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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,612 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,423 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,382 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,308 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,282 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,259 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,202 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,196 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,148 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,128 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,090 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,067 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,059 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,052 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,038 | END |
| 16. | 1,030 | OLE |
| 17. | 1,028 | EAR |
| 18. | 1,015 | SPA |
| 19. | 993 | ACE |
| 20. | 978 | ESS |
| 21. | 948 | NEE |
| 22. | 947 | ADO |
| 23. | 938 | EST IRA |
| 25. | 922 | SEE |
| 26. | 921 | ODE |
| 27. | 916 | ASH |
| 28. | 901 | EEL |
| 29. | 891 | ESE |
| 30. | 890 | ANT |
| 31. | 888 | EAT |
| 32. | 873 | TEA |
| 33. | 862 | ART |
| 34. | 847 | ETE |
| 35. | 845 | AGE |
| 36. | 835 | TEN |
| 37. | 834 | NET |
| 38. | 829 | APE |
| 39. | 810 | SEA |
| 40. | 803 | SET |
| 41. | 801 | TEE |
| 42. | 781 | EVE |
| 43. | 779 | LEE |
| 44. | 777 | EGO |
| 45. | 762 | ANA |
| 46. | 756 | ENS |
| 47. | 752 | ASS |
| 48. | 749 | TAR |
| 49. | 743 | ICE |
| 50. | 736 | ALL |
| 51. | 733 | SHE |
| 52. | 731 | RED |
| 53. | 723 | RES |
| 54. | 714 | LIE |
| 55. | 712 | ARA |
| 56. | 705 | ADE |
| 57. | 689 | AMI |
| 58. | 684 | NOR |
| 59. | 678 | OAR |
| 60. | 675 | SSE |
| 61. | 673 | ROE |
| 62. | 672 | NEO |
| 63. | 666 | YES |
| 64. | 665 | AHA |
| 65. | 662 | ELL |
| 66. | 657 | ARI |
| 67. | 653 | ACT USE |
| 69. | 648 | AIR |
| 70. | 647 | EON |
| 71. | 644 | RAT |
| 72. | 641 | RAN |
| 73. | 638 | TIE |
| 74. | 635 | ORA |
| 75. | 633 | TNT |
| 76. | 631 | RIO |
| 77. | 628 | STE |
| 78. | 625 | ADA |
| 79. | 623 | AMA LEA |
| 81. | 620 | ILE OIL |
| 83. | 615 | ANI |
| 84. | 614 | ABE |
| 85. | 612 | ANN |
| 86. | 604 | AGO |
| 87. | 598 | LET STY |
| 89. | 595 | AVE ORO |
| 91. | 594 | ASP TOE |
| 93. | 591 | ARC SAT |
| 95. | 590 | ELS |
| 96. | 588 | IDO |
| 97. | 583 | EMU |
| 98. | 582 | TRI |
| 99. | 581 | NRA |
| 100. | 580 | SIR |
| 101. | 579 | SRO |
| 102. | 576 | ASA |
| 103. | 574 | PER |
| 104. | 573 | IDA |
| 105. | 570 | OAT |
| 106. | 568 | ARM |
| 107. | 565 | RTE |
| 108. | 564 | INN LEI |
| 110. | 561 | UTE |
| 111. | 560 | LES |
| 112. | 559 | ERN ITS |
| 114. | 556 | OER |
| 115. | 554 | EVA |
| 116. | 552 | ESP |
| 117. | 548 | NNE |
| 118. | 547 | ADS |
| 119. | 546 | ERS |
| 120. | 545 | TRA |
| 121. | 536 | OLD |
| 122. | 531 | EER NIL |
