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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,631 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,432 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,394 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,328 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,293 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,279 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,218 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,207 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,167 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,133 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,107 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,073 | ERR IRE |
| 14. | 1,066 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,049 | END |
| 16. | 1,041 | OLE |
| 17. | 1,040 | EAR |
| 18. | 1,029 | SPA |
| 19. | 1,004 | ACE |
| 20. | 980 | ESS |
| 21. | 957 | NEE |
| 22. | 951 | ADO |
| 23. | 950 | EST IRA |
| 25. | 934 | ODE |
| 26. | 933 | SEE |
| 27. | 930 | ASH |
| 28. | 909 | EEL |
| 29. | 899 | ANT |
| 30. | 898 | ESE |
| 31. | 895 | EAT |
| 32. | 878 | TEA |
| 33. | 872 | ART |
| 34. | 856 | AGE |
| 35. | 852 | ETE |
| 36. | 844 | NET TEN |
| 38. | 838 | APE |
| 39. | 822 | SEA |
| 40. | 817 | TEE |
| 41. | 816 | SET |
| 42. | 793 | EVE |
| 43. | 791 | LEE |
| 44. | 787 | EGO |
| 45. | 770 | ANA |
| 46. | 765 | ASS |
| 47. | 759 | ENS |
| 48. | 756 | TAR |
| 49. | 751 | ICE |
| 50. | 742 | ALL |
| 51. | 740 | SHE |
| 52. | 739 | RED |
| 53. | 726 | RES |
| 54. | 717 | LIE |
| 55. | 716 | ADE |
| 56. | 713 | ARA |
| 57. | 692 | AMI |
| 58. | 691 | NOR |
| 59. | 682 | NEO OAR |
| 61. | 679 | SSE |
| 62. | 676 | ROE YES |
| 64. | 671 | AHA |
| 65. | 666 | ARI USE |
| 67. | 664 | ELL |
| 68. | 658 | ACT |
| 69. | 652 | EON |
| 70. | 651 | AIR RAT |
| 72. | 645 | RAN |
| 73. | 644 | ORA |
| 74. | 642 | RIO TIE |
| 76. | 640 | TNT |
| 77. | 631 | ADA |
| 78. | 629 | STE |
| 79. | 628 | AMA |
| 80. | 626 | LEA |
| 81. | 625 | ANI ILE |
| 83. | 624 | OIL |
| 84. | 621 | ABE |
| 85. | 619 | ANN |
| 86. | 610 | AGO |
| 87. | 609 | STY |
| 88. | 604 | LET |
| 89. | 600 | ARC SAT |
| 91. | 599 | ORO TOE |
| 93. | 598 | ASP AVE IDO |
| 96. | 597 | ELS |
| 97. | 591 | TRI |
| 98. | 589 | EMU |
| 99. | 587 | SRO |
| 100. | 585 | SIR |
| 101. | 583 | ASA |
| 102. | 581 | NRA |
| 103. | 576 | PER |
| 104. | 575 | IDA |
| 105. | 574 | OAT |
| 106. | 572 | ARM LEI |
| 108. | 569 | INN RTE |
| 110. | 565 | UTE |
| 111. | 564 | ITS |
| 112. | 563 | LES |
| 113. | 561 | ERN ESP OER |
| 116. | 559 | ADS EVA |
| 118. | 553 | ERS |
| 119. | 550 | NNE |
| 120. | 545 | OLD TRA |
| 122. | 538 | LEO NIL |
| 124. | 534 | EER |
| 125. | 532 | ION |
| 126. | 527 | INA |
| 127. | 526 | AND EWE |
| 129. | 525 | ETC |
| 130. | 521 | RAH |
| 131. | 520 | IAN |
| 132. | 519 | ELM |
| 133. | 518 | ILL |
