Here are the most popular 4-letter answers sorted by count of occurrences across all puzzles including pre-Shortz, Modern Era, and Variety.
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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
| 1. | 1,579 | AREA |
| 2. | 1,414 | ERIE |
| 3. | 1,242 | ARIA |
| 4. | 1,208 | ALOE |
| 5. | 1,188 | ANTE |
| 6. | 1,131 | EDEN |
| 7. | 1,127 | ELSE |
| 8. | 1,058 | STAR |
| 9. | 1,047 | IDEA |
| 10. | 1,028 | ORAL |
| 11. | 964 | ALAS |
| 12. | 948 | EASE |
| 13. | 944 | ASEA |
| 14. | 932 | ALEE |
| 15. | 931 | EROS |
| 16. | 924 | TREE |
| 17. | 919 | ODOR |
| 18. | 906 | TSAR |
| 19. | 884 | ENOS |
| 20. | 883 | ACRE |
| 21. | 877 | OLEO |
| 22. | 873 | IRON |
| 23. | 862 | ANTI |
| 24. | 861 | STIR |
| 25. | 859 | OMAR |
| 26. | 855 | ESSE |
| 27. | 852 | ANON |
| 28. | 851 | ETON |
| 29. | 850 | ETAL |
| 30. | 849 | AMEN |
| 31. | 848 | ONES |
| 32. | 840 | ASIA |
| 33. | 827 | ESTE |
| 34. | 826 | ERIN |
| 35. | 824 | OBOE |
| 36. | 816 | ONCE |
| 37. | 812 | ENDS |
| 38. | 808 | ETNA |
| 39. | 805 | ARES |
| 40. | 800 | ELAN |
| 41. | 799 | ERAS |
| 42. | 794 | ANNE |
| 43. | 781 | ALAI |
| 44. | 774 | IRAN |
| 45. | 760 | EDIT |
| 46. | 757 | ECHO |
| 47. | 756 | IDOL |
| 48. | 746 | ALTO |
| 49. | 743 | EPEE INRE |
| 51. | 741 | ERSE |
| 52. | 738 | AERO ENID |
| 54. | 737 | ELIA |
| 55. | 733 | RARE |
| 56. | 728 | ISLE |
| 57. | 727 | EAST |
| 58. | 726 | ETTE |
| 59. | 714 | ETRE |
| 60. | 709 | EDGE |
| 61. | 708 | EVER |
| 62. | 707 | ALEC |
| 63. | 703 | REST |
| 64. | 700 | ABLE |
| 65. | 699 | ACHE |
| 66. | 697 | ADAM |
| 67. | 695 | ALAN NEST |
| 69. | 690 | ELLA ISEE |
| 71. | 689 | NERO |
| 72. | 688 | OSLO |
| 73. | 686 | ALIT EMIT |
| 75. | 685 | ARAB |
| 76. | 684 | EIRE |
| 77. | 683 | ATOM IDLE ITEM |
| 80. | 679 | ABET |
| 81. | 678 | EVIL OPAL |
| 83. | 670 | AVER |
| 84. | 662 | RENO |
| 85. | 660 | ARID OVER |
| 87. | 656 | ERIC |
| 88. | 654 | INTO |
| 89. | 653 | AONE |
| 90. | 649 | APSE |
| 91. | 646 | UNIT |
| 92. | 644 | OTTO |
| 93. | 643 | NEAT |
| 94. | 641 | SNAP |
| 95. | 638 | IOTA |
| 96. | 637 | OMEN |
| 97. | 636 | RENE |
| 98. | 634 | OGRE |
| 99. | 633 | OMIT |
| 100. | 632 | OLIO |
| 101. | 630 | AFAR |
| 102. | 628 | ORES STEP |
| 104. | 626 | ELSA |
| 105. | 623 | EMIR SLED |
| 107. | 621 | STET |
| 108. | 620 | ONTO |
| 109. | 615 | ABEL |
| 110. | 614 | ESAU |
