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| Rank | Count | Answer words |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,604 | ERA |
| 2. | 1,420 | ERE |
| 3. | 1,382 | ONE |
| 4. | 1,306 | ALE |
| 5. | 1,279 | ORE |
| 6. | 1,249 | ATE |
| 7. | 1,199 | ELI |
| 8. | 1,194 | ARE |
| 9. | 1,144 | ETA |
| 10. | 1,124 | ENE |
| 11. | 1,089 | ALA |
| 12. | 1,065 | IRE |
| 13. | 1,057 | ERR |
| 14. | 1,049 | ALI |
| 15. | 1,036 | END |
| 16. | 1,025 | OLE |
| 17. | 1,024 | EAR |
| 18. | 1,011 | SPA |
| 19. | 990 | ACE |
| 20. | 977 | ESS |
| 21. | 946 | NEE |
| 22. | 941 | ADO |
| 23. | 932 | EST IRA |
| 25. | 918 | ODE |
| 26. | 916 | SEE |
| 27. | 913 | ASH |
| 28. | 898 | EEL |
| 29. | 889 | ANT ESE |
| 31. | 886 | EAT |
| 32. | 869 | TEA |
| 33. | 858 | ART |
| 34. | 845 | ETE |
| 35. | 843 | AGE |
| 36. | 833 | TEN |
| 37. | 832 | NET |
| 38. | 825 | APE |
| 39. | 808 | SEA |
| 40. | 800 | TEE |
| 41. | 799 | SET |
| 42. | 780 | EVE |
| 43. | 776 | LEE |
| 44. | 774 | EGO |
| 45. | 759 | ANA |
| 46. | 756 | ENS |
| 47. | 749 | ASS |
| 48. | 746 | TAR |
| 49. | 742 | ICE |
| 50. | 731 | ALL RED |
| 52. | 727 | SHE |
| 53. | 723 | RES |
| 54. | 711 | ARA |
| 55. | 708 | LIE |
| 56. | 704 | ADE |
| 57. | 687 | AMI |
| 58. | 681 | NOR |
| 59. | 677 | OAR |
| 60. | 674 | SSE |
| 61. | 671 | ROE |
| 62. | 667 | NEO |
| 63. | 664 | AHA |
| 64. | 660 | ELL |
| 65. | 659 | YES |
| 66. | 653 | ACT ARI |
| 68. | 650 | USE |
| 69. | 648 | AIR |
| 70. | 644 | EON |
| 71. | 641 | RAT |
| 72. | 638 | RAN |
| 73. | 637 | TIE |
| 74. | 633 | ORA |
| 75. | 631 | TNT |
| 76. | 627 | RIO |
| 77. | 626 | STE |
| 78. | 622 | LEA |
| 79. | 621 | ADA AMA |
| 81. | 618 | ILE |
| 82. | 615 | ANI OIL |
| 84. | 614 | ABE |
| 85. | 607 | ANN |
| 86. | 601 | AGO |
| 87. | 597 | LET |
| 88. | 595 | ORO STY |
| 90. | 594 | AVE |
| 91. | 592 | ASP |
| 92. | 591 | SAT TOE |
| 94. | 590 | ELS |
| 95. | 589 | ARC |
| 96. | 586 | IDO |
| 97. | 582 | EMU |
| 98. | 581 | NRA |
| 99. | 579 | TRI |
| 100. | 577 | SRO |
| 101. | 575 | ASA SIR |
| 103. | 572 | IDA PER |
| 105. | 569 | OAT |
| 106. | 566 | ARM |
| 107. | 564 | LEI |
| 108. | 563 | INN RTE |
| 110. | 560 | LES |
| 111. | 559 | ERN UTE |
| 113. | 556 | ITS |
| 114. | 552 | OER |
| 115. | 551 | EVA |
| 116. | 550 | ESP |
| 117. | 548 | NNE |
| 118. | 545 | ADS TRA |
| 120. | 544 | ERS |
| 121. | 535 | OLD |
| 122. | 531 | EER |
| 123. | 528 | NIL |
| 124. | 527 | LEO |
| 125. | 524 | ION |
| 126. | 522 | EWE |
| 127. | 521 | INA |
| 128. | 519 | RAH |
| 129. | 515 | AND |
| 130. | 513 | ETC |
| 131. | 512 | IAN |
| 132. | 511 | ILL |
| 133. | 510 | ATA URN |
| 135. | 508 | ELM |
| 136. | 507 | TAN |
| 137. | 506 | PRO |
| 138. | 504 | RAE |
| 139. | 501 | APT |
| 140. | 495 | DEN NED |
| 142. | 494 | TED |
| 143. | 488 | HER |
| 144. | 485 | AVA SOS USA |
| 147. | 483 | ABA RUE |