| 134. | 515 | RAE TAN URN |
| 137. | 513 | ATA |
| 138. | 511 | APT PRO |
| 140. | 505 | DEN |
| 141. | 500 | NED TED |
| 143. | 498 | USA |
| 144. | 495 | HER |
| 145. | 493 | SOS |
| 146. | 491 | EYE |
| 147. | 490 | ABA |
| 148. | 489 | AVA SAD |
| 150. | 487 | RUE |
| 151. | 486 | ANY |
| 152. | 485 | SEN |
| 153. | 481 | LED PEA TIN |
| 156. | 480 | CAR INS |
| 158. | 479 | SLY |
| 159. | 475 | DEE |
| 160. | 472 | NEA |
| 161. | 471 | ONA SAL |
| 163. | 469 | ITE |
| 164. | 467 | ADD |
| 165. | 465 | AXE |
| 166. | 463 | RAP TRE |
| 168. | 461 | ALT |
| 169. | 460 | ECO |
| 170. | 458 | ENT |
| 171. | 456 | MAR PAL |
| 173. | 454 | ETO |
| 174. | 453 | ERG |
| 175. | 451 | STA |
| 176. | 449 | ONO |
| 177. | 447 | THE |
| 178. | 446 | MET |
| 179. | 444 | SON |
| 180. | 443 | OBI |
| 181. | 441 | RAM |
| 182. | 440 | GAS PAR |
| 184. | 439 | SRI |
| 185. | 438 | RIA |
| 186. | 437 | AGA EGG SOL |
| 189. | 435 | OTT |
| 190. | 431 | OVA |
| 191. | 430 | EDS ELK |
| 193. | 429 | REP ROT |
| 195. | 428 | RNA |
| 196. | 427 | ITO TOT |
| 198. | 426 | AIL |
| 199. | 424 | ASK |
| 200. | 422 | ALP PTA |
| 202. | 421 | MAE TOR TSE |
| 205. | 418 | AWE NAT |
| 207. | 417 | NAP |
| 208. | 416 | TIS |
| 209. | 415 | TON |
| 210. | 414 | LAS |
| 211. | 412 | BEE EKE ETS |
| 214. | 410 | EEN ELF TEL |
| 217. | 408 | EOS SIS TAT |
| 220. | 407 | LAD ORB STS |
| 223. | 405 | LOT |
| 224. | 404 | PIE |
| 225. | 403 | ORR PSI |
| 227. | 402 | DOE SAM |
| 229. | 401 | SAP SEC |
| 231. | 399 | REA |
| 232. | 398 | GEE HEN ODD PEN |
| 236. | 397 | EMS RYE |
| 238. | 396 | AIM SAN |
| 240. | 395 | MEN |
| 241. | 394 | HAS SIT |
| 243. | 392 | NTH PRE |
| 245. | 391 | INE |
| 246. | 390 | TRY |
| 247. | 389 | SRA |
| 248. | 388 | UNO |
| 249. | 387 | CAT LIT |
| 251. | 386 | ANE |
| 252. | 385 | EPI SRS |
| 254. | 384 | HAT |
| 255. | 383 | IKE |
| 256. | 382 | AMO DES TAP TOO YEN |
| 261. | 381 | REL |
| 262. | 380 | LIL REO |
| 264. | 379 | BAR SSS YET |
| 267. | 378 | CPA SER |
| 269. | 377 | RHO |
| 270. | 376 | ASE |
| 271. | 375 | EPA NOT |
| 273. | 374 | DNA |
| 274. | 373 | NEW |
| 275. | 371 | AID ATT BAA |
| 278. | 370 | ARK |
| 279. | 368 | SIN SST |
| 281. | 366 | RET |
| 282. | 364 | ERI OLA TAU |
| 285. | 363 | NOD |
| 286. | 362 | ROD |
| 287. | 361 | EBB OPT SAC |
| 290. | 359 | BRA |
| 291. | 358 | SKI SUE |
| 293. | 357 | ARR |
| 294. | 356 | HOE ROI |
| 296. | 355 | INK IRS |
| 298. | 353 | SOD |
| 299. | 352 | ENG |
| 300. | 349 | DOT NAE SAG |
| 303. | 348 | EIN PAT |
| 305. | 347 | RON |
| 306. | 346 | LAP |
| 307. | 345 | AAA RID |
| 309. | 344 | LEN TAD |
| 311. | 343 | TAB |
| 312. | 342 | ELA |
| 313. | 340 | AMP BOA IMP RAG TOM |
| 318. | 339 | ENO OWE RIP |
| 321. | 338 | HAL |
| 322. | 336 | ETH MEL POE |
| 325. | 335 | DIE MIA |
| 327. | 334 | MER |
| 328. | 332 | RCA TET |
| 330. | 331 | CIA |
| 331. | 330 | OSE OUT |
| 333. | 329 | NON |
