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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,607 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,421 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,382 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,306 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,280 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,254 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,199 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,195 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,144 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,127 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,089 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,065 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,058 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,050 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,037 | END |
| 16. | 1,026 | EAR OLE |
| 18. | 1,014 | SPA |
| 19. | 990 | ACE |
| 20. | 978 | ESS |
| 21. | 946 | NEE |
| 22. | 944 | ADO |
| 23. | 937 | IRA |
| 24. | 935 | EST |
| 25. | 920 | ODE SEE |
| 27. | 914 | ASH |
| 28. | 899 | EEL |
| 29. | 890 | ESE |
| 30. | 889 | ANT |
| 31. | 888 | EAT |
| 32. | 871 | TEA |
| 33. | 858 | ART |
| 34. | 846 | ETE |
| 35. | 844 | AGE |
| 36. | 833 | TEN |
| 37. | 832 | NET |
| 38. | 826 | APE |
| 39. | 809 | SEA |
| 40. | 801 | SET |
| 41. | 800 | TEE |
| 42. | 780 | EVE |
| 43. | 777 | LEE |
| 44. | 776 | EGO |
| 45. | 760 | ANA |
| 46. | 756 | ENS |
| 47. | 749 | ASS TAR |
| 49. | 742 | ICE |
| 50. | 734 | ALL |
| 51. | 731 | RED |
| 52. | 730 | SHE |
| 53. | 723 | RES |
| 54. | 711 | ARA |
| 55. | 710 | LIE |
| 56. | 704 | ADE |
| 57. | 689 | AMI |
| 58. | 681 | NOR |
| 59. | 677 | OAR |
| 60. | 674 | SSE |
| 61. | 673 | ROE |
| 62. | 669 | NEO |
| 63. | 664 | AHA |
| 64. | 661 | ELL |
| 65. | 659 | YES |
| 66. | 654 | ARI |
| 67. | 653 | ACT |
| 68. | 652 | USE |
| 69. | 648 | AIR |
| 70. | 645 | EON |
| 71. | 642 | RAT |
| 72. | 640 | RAN |
| 73. | 638 | TIE |
| 74. | 633 | ORA TNT |
| 76. | 629 | RIO |
| 77. | 626 | STE |
| 78. | 623 | AMA |
| 79. | 622 | ADA LEA |
| 81. | 619 | ILE |
| 82. | 617 | OIL |
| 83. | 615 | ANI |
| 84. | 614 | ABE |
| 85. | 610 | ANN |
| 86. | 602 | AGO |
| 87. | 597 | LET STY |
| 89. | 595 | ORO |
| 90. | 594 | AVE |
| 91. | 593 | TOE |
| 92. | 592 | ASP |
| 93. | 591 | SAT |
| 94. | 590 | ARC ELS |
| 96. | 586 | IDO |
| 97. | 583 | EMU |
| 98. | 582 | TRI |
| 99. | 581 | NRA |
| 100. | 579 | SRO |
| 101. | 577 | SIR |
| 102. | 576 | ASA |
| 103. | 573 | IDA PER |
| 105. | 570 | OAT |
| 106. | 568 | ARM |
| 107. | 564 | LEI |
| 108. | 563 | INN RTE |
| 110. | 560 | LES |
| 111. | 559 | ERN UTE |
| 113. | 558 | ITS |
| 114. | 553 | OER |
| 115. | 552 | EVA |
| 116. | 550 | ESP |
| 117. | 548 | NNE |
| 118. | 546 | ERS |
| 119. | 545 | ADS TRA |
| 121. | 535 | OLD |
| 122. | 531 | EER |
| 123. | 529 | NIL |
