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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,647 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,438 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,407 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,335 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,304 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,292 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,228 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,215 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,179 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,134 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,121 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,092 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,083 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,073 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,057 | END |
| 16. | 1,048 | EAR |
| 17. | 1,047 | OLE |
| 18. | 1,037 | SPA |
| 19. | 1,015 | ACE |
| 20. | 982 | ESS |
| 21. | 962 | NEE |
| 22. | 960 | ADO |
| 23. | 958 | EST |
| 24. | 957 | IRA |
| 25. | 945 | ODE |
| 26. | 940 | SEE |
| 27. | 939 | ASH |
| 28. | 917 | EEL |
| 29. | 913 | ANT |
| 30. | 903 | ESE |
| 31. | 899 | EAT |
| 32. | 881 | TEA |
| 33. | 877 | ART |
| 34. | 864 | AGE |
| 35. | 853 | ETE TEN |
| 37. | 847 | NET |
| 38. | 841 | APE |
| 39. | 828 | SET |
| 40. | 827 | SEA TEE |
| 42. | 800 | EVE |
| 43. | 797 | LEE |
| 44. | 795 | EGO |
| 45. | 778 | ANA ASS |
| 47. | 761 | ENS |
| 48. | 760 | TAR |
| 49. | 755 | ICE |
| 50. | 747 | ALL |
| 51. | 746 | SHE |
| 52. | 741 | RED |
| 53. | 731 | RES |
| 54. | 723 | ADE |
| 55. | 721 | LIE |
| 56. | 713 | ARA |
| 57. | 699 | NOR |
| 58. | 697 | AMI |
| 59. | 692 | OAR |
| 60. | 685 | NEO YES |
| 62. | 682 | SSE |
| 63. | 681 | ROE |
| 64. | 680 | AHA |
| 65. | 671 | USE |
| 66. | 670 | ARI |
| 67. | 666 | ELL |
| 68. | 664 | ACT |
| 69. | 657 | EON RAT |
| 71. | 656 | AIR |
| 72. | 654 | ORA |
| 73. | 651 | RAN RIO |
| 75. | 647 | TNT |
| 76. | 644 | TIE |
| 77. | 633 | ADA STE |
| 79. | 630 | AMA |
| 80. | 629 | ANI |
| 81. | 628 | OIL |
| 82. | 626 | ILE LEA |
| 84. | 623 | ABE |
| 85. | 622 | ANN |
| 86. | 617 | AGO |
| 87. | 616 | STY |
| 88. | 610 | LET |
| 89. | 607 | AVE |
| 90. | 606 | TOE |
| 91. | 605 | SAT |
| 92. | 603 | IDO |
| 93. | 602 | ASP |
| 94. | 601 | ARC ELS ORO |
| 97. | 598 | TRI |
| 98. | 593 | SIR |
| 99. | 592 | EMU |
| 100. | 589 | SRO |
| 101. | 584 | ASA |
| 102. | 581 | NRA |
| 103. | 580 | PER |
| 104. | 578 | ARM |
| 105. | 577 | INN OAT |
| 107. | 575 | IDA LEI |
| 109. | 572 | RTE |
| 110. | 570 | UTE |
| 111. | 568 | ESP |
| 112. | 567 | LES |
| 113. | 566 | ITS |
| 114. | 563 | ADS ERS |
| 116. | 562 | OER |
| 117. | 561 | ERN |
| 118. | 560 | EVA |
| 119. | 552 | NNE |
| 120. | 549 | OLD |
| 121. | 546 | TRA |
| 122. | 543 | LEO |
| 123. | 541 | NIL |
| 124. | 535 | EER ION |
