Long average word length is closely correlated with low word count.
For the purposes of these calculations, rebus squares are assumed to add only one to the length of the answer word.
| Rank | Date | Avg Word Len | Author | Title |
| 1 | Friday, January 21, 2005 | 7.19 | Frank Longo | |
| 2 | Saturday, December 15, 2001 | 7.00 | Frank A. Longo | |
| 3 | Friday, January 04, 2008 | 6.96 | Raymond C. Young | |
| 4 | Friday, October 17, 2008 | 6.93 | Patrick Berry | |
| 5 | Friday, August 22, 2008 | 6.90 | Kevin G. Der | |
| 6 | Friday, October 24, 1997 | 6.85 | Frank Longo | |
| 7 | Saturday, December 22, 2007 | 6.71 | Harvey Estes | |
| | Saturday, January 20, 2007 | 6.71 | Harvey Estes | |
| | Saturday, July 15, 2006 | 6.71 | Patrick Berry | |
| | Saturday, May 07, 2005 | 6.71 | Patrick Berry | |
| | Saturday, January 01, 2005 | 6.71 | Raymond C. Young | |
| 12 | Saturday, April 14, 2007 | 6.70 | Sherry O. Blackard | |
| 13 | Friday, August 22, 1997 | 6.68 | Frank Longo | |
| 14 | Friday, March 11, 2005 | 6.65 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| 15 | Saturday, August 07, 2004 | 6.60 | Patrick Berry | |
| 16 | Saturday, October 31, 2009 | 6.55 | Robert H. Wolfe | |
| | Saturday, July 18, 2009 | 6.55 | Joe Krozel | |
| 18 | Friday, July 28, 2006 | 6.52 | Sherry O. Blackard | |
| 19 | Saturday, September 24, 2005 | 6.52 | Byron Walden | |
| 20 | Saturday, January 23, 1999 | 6.48 | Frank Longo | |
| 21 | Saturday, September 20, 2008 | 6.48 | Joe Krozel | |
| | Saturday, December 01, 2007 | 6.48 | Robert H. Wolfe | |
| | Saturday, December 09, 2006 | 6.48 | Robert H. Wolfe | |
| 24 | Saturday, October 20, 2001 | 6.47 | Patrick Berry | |
| 25 | Saturday, November 13, 2004 | 6.45 | Frank Longo | |
| 26 | Saturday, January 21, 2006 | 6.45 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | |
| | Saturday, June 29, 1996 | 6.45 | F. Longo | |
| 28 | Friday, September 04, 2009 | 6.44 | Joe Krozel | |
| | Saturday, March 28, 2009 | 6.44 | Joe Krozel | |
| 30 | Saturday, June 15, 1996 | 6.43 | R. Ross | |
| 31 | Friday, January 19, 2001 | 6.41 | Joe DiPietro | |
| 32 | Friday, February 15, 2008 | 6.38 | Patrick Berry | |
| 33 | Saturday, October 07, 1995 | 6.37 | Frank A. Longo | |
| 34 | Saturday, September 04, 2004 | 6.35 | Patrick Berry | |
| | Saturday, March 08, 2003 | 6.35 | Patrick Berry | |
| | Saturday, December 22, 2001 | 6.35 | Trip Payne | |
| 37 | Saturday, January 06, 2007 | 6.33 | Robert H. Wolfe | |
| 38 | Saturday, October 08, 2005 | 6.31 | Byron Walden | |
| 39 | Saturday, February 14, 2004 | 6.29 | Frank Longo | |
| | Saturday, August 04, 2001 | 6.29 | Randolph Ross | |
| 41 | Saturday, November 22, 2008 | 6.28 | Frank Longo | |
| 42 | Friday, September 10, 2004 | 6.27 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | |
| 43 | Saturday, November 22, 2003 | 6.26 | Robert H. Wolfe | |
| 44 | Saturday, August 03, 2002 | 6.25 | Patrick Berry | |
| 45 | Saturday, September 08, 2007 | 6.23 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | |
| | Saturday, July 28, 2007 | 6.23 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| | Saturday, April 29, 2006 | 6.23 | Robert H. Wolfe | |
| | Saturday, November 08, 2003 | 6.23 | Sherry O. Blackard | |
| | Saturday, August 24, 2002 | 6.23 | Chuck Menning | |
