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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 letters643ERA
518ERE
517ONE
498ELI
494ORE
478ATE
477ALE
470ETA
449ALI
440ARE
4 letters543AREA
438ERIE
425ALOE
392ARIA
389EDEN
385ANTE
381ELSE
338OREO
334IDEA
310ANTI
5 letters296ARENA
264ERASE
232EERIE
203OPERA
191ENTER
188IRENE
180ATARI
171AROMA IRATE
170ORATE
6 letters111ESTATE
103TSETSE
97STEREO
93ATEASE ELAINE
90ODESSA
83ARARAT
80ORIOLE
75ENAMEL
70SERENE
7 letters47ATLANTA
45ALAMODE
44ELEANOR
42ASARULE
40ESSENCE ESTATES ETERNAL
37ALSORAN
36INERTIA
35ENTENTE
8 letters37ONEONONE
26ALTEREGO
25ALOEVERA
24AREACODE ETCETERA
23ORATORIO
22INASENSE
21ALACARTE EGOMANIA
20ANISETTE ONELINER OPERETTA STONEAGE
9 letters16ILLATEASE
15ARISTOTLE CLEOPATRA
14AREACODES ASIAMINOR DEARSANTA
13AMERICANA HOLEINONE
12ERIECANAL MARESNEST SNAKEEYES SORELOSER
10 letters16OPENSESAME
14ONEATATIME
13ITALIANICE
12EVENSTEVEN
11IVORYTOWER
10ALOHASTATE AMENTOTHAT ANNABELLEE
9ADAMSAPPLE BESTSELLER EXTRAEXTRA OVALOFFICE SANTACLAUS SOURGRAPES THENATURAL
11 letters9BANANASPLIT ONCLOUDNINE
7ANIMALHOUSE CAESARSALAD GROUCHOMARX PIECEOFCAKE PURPLEHEART ROCKANDROLL
6AMERICANPIE CORNERSTONE GRASSHOPPER NEILDIAMOND ODDSANDENDS PRIDEPARADE SPLITSECOND TAYLORSWIFT
12 letters7LOVETRIANGLE
6HOMERSIMPSON SHOOTINGSTAR
5LONESOMEDOVE MARLONBRANDO SPOILERALERT
4ALECGUINNESS ALUMINUMFOIL BAGGAGECLAIM BLESSEDEVENT BYEBYEBIRDIE CONTROLFREAK GOBBLEDYGOOK HEARTANDSOUL HELPMERHONDA HITTHEBRICKS HUMPTYDUMPTY ICECREAMCONE KIRSTIEALLEY LEOPARDPRINT MERRYGOROUND PAINTITBLACK PEERPRESSURE SHARPASATACK THEGODFATHER TORATORATORA TURNTURNTURN
13 letters6PERIODICTABLE
5DANTESINFERNO EPLURIBUSUNUM MINTCONDITION NEXTTONOTHING PIERCEBROSNAN QUIETONTHESET WESTSIDESTORY XMARKSTHESPOT
4BAITANDSWITCH BEDSIDEMANNER BLACKANDWHITE BONDJAMESBOND BROKENPROMISE COGITOERGOSUM DADDYLONGLEGS DADDYWARBUCKS DONTTREADONME DOUBLEHEADERS FLASHINTHEPAN GOODCOPBADCOP MARILYNMONROE MINNESOTAFATS MIRACLEWORKER MOUNTRUSHMORE NEILARMSTRONG NOTHINGBURGER OFFENSIVELINE PAPAHEMINGWAY ROLLERCOASTER ROOTOFALLEVIL SKINNYDIPPING SOONERORLATER SPINNINGWHEEL 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 REGULARORDECAF RESISTINGAREST RETURNTOSENDER RUNFORTHEROSES RUNNINGONEMPTY SCHINDLERSLIST SHOPPINGCENTER SPARENOEXPENSE TEQUILASUNRISE TOTELLTHETRUTH YOUBETYOURLIFE
15 letters11DEADASADOORNAIL STARSANDSTRIPES
10RUSSIANROULETTE
9AGREETODISAGREE HEADFORTHEHILLS LEONARDODAVINCI ONEWAYORANOTHER
8BETWEENTHELINES FAMOUSLASTWORDS MEATANDPOTATOES ONCEINABLUEMOON ONTHEWATERFRONT TENCOMMANDMENTS THEAFRICANQUEEN YELLOWSUBMARINE
16 letters3PASSINTERFERENCE
2ACLOCKWORKORANGE ADRENALINEJUNKIE ATALEOFTWOCITIES BLANKETSTATEMENT DENZELWASHINGTON DESIGNATEDHITTER DOYOUWANTTODANCE FALLBACKPOSITION FLYINTHEOINTMENT FRENCHCONNECTION FRENCHREVOLUTION HOLLYWOODSQUARES INALLPROBABILITY INTERIORDESIGNER JUSTFORTHERECORD MANHATTANPROJECT NORTHWESTPASSAGE OUTSTANDINGBILLS PICTUREINPICTURE QUARTERBACKSNEAK RIDEANDPREJUDICE SALTLAKECITYUTAH SHRINKINGVIOLETS SQUEALOFAPPROVAL THEMALTESEFALCON THESCARLETLETTER THETURNOFTHECREW THIRTEENCOLONIES WHOLETTHEDOGSOUT WRECKLESSDRIVING
17 letters3LOOKBEFOREYOULEAP MISSIONIMPOSSIBLE
2ANAMERICANINPARIS ANNEOFGREENGABLES CLOTHESMAKETHEMAN CONANTHEBARBARIAN GREATEXPECTATIONS REVERSEDICTIONARY SYDNEYGREENSTREET THEEAGLEHASLANDED THENAKEDANDTHEDEA THESOUNDANDTHEFUR TOWNWITHOUTPURITY TURNTHEOTHERCHEEK WEARINGOFTHEGREEN
18 letters3UPSTAIRSDOWNSTAIRS
2DIAMONDSAREFOREVER HOPESPRINGSETERNAL ONCEBITTENTWICESHY TABLEOFDISCONTENTS
19 letters2RAIDERSOFTHELOSTARK SERMONONTHEDISMOUNT
20 letters2ATREEGROWSINBROOKLYN GROSSNATIONALCONDUCT
21 letters2BORNONTHEFOURTHOFJULY ITSAMADMADMADMADWORLD THESTARSPANGLEDBANNER