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Most popular words by length

The 12 most popular answer words of each length in the Shortz Era

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LengthCountWords
3 letters663ERA
533ERE
525ONE
510ELI
508ORE
496ATE
490ALE
476ETA
455OLE
454ALI ARE
451ERR
4 letters552AREA
450ERIE
430ALOE
404ARIA
401EDEN
397ANTE
386ELSE
348OREO
345IDEA
316ISEE
315ANTI
304ASIA ORAL
5 letters304ARENA
268ERASE
235EERIE
209OPERA
194ENTER
189IRENE
188ATARI
177IRATE
176ORATE
175AROMA
170ALONE INANE
6 letters113ESTATE
106TSETSE
99STEREO
95ELAINE
94ATEASE
90ODESSA
83ARARAT ORIOLE
78ENAMEL
70SERENE TERESA
69ARENAS
7 letters47ATLANTA
45ALAMODE
44ELEANOR
42ASARULE
40ESSENCE ESTATES ETERNAL
37ALSORAN
36ENTENTE INERTIA
35ERASURE
34ALIENEE EDASNER ERITREA
8 letters38ONEONONE
26ALTEREGO
25ALOEVERA
24AREACODE ETCETERA
23ORATORIO
22INASENSE STONEAGE
21ALACARTE EGOMANIA
20ANACONDA ANISETTE AVEMARIA ONELINER OPERETTA RESTAREA STILETTO
9 letters16ILLATEASE
15AREACODES ARISTOTLE ASIAMINOR CLEOPATRA
14DEARSANTA
13AMERICANA HOLEINONE
12DALAILAMA ERIECANAL MARESNEST SNAKEEYES SORELOSER
10 letters16OPENSESAME
15ONEATATIME
13ITALIANICE
12EVENSTEVEN
11AMENTOTHAT IVORYTOWER
10ALOHASTATE ANNABELLEE EXTRAEXTRA
9ADAMSAPPLE BESTSELLER OVALOFFICE SANTACLAUS SOURGRAPES THENATURAL VOODOODOLL
11 letters9BANANASPLIT ONCLOUDNINE
8ROCKANDROLL
7ANIMALHOUSE CAESARSALAD GRASSHOPPER GROUCHOMARX NEILDIAMOND PIECEOFCAKE PURPLEHEART SPLITSECOND
6ABRACADABRA AMERICANPIE CORNERSTONE ODDSANDENDS PRIDEPARADE TAYLORSWIFT TRIPLECROWN
12 letters7LOVETRIANGLE
6HOMERSIMPSON SHOOTINGSTAR
5LONESOMEDOVE MARLONBRANDO SPOILERALERT
4ALECGUINNESS ALUMINUMFOIL BAGGAGECLAIM BLESSEDEVENT BYEBYEBIRDIE CONTROLFREAK GOBBLEDYGOOK HEARTANDSOUL HELPMERHONDA HITTHEBRICKS HUMPTYDUMPTY ICECREAMCONE KIRSTIEALLEY LEOPARDPRINT MERRYGOROUND PAINTITBLACK PEERPRESSURE PUTTINGGREEN SHARPASATACK THEGODFATHER TORATORATORA TURNTURNTURN
13 letters6PERIODICTABLE
5DANTESINFERNO EPLURIBUSUNUM MINTCONDITION NEXTTONOTHING PIERCEBROSNAN QUIETONTHESET SPINNINGWHEEL WESTSIDESTORY XMARKSTHESPOT
4BAITANDSWITCH BEDSIDEMANNER BLACKANDWHITE BONDJAMESBOND BROKENPROMISE COGITOERGOSUM DADDYLONGLEGS DADDYWARBUCKS DONTTREADONME DOUBLEHEADERS FLASHINTHEPAN GOODCOPBADCOP MARGARETCOURT MARILYNMONROE MINNESOTAFATS MIRACLEWORKER MOUNTRUSHMORE NEILARMSTRONG NOGREATSHAKES NOTHINGBURGER OFFENSIVELINE PAPAHEMINGWAY ROLLERCOASTER ROOTOFALLEVIL SKINNYDIPPING SOONERORLATER SPLITDECISION TIMEAFTERTIME TOBEORNOTTOBE UNITEDNATIONS WHERESTHEFIRE WHITEELEPHANT
