 22, 1994 | 23 x 23 | Randolph Ross | |
44 | Sun Nov 10, 1996 | 21 x 21 | R. Hamel | |
43 | Sun May 1, 2011 | 21 x 21 | Xan Vongsathorn | |
U | 20 | Sun Jun 8, 2008 | 21 x 21 | Will Nediger |
19 | Sun Sep 18, 2022 | 21 x 21 | Katie Hale | |
19 | Sun Dec 15, 2013 | 21 x 21 | Jeff Chen | |
19 | Fri Feb 16, 1996 | 15 x 15 | M. Nosowsky | |
18 | Sun Nov 6, 2016 | 21 x 21 | Joe DiPietro | |
18 | Sun Mar 20, 2016 | 21 x 21 | Joel Fagliano | |
18 | Sun Nov 13, 2011 | 21 x 21 | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach | |
18 | Sun Nov 3, 2002 | 21 x 21 | Patrick Berry | |
18 | Sun Nov 7, 1999 | 21 x 21 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | |
17 | Sun Jul 30, 2023 | 21 x 21 | John Kugelman | |
V | 19 | Sun Feb 27, 2011 | 21 x 21 | Peter A. Collins |
15 | Tue Oct 1, 2013 | 15 x 15 | Joel Fagliano | |
12 | Sun May 10, 1998 | 21 x 21 | Rich Silvestri | |
11 | Sun May 29, 2005 | 21 x 21 | Frank Longo | |
11 | Sun Mar 9, 2003 | 21 x 21 | Patrick Berry | |
10 | Tue Mar 1, 2016 | 15 x 15 | Freddie Cheng | |
10 | Sun Jan 6, 2013 | 21 x 21 | Dan Feyer and Andrea Carla Michaels | |
10 | Sun May 20, 2007 | 23 x 23 | Seth A. Abel | |
10 | Sun Jun 27, 1999 | 21 x 21 | Robert Malinow | |
10 | Sun Oct 26, 1997 | 21 x 21 | Cathy Millhauser | |
W | 16 | Sun Jan 13, 2008 | 21 x 21 | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
14 | Sun Feb 7, 2021 | 21 x 21 | Katie Hale and Christina Iverson | |
14 | Sun Jul 6, 2008 | 21 x 21 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | |
14 | Tue Sep 14, 2004 | 15 x 15 | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | |
14 | Sun Feb 24, 2002 | 21 x 21 | Manny Nosowsky | |
14 | Sun Oct 4, 1998 | 21 x 21 | Frank Longo | |
13 | Sun Sep 8, 2002 | 21 x 21 | Rich Norris | |
13 | Sun Jun 7, 1998 | 21 x 21 | Randolph Ross | |
13 | Tue Mar 28, 1995 | 15 x 15 | Christopher Page | |
12 | Sun Oct 11, 2009 | 21 x 21 | Randolph Ross | |
X | 16 | Thu Jan 7, 2021 | 15 x 15 | Matthew Stock and Sid Sivakumar |
13 | Wed Nov 6, 2019 | 15 x 15 | Ross Trudeau | |
13 | Thu Nov 30, 2017 | 15 x 15 | Trenton Charlson | |
13 | Thu Mar 15, 2007 | 15 x 15 | Michael Shteyman | |
12 | Wed May 18, 2005 | 15 x 15 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | |
10 | Wed Apr 26, 2017 | 15 x 15 | Trenton Charlson | |
10 | Thu May 26, 2011 | 15 x 15 | Ashish Vengsarkar | |
10 | Thu Apr 2, 2009 | 15 x 15 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | |
9 | Fri Apr 15, 2022 | 15 x 15 | Trenton Charlson | |
9 | Sun Mar 16, 2014 | 21 x 21 | Jeremy Newton | |
Y | 17 | Sun May 26, 1996 | 21 x 21 | R. Ross |
15 | Sun Jan 22, 2023 | 21 x 21 | Garrett Chalfin | |
15 | Sun Jan 24, 2021 | 21 x 21 | Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau | |
15 | Tue Nov 3, 2020 | 15 x 16 | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni | |
15 | Sun Mar 14, 2010 | 23 x 23 | Caleb Madison | |
15 | Wed Jan 6, 2010 | 15 x 15 | Julian Lim | |
15 | Sun Jun 30, 2002 | 21 x 21 | Joe DiPietro | |
14 | Sun Aug 23, 2015 | 21 x 21 | Joel Fagliano | |
14 | Sun Apr 13, 2003 | 21 x 21 | Charles Deber | |
14 | Sun Aug 11, 1996 | 23 x 23 | M. Schneider | |
Z | 40 | Sun Oct 3, 2021 | 21 x 22 | Trenton Charlson |
18 | Tue Jan 30, 2007 | 15 x 15 | Nancy Salomon | |
14 | Thu Jul 20, 2023 | 15 x 15 | Drew Schmenner | |
14 | Mon Jan 14, 2002 | 15 x 15 | Michael Shteyman | |
12 | Sat May 30, 2009 | 15 x 15 | Matt Ginsberg | |
11 | Thu Nov 11, 2010 | 15 x 15 | Andrew Zhou | |
10 | Wed Jul 21, 2021 | 15 x 15 | Alex Vratsanos | |
10 | Tue Apr 24, 2007 | 15 x 15 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | |
10 | Fri Jun 10, 2005 | 15 x 15 | David Quarfoot | |
9 | Tue Jan 26, 2021 | 15 x 16 | Peter Gordon |