| 126. | 534 | EWE |
| 127. | 530 | AND ETC |
| 129. | 529 | INA |
| 130. | 526 | IAN |
| 131. | 525 | ELM |
| 132. | 523 | RAH |
| 133. | 522 | ILL |
| 134. | 520 | RAE URN |
| 136. | 519 | TAN |
| 137. | 516 | ATA |
| 138. | 515 | PRO |
| 139. | 514 | APT |
| 140. | 507 | DEN |
| 141. | 503 | TED USA |
| 143. | 502 | HER NED |
| 145. | 500 | SOS |
| 146. | 494 | ANY AVA EYE SAD |
| 150. | 491 | ABA RUE |
| 152. | 490 | TIN |
| 153. | 487 | SEN SLY |
| 155. | 485 | INS LED PEA |
| 158. | 484 | CAR |
| 159. | 478 | DEE |
| 160. | 474 | AXE |
| 161. | 473 | NEA |
| 162. | 472 | ONA SAL |
| 164. | 471 | ITE |
| 165. | 469 | ADD |
| 166. | 467 | ALT TRE |
| 168. | 466 | RAP |
| 169. | 463 | ECO MAR |
| 171. | 462 | ENT |
| 172. | 460 | PAL |
| 173. | 457 | ONO |
| 174. | 454 | ERG ETO |
| 176. | 451 | MET STA THE |
| 179. | 448 | SON |
| 180. | 446 | GAS |
| 181. | 445 | PAR |
| 182. | 444 | OBI RAM |
| 184. | 443 | SRI |
| 185. | 439 | RIA |
| 186. | 438 | EGG ELK SOL |
| 189. | 437 | AGA OVA |
| 191. | 436 | EDS OTT |
| 193. | 433 | RNA |
| 194. | 432 | ROT |
| 195. | 430 | ASK REP |
| 197. | 429 | AIL ITO TOT |
| 200. | 426 | PTA |
| 201. | 423 | ALP MAE NAT |
| 204. | 422 | AWE TOR |
| 206. | 421 | TSE |
| 207. | 420 | ETS |
| 208. | 419 | EKE |
| 209. | 418 | NAP SIS |
| 211. | 417 | TIS TON |
| 213. | 416 | ELF LAS |
| 215. | 414 | BEE |
| 216. | 412 | TAT |
| 217. | 411 | TEL |
| 218. | 410 | EEN EOS PIE STS |
| 222. | 409 | LAD LOT ORB PSI |
| 226. | 406 | DOE SAM SAP SEC |
| 230. | 404 | ORR |
| 231. | 402 | HEN ODD RYE |
| 234. | 401 | GEE |
| 235. | 400 | AIM MEN NTH PEN REA |
| 240. | 399 | SAN |
| 241. | 398 | EMS HAS |
| 243. | 397 | PRE SIT |
| 245. | 395 | UNO |
| 246. | 394 | SRA |
| 247. | 393 | INE |
| 248. | 391 | CAT TRY |
| 250. | 389 | EPI |
| 251. | 388 | DES LIT |
| 253. | 387 | HAT SRS |
| 255. | 386 | ANE |
| 256. | 385 | YET |
| 257. | 384 | AMO IKE REO TAP |
| 261. | 383 | RHO TOO YEN |
| 264. | 381 | LIL REL |
| 266. | 380 | BAR CPA SER |
| 269. | 379 | NOT SSS |
| 271. | 377 | DNA EPA NEW |
| 274. | 376 | ASE |
| 275. | 375 | AID BAA |
| 277. | 374 | ATT |
| 278. | 372 | ARK |
| 279. | 371 | SIN |
| 280. | 369 | SST |
| 281. | 368 | OLA |
| 282. | 367 | OPT RET TAU |
| 285. | 366 | ROD |
| 286. | 364 | ERI NOD SKI |
| 289. | 363 | BRA EBB SAC SUE |
| 293. | 361 | HOE |
| 294. | 359 | IRS |
| 295. | 357 | ARR ENG ROI |
| 298. | 355 | INK |
| 299. | 354 | SAG SOD |
| 301. | 352 | PAT |
| 302. | 351 | DOT EIN LAP NAE |
| 306. | 349 | RON TAD |
| 308. | 348 | AAA RID |
| 310. | 346 | OWE |
| 311. | 345 | BOA IMP LEN |
| 314. | 344 | ENO TAB |
| 316. | 343 | ELA RAG |
| 318. | 342 | HAL |
| 319. | 341 | AMP |
| 320. | 340 | DIE RIP TOM |
| 323. | 338 | MEL MIA POE TET |
| 327. | 336 | ETH MER |
| 329. | 334 | RCA |
| 330. | 333 | CIA OUT |
| 332. | 331 | LSD OSE TIA |
| 335. | 329 | CEE EAU NON |
| 338. | 328 | BAT GEL LOO PET |
| 342. | 327 | APO TWO |
| 344. | 325 | MAO TAI URI |
