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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,619 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,428 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,388 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,313 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,285 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,268 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,207 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,201 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,156 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,130 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,098 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,071 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,062 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,055 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,043 | END |
| 16. | 1,036 | OLE |
| 17. | 1,032 | EAR |
| 18. | 1,018 | SPA |
| 19. | 997 | ACE |
| 20. | 979 | ESS |
| 21. | 950 | NEE |
| 22. | 948 | ADO |
| 23. | 942 | EST IRA |
| 25. | 929 | ODE |
| 26. | 923 | SEE |
| 27. | 921 | ASH |
| 28. | 904 | EEL |
| 29. | 895 | ESE |
| 30. | 892 | ANT |
| 31. | 890 | EAT |
| 32. | 874 | TEA |
| 33. | 866 | ART |
| 34. | 850 | ETE |
| 35. | 847 | AGE |
| 36. | 837 | NET |
| 37. | 836 | TEN |
| 38. | 832 | APE |
| 39. | 816 | SEA |
| 40. | 807 | SET TEE |
| 42. | 788 | EVE |
| 43. | 781 | EGO |
| 44. | 780 | LEE |
| 45. | 765 | ANA |
| 46. | 761 | ASS |
| 47. | 758 | ENS |
| 48. | 752 | TAR |
| 49. | 744 | ICE |
| 50. | 739 | ALL |
| 51. | 736 | SHE |
| 52. | 734 | RED |
| 53. | 724 | RES |
| 54. | 716 | LIE |
| 55. | 713 | ARA |
| 56. | 712 | ADE |
| 57. | 691 | AMI |
| 58. | 686 | NOR |
| 59. | 679 | OAR |
| 60. | 676 | SSE |
| 61. | 673 | ROE |
| 62. | 672 | NEO |
| 63. | 669 | YES |
| 64. | 668 | AHA |
| 65. | 663 | ELL |
| 66. | 660 | ARI |
| 67. | 656 | USE |
| 68. | 653 | ACT |
| 69. | 650 | EON |
| 70. | 648 | AIR |
| 71. | 646 | RAT |
| 72. | 643 | RAN |
| 73. | 639 | TIE |
| 74. | 638 | ORA |
| 75. | 637 | RIO |
| 76. | 636 | TNT |
| 77. | 628 | STE |
| 78. | 626 | ADA |
| 79. | 625 | AMA |
| 80. | 624 | ILE LEA |
| 82. | 622 | ANI OIL |
| 84. | 617 | ABE |
| 85. | 612 | ANN |
| 86. | 606 | AGO |
| 87. | 602 | LET |
| 88. | 600 | STY |
| 89. | 597 | TOE |
| 90. | 596 | ASP AVE ORO |
| 93. | 595 | ARC |
| 94. | 594 | ELS IDO SAT |
| 97. | 586 | TRI |
| 98. | 585 | EMU |
| 99. | 583 | SIR SRO |
| 101. | 581 | NRA |
| 102. | 576 | ASA PER |
| 104. | 575 | IDA |
| 105. | 571 | OAT |
| 106. | 570 | ARM |
| 107. | 566 | INN LEI RTE |
| 110. | 563 | ITS UTE |
| 112. | 561 | ERN LES |
| 114. | 556 | EVA OER |
| 116. | 555 | ESP |
| 117. | 549 | ADS |
| 118. | 548 | ERS NNE |
| 120. | 545 | TRA |
| 121. | 538 | OLD |
| 122. | 535 | NIL |
| 123. | 533 | EER |
| 124. | 531 | ION LEO |
| 126. | 525 | EWE |
| 127. | 524 | INA |