| 124. | 527 | LEO |
| 125. | 526 | ION |
| 126. | 523 | EWE INA |
| 128. | 519 | RAH |
| 129. | 517 | AND |
| 130. | 513 | ETC IAN |
| 132. | 511 | ATA ILL |
| 134. | 510 | URN |
| 135. | 509 | ELM |
| 136. | 508 | TAN |
| 137. | 507 | PRO |
| 138. | 505 | RAE |
| 139. | 503 | APT |
| 140. | 496 | NED |
| 141. | 495 | DEN TED |
| 143. | 489 | HER |
| 144. | 487 | SOS |
| 145. | 485 | AVA USA |
| 147. | 484 | RUE |
| 148. | 483 | ABA |
| 149. | 482 | SEN |
| 150. | 481 | EYE |
| 151. | 480 | SAD |
| 152. | 477 | ANY CAR |
| 154. | 476 | INS SLY |
| 156. | 474 | TIN |
| 157. | 472 | PEA |
| 158. | 470 | DEE NEA ONA |
| 161. | 469 | LED |
| 162. | 468 | ITE |
| 163. | 465 | SAL |
| 164. | 462 | TRE |
| 165. | 459 | ADD |
| 166. | 458 | AXE |
| 167. | 456 | RAP |
| 168. | 454 | ETO |
| 169. | 452 | ALT ENT MAR |
| 172. | 451 | PAL |
| 173. | 450 | STA |
| 174. | 447 | ECO |
| 175. | 446 | ERG |
| 176. | 442 | THE |
| 177. | 439 | SON |
| 178. | 438 | MET |
| 179. | 437 | AGA OBI |
| 181. | 435 | SOL |
| 182. | 434 | ONO PAR RAM RIA |
| 186. | 433 | EGG |
| 187. | 432 | OTT |
| 188. | 431 | GAS SRI |
| 190. | 426 | EDS OVA TOT |
| 193. | 425 | ROT |
| 194. | 423 | ELK |
| 195. | 422 | AIL REP |
| 197. | 420 | ASK RNA |
| 199. | 419 | TSE |
| 200. | 418 | TOR |
| 201. | 417 | ITO MAE |
| 203. | 416 | ALP |
| 204. | 414 | NAP NAT PTA |
| 207. | 413 | AWE |
| 208. | 410 | TON |
| 209. | 409 | EEN TIS |
| 211. | 408 | LAS TEL |
| 213. | 407 | BEE |
| 214. | 406 | EKE LAD TAT |
| 217. | 403 | ELF |
| 218. | 402 | EOS SIS STS |
| 221. | 401 | ETS |
| 222. | 400 | ORB ORR SAM |
| 225. | 398 | PIE PSI SEC |
| 228. | 397 | DOE REA SAP |
| 231. | 396 | EMS LOT |
| 233. | 395 | PEN |
| 234. | 394 | HEN |
| 235. | 393 | GEE ODD RYE |
| 238. | 390 | INE MEN PRE |
| 241. | 389 | AIM |
| 242. | 388 | HAS SAN |
| 244. | 386 | ANE LIT TRY |
| 247. | 385 | NTH SRA |
| 249. | 384 | EPI |
| 250. | 383 | SIT UNO |
| 252. | 382 | SRS |
| 253. | 381 | CAT REL |
| 255. | 380 | IKE TOO |
| 257. | 379 | AMO DES SSS |
| 260. | 378 | TAP |
| 261. | 377 | SER |
| 262. | 376 | ASE HAT YET |
| 265. | 374 | BAR |
| 266. | 372 | LIL REO YEN |
| 269. | 370 | CPA |
| 270. | 369 | AID BAA NOT RHO |
| 274. | 367 | NEW |
| 275. | 366 | RET SST |
| 277. | 364 | ERI |
| 278. | 363 | ATT EPA |
| 280. | 362 | ARK DNA OLA |
| 283. | 361 | SIN |
| 284. | 359 | EBB TAU |
| 286. | 357 | ROD SAC |
| 288. | 356 | ARR |
| 289. | 354 | NOD |
| 290. | 353 | BRA ROI |
| 292. | 352 | INK OPT SUE |
| 295. | 351 | SKI |
| 296. | 350 | HOE SOD |
| 298. | 347 | ENG PAT |
| 300. | 345 | NAE |
| 301. | 344 | DOT SAG |
| 303. | 343 | EIN |
| 304. | 342 | IRS LEN RID RON |
| 308. | 341 | LAP TAD |
| 310. | 340 | ELA TAB |
| 312. | 337 | HAL RAG |
| 314. | 336 | IMP RIP |
| 316. | 335 | AAA BOA ETH TOM |
| 320. | 334 | MEL OWE |
| 322. | 333 | AMP POE |
| 324. | 332 | DIE |
| 325. | 329 | ENO MIA OSE |
| 328. | 328 | MER |
| 329. | 327 | APO RCA |