14 letters4ABRAHAMLINCOLN BEAMMEUPSCOTTY CALVINCOOLIDGE HOWNOWBROWNCOW MARGARETFARRAR OUTINLEFTFIELD SHOWMETHEMONEY WHEELOFFORTUNE
3ARETHAFRANKLIN AROUNDTHECLOCK BALLPARKFRANKS BENEDICTARNOLD BIRTHOFANATION CHARIOTSOFFIRE CONNECTTHEDOTS CROCODILETEARS DAYSOFOURLIVES EIGHTDAYSAWEEK ELLENDEGENERES GETALOADOFTHIS GOODBYEMRCHIPS HEAVENSTOBETSY HIYOSILVERAWAY HUNTERGATHERER IDENTICALTWINS ITSNOTYOUITSME LARGERTHANLIFE LETFREEDOMRING LILLIANHELLMAN LORDOFTHEFLIES LORDOFTHERINGS MULTIPLECHOICE PRINCECHARMING QUEENANNESLACE REGULARORDECAF RESISTINGAREST RETURNTOSENDER RUNFORTHEROSES RUNNINGONEMPTY SCHINDLERSLIST SHOPPINGCENTER SPARENOEXPENSE TEQUILASUNRISE TOTELLTHETRUTH YOUBETYOURLIFE
15 letters11DEADASADOORNAIL STARSANDSTRIPES
10AGREETODISAGREE RUSSIANROULETTE
9BETWEENTHELINES HEADFORTHEHILLS LEONARDODAVINCI ONEWAYORANOTHER
8DISAPPEARINGACT FAMOUSLASTWORDS MEATANDPOTATOES ONCEINABLUEMOON ONTHEWATERFRONT TENCOMMANDMENTS THEAFRICANQUEEN YELLOWSUBMARINE
7ALOTONONESPLATE BARBEROFSEVILLE CALIFORNIAGIRLS INDEPENDENCEDAY LOVECONQUERSALL MOONLIGHTSONATA NATIONALPASTIME ONAGAINOFFAGAIN ONTOPOFTHEWORLD PEACHESANDCREAM REALESTATEAGENT SILENTTREATMENT SINGININTHERAIN SPIRALSTAIRCASE SYSTEMSANALYSTS THERESNOIINTEAM THROWINTHETOWEL
16 letters3PASSINTERFERENCE
2ACLOCKWORKORANGE ADRENALINEJUNKIE ATALEOFTWOCITIES BLANKETSTATEMENT DENZELWASHINGTON DESIGNATEDHITTER DOYOUWANTTODANCE FALLBACKPOSITION FLYINTHEOINTMENT FRENCHCONNECTION FRENCHREVOLUTION HOLLYWOODSQUARES INALLPROBABILITY INTERIORDESIGNER JUSTFORTHERECORD MANHATTANPROJECT NORTHWESTPASSAGE ONPINSANDNEEDLES OUTSTANDINGBILLS PICTUREINPICTURE QUARTERBACKSNEAK RIDEANDPREJUDICE SALTLAKECITYUTAH SHRINKINGVIOLETS SQUEALOFAPPROVAL THEMALTESEFALCON THESCARLETLETTER THETURNOFTHECREW THIRTEENCOLONIES WHOLETTHEDOGSOUT WRECKLESSDRIVING
17 letters3LOOKBEFOREYOULEAP MISSIONIMPOSSIBLE
2ABOMINABLESNOWMAN ANAMERICANINPARIS ANNEOFGREENGABLES CLOTHESMAKETHEMAN CONANTHEBARBARIAN GREATEXPECTATIONS ITSAWONDERFULLIFE REVERSEDICTIONARY SYDNEYGREENSTREET THEEAGLEHASLANDED THENAKEDANDTHEDEA THESOUNDANDTHEFUR TOWNWITHOUTPURITY TURNTHEOTHERCHEEK WEARINGOFTHEGREEN
18 letters3UPSTAIRSDOWNSTAIRS
2DIAMONDSAREFOREVER HOPESPRINGSETERNAL ONCEBITTENTWICESHY TABLEOFDISCONTENTS
19 letters2RAIDERSOFTHELOSTARK SERMONONTHEDISMOUNT
20 letters2ATREEGROWSINBROOKLYN GROSSNATIONALCONDUCT
21 letters2BORNONTHEFOURTHOFJULY ITSAMADMADMADMADWORLD PIRATESOFTHECARIBBEAN THESTARSPANGLEDBANNER