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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,643 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,436 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,404 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,334 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,302 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,290 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,226 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,214 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,175 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,134 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,117 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,089 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,080 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,071 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,054 | END |
| 16. | 1,046 | OLE |
| 17. | 1,045 | EAR |
| 18. | 1,036 | SPA |
| 19. | 1,013 | ACE |
| 20. | 981 | ESS |
| 21. | 962 | NEE |
| 22. | 959 | ADO |
| 23. | 957 | EST |
| 24. | 953 | IRA |
| 25. | 942 | ODE |
| 26. | 940 | SEE |
| 27. | 936 | ASH |
| 28. | 917 | EEL |
| 29. | 907 | ANT |
| 30. | 901 | ESE |
| 31. | 899 | EAT |
| 32. | 881 | TEA |
| 33. | 874 | ART |
| 34. | 864 | AGE |
| 35. | 852 | ETE |
| 36. | 850 | TEN |
| 37. | 845 | NET |
| 38. | 841 | APE |
| 39. | 826 | TEE |
| 40. | 825 | SEA |
| 41. | 822 | SET |
| 42. | 797 | EVE |
| 43. | 796 | LEE |
| 44. | 795 | EGO |
| 45. | 777 | ANA |
| 46. | 774 | ASS |
| 47. | 760 | ENS TAR |
| 49. | 755 | ICE |
| 50. | 746 | ALL |
| 51. | 745 | SHE |
| 52. | 741 | RED |
| 53. | 730 | RES |
| 54. | 722 | ADE |
| 55. | 721 | LIE |
| 56. | 713 | ARA |
| 57. | 698 | NOR |
| 58. | 696 | AMI |
| 59. | 690 | OAR |
| 60. | 685 | NEO |
| 61. | 683 | YES |
| 62. | 682 | SSE |
| 63. | 678 | AHA ROE |
| 65. | 671 | USE |
| 66. | 670 | ARI |
| 67. | 666 | ELL |
| 68. | 663 | ACT |
| 69. | 656 | AIR EON |
| 71. | 654 | ORA RAT |
| 73. | 651 | RAN |
| 74. | 647 | RIO |
| 75. | 645 | TNT |
| 76. | 644 | TIE |
| 77. | 632 | ADA |
| 78. | 631 | STE |
| 79. | 629 | AMA ANI |
| 81. | 627 | OIL |
| 82. | 626 | ILE LEA |
| 84. | 622 | ABE ANN |
| 86. | 616 | AGO |
| 87. | 613 | STY |
| 88. | 610 | LET |
| 89. | 605 | AVE |
| 90. | 604 | SAT |
| 91. | 603 | IDO TOE |
| 93. | 602 | ASP |
| 94. | 601 | ARC ELS ORO |
| 97. | 596 | TRI |
| 98. | 591 | EMU |
| 99. | 590 | SIR |
| 100. | 589 | SRO |
| 101. | 584 | ASA |
| 102. | 581 | NRA |
| 103. | 580 | PER |
| 104. | 578 | ARM |
| 105. | 577 | OAT |
| 106. | 575 | IDA INN |
| 108. | 574 | LEI |
| 109. | 572 | RTE |
| 110. | 568 | UTE |
| 111. | 567 | ESP |
| 112. | 566 | ITS |
| 113. | 565 | LES |
| 114. | 562 | ADS |
| 115. | 561 | ERN ERS OER |
| 118. | 559 | EVA |
| 119. | 551 | NNE |
| 120. | 548 | OLD |
| 121. | 546 | TRA |
| 122. | 541 | LEO NIL |
| 124. | 535 | EER |
| 125. | 533 | ION |
| 126. | 531 | EWE |
| 127. | 529 | AND INA |
| 129. | 528 | ETC |