| 124. | 528 | ION LEO |
| 126. | 524 | INA |
| 127. | 523 | EWE |
| 128. | 520 | RAH |
| 129. | 518 | AND |
| 130. | 517 | ETC |
| 131. | 514 | IAN |
| 132. | 512 | ATA URN |
| 134. | 511 | ELM ILL |
| 136. | 509 | TAN |
| 137. | 507 | PRO RAE |
| 139. | 505 | APT |
| 140. | 496 | NED TED |
| 142. | 495 | DEN |
| 143. | 491 | HER |
| 144. | 488 | SOS USA |
| 146. | 486 | AVA |
| 147. | 485 | EYE RUE |
| 149. | 484 | ABA |
| 150. | 482 | SAD SEN |
| 152. | 480 | ANY |
| 153. | 477 | CAR |
| 154. | 476 | INS PEA SLY |
| 157. | 474 | TIN |
| 158. | 472 | LED |
| 159. | 470 | DEE NEA ONA |
| 162. | 468 | ITE |
| 163. | 466 | SAL |
| 164. | 462 | TRE |
| 165. | 459 | ADD AXE |
| 167. | 456 | RAP |
| 168. | 454 | ALT ETO |
| 170. | 453 | ENT MAR |
| 172. | 451 | PAL |
| 173. | 450 | STA |
| 174. | 449 | ECO ERG |
| 176. | 442 | THE |
| 177. | 440 | MET SON |
| 179. | 438 | OBI |
| 180. | 437 | AGA |
| 181. | 435 | SOL |
| 182. | 434 | EGG ONO PAR RAM RIA |
| 187. | 433 | OTT |
| 188. | 432 | GAS SRI |
| 190. | 427 | EDS |
| 191. | 426 | OVA TOT |
| 193. | 425 | ROT |
| 194. | 424 | ELK |
| 195. | 423 | REP |
| 196. | 422 | AIL RNA |
| 198. | 420 | ASK |
| 199. | 419 | ITO TOR TSE |
| 202. | 417 | MAE |
| 203. | 416 | ALP |
| 204. | 414 | NAP NAT PTA |
| 207. | 413 | AWE |
| 208. | 411 | TON |
| 209. | 409 | BEE EEN LAS TEL TIS |
| 214. | 406 | EKE ELF LAD TAT |
| 218. | 403 | ETS SIS |
| 220. | 402 | ORB STS |
| 222. | 401 | EOS ORR |
| 224. | 400 | SAM |
| 225. | 399 | DOE PSI |
| 227. | 398 | PIE SEC |
| 229. | 397 | LOT REA SAP |
| 232. | 396 | EMS PEN |
| 234. | 395 | GEE |
| 235. | 394 | HEN |
| 236. | 393 | ODD RYE |
| 238. | 391 | AIM PRE SAN |
| 241. | 390 | INE MEN |
| 243. | 389 | HAS |
| 244. | 387 | SIT |
| 245. | 386 | ANE LIT SRA TRY UNO |
| 250. | 385 | NTH |
| 251. | 384 | EPI |
| 252. | 382 | CAT SRS |
| 254. | 381 | REL |
| 255. | 380 | DES IKE TOO |
| 258. | 379 | AMO SSS TAP |
| 261. | 377 | HAT SER YET |
| 264. | 376 | ASE |
| 265. | 375 | REO |
| 266. | 374 | BAR |
| 267. | 372 | CPA LIL YEN |
| 270. | 371 | NOT |
| 271. | 370 | BAA RHO |
| 273. | 369 | AID |
| 274. | 367 | NEW SST |
| 276. | 366 | RET |
| 277. | 365 | ATT |
| 278. | 364 | DNA EPA ERI |
| 281. | 363 | ARK SIN |
| 283. | 362 | OLA |
| 284. | 359 | EBB TAU |
| 286. | 358 | SAC |
| 287. | 357 | ROD |
| 288. | 356 | ARR |
| 289. | 355 | NOD |
| 290. | 354 | BRA |
| 291. | 353 | OPT ROI |
| 293. | 352 | INK SOD SUE |
| 296. | 351 | HOE SKI |
| 298. | 347 | ENG PAT |
| 300. | 345 | DOT EIN NAE |
| 303. | 344 | SAG |
| 304. | 343 | IRS RON |
| 306. | 342 | LEN RID |
| 308. | 341 | LAP TAB TAD |
| 311. | 340 | ELA |
| 312. | 338 | RAG |
| 313. | 337 | HAL RIP |
| 315. | 336 | AAA IMP TOM |
| 318. | 335 | BOA ETH OWE |
| 321. | 334 | AMP MEL |
| 323. | 333 | DIE POE |
| 325. | 331 | ENO MIA |
| 327. | 329 | MER OSE |
| 329. | 327 | APO CIA NON RCA TET |
| 334. | 326 | OUT TIA |
| 336. | 325 | CEE PET |
| 338. | 324 | ORT TWO URI |
