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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 letters627ERA
504ERE
501ONE
486ELI
484ORE
471ALE
465ATE
454ETA
440ALI
430OLE
4 letters529AREA
433ERIE
409ALOE
386ARIA
382EDEN
379ANTE
376ELSE
327OREO
321IDEA
305ANTI
5 letters289ARENA
260ERASE
229EERIE
195OPERA
189ENTER
184IRENE
178ATARI
169IRATE
168AROMA
166ALONE INANE
6 letters110ESTATE
101TSETSE
95STEREO
92ATEASE ELAINE
88ODESSA
83ARARAT
79ORIOLE
75ENAMEL
69ARENAS SERENE
7 letters45ATLANTA
44ALAMODE
42ASARULE
41ELEANOR
40ETERNAL
39ESSENCE ESTATES
37ALSORAN
35ENTENTE INERTIA
8 letters35ONEONONE
26ALTEREGO
25ALOEVERA
24AREACODE
23ETCETERA
22INASENSE ORATORIO
21ALACARTE
20ANISETTE EGOMANIA ONELINER OPERETTA
9 letters16ILLATEASE
15ARISTOTLE
14AREACODES ASIAMINOR CLEOPATRA DEARSANTA
13AMERICANA HOLEINONE
12ERIECANAL MARESNEST SNAKEEYES SORELOSER
10 letters16OPENSESAME
14ONEATATIME
13ITALIANICE
12EVENSTEVEN
10ALOHASTATE AMENTOTHAT ANNABELLEE IVORYTOWER
9BESTSELLER OVALOFFICE SANTACLAUS SOURGRAPES THENATURAL
11 letters9BANANASPLIT ONCLOUDNINE
7ANIMALHOUSE CAESARSALAD GROUCHOMARX PIECEOFCAKE PURPLEHEART
6AMERICANPIE CORNERSTONE NEILDIAMOND ODDSANDENDS ROCKANDROLL SPLITSECOND TAYLORSWIFT
12 letters7LOVETRIANGLE
6HOMERSIMPSON SHOOTINGSTAR
5LONESOMEDOVE MARLONBRANDO
4ALECGUINNESS ALUMINUMFOIL BAGGAGECLAIM BLESSEDEVENT BYEBYEBIRDIE CONTROLFREAK GOBBLEDYGOOK HEARTANDSOUL HITTHEBRICKS HUMPTYDUMPTY ICECREAMCONE KIRSTIEALLEY LEOPARDPRINT MERRYGOROUND PAINTITBLACK PEERPRESSURE SHARPASATACK SPOILERALERT THEGODFATHER TORATORATORA TURNTURNTURN
13 letters6PERIODICTABLE
5DANTESINFERNO EPLURIBUSUNUM MINTCONDITION NEXTTONOTHING PIERCEBROSNAN QUIETONTHESET WESTSIDESTORY XMARKSTHESPOT
4BAITANDSWITCH BLACKANDWHITE BONDJAMESBOND BROKENPROMISE COGITOERGOSUM DADDYLONGLEGS DADDYWARBUCKS DONTTREADONME DOUBLEHEADERS FLASHINTHEPAN GOODCOPBADCOP MARILYNMONROE MINNESOTAFATS NEILARMSTRONG NOTHINGBURGER PAPAHEMINGWAY ROLLERCOASTER ROOTOFALLEVIL SKINNYDIPPING SOONERORLATER SPINNINGWHEEL SPLITDECISION TIMEAFTERTIME TOBEORNOTTOBE UNITEDNATIONS WHERESTHEFIRE
14 letters4ABRAHAMLINCOLN BEAMMEUPSCOTTY CALVINCOOLIDGE HOWNOWBROWNCOW OUTINLEFTFIELD SHOWMETHEMONEY WHEELOFFORTUNE
3AROUNDTHECLOCK BALLPARKFRANKS BENEDICTARNOLD BIRTHOFANATION CHARIOTSOFFIRE CROCODILETEARS DAYSOFOURLIVES EIGHTDAYSAWEEK ELLENDEGENERES GETALOADOFTHIS GOODBYEMRCHIPS HEAVENSTOBETSY HIYOSILVERAWAY HUNTERGATHERER IDENTICALTWINS ITSNOTYOUITSME LETFREEDOMRING LILLIANHELLMAN LORDOFTHEFLIES LORDOFTHERINGS MARGARETFARRAR MULTIPLECHOICE PRINCECHARMING REGULARORDECAF RESISTINGAREST RETURNTOSENDER RUNFORTHEROSES RUNNINGONEMPTY SCHINDLERSLIST SHOPPINGCENTER SPARENOEXPENSE TEQUILASUNRISE TOTELLTHETRUTH YOUBETYOURLIFE
15 letters11DEADASADOORNAIL
10STARSANDSTRIPES
9AGREETODISAGREE LEONARDODAVINCI RUSSIANROULETTE
8BETWEENTHELINES FAMOUSLASTWORDS HEADFORTHEHILLS MEATANDPOTATOES ONCEINABLUEMOON ONEWAYORANOTHER ONTHEWATERFRONT 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 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