| 111. | 613 | ALES |
| 112. | 612 | ASHE EVEN |
| 114. | 610 | ARTS |
| 115. | 607 | ADEN OVAL |
| 117. | 605 | NEAR OPEN |
| 119. | 604 | NESS |
| 120. | 602 | ONER |
| 121. | 597 | ANNA |
| 122. | 596 | URAL |
| 123. | 591 | OTIS YSER |
| 125. | 590 | ALSO ERNE |
| 127. | 589 | AMOR |
| 128. | 586 | IRIS |
| 129. | 585 | ARAL |
| 130. | 584 | SPAR |
| 131. | 583 | ERLE SCAR STEM |
| 134. | 581 | REED |
| 135. | 577 | SERE |
| 136. | 576 | ATOP URGE |
| 138. | 573 | UTAH |
| 139. | 572 | EPIC |
| 140. | 570 | ERRS |
| 141. | 567 | IGOR |
| 142. | 565 | ANEW ASTI |
| 144. | 562 | ANTS |
| 145. | 561 | NEON |
| 146. | 560 | EDNA |
| 147. | 558 | AGRA |
| 148. | 556 | ERAT STOP |
| 150. | 555 | AGAR |
| 151. | 553 | RENT |
| 152. | 551 | NEED |
| 153. | 549 | LIAR |
| 154. | 548 | AMOS USER |
| 156. | 547 | EDAM |
| 157. | 546 | ODES |
| 158. | 540 | KNEE |
| 159. | 539 | NILE |
| 160. | 538 | AURA |
| 161. | 535 | REAR |
| 162. | 533 | ASTA STAN |
| 164. | 532 | RATE |
| 165. | 531 | AIDE ELLE TRIO |
| 168. | 529 | ERST |
| 169. | 528 | EARN |
| 170. | 524 | ACES OREL |
| 172. | 523 | ECRU |
| 173. | 522 | ORAN SEER |
| 175. | 520 | ETTA |
| 176. | 512 | TEST |
| 177. | 510 | AGES |
| 178. | 508 | SLOE |
| 179. | 507 | ALAR SENT |
| 181. | 506 | ARNO ROLE |
| 183. | 504 | AGEE OTOE |
| 185. | 501 | SERA |
| 186. | 500 | OREO RIOT |
| 188. | 499 | OVEN |
| 189. | 497 | SETS STAT |
| 191. | 496 | ACTS |
| 192. | 493 | OGLE SEEN STAG |
| 195. | 491 | ITER |
| 196. | 487 | STOA |
| 197. | 485 | EELS EGAD INCA |
| 200. | 484 | ERGO |
| 201. | 483 | REEL STEW |
| 203. | 482 | LENA |
| 204. | 481 | STAB |
| 205. | 479 | DEER |
| 206. | 478 | ASST EWER ODIN |
| 209. | 476 | ONUS |
| 210. | 475 | TIER |
| 211. | 473 | ANIL ODER |
| 213. | 472 | ACME EARL LEER |
| 216. | 471 | AMES |
| 217. | 470 | IDES |
| 218. | 467 | REAL |
| 219. | 466 | SALE |
| 220. | 465 | TESS |
| 221. | 464 | OHIO |
| 222. | 462 | ULNA |
| 223. | 460 | NOSE OLLA |
| 225. | 459 | EATS STLO |
| 227. | 458 | OSSA |
| 228. | 456 | TEAR |
| 229. | 455 | REDS SARI |
| 231. | 454 | TROT |
| 232. | 453 | EARS SCAT TEEN |
| 235. | 452 | AVON OGEE |
| 237. | 451 | AIDA IRAE TIRE |
| 240. | 448 | MERE SODA TRAP |
| 243. | 447 | IVAN TRES |
| 245. | 446 | AJAR |
| 246. | 445 | SOSO TALE |
| 248. | 443 | AMIE |
| 249. | 442 | ARGO |
| 250. | 441 | ICON LANE |
| 252. | 439 | REDO STEN |