| 341. | 323 | BAT |
| 342. | 322 | EAU |
| 343. | 321 | ASI MAO TAI |
| 346. | 320 | ARS |
| 347. | 318 | OTO YEA |
| 349. | 317 | ISM LOO |
| 351. | 316 | IST SEW |
| 353. | 315 | DER |
| 354. | 314 | LSD MAN PAS |
| 357. | 313 | LOS STU VIA |
| 360. | 312 | GEL ISH KEN MAT |
| 364. | 311 | IVE |
| 365. | 310 | HAM ONT |
| 367. | 309 | RAW |
| 368. | 308 | CAL WEE |
| 370. | 304 | ITA UNA |
| 372. | 303 | BAH SAO TAO TIP UNE |
| 377. | 302 | REF |
| 378. | 301 | ANO DEL |
| 380. | 300 | ATM IOU OCT OSS |
| 384. | 299 | CAP OUR |
| 386. | 298 | AAR ATL DYE |
| 389. | 297 | HST OPS SOT |
| 392. | 296 | TIC TOP |
| 394. | 295 | COO RBI TIL |
| 397. | 293 | SCI VEE |
| 399. | 292 | ACH CAN NIP RIM TDS |
| 404. | 291 | TAM |
| 405. | 290 | NAB NAN SPY |
| 408. | 289 | AFT CHI EDE GET |
| 412. | 288 | NOS WAR |
| 414. | 286 | NCO TAG |
| 416. | 284 | INT MAP |
| 418. | 283 | DAD PAN |
| 420. | 282 | MAC UNI |
| 422. | 280 | AYE |
| 423. | 279 | DOS HEM NAG |
| 426. | 278 | ABC AER LOA VAT |
| 430. | 277 | DAS |
| 431. | 276 | AKA ALS HIE |
| 434. | 275 | APR |
| 435. | 274 | DON MAD |
| 437. | 273 | BET DAM OHO REV |
| 441. | 272 | LID |
| 442. | 271 | LAC |
| 443. | 270 | RAY |
| 444. | 269 | ALB |
| 445. | 268 | ABS DAN SIC |
| 448. | 267 | ROO TER |
| 450. | 266 | CAB IDS RAS SLO |
| 454. | 265 | BEN |
| 455. | 264 | MOO |
| 456. | 263 | LAB LIP |
| 458. | 262 | AME DAB |
| 460. | 261 | HOT |
| 461. | 260 | LAO OAK OWN RUT WAS |
| 466. | 259 | POI ROC |
| 468. | 258 | ENA NBA |
| 470. | 257 | FEE NUT REE RUN |
| 474. | 256 | LEG PIN REC |
| 477. | 255 | CHE ELO HUE INC LYE OPE SNL |
| 484. | 254 | AES ELY OAF |
| 487. | 253 | AHS |
| 488. | 252 | CON GAL |
| 490. | 251 | SIP UPS |
| 492. | 250 | GEM HIS ICI RIB |
| 496. | 249 | LAT MIR RIG |
| 499. | 248 | CUE LOU |
| 501. | 247 | EDO MOE SSR TSP VET |
| 506. | 246 | REM SAY |
| 508. | 245 | AWL BED DDE EMO LAG RNS |
| 514. | 244 | ANS ESO ISR NSA SAW ULE |
| 520. | 243 | ISO LAR MRS TIM |
| 524. | 242 | TUT |
| 525. | 241 | PAD POT |
| 527. | 240 | COT DIN |
| 529. | 239 | GNU |
| 530. | 238 | ROB VAN |
| 532. | 237 | IDE |
| 533. | 236 | USO |
| 534. | 235 | FAT LON SOB |
| 537. | 234 | GAP WED |
| 539. | 233 | BAN |
| 540. | 231 | GAR ILO |
| 542. | 230 | CAD FAR GIN |
| 545. | 229 | LAM PIT |
| 547. | 228 | LAW MAS SSN UTA |
| 551. | 227 | DEW FRA NAY RAF |
| 555. | 226 | IND OWL PEP |
| 558. | 225 | FIR IRK VIE |
| 561. | 224 | LIN WET |
| 563. | 223 | FOR |
| 564. | 222 | DAR ESC MEA NOW |
| 568. | 221 | CAM YRS |
| 570. | 220 | AMT COS HAN NYE REB SOU |
| 576. | 219 | BAD DUE |
| 578. | 218 | DEA MIL ORS SUN |
| 582. | 217 | IER NUN RLS TVA |
| 586. | 216 | HIT ILK |
| 588. | 215 | AMY ARF GAT ISE TOY |
| 593. | 214 | GOO III |
| 595. | 213 | BRO CRO FAN UAR UGH |
| 600. | 212 | FOE HES ORC |
| 603. | 211 | OPA |
| 604. | 210 | AOL REY |
| 606. | 209 | MAL NIT SKY TEC |
| 610. | 208 | WOE |
| 611. | 207 | IMA OAS YDS |
| 614. | 206 | LOP OUI SOP |
