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Most popular words by length

The 10 most popular answer words of each length in the Shortz Era

Only Shortz Era data is included here. Click each word to see all its clues.

LengthCountWords
3 letters620ERA
501ERE
491ONE
482ELI
477ORE
462ATE
460ALE
450ETA
432ALI
423ARE OLE
4 letters524AREA
429ERIE
404ALOE
382ARIA
378EDEN
375ANTE
373ELSE
325OREO
316IDEA
302ANTI
5 letters288ARENA
259ERASE
229EERIE
193OPERA
186ENTER
184IRENE
177ATARI
168IRATE
167AROMA
166ALONE
6 letters109ESTATE
101TSETSE
94STEREO
92ELAINE
91ATEASE
88ODESSA
82ARARAT
79ORIOLE
74ENAMEL
68ARENAS ORELSE SERENE TERESA
7 letters44ATLANTA
43ALAMODE
42ASARULE
41ELEANOR
40ETERNAL
39ESSENCE
38ESTATES
37ALSORAN
35ENTENTE INERTIA
8 letters34ONEONONE
26ALTEREGO
25ALOEVERA
24AREACODE
23ETCETERA
22INASENSE ORATORIO
21ALACARTE
20ANISETTE EGOMANIA ONELINER OPERETTA
9 letters16ILLATEASE
15ARISTOTLE
14AREACODES ASIAMINOR CLEOPATRA
13AMERICANA DEARSANTA HOLEINONE
12ERIECANAL MARESNEST SNAKEEYES SORELOSER
10 letters16OPENSESAME
13ITALIANICE ONEATATIME
12EVENSTEVEN
10ALOHASTATE AMENTOTHAT ANNABELLEE IVORYTOWER
9BESTSELLER OVALOFFICE SANTACLAUS SOURGRAPES THENATURAL
11 letters9BANANASPLIT ONCLOUDNINE
7ANIMALHOUSE CAESARSALAD GROUCHOMARX PIECEOFCAKE PURPLEHEART
6AMERICANPIE NEILDIAMOND ODDSANDENDS ROCKANDROLL SPLITSECOND TAYLORSWIFT
12 letters7LOVETRIANGLE
6HOMERSIMPSON SHOOTINGSTAR
5LONESOMEDOVE MARLONBRANDO
4ALECGUINNESS ALUMINUMFOIL BAGGAGECLAIM BLESSEDEVENT BYEBYEBIRDIE CONTROLFREAK GOBBLEDYGOOK HEARTANDSOUL HITTHEBRICKS HUMPTYDUMPTY KIRSTIEALLEY LEOPARDPRINT PAINTITBLACK PEERPRESSURE SHARPASATACK THEGODFATHER TORATORATORA TURNTURNTURN
13 letters6PERIODICTABLE
5DANTESINFERNO EPLURIBUSUNUM NEXTTONOTHING QUIETONTHESET WESTSIDESTORY XMARKSTHESPOT
4BAITANDSWITCH BLACKANDWHITE BONDJAMESBOND BROKENPROMISE COGITOERGOSUM DADDYLONGLEGS DADDYWARBUCKS DONTTREADONME DOUBLEHEADERS FLASHINTHEPAN GOODCOPBADCOP MARILYNMONROE MINNESOTAFATS MINTCONDITION NEILARMSTRONG NOTHINGBURGER PAPAHEMINGWAY PIERCEBROSNAN ROLLERCOASTER ROOTOFALLEVIL SKINNYDIPPING SOONERORLATER SPINNINGWHEEL SPLITDECISION TIMEAFTERTIME UNITEDNATIONS WHERESTHEFIRE
14 letters4ABRAHAMLINCOLN BEAMMEUPSCOTTY CALVINCOOLIDGE HOWNOWBROWNCOW OUTINLEFTFIELD SHOWMETHEMONEY WHEELOFFORTUNE
3AROUNDTHECLOCK BALLPARKFRANKS BENEDICTARNOLD BIRTHOFANATION CHARIOTSOFFIRE CROCODILETEARS DAYSOFOURLIVES EIGHTDAYSAWEEK ELLENDEGENERES GETALOADOFTHIS GOODBYEMRCHIPS HIYOSILVERAWAY HUNTERGATHERER IDENTICALTWINS ITSNOTYOUITSME LETFREEDOMRING LILLIANHELLMAN LORDOFTHEFLIES LORDOFTHERINGS MARGARETFARRAR MULTIPLECHOICE PRINCECHARMING REGULARORDECAF RESISTINGAREST RETURNTOSENDER RUNFORTHEROSES RUNNINGONEMPTY SCHINDLERSLIST SHOPPINGCENTER SPARENOEXPENSE TEQUILASUNRISE
15 letters10DEADASADOORNAIL STARSANDSTRIPES
9AGREETODISAGREE LEONARDODAVINCI
8BETWEENTHELINES FAMOUSLASTWORDS HEADFORTHEHILLS ONCEINABLUEMOON ONEWAYORANOTHER ONTHEWATERFRONT RUSSIANROULETTE TENCOMMANDMENTS THEAFRICANQUEEN YELLOWSUBMARINE
16 letters3PASSINTERFERENCE
2ACLOCKWORKORANGE ADRENALINEJUNKIE ATALEOFTWOCITIES BLANKETSTATEMENT DENZELWASHINGTON DOYOUWANTTODANCE FALLBACKPOSITION FLYINTHEOINTMENT FRENCHCONNECTION FRENCHREVOLUTION HOLLYWOODSQUARES INALLPROBABILITY INTERIORDESIGNER JUSTFORTHERECORD MANHATTANPROJECT NORTHWESTPASSAGE OUTSTANDINGBILLS QUARTERBACKSNEAK RIDEANDPREJUDICE SALTLAKECITYUTAH SHRINKINGVIOLETS SQUEALOFAPPROVAL THEMALTESEFALCON THESCARLETLETTER THETURNOFTHECREW THIRTEENCOLONIES WHOLETTHEDOGSOUT WRECKLESSDRIVING
17 letters3LOOKBEFOREYOULEAP
2ANAMERICANINPARIS ANNEOFGREENGABLES CLOTHESMAKETHEMAN CONANTHEBARBARIAN GREATEXPECTATIONS MISSIONIMPOSSIBLE REVERSEDICTIONARY SYDNEYGREENSTREET THEEAGLEHASLANDED THENAKEDANDTHEDEA THESOUNDANDTHEFUR TOWNWITHOUTPURITY TURNTHEOTHERCHEEK WEARINGOFTHEGREEN
18 letters3UPSTAIRSDOWNSTAIRS
2DIAMONDSAREFOREVER HOPESPRINGSETERNAL ONCEBITTENTWICESHY TABLEOFDISCONTENTS
19 letters2RAIDERSOFTHELOSTARK SERMONONTHEDISMOUNT
20 letters2ATREEGROWSINBROOKLYN GROSSNATIONALCONDUCT
21 letters2BORNONTHEFOURTHOFJULY ITSAMADMADMADMADWORLD THESTARSPANGLEDBANNER