| 347. | 324 | ARS ORT YEA |
| 350. | 323 | ASI ISH SEW |
| 353. | 321 | ISM LOS |
| 355. | 320 | MAN OTO STU |
| 358. | 319 | IVE KEN |
| 360. | 318 | DER MAT PAS |
| 363. | 317 | HAM VIA |
| 365. | 316 | IST TAO |
| 367. | 315 | RAW |
| 368. | 314 | CAL |
| 369. | 313 | WEE |
| 370. | 312 | ONT |
| 371. | 311 | REF TIP |
| 373. | 310 | ANO ATL |
| 375. | 309 | BAH OPS |
| 377. | 308 | OUR SAO |
| 379. | 307 | ATM DYE TIL UNA |
| 383. | 306 | UNE |
| 384. | 305 | DEL IOU |
| 386. | 304 | ITA OSS |
| 388. | 303 | RBI |
| 389. | 302 | CAP |
| 390. | 301 | OCT TIC TOP |
| 393. | 300 | SPY |
| 394. | 299 | CAN HST SCI SOT |
| 398. | 298 | AAR ACH COO NAN RIM |
| 403. | 297 | NOS |
| 404. | 296 | VEE |
| 405. | 295 | TAM TDS |
| 407. | 294 | AFT NAB NIP |
| 410. | 293 | CHI |
| 411. | 292 | GET NCO TAG WAR |
| 415. | 290 | ABC UNI |
| 417. | 289 | EDE MAP PAN |
| 420. | 287 | HEM |
| 421. | 286 | AER DAD MAC |
| 424. | 285 | AKA DAS |
| 426. | 284 | AYE DOS INT |
| 429. | 283 | REV VAT |
| 431. | 282 | NAG |
| 432. | 280 | ALS APR OHO |
| 435. | 279 | HIE LOA RAY |
| 438. | 278 | ABS BET |
| 440. | 277 | DAM |
| 441. | 276 | LID MAD |
| 443. | 274 | DON ROO SIC |
| 446. | 273 | HOT LAC |
| 448. | 272 | DAN |
| 449. | 271 | IDS |
| 450. | 270 | ALB RAS SNL |
| 453. | 269 | BEN CAB LAB NBA OAK |
| 458. | 268 | DAB SLO |
| 460. | 267 | LIP TER |
| 462. | 266 | EMO MOO OWN |
| 465. | 265 | INC REC WAS |
| 468. | 264 | HUE LAO POI |
| 471. | 263 | NUT PIN |
| 473. | 262 | AME FEE RUT |
| 476. | 261 | LEG RUN |
| 478. | 260 | CHE LYE ROC |
| 481. | 258 | ELO ENA SIP |
| 484. | 257 | GAL GEM REE VET |
| 488. | 256 | AHS ELY LAT OPE UPS |
| 493. | 255 | HIS OAF REM |
| 496. | 254 | AES CON CUE RIB RIG |
| 501. | 253 | ICI MRS |
| 503. | 252 | LOU MIR NSA SAY |
| 507. | 250 | BED SAW SSN TSP |
| 511. | 249 | ISO LAG MOE |
| 514. | 248 | DDE EDO ESO |
| 517. | 247 | AWL RNS SSR TUT |
| 521. | 246 | COT |
| 522. | 245 | ANS TIM |
| 524. | 244 | ISR ULE |
| 526. | 243 | GNU LAR POT SOB VAN |
| 531. | 242 | DIN PAD |
| 533. | 241 | GAP ROB USO |
| 536. | 240 | FAT |
| 537. | 239 | WED |
| 538. | 238 | BAN IDE LON |
| 541. | 236 | GIN PIT |
| 543. | 235 | OWL |
| 544. | 233 | ESC FAR LAW UTA |
| 548. | 232 | CAD FIR VIE |
| 551. | 231 | GAR ILO LAM NAY |
| 555. | 230 | PEP |
| 556. | 229 | MAS RAF WET |
| 559. | 228 | FOR FRA IRK NOW REB |
| 564. | 227 | DEW IND LIN ORS |
| 568. | 226 | HAN NYE |
| 570. | 225 | AMT CAM SOU YRS |
| 574. | 224 | DEA |
| 575. | 223 | DAR MEA SUN |
| 578. | 222 | AOL COS DUE HES NUN ORC |
| 584. | 221 | BRO HIT MIL |
| 587. | 220 | BAD TOY |
| 589. | 219 | ARF ILK UGH |
| 592. | 218 | AMY FAN GOO IER |
| 596. | 217 | FOE III RLS TVA |
| 600. | 216 | CRO GAT ISE SKY |
| 604. | 215 | NIT REY WOE |
| 607. | 213 | OUI UAR |
| 609. | 212 | OPA |
| 610. | 211 | HAD IAM MAL TEC TSK |
| 615. | 210 | BIT DRS KEY |
| 618. | 209 | BIN BUS LOP OFT POD |
| 623. | 208 | DOC IMA SGT SOP |