| 254. | 437 | USED |
| 255. | 436 | ARTE EMMA ETAT SPAT |
| 259. | 434 | NINE TRUE |
| 261. | 433 | OMAN SOLE STAY |
| 264. | 432 | ASTO |
| 265. | 431 | ROAR SASS |
| 267. | 430 | ACID ETES HERO |
| 270. | 429 | ELIS SEAT TARA USES |
| 274. | 428 | LATE |
| 275. | 426 | AHAB |
| 276. | 425 | URSA |
| 277. | 423 | ALOT |
| 278. | 421 | AGED LESS NORA TALC |
| 282. | 420 | NATO NETS RISE |
| 285. | 417 | ETAS IAGO RANT |
| 288. | 416 | SANE |
| 289. | 415 | LIRA SEMI |
| 291. | 414 | EYES SPAS |
| 293. | 413 | ARLO |
| 294. | 412 | NOEL |
| 295. | 411 | DATA ESNE HERE SEAL |
| 299. | 409 | ARNE RITE |
| 301. | 408 | ROSE SATE |
| 303. | 407 | ASIS HALO NOTE |
| 306. | 405 | NANA SEED |
| 308. | 404 | ANTA RACE SARA SIRE |
| 312. | 403 | AMID TONE |
| 314. | 402 | AMAH EXIT |
| 316. | 401 | TETE |
| 317. | 400 | UNTO |
| 318. | 399 | ATEE LAVA |
| 320. | 397 | RAIN SNEE SORE |
| 323. | 396 | ALIA GENE INGE MESS NONE RILE |
| 329. | 395 | ASPS NAME REIN SPOT |
| 333. | 394 | ODDS |
| 334. | 393 | ARIL LORE |
| 336. | 392 | ADDS MESA UTES |
| 339. | 391 | EONS SLAT |
| 341. | 390 | APES |
| 342. | 388 | HARE |
| 343. | 387 | TATA |
| 344. | 385 | EMIL LENS ORCA SPED |
| 348. | 384 | SCAN |
| 349. | 383 | ALPS CREE |
| 351. | 382 | UPON |
| 352. | 381 | AUTO SCOT SOLO |
| 355. | 379 | ALDA |
| 356. | 378 | LEAR SALT |
| 358. | 377 | ELMO PERU |
| 360. | 374 | LINE |
| 361. | 372 | NOON |
| 362. | 371 | CEDE ETUI LION MENU SLOT |
| 367. | 370 | AGOG ANAT EDDY |
| 370. | 369 | EBON RITA YEAR |
| 373. | 368 | ALAE TENT UNDO |
| 376. | 367 | ATTA EGOS |
| 378. | 366 | PLEA |
| 379. | 365 | ADES |
| 380. | 364 | EAVE OMNI SITE SNIP TARO |
| 385. | 363 | EDIE REAP SSTS |
| 388. | 362 | HERA SAGA SPAN |
| 391. | 361 | OMOO SNAG |
| 393. | 360 | ABUT |
| 394. | 358 | EASY ERIS ETTU SNOW |
| 398. | 357 | AKIN READ |
| 400. | 356 | LAIR OISE RAGE |
| 403. | 355 | AHEM NEMO PEER SILO YALE |
| 408. | 353 | ARCH ESTA ROTE |
| 411. | 352 | ATTU GNAT RAIL RASP |
| 415. | 351 | LENT SHOE |
| 417. | 350 | AWOL TEES |
| 419. | 349 | MEET OATS TORE USSR |
| 423. | 348 | APER |
| 424. | 346 | ALMA RAVE TELE |
| 427. | 345 | LONE OATH |
| 429. | 344 | LAST SEES TITO |
| 432. | 343 | ORNE ROSA |
| 434. | 341 | SLAP |
| 435. | 340 | ABBA SEND |
| 437. | 339 | OARS ROME |
| 439. | 338 | ACNE ETCH SEAS |
| 442. | 337 | ANNO IONA SECT SETA |
| 446. | 336 | DEED LIEN |