| 149. | 482 | SEN |
| 150. | 480 | EYE |
| 151. | 479 | SAD |
| 152. | 476 | ANY CAR INS SLY |
| 156. | 474 | TIN |
| 157. | 472 | PEA |
| 158. | 470 | DEE NEA |
| 160. | 469 | ONA |
| 161. | 468 | ITE LED |
| 163. | 465 | SAL |
| 164. | 462 | TRE |
| 165. | 459 | ADD |
| 166. | 458 | AXE |
| 167. | 456 | RAP |
| 168. | 454 | ETO |
| 169. | 452 | ALT MAR |
| 171. | 450 | ENT STA |
| 173. | 449 | PAL |
| 174. | 446 | ERG |
| 175. | 445 | ECO |
| 176. | 442 | THE |
| 177. | 437 | AGA OBI |
| 179. | 436 | MET SON |
| 181. | 435 | SOL |
| 182. | 434 | PAR RAM RIA |
| 185. | 433 | ONO |
| 186. | 432 | EGG OTT |
| 188. | 431 | GAS SRI |
| 190. | 426 | EDS OVA TOT |
| 193. | 424 | ROT |
| 194. | 423 | ELK |
| 195. | 422 | REP |
| 196. | 421 | AIL |
| 197. | 420 | ASK |
| 198. | 419 | TSE |
| 199. | 418 | RNA TOR |
| 201. | 417 | ITO |
| 202. | 416 | MAE |
| 203. | 415 | ALP |
| 204. | 414 | NAP NAT |
| 206. | 413 | AWE |
| 207. | 412 | PTA |
| 208. | 409 | EEN |
| 209. | 408 | TIS TON |
| 211. | 407 | BEE LAS TEL |
| 214. | 406 | TAT |
| 215. | 405 | EKE LAD |
| 217. | 402 | EOS STS |
| 219. | 401 | ELF SIS |
| 221. | 400 | ETS ORB ORR SAM |
| 225. | 398 | PIE |
| 226. | 397 | DOE PSI |
| 228. | 396 | EMS LOT REA SAP |
| 232. | 395 | PEN |
| 233. | 394 | HEN SEC |
| 235. | 393 | ODD |
| 236. | 392 | GEE RYE |
| 238. | 390 | INE MEN PRE |
| 241. | 388 | AIM SAN |
| 243. | 387 | HAS |
| 244. | 386 | ANE LIT TRY |
| 247. | 385 | NTH |
| 248. | 384 | EPI |
| 249. | 383 | SIT SRA |
| 251. | 382 | SRS UNO |
| 253. | 381 | CAT REL |
| 255. | 379 | DES SSS TOO |
| 258. | 378 | AMO IKE TAP |
| 261. | 377 | SER |
| 262. | 376 | ASE YET |
| 264. | 375 | HAT |
| 265. | 374 | BAR |
| 266. | 372 | YEN |
| 267. | 371 | LIL REO |
| 269. | 370 | CPA |
| 270. | 369 | BAA RHO |
| 272. | 368 | AID |
| 273. | 367 | NEW NOT |
| 275. | 366 | RET |
| 276. | 365 | SST |
| 277. | 364 | ERI |
| 278. | 363 | ATT |
| 279. | 362 | ARK DNA EPA OLA |
| 283. | 360 | SIN |
| 284. | 358 | EBB TAU |
| 286. | 357 | ROD |
| 287. | 356 | ARR |
| 288. | 355 | SAC |
| 289. | 353 | ROI |
| 290. | 352 | NOD SUE |
| 292. | 351 | BRA INK OPT SKI |
| 296. | 349 | HOE SOD |
| 298. | 347 | ENG PAT |
| 300. | 345 | NAE |
| 301. | 343 | DOT EIN SAG |
| 304. | 342 | LEN RID |
| 306. | 341 | IRS LAP TAD |
| 309. | 340 | ELA RON TAB |
| 312. | 337 | HAL RAG |
| 314. | 336 | IMP |
| 315. | 335 | AAA BOA ETH RIP TOM |
| 320. | 334 | MEL |
| 321. | 333 | AMP OWE POE |
| 324. | 331 | DIE |
| 325. | 329 | ENO OSE |
| 327. | 328 | MER MIA |
| 329. | 327 | APO |
| 330. | 326 | TET |
| 331. | 325 | CIA NON OUT PET RCA |
| 336. | 324 | CEE ORT TIA URI |
| 340. | 323 | TWO |
| 341. | 322 | BAT EAU |
| 343. | 321 | ASI MAO TAI |
| 346. | 320 | ARS |
| 347. | 318 | OTO |
| 348. | 316 | IST |
| 349. | 315 | DER LOO |
| 351. | 314 | ISM MAN PAS SEW YEA |
| 356. | 313 | LOS |