| 627. | 207 | OAS REX YDS |
| 630. | 206 | BEL DRY FRO KIT PGA |
| 635. | 205 | DIP EDT MOT NAM RUR TKO |
| 641. | 204 | MSS |
| 642. | 203 | BAS EEK LOG PHI REN |
| 647. | 202 | LST |
| 648. | 201 | ALF ECU FED SDS THO |
| 653. | 200 | CSA EDU |
| 655. | 199 | AIT EEE OHM |
| 658. | 198 | BOO NOM UMA |
| 661. | 197 | HON ROW |
| 663. | 196 | CHA DEB EFT SNO UFO |
| 668. | 195 | DIS KIN ROM SHY UKE WIT |
| 674. | 194 | COD GAB LAY ORD RUM SOO |
| 680. | 193 | ISA NAH OKS SHA |
| 684. | 192 | WHO |
| 685. | 191 | CEO DUO LOB ODA WIN |
| 690. | 190 | ARP CRI HOP LAE STP TAE |
| 696. | 189 | EMT LSU OED |
| 699. | 188 | BIO MOI NIN OOH RAD TLC |
| 705. | 187 | IDI ITT SEL |
| 708. | 186 | RIN STR USS |
| 711. | 185 | DRE EUR IFS INO ORG |
| 716. | 184 | MAI MOP TSA |
| 719. | 183 | DAY EME |
| 721. | 182 | PAM |
| 722. | 181 | HEP PAC |
| 724. | 180 | KOS LEM LOW |
| 727. | 179 | ATO ONS SUR USN |
| 731. | 178 | CBS ENC SES |
| 734. | 177 | DEI FEN GOT PST WAN |
| 739. | 176 | MIT RRS SOY |
| 742. | 175 | BSA DOG ELD IOS LIS TOA |
| 748. | 174 | DST POP TEM YAK |
| 752. | 173 | GEN JAR WOO YAM |
| 756. | 172 | ILA MOM OCA PAW |
| 760. | 171 | BEA CUR DEM FLA ING |
| 765. | 170 | BAG KEG MOA NOG PEI WEB ZEN |
| 772. | 169 | AMS COE GIS ICH MBA URE |
| 778. | 168 | LAI SKA SMA SOW TOW YAP |
| 784. | 167 | LPS OFF UMP WON |
| 788. | 166 | MON ODS RTS |
| 791. | 165 | DIM KAT LTD TAC WES |
| 796. | 164 | COP SUM |
| 798. | 163 | AWN ENL POL SEX |
| 802. | 162 | AAH CRY DOR |
| 805. | 161 | DEO FAD FIT ZEE |
| 809. | 160 | GOA HRS SMU WAD |
| 813. | 159 | GEO TAJ |
| 815. | 158 | KEA LII TUB |
| 818. | 157 | APP TAL |
| 820. | 156 | DIA HEE HIP PEG RDS TBS TEX |
| 827. | 155 | ABU HID PIA TIO YOU |
| 832. | 154 | CDS CEL MOB PTS |
| 836. | 153 | EXE MIN |
| 838. | 152 | AOK ESL FLU MAA OSA ROY |
| 844. | 151 | COL FLO HAH MEG TUN |
| 849. | 150 | JAM NEB |
| 851. | 149 | BIB HAG KID URL |
| 855. | 148 | BLT DDS DDT GAD MED MME NIA OTS SID |
| 864. | 147 | ABO CIO ESA NIE OSU PUN REI STD VAL |
| 873. | 146 | EHS ICY NAS NIB PEW ZOO |
| 879. | 145 | ANG HRE IRT |
| 882. | 144 | ALG BAM CID HAY NES RDA |
| 888. | 143 | AGT COB DEC GER TWA |
| 893. | 142 | AYN MES PLO PRY |
| 897. | 141 | DID |
| 898. | 140 | DTS ETD HUT YON |
| 902. | 139 | BID GOD MID |
| 905. | 138 | FIN IPO NOB PAY PLY SSW |
| 911. | 137 | ARN LOL MDS MIS PIP PUT SIL ULM |
| 919. | 136 | BTU IWO OOO QED STL |
| 924. | 135 | CAW OTE OVI UPI VIM |
| 929. | 134 | GAG GRE HBO MOD OSO TIT |
| 935. | 133 | BAL CNN HIM ICU JAB MEW SUP YEW |
| 943. | 132 | AEC CUT DEF GIL ZED |
| 948. | 131 | BEG COW FIE GOP GPA ILS IRR MAB NEY SLR |
| 958. | 130 | EES GPS ISL MAY MRI SYN |
| 964. | 129 | CCS CSI FRI GRR MAW OOP |
| 970. | 128 | BOB COG EMI LER OHS PSA RUB |
| 977. | 127 | GTO HEX MTS OST OVO TAS |
| 983. | 126 | FBI HEY HOG LAX PCS RPM SIB TAX |
| 991. | 125 | BON LIV LTS PHD RUG |
| 996. | 124 | DOH REG |
| 998. | 123 | DIG PES SAS |