| 331. | 326 | TET TIA |
| 333. | 325 | CIA NON OUT PET |
| 337. | 324 | CEE ORT TWO URI |
| 341. | 322 | BAT EAU |
| 343. | 321 | ASI MAO TAI |
| 346. | 320 | ARS |
| 347. | 318 | OTO |
| 348. | 317 | YEA |
| 349. | 316 | IST |
| 350. | 315 | DER ISM LOO |
| 353. | 314 | MAN PAS SEW |
| 356. | 313 | LOS LSD |
| 358. | 311 | GEL IVE STU VIA |
| 362. | 310 | HAM ISH KEN MAT ONT |
| 367. | 308 | WEE |
| 368. | 307 | CAL RAW |
| 370. | 304 | ITA UNA |
| 372. | 303 | BAH TAO UNE |
| 375. | 302 | SAO TIP |
| 377. | 301 | REF |
| 378. | 300 | ATM IOU OSS |
| 381. | 299 | ANO CAP DEL OCT OUR |
| 386. | 298 | AAR |
| 387. | 297 | DYE HST OPS SOT |
| 391. | 296 | ATL TIC TOP |
| 394. | 295 | COO TIL |
| 396. | 294 | RBI |
| 397. | 293 | SCI VEE |
| 399. | 292 | ACH CAN NIP RIM TDS |
| 404. | 291 | TAM |
| 405. | 290 | NAB |
| 406. | 289 | EDE NAN SPY |
| 409. | 288 | AFT GET WAR |
| 412. | 287 | CHI NOS |
| 414. | 286 | NCO TAG |
| 416. | 284 | MAP |
| 417. | 283 | INT PAN |
| 419. | 282 | DAD MAC UNI |
| 422. | 278 | AYE DOS HEM NAG VAT |
| 427. | 277 | ABC LOA |
| 429. | 276 | AER AKA ALS DAS HIE |
| 434. | 274 | APR DON |
| 436. | 273 | DAM MAD OHO REV |
| 440. | 272 | BET LID |
| 442. | 271 | LAC |
| 443. | 269 | ALB RAY |
| 445. | 268 | DAN SIC |
| 447. | 267 | ABS TER |
| 449. | 266 | RAS SLO |
| 451. | 265 | BEN CAB IDS ROO |
| 455. | 264 | MOO |
| 456. | 263 | LIP |
| 457. | 262 | AME DAB LAB |
| 460. | 261 | HOT |
| 461. | 260 | LAO OAK OWN RUT |
| 465. | 259 | POI ROC WAS |
| 468. | 258 | ENA |
| 469. | 257 | NBA NUT REE RUN |
| 473. | 256 | FEE PIN |
| 475. | 255 | HUE INC LEG REC SNL |
| 480. | 254 | AES CHE ELO ELY LYE OPE |
| 486. | 253 | AHS OAF |
| 488. | 252 | GAL |
| 489. | 251 | SIP UPS |
| 491. | 250 | CON GEM HIS ICI |
| 495. | 249 | LAT MIR RIB |
| 498. | 248 | LOU RIG |
| 500. | 247 | CUE EDO |
| 502. | 246 | MOE REM SSR |
| 505. | 245 | DDE LAG SAY TSP VET |
| 510. | 244 | ANS AWL BED ESO SAW ULE |
| 516. | 243 | EMO ISO ISR LAR MRS RNS TIM |
| 523. | 242 | NSA TUT |
| 525. | 240 | DIN POT |
| 527. | 239 | COT PAD |
| 529. | 238 | ROB |
| 530. | 237 | GNU IDE VAN |
| 533. | 235 | FAT LON |
| 535. | 234 | GAP SOB USO WED |
| 539. | 232 | BAN |
| 540. | 231 | GAR ILO |
| 542. | 230 | CAD GIN |
| 544. | 229 | FAR |
| 545. | 228 | LAW PIT |
| 547. | 227 | FRA LAM MAS NAY RAF SSN UTA |
| 554. | 226 | DEW PEP |
| 556. | 225 | IND IRK OWL |
| 559. | 224 | LIN VIE WET |
| 562. | 223 | FIR |
| 563. | 222 | DAR ESC MEA NOW |
| 567. | 221 | CAM FOR YRS |
| 570. | 220 | AMT COS HAN SOU |
| 574. | 219 | BAD DUE NYE REB |
| 578. | 218 | MIL |
| 579. | 217 | DEA IER ORS RLS SUN |
| 584. | 216 | ILK NUN TVA |
| 587. | 215 | AMY GAT HIT ISE TOY |
| 592. | 214 | ARF GOO III |
| 595. | 213 | BRO CRO FAN UAR |
| 599. | 212 | FOE ORC UGH |
| 602. | 211 | OPA |
| 603. | 210 | AOL HES REY |
| 606. | 209 | MAL NIT TEC |
| 609. | 208 | SKY WOE |
| 611. | 207 | IMA YDS |
| 613. | 206 | LOP OAS OUI SOP |