| 357. | 312 | LSD |
| 358. | 311 | IVE VIA |
| 360. | 310 | ISH KEN MAT ONT |
| 364. | 309 | GEL HAM |
| 366. | 308 | STU WEE |
| 368. | 307 | CAL RAW |
| 370. | 304 | ITA |
| 371. | 303 | BAH TAO |
| 373. | 302 | UNA UNE |
| 375. | 301 | REF SAO TIP |
| 378. | 300 | IOU OSS |
| 380. | 299 | ATM CAP OCT |
| 383. | 298 | AAR ANO DEL OUR |
| 387. | 297 | HST OPS SOT |
| 390. | 296 | TIC TOP |
| 392. | 295 | ATL DYE |
| 394. | 294 | COO TIL |
| 396. | 293 | RBI VEE |
| 398. | 292 | NIP RIM SCI TDS |
| 402. | 291 | ACH |
| 403. | 290 | CAN NAB TAM |
| 406. | 289 | EDE NAN SPY |
| 409. | 288 | AFT GET WAR |
| 412. | 287 | CHI |
| 413. | 286 | NCO NOS |
| 415. | 285 | TAG |
| 416. | 284 | MAP |
| 417. | 283 | INT |
| 418. | 282 | UNI |
| 419. | 281 | DAD PAN |
| 421. | 279 | MAC |
| 422. | 278 | AYE DOS HEM NAG VAT |
| 427. | 277 | LOA |
| 428. | 276 | ABC AER AKA ALS HIE |
| 433. | 275 | DAS |
| 434. | 274 | APR |
| 435. | 273 | DON REV |
| 437. | 272 | DAM |
| 438. | 271 | BET LAC LID MAD OHO |
| 443. | 269 | ALB RAY |
| 445. | 268 | DAN SIC |
| 447. | 267 | TER |
| 448. | 266 | RAS |
| 449. | 265 | ABS CAB IDS SLO |
| 453. | 264 | MOO ROO |
| 455. | 263 | BEN LIP |
| 457. | 262 | AME LAB |
| 459. | 261 | DAB |
| 460. | 260 | HOT OAK OWN RUT |
| 464. | 259 | LAO POI ROC |
| 467. | 258 | ENA WAS |
| 469. | 257 | REE RUN |
| 471. | 256 | FEE NUT PIN |
| 474. | 255 | INC LEG NBA REC |
| 478. | 254 | AES CHE HUE OPE SNL |
| 483. | 253 | ELO ELY LYE OAF |
| 487. | 252 | AHS |
| 488. | 251 | SIP UPS |
| 490. | 250 | GAL GEM HIS ICI |
| 494. | 249 | CON LAT MIR RIB |
| 498. | 248 | LOU RIG |
| 500. | 247 | CUE |
| 501. | 246 | EDO MOE SSR |
| 504. | 245 | LAG TSP VET |
| 507. | 244 | ANS AWL BED DDE ESO REM SAY ULE |
| 515. | 243 | EMO ISO ISR MRS RNS SAW |
| 521. | 242 | LAR TIM |
| 523. | 241 | NSA TUT |
| 525. | 240 | DIN POT |
| 527. | 239 | COT |
| 528. | 238 | PAD ROB |
| 530. | 237 | GNU |
| 531. | 236 | IDE VAN |
| 533. | 235 | FAT LON |
| 535. | 234 | GAP USO |
| 537. | 233 | SOB WED |
| 539. | 232 | BAN |
| 540. | 231 | GAR ILO |
| 542. | 230 | CAD |
| 543. | 229 | GIN |
| 544. | 228 | FAR PIT |
| 546. | 227 | FRA LAW MAS NAY RAF UTA |
| 552. | 226 | DEW LAM PEP SSN |
| 556. | 225 | IND IRK OWL |
| 559. | 224 | LIN VIE |
| 561. | 223 | FIR WET |
| 563. | 222 | DAR MEA NOW |
| 566. | 221 | CAM ESC FOR |
| 569. | 220 | AMT COS HAN SOU |
| 573. | 219 | BAD DUE REB YRS |
| 577. | 218 | MIL NYE |
| 579. | 217 | IER RLS |
| 581. | 216 | NUN SUN TVA |
| 584. | 215 | AMY DEA GAT HIT ISE TOY |
| 590. | 214 | GOO III ILK ORS |
| 594. | 213 | ARF BRO CRO FAN UAR |
| 599. | 212 | UGH |
| 600. | 211 | FOE OPA ORC |
| 603. | 210 | HES REY |
| 605. | 209 | AOL MAL NIT |
| 608. | 208 | SKY TEC WOE |
| 611. | 207 | IMA YDS |
| 613. | 206 | LOP OAS OUI |
| 616. | 205 | BIN RUR SGT SOP |
| 620. | 204 | BIT KIT MSS |
| 623. | 203 | KEY |