| 128. | 522 | AND ETC |
| 130. | 521 | RAH |
| 131. | 517 | IAN |
| 132. | 514 | ELM |
| 133. | 513 | URN |
| 134. | 512 | ATA TAN |
| 136. | 511 | ILL |
| 137. | 510 | RAE |
| 138. | 509 | APT |
| 139. | 508 | PRO |
| 140. | 498 | DEN NED |
| 142. | 496 | TED |
| 143. | 494 | HER |
| 144. | 493 | USA |
| 145. | 490 | SOS |
| 146. | 487 | AVA |
| 147. | 486 | EYE |
| 148. | 485 | ABA RUE SAD |
| 151. | 483 | ANY SEN |
| 153. | 478 | CAR |
| 154. | 477 | INS PEA TIN |
| 157. | 476 | LED SLY |
| 159. | 471 | DEE NEA |
| 161. | 470 | ONA |
| 162. | 468 | ITE SAL |
| 164. | 462 | ADD TRE |
| 166. | 460 | AXE |
| 167. | 458 | ALT RAP |
| 169. | 454 | ENT ETO MAR |
| 172. | 452 | PAL |
| 173. | 451 | ERG STA |
| 175. | 449 | ECO |
| 176. | 443 | SON |
| 177. | 442 | MET THE |
| 179. | 441 | ONO |
| 180. | 439 | OBI |
| 181. | 438 | RAM |
| 182. | 437 | AGA |
| 183. | 436 | GAS RIA |
| 185. | 435 | EGG PAR SOL SRI |
| 189. | 433 | OTT |
| 190. | 428 | EDS ELK OVA ROT |
| 194. | 426 | TOT |
| 195. | 424 | REP |
| 196. | 423 | AIL ASK RNA |
| 199. | 421 | ITO |
| 200. | 420 | ALP |
| 201. | 419 | MAE TOR TSE |
| 204. | 417 | PTA |
| 205. | 415 | NAT |
| 206. | 414 | AWE NAP |
| 208. | 413 | TON |
| 209. | 412 | BEE LAS TIS |
| 212. | 409 | EEN ELF TEL |
| 215. | 408 | EKE |
| 216. | 407 | ETS ORB TAT |
| 219. | 406 | LAD |
| 220. | 405 | EOS |
| 221. | 404 | SIS STS |
| 223. | 402 | LOT ORR PIE SAM |
| 227. | 400 | DOE SEC |
| 229. | 399 | PSI SAP |
| 231. | 397 | PEN REA |
| 233. | 396 | EMS GEE HEN |
| 236. | 394 | AIM ODD RYE SAN |
| 240. | 391 | HAS PRE SIT |
| 243. | 390 | INE MEN |
| 245. | 389 | NTH SRA |
| 247. | 387 | LIT TRY |
| 249. | 386 | UNO |
| 250. | 385 | ANE CAT |
| 252. | 384 | EPI |
| 253. | 382 | IKE SRS TOO |
| 256. | 381 | AMO DES REL |
| 259. | 380 | TAP |
| 260. | 379 | HAT SSS |
| 262. | 378 | BAR YET |
| 264. | 377 | LIL SER YEN |
| 267. | 376 | ASE REO |
| 269. | 375 | CPA RHO |
| 271. | 372 | NOT |
| 272. | 371 | BAA NEW |
| 274. | 370 | AID |
| 275. | 368 | ATT EPA SST |
| 278. | 366 | DNA RET SIN |
| 281. | 364 | ARK ERI |
| 283. | 362 | OLA |
| 284. | 361 | TAU |
| 285. | 360 | ROD |
| 286. | 359 | EBB SAC |
| 288. | 357 | OPT |
| 289. | 356 | ARR BRA NOD SKI |
| 293. | 354 | ROI SUE |
| 295. | 353 | HOE INK |
| 297. | 352 | SOD |
| 298. | 349 | ENG |
| 299. | 347 | IRS NAE PAT |
| 302. | 346 | DOT EIN |
| 304. | 345 | SAG |
| 305. | 344 | RID RON |
| 307. | 343 | LEN |
| 308. | 342 | LAP TAD |
| 310. | 341 | TAB |
| 311. | 340 | ELA RAG |
| 313. | 339 | AAA |
| 314. | 338 | HAL RIP |
| 316. | 337 | IMP TOM |
| 318. | 336 | AMP BOA ENO OWE |
| 322. | 335 | ETH MEL POE |
| 325. | 334 | DIE |
| 326. | 332 | MER MIA |
| 328. | 329 | CIA OSE |
| 330. | 328 | RCA TET |
| 332. | 327 | APO CEE NON |
| 335. | 326 | OUT TIA |
| 337. | 325 | BAT EAU PET TWO |
| 341. | 324 | ORT URI |
| 343. | 322 | TAI |
| 344. | 321 | ARS ASI MAO |