| 130. | 526 | IAN |
| 131. | 524 | ELM |
| 132. | 523 | RAH |
| 133. | 522 | ILL |
| 134. | 520 | RAE |
| 135. | 519 | URN |
| 136. | 518 | TAN |
| 137. | 516 | ATA |
| 138. | 515 | PRO |
| 139. | 513 | APT |
| 140. | 506 | DEN |
| 141. | 503 | TED USA |
| 143. | 502 | NED |
| 144. | 501 | HER |
| 145. | 497 | SOS |
| 146. | 494 | SAD |
| 147. | 493 | EYE |
| 148. | 492 | ANY AVA |
| 150. | 491 | ABA |
| 151. | 488 | RUE TIN |
| 153. | 487 | SEN |
| 154. | 485 | INS LED PEA |
| 157. | 484 | CAR SLY |
| 159. | 478 | DEE |
| 160. | 473 | AXE NEA |
| 162. | 472 | SAL |
| 163. | 471 | ITE ONA |
| 165. | 469 | ADD |
| 166. | 467 | TRE |
| 167. | 465 | ALT RAP |
| 169. | 463 | ECO |
| 170. | 461 | ENT |
| 171. | 460 | MAR |
| 172. | 457 | PAL |
| 173. | 455 | ONO |
| 174. | 454 | ERG ETO |
| 176. | 451 | STA |
| 177. | 450 | MET |
| 178. | 449 | THE |
| 179. | 447 | SON |
| 180. | 445 | GAS PAR |
| 182. | 444 | OBI |
| 183. | 443 | RAM |
| 184. | 442 | SRI |
| 185. | 439 | RIA |
| 186. | 438 | EGG SOL |
| 188. | 437 | AGA |
| 189. | 436 | ELK OTT OVA |
| 192. | 435 | EDS |
| 193. | 431 | ROT |
| 194. | 430 | REP |
| 195. | 429 | ASK RNA TOT |
| 198. | 428 | AIL ITO |
| 200. | 426 | PTA |
| 201. | 423 | ALP |
| 202. | 422 | AWE MAE TOR |
| 205. | 421 | NAT TSE |
| 207. | 419 | ETS |
| 208. | 418 | NAP |
| 209. | 417 | EKE TIS TON |
| 212. | 416 | LAS |
| 213. | 415 | ELF |
| 214. | 414 | BEE SIS |
| 216. | 411 | TAT TEL |
| 218. | 410 | EEN |
| 219. | 409 | EOS STS |
| 221. | 408 | ORB PSI |
| 223. | 407 | LAD LOT PIE |
| 226. | 406 | DOE |
| 227. | 405 | SEC |
| 228. | 404 | ORR SAM SAP |
| 231. | 401 | GEE HEN ODD |
| 234. | 400 | AIM RYE |
| 236. | 399 | MEN NTH PEN REA SAN |
| 241. | 397 | EMS SIT |
| 243. | 396 | HAS PRE |
| 245. | 395 | UNO |
| 246. | 393 | INE SRA |
| 248. | 391 | CAT TRY |
| 250. | 389 | EPI |
| 251. | 388 | DES LIT |
| 253. | 387 | SRS |
| 254. | 386 | ANE HAT |
| 256. | 384 | AMO IKE REO |
| 259. | 383 | TAP TOO YEN |
| 262. | 382 | RHO YET |
| 264. | 381 | LIL REL |
| 266. | 380 | SER |
| 267. | 379 | BAR CPA SSS |
| 270. | 378 | NOT |
| 271. | 377 | EPA |
| 272. | 376 | ASE DNA NEW |
| 275. | 375 | AID |
| 276. | 374 | BAA |
| 277. | 373 | ATT |
| 278. | 372 | ARK |
| 279. | 370 | SIN |
| 280. | 369 | SST |
| 281. | 368 | OLA |
| 282. | 367 | RET TAU |
| 284. | 366 | OPT ROD |
| 286. | 364 | ERI |
| 287. | 363 | NOD SAC |
| 289. | 362 | EBB SKI SUE |
| 292. | 361 | BRA |
| 293. | 360 | HOE |
| 294. | 357 | ARR IRS ROI |
| 297. | 355 | ENG INK |
| 299. | 353 | SOD |
| 300. | 352 | SAG |
| 301. | 351 | PAT |
| 302. | 350 | DOT NAE |
| 304. | 349 | EIN |
| 305. | 348 | LAP RID RON TAD |
| 309. | 346 | OWE |
| 310. | 345 | AAA IMP LEN |
| 313. | 344 | TAB |
| 314. | 343 | ENO |
| 315. | 342 | BOA ELA RAG |
| 318. | 340 | AMP HAL RIP TOM |
| 322. | 338 | DIE MEL MIA |
| 325. | 337 | POE TET |
| 327. | 336 | ETH |
| 328. | 335 | MER |
| 329. | 333 | OUT RCA |
| 331. | 332 | CIA |
| 332. | 331 | LSD OSE |
