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Most popular answers for all Shortz Era crosswords

The top 500 words sorted by popularity

Click a word to see all the clues for it. The Count column shows the number of occurrences of that word in the database.

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RankCount   Words
1.513ERA
2.457AREA
3.431ERE
4.424ONE
5.407ELI
6.400ORE
7.384ALE
8.381ERIE
9.377ALI
10.376ATE
11.368ETA
12.361ARE
13.356ALOE OLE
15.354ERR
16.338IRE
17.337ESS
18.335ALA
19.332EDEN
20.330ARIA ENE
22.322ODE
23.320ACE EEL
25.319ANTE EAR
27.317ASH
28.315SPA
29.313ADO ELSE
31.312ESE
32.307IRA
33.304END
34.301EST NEE
36.297APE
37.283SEE
38.280EAT
39.278IDEA OREO
41.277AGE ANT
43.266ETE
44.263ANTI EGO EVE
47.262NET TEE
49.258ARI
50.257ICE TEN
52.255ISEE
53.254ARENA ASS
55.250ASEA
56.249AHA TAR
58.248SEA
59.247EPEE TEA
61.245ORAL
62.244ASIA EASE OLEO
65.243ART
66.242LEE SET
68.240ELS
69.239ERASE EROS
71.238ANA
72.237SHE
73.236ACRE
74.234ENS ONCE TREE TSAR
78.233ALEE ODOR TNT
81.232ESP ETNA
83.231NOR
84.230EON RES
86.229ECHO
87.228ETAL
88.227ALAS
89.226ECO
90.225NEO
91.224STAR STE YES
94.223ANON IDOL OSLO
97.222USE
98.221RTE
99.220ENOS RIO
101.219IDO
102.218ISLE
103.217OAR STY
105.216ENDS
106.215OBOE SSE
108.214AIR AMI
110.213EPA
111.211ALEC LEI
113.210EDGE ESSO IRON LIE RNA STIR
119.209ONES
120.208ACHE ONO
122.207ALL AMEN OAT
125.206ADS AERO NRA
128.205EERIE ELAN
130.204ERIN
131.203ADE EDIT ETTE
134.201ANNE ENO INRE TSE
138.200AMA ANN EWE RAN
142.199ABLE ALTO RAT
145.198ABE OTTO RED
148.197ADAM EAST ERAS IRAN ITEM OMAR
154.196ACT ASHE RARE
157.195ALOT ELO ETON
160.194EYE LEA RAE REST TOE
165.193ARC ARES ASAP EMU
169.192ARLO ENID ILE LES NEST TIE
175.191ROE
176.190ALAN ETS LET
179.189ITO ORR
181.188ELLA OIL
183.187DEN ERIC NERO
186.185PER
187.184EDS ELL ERS ORO UTE
192.183IAN
193.182ATOM IDLE KNEE SRO
197.181AGO OTIS SAT
200.180ASA AXE EER IDA RENE
205.179ELIA ERLE ESAU ITS NEA NIL OER SIR
213.178EDNA ETRE EVA OPAL
217.177EMIT INN
219.176ADA ION SSTS UTAH
223.175OVER
224.174ANY ASP EVER NNE OGRE ONTO OPERA OVA USER
233.173OMEN URN
235.172ANNA APSE LEO NED OLD
240.171AVE NEAT SRS
243.170ABET ARM ELAL ETC ILL SST STET TRA
251.169AFAR ALES ANTS ASTA DNA INTO IOTA IRENE IRS ORES SLY
262.168ARA
263.167ESSE PTA
265.166ALIT ARID ENTER ESTE RAH REA TED
272.165ALSO ANEW AWE ETTA RENO SRI STAT
279.164AGEE AND ARAB ASTI ELM OGLE RCA
286.163EPIC OMIT UNIT
289.162AAA AVA SOS USA
293.161IRIS NTH SAD TAN
297.160ALAI ATM AURA NEED
301.159ACNE ASST OTT
304.158ECRU STEP
306.157AVER EIRE ERN ERRS ROT SAL TERI
313.156EVIL INCA PEA
316.155EURO STEM
318.154ABA EGAD REO URGE
322.153AONE ATOP NEON SSS
326.152ELLE IGOR ODES PRO STAN
331.151EDAM EMIR
333.150EVEN OBI ONEA OPEN SNL TRI
339.149APT AROMA BRA IRATE ORCA PAR TIN
346.148ADD GAS MAR SEN TAO
351.147AJAR ANO EEN ERATO ORA OVAL SNAP
358.146ALONE ARTS ATARI GEE HER OLIO RENT
365.145EKE PSST SPAR UNO URAL
370.144ACES ELK OMAN OTOE PAL SLO SNO
377.143ABEL ACME AOL ATSEA ERGO REED SENT TIS TRE
386.142EAU ENT ETAS STS TDS
391.141ALIEN ALP ANI ARAL EARL ELF ERTE LSD NAT ONA ONUS ORATE OWE RUE SLED SRA
407.140ADORE ALT EGOS ELSA ERST INANE OMNI TON TRIO
416.139AKA CIA INS REAR SIS TEL URSA
423.138AGES ELATE ICON LEER NOSE RIOT STA
430.137ACTS ADEN NESS OPT ULNA
435.136ALOHA ATA CAR ERAT LED OHIO OLA RAP YEN
444.135ASK ATONE AVON EGG ERNIE NEAR SAN SARI SCAR TOT USES
455.134AGRA ATIT EDIE ERG MIA ODD SON STAG TALE
464.133ABS AMES INA PIE PSI RHO SAG
471.132ESTEE ITE MENU NAP REN RYE
477.131ASIS ATLAS CAT EMO IKE LENO REEL SEMI SERA SSR USED
488.130AGAR ALAMO ARNO ASTO DOE ERSE LIAR RATE SCI SEC
498.129ARTE EELS ELENA ELITE ETTU NSA OSHA OVEN TEEN TET UMA URI