| 347. | 320 | LOO |
| 348. | 319 | OTO YEA |
| 350. | 318 | ISM |
| 351. | 317 | GEL LSD SEW |
| 354. | 316 | IST LOS |
| 356. | 315 | DER MAN PAS STU |
| 360. | 314 | IVE KEN VIA |
| 363. | 313 | ISH |
| 364. | 312 | MAT |
| 365. | 311 | HAM |
| 366. | 310 | ONT RAW |
| 368. | 308 | CAL WEE |
| 370. | 307 | SAO UNA |
| 372. | 305 | TAO |
| 373. | 304 | ITA TIP |
| 375. | 303 | ANO BAH DEL REF UNE |
| 380. | 302 | IOU |
| 381. | 301 | ATM OSS |
| 383. | 300 | CAP DYE OCT OUR |
| 387. | 299 | ATL |
| 388. | 298 | AAR HST OPS SOT TIC |
| 393. | 297 | TIL |
| 394. | 296 | RBI TOP |
| 396. | 295 | COO NAN |
| 398. | 294 | ACH RIM VEE |
| 401. | 293 | SCI |
| 402. | 292 | CAN NIP SPY TDS |
| 406. | 291 | NAB TAM |
| 408. | 290 | AFT WAR |
| 410. | 289 | CHI EDE GET NOS |
| 414. | 287 | NCO TAG |
| 416. | 286 | MAP UNI |
| 418. | 284 | INT PAN |
| 420. | 283 | DAD MAC |
| 422. | 282 | AYE |
| 423. | 281 | ABC AER DOS |
| 426. | 280 | DAS HEM NAG |
| 429. | 279 | LOA VAT |
| 431. | 278 | AKA |
| 432. | 277 | HIE |
| 433. | 276 | ALS APR |
| 435. | 275 | REV |
| 436. | 274 | DON LID MAD OHO |
| 440. | 273 | BET DAM |
| 442. | 271 | LAC RAY |
| 444. | 269 | ABS ALB DAN |
| 447. | 268 | SIC |
| 448. | 267 | CAB RAS ROO TER |
| 452. | 266 | BEN IDS SLO |
| 455. | 265 | DAB |
| 456. | 264 | HOT LAB MOO |
| 459. | 263 | LIP OWN |
| 461. | 262 | AME LAO |
| 463. | 261 | OAK RUT |
| 465. | 260 | SNL WAS |
| 467. | 259 | FEE NBA NUT POI ROC |
| 472. | 258 | ENA INC PIN REC |
| 476. | 257 | CHE REE RUN |
| 479. | 256 | ELO LEG |
| 481. | 255 | HUE LYE OPE |
| 484. | 254 | AES ELY OAF |
| 487. | 253 | AHS |
| 488. | 252 | CON GAL UPS |
| 491. | 251 | EMO ICI MIR SIP |
| 495. | 250 | GEM HIS LAT RIB |
| 499. | 249 | LOU REM RIG |
| 502. | 248 | CUE MOE SAY TSP VET |
| 507. | 247 | EDO ESO SSR |
| 510. | 246 | DDE LAG |
| 512. | 245 | AWL BED NSA RNS SAW |
| 517. | 244 | ANS ISR MRS TUT ULE |
| 522. | 243 | ISO LAR TIM |
| 525. | 242 | POT |
| 526. | 241 | PAD VAN |
| 528. | 240 | COT DIN GNU |
| 531. | 239 | ROB |
| 532. | 238 | IDE SOB |
| 534. | 237 | USO |
| 535. | 236 | BAN FAT |
| 537. | 235 | LON WED |
| 539. | 234 | GAP |
| 540. | 232 | PIT |
| 541. | 231 | CAD FAR GAR ILO |
| 545. | 230 | GIN LAM SSN |
| 548. | 229 | LAW MAS NAY UTA |
| 552. | 227 | DEW FRA OWL RAF |
| 556. | 226 | IND PEP |
| 558. | 225 | FIR IRK VIE |
| 561. | 224 | ESC FOR LIN NOW REB WET |
| 567. | 223 | DAR HAN |
| 569. | 222 | MEA NYE YRS |
| 572. | 221 | AMT CAM |
| 574. | 220 | COS ORS SOU |
| 577. | 219 | BAD DEA DUE |
| 580. | 218 | MIL NUN SUN |
| 583. | 217 | HIT IER RLS TVA |
| 587. | 216 | AMY AOL BRO ILK TOY |
| 592. | 215 | ARF GAT ISE ORC |
| 596. | 214 | FAN GOO HES III |
| 600. | 213 | CRO UAR UGH |
| 603. | 212 | FOE NIT REY |
| 606. | 211 | OPA |
| 607. | 210 | MAL TEC |
| 609. | 209 | SKY WOE |
| 611. | 208 | LOP OUI |
| 613. | 207 | IMA OAS TSK YDS |
| 617. | 206 | BIN IAM SOP |