| 334. | 330 | TIA |
| 335. | 329 | NON |
| 336. | 328 | BAT CEE EAU |
| 339. | 327 | APO GEL LOO TWO |
| 343. | 325 | PET TAI URI |
| 346. | 324 | ARS MAO ORT YEA |
| 350. | 323 | ASI SEW |
| 352. | 321 | ISM LOS |
| 354. | 320 | ISH OTO STU |
| 357. | 319 | MAN |
| 358. | 318 | DER IVE KEN MAT PAS |
| 363. | 316 | IST VIA |
| 365. | 315 | HAM |
| 366. | 314 | CAL RAW TAO |
| 369. | 313 | WEE |
| 370. | 312 | ONT |
| 371. | 311 | REF TIP |
| 373. | 309 | ANO BAH |
| 375. | 308 | ATL OUR SAO |
| 378. | 307 | OPS UNA |
| 380. | 306 | ATM DYE UNE |
| 383. | 305 | DEL IOU |
| 385. | 304 | ITA OSS TIL |
| 388. | 302 | RBI |
| 389. | 301 | CAP OCT TIC |
| 392. | 300 | TOP |
| 393. | 299 | HST SOT |
| 395. | 298 | AAR ACH CAN COO NAN RIM SPY |
| 402. | 297 | NOS SCI |
| 404. | 296 | VEE |
| 405. | 295 | TAM |
| 406. | 294 | AFT TDS |
| 408. | 293 | NAB NIP |
| 410. | 292 | CHI GET NCO WAR |
| 414. | 291 | TAG |
| 415. | 290 | UNI |
| 416. | 289 | ABC EDE |
| 418. | 288 | MAP PAN |
| 420. | 286 | AER MAC |
| 422. | 285 | DAD DAS HEM |
| 425. | 284 | AKA DOS INT |
| 428. | 283 | AYE VAT |
| 430. | 282 | NAG REV |
| 432. | 280 | APR |
| 433. | 279 | ALS HIE LOA OHO |
| 437. | 278 | BET |
| 438. | 277 | RAY |
| 439. | 276 | ABS DAM LID MAD |
| 443. | 274 | DON |
| 444. | 273 | LAC ROO SIC |
| 447. | 272 | DAN |
| 448. | 271 | HOT |
| 449. | 269 | ALB BEN CAB IDS LAB |
| 454. | 268 | DAB NBA RAS SLO SNL |
| 459. | 267 | OAK TER |
| 461. | 266 | EMO MOO |
| 463. | 265 | OWN WAS |
| 465. | 264 | LAO LIP POI REC |
| 469. | 263 | PIN |
| 470. | 262 | AME FEE HUE INC RUT |
| 475. | 261 | NUT |
| 476. | 260 | CHE LEG ROC RUN |
| 480. | 259 | LYE |
| 481. | 258 | ENA |
| 482. | 257 | ELO GAL REE VET |
| 486. | 256 | AHS ELY GEM OPE SIP |
| 491. | 255 | HIS LAT UPS |
| 494. | 254 | AES CUE OAF REM RIB RIG |
| 500. | 253 | CON ICI |
| 502. | 252 | LOU MIR MRS NSA |
| 506. | 251 | SAY |
| 507. | 250 | SAW |
| 508. | 249 | LAG MOE SSN TSP |
| 512. | 248 | BED DDE EDO ISO |
| 516. | 247 | AWL ESO RNS SSR TUT |
| 521. | 245 | ANS COT TIM |
| 524. | 244 | ISR ULE |
| 526. | 243 | GNU LAR SOB VAN |
| 530. | 242 | DIN PAD POT |
| 533. | 241 | ROB |
| 534. | 240 | FAT USO |
| 536. | 239 | GAP WED |
| 538. | 238 | BAN IDE |
| 540. | 237 | LON |
| 541. | 236 | PIT |
| 542. | 235 | GIN OWL |
| 544. | 233 | FAR UTA |
| 546. | 232 | CAD LAW |
| 548. | 231 | FIR GAR ILO LAM NAY VIE |
| 554. | 229 | ESC MAS PEP |
| 557. | 228 | FOR FRA IRK RAF WET |
| 562. | 227 | DEW IND NOW REB |
| 566. | 226 | HAN LIN |
| 568. | 225 | AMT CAM NYE ORS SOU YRS |
| 574. | 224 | DEA |
| 575. | 223 | DAR |
| 576. | 222 | AOL COS HES MEA NUN |
| 581. | 221 | BRO DUE HIT SUN |
| 585. | 220 | BAD MIL ORC TOY |
| 589. | 219 | ARF ILK |
| 591. | 218 | AMY FAN IER UGH |
| 595. | 217 | III RLS TVA |
| 598. | 216 | CRO GAT GOO |
| 601. | 215 | FOE ISE NIT SKY |
| 605. | 214 | REY WOE |
| 607. | 213 | UAR |
| 608. | 212 | OPA OUI |
| 610. | 211 | HAD MAL TEC TSK |
| 614. | 210 | BIT IAM KEY |
| 617. | 209 | LOP OFT POD |