| 624. | 202 | BEL BUS DIP FRO LST OFT REX |
| 631. | 201 | BAS ECU IAM MOT POD TSK |
| 637. | 200 | DOC LOG NAM PGA SDS TKO |
| 643. | 199 | DRS DRY EEE HAD |
| 647. | 198 | AIT ALF CSA |
| 650. | 197 | EDT FED |
| 652. | 195 | OHM |
| 653. | 194 | BOO CHA EFT PHI ROM |
| 658. | 192 | EEK HON UKE |
| 661. | 191 | DEB DIS ISA KIN SHA SOO THO WIT |
| 669. | 190 | CRI DUO LAE NOM ODA SHY |
| 675. | 189 | COD GAB ROW RUM SNO TAE UMA |
| 682. | 188 | ORD |
| 683. | 187 | ARP IDI LAY LOB UFO WIN |
| 689. | 186 | REN RIN STR |
| 692. | 185 | CEO NAH NIN SEL |
| 696. | 184 | EDU MOI TLC |
| 699. | 183 | EME EUR INO LSU |
| 703. | 182 | HOP |
| 704. | 181 | OOH RAD USS WHO |
| 708. | 180 | BIO ITT LEM OED |
| 712. | 179 | DAY MAI OKS PAC STP |
| 717. | 178 | HEP |
| 718. | 177 | ATO EMT ENC ONS PAM SES USN |
| 725. | 176 | IFS KOS ORG RRS |
| 729. | 175 | BSA ELD MOP PST |
| 733. | 174 | GOT LOW TOA WAN |
| 737. | 173 | CBS DRE LIS SUR |
| 741. | 172 | DEI ILA SOY TEM |
| 745. | 171 | DOG DST JAR OCA POP |
| 750. | 170 | BEA CUR FEN IOS MIT MOM WOO |
| 757. | 169 | MOA PAW URE YAK YAM |
| 762. | 168 | GEN ING LAI SMA |
| 766. | 167 | AMS COE FLA GIS TOW ZEN |
| 772. | 166 | ICH PEI WEB |
| 775. | 165 | DEM MON NOG RTS WON YAP |
| 781. | 164 | BAG KEG ODS OFF |
| 785. | 163 | DIM ENL LPS LTD TAC |
| 790. | 162 | AWN KAT MBA POL TSA |
| 795. | 161 | COP DOR SOW SUM |
| 799. | 160 | DEO SMU |
| 801. | 159 | HRS UMP WES ZEE |
| 805. | 158 | FAD |
| 806. | 157 | AAH CRY LII TAJ WAD |
| 811. | 156 | GOA SEX TAL |
| 814. | 155 | GEO KEA PIA RDS |
| 818. | 154 | DIA FIT TUB |
| 821. | 153 | PEG SKA TIO |
| 824. | 152 | ABU EXE MOB OSA TEX |
| 829. | 151 | HIP MIN ROY TBS |
| 833. | 150 | AOK APP HID MEG |
| 837. | 149 | COL FLO HEE PTS TUN YOU |
| 843. | 148 | CDS HAG NEB |
| 846. | 147 | ABO CEL DDS FLU HAH JAM MME |
| 853. | 146 | EHS ESA GAD MAA |
| 857. | 145 | BIB DDT HRE KID NIE |
| 862. | 144 | ALG IRT PEW STD VAL |
| 867. | 143 | AGT CID ESL ICY NIB OSU PUN REI |
| 875. | 142 | ANG COB GER HAY MED TWA |
| 881. | 141 | CIO PLO SID ZOO |
| 885. | 140 | BAM BLT URL |
| 888. | 139 | DEC DID DTS MES NAS PRY |
| 894. | 138 | AYN NIA |
| 896. | 137 | ARN ETD HUT NOB PUT RDA SIL SSW ULM |
| 905. | 136 | FIN GOD MID MIS OTS PAY YON |
| 912. | 135 | IWO NES OTE |
| 915. | 134 | OVI UPI |
| 917. | 133 | BID OOO PLY STL SUP |
| 922. | 132 | BAL CAW GAG GIL MDS OSO PIP QED |
| 930. | 131 | AEC HIM ILS IPO MEW MOD NEY TIT ZED |
| 939. | 130 | BTU IRR ISL MAY SYN |
| 944. | 129 | BEG CUT JAB MAB VIM |
| 949. | 128 | EES GOP LER LOL OHS |
| 954. | 127 | DEF FIE ICU OST OVO YEW |
| 960. | 126 | COG COW GPS GRE MAW |
| 965. | 125 | BOB FRI LTS MRI MTS RUB |
| 971. | 124 | GTO HBO LIV OOP RPM SIB |
| 977. | 123 | EMI GPA HEY LAX PES PHD RUG |
| 984. | 122 | BON DEY FBI GRR HEX SAS SIE TAW |
| 992. | 121 | CSI EIS HOG PCS REG |