| 448. | 335 | RATS TILE |
| 450. | 334 | SMEE |
| 451. | 333 | ORLE |
| 452. | 332 | ITAL TENS |
| 454. | 331 | DEAR ELBA LAIC TOSS |
| 458. | 330 | GLEE OAHU |
| 460. | 329 | NASA NINA SLAM STER |
| 464. | 328 | AARE |
| 465. | 327 | EWES GALA ICER RICE |
| 469. | 326 | NENE |
| 470. | 325 | EGGS NEER |
| 472. | 324 | DARE EZRA LEES |
| 475. | 322 | AVID CITE EDER ESPY ESSO ISIS LACE |
| 482. | 321 | IVES LEAN |
| 484. | 320 | ADAR RELY SORT TAPE |
| 488. | 319 | ASAP ASKS LESE OAST TEND |
| 493. | 318 | ADIT GEAR LASS PETE |
| 497. | 317 | EACH HAHA ROSS |
| 500. | 316 | ECCE OKRA RANI ROOT SAME |
| 505. | 315 | ALTA IMAM ONLY RARA SAGE SELL |
| 511. | 314 | AQUA DEAN SEEP TRAM |
| 515. | 313 | ELIE STUN UCLA |
| 518. | 312 | AINT DENT IDEE TEAL |
| 522. | 310 | ACTA LAMA LAOS PAPA SPIN TINE |
| 528. | 309 | INNS MEAT NICE |
| 531. | 308 | DALI METE NAIL |
| 534. | 307 | BALI SASH |
| 536. | 306 | AGER INON LENO ROMA SEAR STOW |
| 542. | 305 | EDDA ICES ISNT MAMA SAAR SINE |
| 548. | 304 | OXEN SLAV |
| 550. | 303 | ABIE AFRO CASE OLES PERT PEST |
| 556. | 302 | ACER SMOG TART |
| 559. | 301 | DATE HONE SIAM |
| 562. | 300 | AGUE ARCS ELLS HALE IRAS |
| 567. | 299 | AMOK RIDE |
| 569. | 298 | IRMA RASH ROAN |
| 572. | 297 | LOLA OLGA |
| 574. | 296 | ASSN LEVI PLAN PSST SOAR |
| 579. | 295 | ALUM AMMO PESO RIGA |
| 583. | 294 | ABED AMAT ENNA SHEA TAXI |
| 588. | 293 | DELE NOVA SLEW THOR |
| 592. | 292 | DENS EINE ROAD |
| 595. | 291 | AXLE ICED RAPT SLAB TAME |
| 600. | 290 | IBIS LIMA |
| 602. | 289 | EVES IRES PASS |
| 605. | 288 | APED LEAP LEON REAM RULE |
| 610. | 287 | ARTY ILES TROD |
| 613. | 286 | ATEN INIT SOHO TEAS TERN |
| 618. | 285 | ANET ARMS CARE HIRE NOAH OBIT OTIC TAIL |
| 626. | 284 | REND SLIT |
| 628. | 283 | LEST NEAP OBEY SETH |
| 632. | 282 | AIRE EYRE RAID RIPE SHAH |
| 637. | 281 | DENY EBRO EURO TEEM TRIP |
| 642. | 280 | ERMA ILLS TOAD |
| 645. | 279 | BETA CENT DIAL OLAF SHED TORO |
| 651. | 278 | EBAN ELEE IOWA |
| 654. | 277 | AIRS ALLA CRAB DIET EYED POET SOAP |
| 661. | 276 | LIES SAVE SIDE |
| 664. | 275 | ELON LEDA SOME TOGA |
| 668. | 274 | SNIT TBAR TOTE |
| 671. | 273 | RTES RUIN |
| 673. | 272 | LIST POLO RIAL SHAM |
| 677. | 271 | ACED BASE ELMS FREE OVID |
| 682. | 270 | ABOU EERO |
| 684. | 269 | DESK NAST TOES TREK |
| 688. | 268 | DEAL OONA SAFE |
| 691. | 267 | ABCS ECON HOLE MAGI SOON SURE TACT TEAM TIME |