| 617. | 205 | BIN RUR SGT |
| 620. | 204 | BIT KIT MSS |
| 623. | 203 | BUS KEY TSK |
| 626. | 202 | BEL DIP FRO IAM LST MOT OFT REX |
| 634. | 201 | BAS DOC ECU HAD LOG PGA POD |
| 641. | 200 | DRY NAM SDS TKO |
| 645. | 199 | DRS EEE |
| 647. | 198 | AIT ALF CSA |
| 650. | 197 | EDT FED |
| 652. | 195 | BOO EFT OHM ROM |
| 656. | 194 | CHA PHI |
| 658. | 192 | DEB EEK HON UKE |
| 662. | 191 | DIS ISA KIN SHA SOO THO UMA WIT |
| 670. | 190 | CRI DUO GAB LAE NOM ODA RUM SHY SNO |
| 679. | 189 | COD ORD ROW TAE |
| 683. | 188 | LOB UFO |
| 685. | 187 | ARP IDI LAY REN WIN |
| 690. | 186 | CEO RIN STR |
| 693. | 185 | NAH NIN SEL |
| 696. | 184 | EDU INO MOI TLC |
| 700. | 183 | EME EUR HOP LSU |
| 704. | 181 | OED OOH RAD USS WHO |
| 709. | 180 | BIO ITT LEM MAI STP |
| 714. | 179 | DAY OKS PAC |
| 717. | 178 | HEP |
| 718. | 177 | ATO EMT ENC ONS ORG PAM SES USN |
| 726. | 176 | IFS KOS RRS |
| 729. | 175 | BSA ELD LOW MOP PST |
| 734. | 174 | CBS GOT LIS SUR TOA WAN |
| 740. | 173 | DEI DRE |
| 742. | 172 | DOG FEN ILA SOY TEM |
| 747. | 171 | DST JAR OCA POP WOO |
| 752. | 170 | BEA CUR IOS MIT MOM |
| 757. | 169 | MOA PAW URE YAK YAM |
| 762. | 168 | FLA GEN ING LAI SMA |
| 767. | 167 | AMS COE GIS TOW ZEN |
| 772. | 166 | ICH NOG PEI RTS WEB |
| 777. | 165 | DEM MON TAC WON YAP |
| 782. | 164 | BAG KEG LPS ODS OFF |
| 787. | 163 | DIM ENL KAT LTD TSA |
| 792. | 162 | AWN MBA POL |
| 795. | 161 | COP DEO DOR SOW SUM |
| 800. | 160 | HRS SMU UMP WES |
| 804. | 159 | ZEE |
| 805. | 158 | FAD |
| 806. | 157 | AAH CRY LII SEX TAJ WAD |
| 812. | 156 | GOA KEA TAL |
| 815. | 155 | GEO PIA RDS |
| 818. | 154 | DIA FIT SKA TUB |
| 822. | 153 | PEG TIO |
| 824. | 152 | ABU EXE MOB OSA TEX |
| 829. | 151 | HIP MIN ROY TBS |
| 833. | 150 | AOK APP HID MEG TUN |
| 838. | 149 | COL FLO HEE PTS YOU |
| 843. | 148 | CDS DDS HAG NEB |
| 847. | 147 | ABO CEL FLU HAH JAM MME |
| 853. | 146 | EHS ESA GAD KID MAA NIE |
| 859. | 145 | BIB DDT HRE |
| 862. | 144 | ALG IRT PEW STD VAL |
| 867. | 143 | AGT CID ESL ICY MED NIB OSU PUN REI |
| 876. | 142 | ANG CIO COB GER HAY PLO SID TWA |
| 884. | 141 | BAM ZOO |
| 886. | 140 | BLT DEC PRY URL |
| 890. | 139 | DID DTS MES NAS NIA |
| 895. | 138 | AYN HUT NOB OTS RDA SSW |
| 901. | 137 | ARN ETD PUT SIL ULM |
| 906. | 136 | FIN GOD MID MIS NES PAY YON |
| 913. | 135 | IWO OTE UPI |
| 916. | 134 | OVI |
| 917. | 133 | BID OOO OSO PLY STL SUP |
| 923. | 132 | BAL CAW GAG GIL MDS MEW PIP QED |
| 931. | 131 | AEC HIM ILS IPO MOD NEY TIT ZED |
| 939. | 130 | BTU IRR ISL MAY SYN VIM |
| 945. | 129 | BEG CUT DEF EES JAB LOL MAB |
| 952. | 128 | GOP LER OHS |
| 955. | 127 | COW FIE ICU MTS OST OVO YEW |
| 962. | 126 | COG GPS GRE MAW |
| 966. | 125 | BOB FRI HBO LTS MRI RUB |
| 972. | 124 | GPA GTO LAX LIV OOP RPM SIB |
| 979. | 123 | EMI FBI HEY PES PHD RUG |
| 985. | 122 | BON DEY GRR HEX REG SAS SIE TAW |
| 993. | 121 | CNN CSI EIS HOG PCS TAS TAX |