| 334. | 328 | CEE TIA |
| 336. | 327 | APO |
| 337. | 326 | TWO |
| 338. | 325 | BAT EAU LOO LSD PET |
| 343. | 324 | ORT TAI URI |
| 346. | 323 | ARS GEL |
| 348. | 321 | ASI MAO YEA |
| 351. | 320 | LOS OTO |
| 353. | 319 | ISM SEW STU |
| 356. | 317 | KEN |
| 357. | 316 | DER ISH IST MAN PAS |
| 362. | 315 | MAT VIA |
| 364. | 314 | IVE |
| 365. | 312 | CAL HAM ONT RAW |
| 369. | 311 | WEE |
| 370. | 308 | REF SAO TAO TIP |
| 374. | 307 | UNA |
| 375. | 305 | ATL OUR UNE |
| 378. | 304 | ANO DEL DYE ITA OPS |
| 383. | 303 | ATM BAH IOU OSS |
| 387. | 300 | CAP OCT |
| 389. | 299 | RBI TIC TIL |
| 392. | 298 | AAR HST NAN SOT TOP |
| 397. | 296 | COO RIM |
| 399. | 295 | ACH TAM VEE |
| 402. | 294 | SCI SPY |
| 404. | 293 | CAN |
| 405. | 292 | AFT NIP TDS |
| 408. | 291 | NAB NCO NOS TAG WAR |
| 413. | 290 | CHI GET |
| 415. | 289 | EDE |
| 416. | 288 | MAP |
| 417. | 287 | PAN UNI |
| 419. | 285 | ABC DAD INT |
| 422. | 284 | AER MAC |
| 424. | 282 | AYE DAS DOS HEM VAT |
| 429. | 280 | NAG |
| 430. | 279 | AKA APR LOA |
| 433. | 278 | ALS REV |
| 435. | 277 | BET HIE |
| 437. | 276 | OHO |
| 438. | 275 | DAM RAY |
| 440. | 274 | ABS DON LID MAD |
| 444. | 272 | LAC |
| 445. | 271 | DAN |
| 446. | 269 | ALB BEN HOT ROO SIC |
| 451. | 268 | CAB RAS |
| 453. | 267 | DAB IDS SLO SNL TER |
| 458. | 265 | LAB |
| 459. | 264 | MOO NBA OAK OWN |
| 463. | 263 | LAO LIP |
| 465. | 262 | AME INC POI RUT |
| 469. | 261 | FEE NUT REC WAS |
| 473. | 260 | CHE EMO PIN |
| 476. | 259 | ROC RUN |
| 478. | 258 | ENA HUE LEG |
| 481. | 257 | ELO LYE REE |
| 484. | 255 | OPE |
| 485. | 254 | AES AHS ELY GAL HIS OAF UPS VET |
| 493. | 253 | CON CUE GEM RIB SIP |
| 498. | 252 | LAT LOU |
| 500. | 251 | ICI MIR REM |
| 503. | 250 | RIG SAY |
| 505. | 249 | NSA |
| 506. | 248 | BED DDE ISO LAG MOE MRS TSP |
| 513. | 247 | AWL EDO ESO RNS SAW SSR |
| 519. | 246 | TUT |
| 520. | 244 | ANS ISR ULE |
| 523. | 243 | LAR TIM |
| 525. | 242 | GNU POT SOB VAN |
| 529. | 241 | DIN PAD |
| 531. | 240 | COT SSN |
| 533. | 239 | ROB USO |
| 535. | 238 | BAN IDE |
| 537. | 237 | FAT GAP LON |
| 540. | 235 | GIN WED |
| 542. | 233 | PIT |
| 543. | 232 | FAR |
| 544. | 231 | CAD GAR ILO UTA |
| 548. | 230 | LAM LAW NAY |
| 551. | 229 | MAS OWL VIE |
| 554. | 228 | ESC FIR |
| 556. | 227 | DEW FOR FRA PEP RAF |
| 561. | 226 | IND IRK NOW REB WET |
| 566. | 225 | ORS |
| 567. | 224 | HAN LIN NYE |
| 570. | 223 | CAM DAR YRS |
| 573. | 222 | AMT COS DEA MEA SOU |
| 578. | 220 | BRO DUE NUN SUN |
| 582. | 219 | BAD MIL ORC TOY |
| 586. | 218 | AOL ARF HIT IER ILK |
| 591. | 217 | HES RLS TVA |
| 594. | 216 | AMY FAN GOO UGH |
| 598. | 215 | GAT III ISE |
| 601. | 214 | CRO FOE |
| 603. | 213 | REY SKY UAR |
| 606. | 212 | NIT WOE |
| 608. | 211 | OPA OUI TEC |
| 611. | 210 | MAL |
| 612. | 209 | POD TSK |
| 614. | 208 | IAM IMA LOP |
| 617. | 207 | BIN BIT BUS OAS SOP YDS |
| 623. | 206 | HAD OFT REX SGT |