| 620. | 208 | BIN BUS DOC DRS IMA SGT SOP |
| 627. | 207 | OAS REX YDS |
| 630. | 206 | FRO KIT |
| 632. | 205 | BEL DRY MOT NAM PGA RUR TKO |
| 639. | 204 | DIP EDT MSS |
| 642. | 203 | BAS LOG |
| 644. | 202 | LST |
| 645. | 201 | ALF ECU EEK FED PHI REN SDS |
| 652. | 200 | CSA |
| 653. | 199 | AIT EEE OHM THO |
| 657. | 198 | BOO EDU NOM UMA |
| 661. | 197 | HON ROW |
| 663. | 196 | CHA DEB EFT SNO |
| 667. | 195 | KIN ROM SHY UFO UKE WIT |
| 673. | 194 | GAB ORD SOO |
| 676. | 193 | COD DIS ISA LAY NAH RUM |
| 682. | 192 | OKS SHA |
| 684. | 191 | CEO LOB ODA |
| 687. | 190 | ARP CRI DUO LAE TAE WHO WIN |
| 694. | 189 | HOP OED STP |
| 697. | 188 | EMT LSU MOI OOH TLC |
| 702. | 187 | BIO IDI ITT NIN SEL |
| 707. | 186 | RAD RIN STR |
| 710. | 185 | INO USS |
| 712. | 184 | DRE EUR MAI MOP ORG TSA |
| 718. | 183 | EME IFS |
| 720. | 182 | PAM |
| 721. | 181 | DAY PAC |
| 723. | 180 | HEP KOS LEM LOW |
| 727. | 179 | ATO ONS USN |
| 730. | 178 | ENC SES SUR |
| 733. | 177 | CBS GOT PST WAN |
| 737. | 176 | FEN RRS |
| 739. | 175 | BSA DEI ELD IOS LIS SOY TOA |
| 746. | 174 | DOG DST MIT POP TEM YAK |
| 752. | 173 | GEN JAR |
| 754. | 172 | ILA MOM OCA WOO YAM |
| 759. | 171 | BEA FLA PAW |
| 762. | 170 | BAG CUR DEM ING KEG MOA PEI WEB ZEN |
| 771. | 169 | AMS COE GIS ICH NOG URE |
| 777. | 168 | LAI MBA SMA TOW |
| 781. | 167 | LPS OFF SOW UMP WON YAP |
| 787. | 166 | RTS SKA |
| 789. | 165 | DIM KAT MON ODS TAC |
| 794. | 164 | LTD WES |
| 796. | 163 | AWN COP ENL POL SUM |
| 801. | 162 | DOR SEX |
| 803. | 161 | CRY DEO ZEE |
| 806. | 160 | AAH FAD FIT GOA HRS SMU |
| 812. | 159 | GEO TAJ WAD |
| 815. | 158 | KEA LII TUB |
| 818. | 157 | TAL |
| 819. | 156 | APP DIA PEG |
| 822. | 155 | ABU HEE HID HIP PIA RDS TEX YOU |
| 830. | 154 | CDS CEL MOB PTS TBS TIO |
| 836. | 153 | EXE |
| 837. | 152 | AOK MIN OSA ROY |
| 841. | 151 | COL ESL FLO HAH MAA MEG TUN |
| 848. | 150 | FLU |
| 849. | 149 | HAG JAM NEB |
| 852. | 148 | BIB BLT DDS DDT GAD KID MED MME NIA OTS SID URL |
| 864. | 147 | ABO ESA OSU PUN VAL |
| 869. | 146 | CIO EHS NAS NIB NIE PEW REI STD |
| 877. | 145 | ANG HRE ICY ZOO |
| 881. | 144 | ALG HAY IRT RDA |
| 885. | 143 | AGT BAM CID COB DEC GER NES TWA |
| 893. | 142 | PLO PRY |
| 895. | 141 | MES |
| 896. | 140 | AYN DID DTS HUT YON |
| 901. | 139 | BID ETD GOD |
| 904. | 138 | IPO MID NOB PLY SSW |
| 909. | 137 | ARN FIN MIS PAY PIP PUT SIL ULM |
| 917. | 136 | BTU IWO LOL MDS OOO QED STL |
| 924. | 135 | CAW OTE OVI UPI VIM |
| 929. | 134 | GAG HBO MOD OSO TIT |
| 934. | 133 | BAL HIM JAB MEW SUP YEW |
| 940. | 132 | AEC CNN CUT DEF GIL GRE ICU ZED |
| 948. | 131 | BEG COW FIE GOP GPA ILS IRR MAB NEY |
| 957. | 130 | EES GPS ISL MAY MRI SLR SYN |
| 964. | 129 | FRI MAW OOP |
| 967. | 128 | BOB CCS COG CSI EMI GRR LER OHS RUB |
| 976. | 127 | GTO MTS OST OVO TAS |
| 981. | 126 | FBI HEX HEY LAX PSA RPM SIB |
| 988. | 125 | BON LIV LTS PCS |
| 992. | 124 | DOH HOG PHD REG RUG TAX |
| 998. | 123 | DIG PES SAS |