| 617. | 205 | BIN BIT IAM RUR SGT |
| 622. | 204 | KEY KIT MSS TSK |
| 626. | 203 | BUS DIP MOT POD REX |
| 631. | 202 | BEL DOC FRO LST OFT |
| 636. | 201 | BAS DRS ECU HAD LOG PGA TKO |
| 643. | 200 | DRY NAM SDS |
| 646. | 199 | EEE |
| 647. | 198 | AIT ALF CSA EDT |
| 651. | 197 | FED |
| 652. | 196 | OHM |
| 653. | 195 | BOO EFT ROM |
| 656. | 194 | CHA PHI |
| 658. | 193 | DEB EEK HON THO UMA |
| 663. | 192 | UKE |
| 664. | 191 | DIS ISA KIN NOM SHA SOO WIT |
| 671. | 190 | CRI DUO GAB LAE ODA ROW RUM SHY SNO |
| 680. | 189 | COD LAY ORD TAE |
| 684. | 188 | ARP CEO LOB UFO |
| 688. | 187 | IDI REN WIN |
| 691. | 186 | NAH RIN STR |
| 694. | 185 | NIN SEL TLC |
| 697. | 184 | EDU INO LSU MOI |
| 701. | 183 | EME EUR HOP OED |
| 705. | 182 | WHO |
| 706. | 181 | ITT OOH RAD STP USS |
| 711. | 180 | BIO LEM MAI OKS PAC |
| 716. | 179 | DAY |
| 717. | 178 | EMT HEP SES |
| 720. | 177 | ATO ENC ONS ORG PAM USN |
| 726. | 176 | IFS KOS MOP RRS |
| 730. | 175 | BSA CBS ELD GOT LOW PST SUR |
| 737. | 174 | LIS TOA WAN |
| 740. | 173 | DEI DOG DRE FEN |
| 744. | 172 | ILA POP SOY TEM WOO |
| 749. | 171 | DST JAR OCA |
| 752. | 170 | BEA CUR IOS MIT MOM PAW YAK YAM |
| 760. | 169 | MOA URE |
| 762. | 168 | FLA GEN ING LAI SMA |
| 767. | 167 | AMS COE GIS TOW ZEN |
| 772. | 166 | ICH NOG PEI RTS WEB YAP |
| 778. | 165 | BAG DEM MON OFF TAC TSA WON |
| 785. | 164 | KEG LPS ODS |
| 788. | 163 | DIM ENL KAT LTD |
| 792. | 162 | AWN MBA POL SOW |
| 796. | 161 | COP DEO DOR SUM UMP WES |
| 802. | 160 | HRS SMU |
| 804. | 159 | WAD ZEE |
| 806. | 158 | CRY FAD LII SEX |
| 810. | 157 | AAH TAJ |
| 812. | 156 | GOA KEA TAL |
| 815. | 155 | GEO PIA RDS TUB |
| 819. | 154 | DIA FIT SKA |
| 822. | 153 | PEG TIO |
| 824. | 152 | ABU EXE MOB OSA TEX |
| 829. | 151 | APP HID HIP MEG MIN ROY TBS |
| 836. | 150 | AOK COL TUN |
| 839. | 149 | CDS FLO HEE PTS YOU |
| 844. | 148 | DDS HAG NEB |
| 847. | 147 | ABO CEL FLU GAD HAH JAM MME |
| 854. | 146 | EHS ESA KID MAA NIE |
| 859. | 145 | BIB DDT HRE |
| 862. | 144 | ALG IRT PEW STD VAL |
| 867. | 143 | AGT ANG CID ESL HAY ICY MED NIB OSU PUN REI |
| 878. | 142 | CIO COB GER PLO SID TWA |
| 884. | 141 | BAM MES NIA URL ZOO |
| 889. | 140 | BLT DEC OTS PRY |
| 893. | 139 | DID DTS NAS RDA |
| 897. | 138 | AYN ETD HUT NOB SSW |
| 902. | 137 | ARN NES PAY PUT SIL ULM |
| 908. | 136 | FIN GOD MID MIS YON |
| 913. | 135 | IWO OTE UPI |
| 916. | 134 | IPO OVI |
| 918. | 133 | BID OOO OSO PLY STL SUP |
| 924. | 132 | BAL BTU CAW GAG GIL MDS MEW PIP QED |
| 933. | 131 | AEC HIM ILS MOD NEY TIT ZED |
| 940. | 130 | BEG IRR ISL MAB MAY SYN VIM |
| 947. | 129 | CUT DEF EES JAB LOL |
| 952. | 128 | GOP LER OHS YEW |
| 956. | 127 | COW FIE GPS GRE ICU MTS OST OVO |
| 964. | 126 | COG HBO MAW |
| 967. | 125 | BOB FRI GPA LAX LTS MRI OOP RUB |
| 975. | 124 | EMI FBI GTO LIV RPM SIB |
| 981. | 123 | GRR HEY PES PHD REG RUG |
| 987. | 122 | BON CCS CNN CSI DEY HEX SAS SIE TAW |