| 620. | 205 | BIT BUS KEY RUR SGT |
| 625. | 204 | DIP KIT MSS POD REX |
| 630. | 203 | BEL DRS MOT OFT PGA |
| 635. | 202 | DOC FRO HAD LOG LST TKO |
| 641. | 201 | BAS ECU NAM |
| 644. | 200 | DRY EDT SDS |
| 647. | 199 | EEE FED |
| 649. | 198 | AIT ALF CSA |
| 652. | 197 | OHM |
| 653. | 196 | BOO UMA |
| 655. | 195 | CHA DEB EEK EFT PHI ROM THO |
| 662. | 194 | HON |
| 663. | 193 | DIS GAB KIN |
| 666. | 192 | SHA SNO UKE WIT |
| 670. | 191 | ISA NOM ROW SHY SOO |
| 675. | 190 | COD CRI DUO LAE LAY ODA ORD REN RUM UFO |
| 685. | 189 | ARP CEO EDU TAE |
| 689. | 188 | LOB NAH |
| 691. | 187 | IDI WIN |
| 693. | 186 | RIN STR TLC |
| 696. | 185 | LSU NIN SEL |
| 699. | 184 | INO MOI OKS OOH WHO |
| 704. | 183 | EME EUR HOP OED |
| 708. | 182 | ITT RAD USS |
| 711. | 181 | BIO EMT STP |
| 714. | 180 | LEM MAI PAC |
| 717. | 179 | DAY HEP IFS KOS ORG PAM |
| 723. | 178 | ATO ONS SES USN |
| 727. | 177 | ENC MOP |
| 729. | 176 | CBS DRE RRS SUR |
| 733. | 175 | BSA ELD GOT LIS LOW PST WAN |
| 740. | 174 | TOA |
| 741. | 173 | DEI DOG FEN SOY |
| 745. | 172 | DST ILA OCA POP TEM WOO |
| 751. | 171 | IOS JAR MIT MOM PAW |
| 756. | 170 | BEA CUR YAK YAM |
| 760. | 169 | FLA ING MOA TSA URE |
| 765. | 168 | DEM GEN GIS LAI SMA |
| 770. | 167 | AMS COE ICH NOG TOW WEB YAP ZEN |
| 778. | 166 | KEG OFF PEI RTS |
| 782. | 165 | BAG LPS MON ODS TAC WON |
| 788. | 164 | MBA |
| 789. | 163 | DIM ENL KAT LTD UMP |
| 794. | 162 | AWN POL SOW |
| 797. | 161 | COP DEO DOR SUM WES |
| 802. | 160 | HRS SMU |
| 804. | 159 | FAD SEX WAD ZEE |
| 808. | 158 | AAH CRY LII TAJ |
| 812. | 157 | FIT GOA KEA |
| 815. | 156 | TAL |
| 816. | 155 | GEO PIA RDS SKA TUB |
| 821. | 154 | ABU DIA PEG |
| 824. | 153 | APP EXE HIP MOB TIO |
| 829. | 152 | HID OSA TEX |
| 832. | 151 | CDS HEE MEG MIN ROY TBS |
| 838. | 150 | AOK COL FLO PTS TUN YOU |
| 844. | 149 | FLU |
| 845. | 148 | CEL DDS HAG HAH MAA NEB |
| 851. | 147 | ABO GAD JAM MME |
| 855. | 146 | BIB DDT EHS ESA KID NIE PUN |
| 862. | 145 | HRE VAL |
| 864. | 144 | ALG ANG CIO ESL HAY ICY IRT MED OSU PEW REI STD |
| 876. | 143 | AGT CID NIB SID ZOO |
| 881. | 142 | BAM BLT COB GER NAS OTS PLO PRY TWA URL |
| 891. | 141 | DEC MES NIA RDA |
| 895. | 139 | DID DTS NES |
| 898. | 138 | AYN ETD HUT NOB SSW |
| 903. | 137 | ARN MID PAY PUT SIL ULM YON |
| 910. | 136 | FIN GOD IPO MIS |
| 914. | 135 | IWO OTE STL UPI |
| 918. | 134 | BID GAG MDS OOO OVI PIP PLY |
| 925. | 133 | BTU CAW OSO SUP |
| 929. | 132 | BAL GIL HIM MEW MOD QED TIT |
| 936. | 131 | AEC BEG CUT ILS NEY ZED |
| 942. | 130 | IRR ISL LOL MAB MAY SYN VIM YEW |
| 950. | 129 | COW DEF EES GOP JAB OOP |
| 956. | 128 | ICU LER OHS |
| 959. | 127 | CNN COG FIE GPS GRE MTS OST OVO |
| 967. | 126 | HBO MAW RUB |
| 970. | 125 | BOB EMI FRI GPA LAX LTS MRI |
| 977. | 124 | CCS FBI GTO LIV PHD RPM SIB |
| 984. | 123 | CSI DIG GRR HEY PES REG RUG SAS |
| 992. | 122 | BON DEY HEX SIE SLR TAS TAW TAX |