| 700. | 266 | CAST COLA TUNA |
| 703. | 265 | ROLL SNOB TIDE |
| 706. | 264 | AVOW LIME PIER |
| 709. | 263 | AMIR PANE SAIL |
| 712. | 262 | ALOU DAIS DORA LARA MARE ONEA PEAR TODO |
| 720. | 261 | ALGA MIEN RHEA SEAN TERM UVEA |
| 726. | 260 | AMOI APIA DEEP URNS |
| 730. | 259 | MOOR TELL |
| 732. | 258 | ALLY ARAM YENS |
| 735. | 257 | OILS PALE |
| 737. | 256 | ANDY EXAM HAIR LOSE RING |
| 742. | 255 | AUNT DADA DRAT ENTO HOSE URIS WEST |
| 749. | 254 | AILS ENOL LEAD NONO TOTO |
| 754. | 253 | ACTI DIOR PARE SLUR TINT |
| 759. | 252 | BEST LAME NAPE OPTS |
| 763. | 251 | CLAM EKES HATE MASS RODE RYES SOFA |
| 770. | 250 | HORA SEAM TAOS |
| 773. | 249 | EXES LIRE OPUS ROPE TALL TERI |
| 779. | 248 | LANA TATE |
| 781. | 247 | HULA TACO |
| 783. | 246 | ABAS CLAN EVAN POSE RANG SLIP TASS TOME TREY TRIM |
| 793. | 245 | EGIS LAMB RATA ROBE THAI |
| 798. | 244 | AGIO DANE ELKS MARC MATE NELL OOZE REEF ROVE |
| 807. | 243 | LEND SEEM |
| 809. | 242 | ALII BASS MARS MAST PAIR |
| 814. | 241 | BEER CHAR LOVE |
| 817. | 240 | ALOP DELI HENS LOAN LURE OKIE ONIT TARE |
| 825. | 239 | LEAH LETS MANE MEAN PATE |
| 830. | 238 | BRIE LODE |
| 832. | 237 | DEEM IBAR MINE PAST PERE PERI WREN |
| 839. | 236 | CASH OLEG PINE TOOL |
| 843. | 235 | AVIS DART MEAL |
| 846. | 234 | CRAM GATE ITCH NEWS SERB SOOT |
| 852. | 233 | APEX HOPI KNOT PEEL SWAT TINA |
| 858. | 232 | ATIT ENTE LOST NAPA PISA SWAN |
| 864. | 231 | LIEU MORE NORM ORSO PACE ROIL SEGO SYNE THEE |
| 873. | 230 | AEON CANE CORE DISC LOOT OLDS RAFT ROUE |
| 881. | 229 | AMIS DESI IONS LAHR LOON TUTU |
| 887. | 228 | ASHY CONE DOOR HERR TUNE |
| 892. | 227 | ATON EMUS PACT PAGE PARA SALA THAT |
| 899. | 226 | AVEC CHAP DIRE DROP EBBS ITSA NOME YORE |
| 907. | 225 | CANT NYET SAND SLAW TORT |
| 912. | 224 | BESS DOER ERNS LINT MESH RAMP ROSY SHOP SPIT |
| 921. | 223 | AVES GLEN LISA PORE RAMA |
| 926. | 222 | AMER AXIS GASP ORBS RAKE SAPS SCAM SHOO SPEE TMEN |
| 936. | 221 | ELAL NEWT |
| 938. | 220 | ADOS AROW CAMP COAT CODA NOTA OUST YETI |
| 946. | 219 | CASA CHAT DRIP EELY HASP ODEA ROOM |
| 953. | 218 | ARKS ERGS HERS LARD OSHA SANS |
| 959. | 217 | ITIS PLOT TIES |
| 962. | 216 | BRER ELBE GLAD ROAM ROUT SHAG |
| 968. | 215 | BARE EARP LOGE NCAA NERD SIRS |
| 974. | 214 | AWAY CATO CHIC ENDO INCH LASH NOUN OPEC RUSE SLIM |
| 984. | 213 | DALE EDGY EKED LAND LEIS PENS PEON SIGN SONS TARS TAUT WERE |