| 627. | 205 | DOC KEY PGA RUR |
| 631. | 204 | BEL DIP DRS KIT MOT MSS TKO |
| 638. | 203 | FRO NAM |
| 640. | 202 | BAS DRY LOG LST |
| 644. | 201 | ECU EDT FED SDS |
| 648. | 200 | ALF CSA |
| 650. | 199 | AIT EEE PHI |
| 653. | 198 | OHM REN |
| 655. | 197 | HON UMA |
| 657. | 196 | BOO CHA DEB EEK EFT SNO THO |
| 664. | 195 | EDU ROM |
| 666. | 194 | GAB NOM |
| 668. | 193 | DIS KIN ORD RUM SOO UKE WIT |
| 675. | 192 | COD ISA LAY ROW SHA SHY UFO |
| 682. | 191 | NAH ODA |
| 684. | 190 | CRI DUO LAE LOB |
| 688. | 189 | ARP CEO TAE |
| 691. | 188 | WIN |
| 692. | 187 | EMT IDI LSU OKS SEL TLC |
| 698. | 186 | HOP NIN OED OOH RIN STP STR WHO |
| 706. | 185 | ITT |
| 707. | 184 | EUR INO MOI RAD USS |
| 712. | 183 | BIO EME |
| 714. | 182 | IFS ORG |
| 716. | 181 | MAI PAM |
| 718. | 180 | DAY LEM MOP PAC TSA |
| 723. | 179 | HEP KOS ONS |
| 726. | 178 | ATO DRE LOW SES USN |
| 731. | 177 | ENC SUR |
| 733. | 176 | CBS PST RRS |
| 736. | 175 | BSA ELD GOT LIS TOA WAN |
| 742. | 174 | DOG DST FEN |
| 745. | 173 | DEI IOS POP SOY TEM |
| 750. | 172 | ILA JAR MIT MOM OCA WOO |
| 756. | 171 | BEA FLA GEN PAW YAK YAM |
| 762. | 170 | CUR MOA PEI WEB |
| 766. | 169 | BAG DEM GIS ING KEG NOG URE |
| 773. | 168 | AMS COE ICH LAI SMA TOW ZEN |
| 780. | 167 | YAP |
| 781. | 166 | OFF RTS |
| 783. | 165 | LPS MBA MON ODS TAC WON |
| 789. | 164 | DIM LTD UMP |
| 792. | 163 | ENL KAT POL SOW WES |
| 797. | 162 | AWN COP DOR SUM |
| 801. | 161 | DEO SEX SKA ZEE |
| 805. | 160 | AAH FAD HRS SMU |
| 809. | 159 | CRY FIT GOA WAD |
| 813. | 158 | GEO KEA LII TAJ |
| 817. | 157 | TAL |
| 818. | 156 | PEG TUB |
| 820. | 155 | ABU DIA PIA RDS TEX |
| 825. | 154 | APP MOB YOU |
| 828. | 153 | CDS EXE HEE HIP TIO |
| 833. | 152 | AOK HID MIN OSA PTS |
| 838. | 151 | CEL FLO MEG ROY TBS |
| 843. | 150 | COL FLU HAH TUN |
| 847. | 149 | HAG MAA NEB |
| 850. | 148 | DDS ESL GAD MED MME |
| 855. | 147 | ABO BIB BLT DDT JAM KID NIA PUN |
| 863. | 146 | CIO EHS ESA NIE OSU SID VAL |
| 870. | 145 | ANG HRE ICY NIB PEW REI STD ZOO |
| 878. | 144 | ALG HAY IRT OTS URL |
| 883. | 143 | AGT CID COB GER NAS RDA TWA |
| 890. | 142 | BAM DEC PLO PRY |
| 894. | 141 | MES |
| 895. | 140 | DID DTS HUT NES |
| 899. | 139 | AYN BID ETD YON |
| 903. | 138 | GOD IPO MID NOB SSW |
| 908. | 137 | ARN FIN PAY PLY PUT SIL ULM |
| 915. | 136 | IWO MIS STL |
| 918. | 135 | BTU CAW MDS OOO OTE PIP UPI |
| 925. | 134 | GAG LOL OSO OVI QED TIT VIM |
| 932. | 133 | MOD SUP |
| 934. | 132 | BAL CUT DEF GIL HIM MEW ZED |
| 941. | 131 | AEC BEG ILS IRR JAB NEY YEW |
| 948. | 130 | COW EES GOP HBO ISL MAB MAY SYN |
| 956. | 129 | GPA ICU MAW OOP |
| 960. | 128 | CNN FIE GPS GRE LER MRI OHS |
| 967. | 127 | COG EMI FRI MTS OST OVO RUB SLR |
| 975. | 126 | CCS FBI GRR RPM TAS |
| 980. | 125 | BOB CSI HEX HEY LAX LTS PSA SIB |
| 988. | 124 | GTO HOG LIV PHD REG RUG |
| 994. | 123 | BON DIG DOH PES SAS SIE |
| 1000. | 122 | DEY |