| | Friday, September 22, 2000 | 6.23 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| | Friday, November 06, 1998 | 6.23 | Bob Klahn | |
| | Saturday, May 31, 1997 | 6.23 | Frank Longo | |
| | Saturday, February 15, 1997 | 6.23 | J. Clonick | |
| 54 | Friday, June 12, 2009 | 6.22 | Patrick Berry | |
| | Friday, January 27, 2006 | 6.22 | Sherry O. Blackard | |
| | Friday, December 09, 2005 | 6.22 | Sherry O. Blackard | |
| | Saturday, July 30, 2005 | 6.22 | Sherry O. Blackard | |
| | Friday, December 10, 2004 | 6.22 | Frank Longo | |
| 59 | Saturday, June 14, 2008 | 6.19 | Brendan Emmett Quigley | |
| 60 | Saturday, August 09, 2008 | 6.19 | Mark Diehl | |
| | Saturday, March 22, 2008 | 6.19 | Byron Walden | |
| | Saturday, October 20, 2007 | 6.19 | Patrick Berry | |
| | Saturday, July 21, 2007 | 6.19 | Raymond C. Young | |
| | Friday, September 22, 2006 | 6.19 | Sherry O. Blackard | |
| | Friday, October 29, 2004 | 6.19 | Sherry O. Blackard | |
| | Saturday, January 31, 2004 | 6.19 | Byron Walden | |
| 67 | Friday, August 07, 2009 | 6.18 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| | Friday, April 11, 2008 | 6.18 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| | Friday, February 03, 2006 | 6.18 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| | Saturday, January 07, 2006 | 6.18 | Jim Hyres | |
| | Friday, August 12, 2005 | 6.18 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| | Friday, June 17, 2005 | 6.18 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| | Friday, February 11, 2005 | 6.18 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| | Friday, August 20, 2004 | 6.18 | Harvey Estes | |
| | Saturday, July 12, 2003 | 6.18 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| | Saturday, October 07, 2000 | 6.18 | Chuck Menning | |
| | Friday, January 07, 2000 | 6.18 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| | Friday, July 24, 1998 | 6.18 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| 79 | Friday, May 24, 2002 | 6.17 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| 80 | Saturday, June 05, 2004 | 6.16 | Byron Walden | |
| | Friday, April 03, 1998 | 6.16 | Frank Longo | |
| | Saturday, November 09, 1996 | 6.16 | F. Longo | |
| 83 | Saturday, April 28, 2007 | 6.16 | Sherry O. Blackard | |
| | Saturday, March 18, 2006 | 6.16 | Patrick Berry | |
| | Saturday, November 05, 2005 | 6.16 | Patrick Berry | |
| | Friday, May 27, 2005 | 6.16 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| | Saturday, September 25, 2004 | 6.16 | Byron Walden | |
| | Friday, August 27, 2004 | 6.16 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| | Friday, April 26, 2002 | 6.16 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| | Saturday, February 26, 2000 | 6.16 | Bob Klahn | |
| | Saturday, June 17, 1995 | 6.16 | Frank A. Longo | |
| | Saturday, June 18, 1994 | 6.16 | Randolph Ross | |
| 93 | Saturday, March 27, 2004 | 6.15 | Sherry O. Blackard | |
| | Friday, January 10, 2003 | 6.15 | Manny Nosowsky | |
| 95 | Saturday, April 11, 2009 | 6.13 | Karen M. Tracey | |
| | Friday, December 07, 2007 | 6.13 | Patrick Berry | |
| | Saturday, April 02, 2005 | 6.13 | Byron Walden | |
| 98 | Friday, May 13, 1994 | 6.10 | Randolph Ross | |
| 99 | Friday, July 24, 2009 | 6.10 | Patrick Berry | |
| | Friday, December 23, 1994 | 6.10 | Frank A. Longo | |