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The most popular 5-letter answers

Here are the most popular 5-letter answers sorted by count of occurrences across all puzzles including pre-Shortz, Modern Era, and Variety.

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RankCountAnswer words
1.875ERASE
2.817ARENA
3.712IRENE
4.699ENTER
5.665EERIE
6.610ALONE
7.587ELATE
8.578ORATE
9.571OPERA
10.563ERATO
11.560IRATE
12.546ADORE
13.541INANE
14.540ELITE
15.528ASSET
16.521ATONE
17.514ALIEN
18.505SENSE
19.502ALERT
20.492ESSEN
21.487ERODE
22.455AROSE
23.453ALAMO
24.452REESE
25.449ESTES
26.446AERIE
27.440ATLAS
28.432EMOTE ERROR
30.427AROMA
31.423SNEER
32.422INERT OTTER
34.415ESTER
35.409IDEAL
36.394ARISE
37.393ERNIE
38.391TENET
39.389ANITA
40.388AMASS AORTA
42.381OCEAN
43.377TIARA
44.375STEER
45.373ATSEA
46.369ELOPE
47.367AGORA ASTER
49.366AGENT
50.365ALOHA ONSET TERSE
53.363OBESE
54.362ERECT
55.361TEASE
56.358SCENE
57.357ARETE
58.354AREAS OSCAR
60.353ARIEL
61.352EASEL
62.351EROSE
63.350AGREE
64.347EVENT
65.344EGRET
66.342ECLAT
67.341ASIDE
68.339ELENA
69.338ECOLE ESSES
71.337NESTS
72.336ONION
73.335TENSE
74.332AMATI
75.330AISLE
76.327ANISE ASIAN SALAD
79.326ORION
80.325LEASE SNARE
82.324ALIAS ELIOT RINSE
85.321AARON OMAHA
87.320ADELE STERN
89.319TASTE TENOR
91.318RAISE
92.317ESSAY
93.315STONE
94.313ATTAR ERRED
96.312ENATE SENOR
98.311ARIES ENERO
100.310ISERE
101.309APART
102.307ELLEN
103.306STENO
104.305SANTA
105.303ALINE GEESE
107.301ELDER TRESS
109.300ANDES RESET
111.298ASHES EVADE TREAT
114.296CANOE ENSUE
116.294AGILE EDSEL
118.292OMEGA
119.291AGATE ALTAR EDENS OLIVE RADAR
124.290AMORE STERE
126.289SEINE
127.288ABATE ERICA
129.287INSET NIECE
131.286OTHER
132.284ATRIA EATEN
134.283ADIEU ALICE
136.281ADAGE EMILE UNITE
139.280ANENT
140.279IRANI SALEM
142.278EAGLE ENACT INNER
145.277ANODE ASHEN ELECT TSARS
149.276ALIBI SEDAN
151.275RIATA STARE
153.273AGAIN
154.272ACTOR TRADE
156.271ORDER
157.270ARSON EAGER ENDED
160.269DETER STORE
162.268NEEDS SANER SLEET
165.267STATE
166.265IMAGE OPINE
168.264ALTER SEDER
170.263STEAL
171.262ASPEN ELIDE SIREN
174.261ILIAD
175.260ATOLL AWARE HANOI IONIA RESTS
180.259OSAGE PARIS
182.257ASTRO ETHER TREES
185.256ALARM START
187.255STEED TEENS
189.254ARLES ETHAN TITLE
192.253STALE
193.252ENTRE LEAST
195.251AESOP STEAM
197.250ASCOT INLET INURE OHARA ORONO SLATE
203.249STRAP
204.248SNORE
205.247DRESS
206.246ATTIC NOOSE
208.244NEARS RENEE
210.243AMINO ISAAC
212.242AVERT ELAND STEEL
215.241EASES RENEW
217.240ABASE ACRES
219.239DANTE SAMOA SASSY SOLAR
223.238ETHEL MELEE
225.237ANEAR IDEAS IDEST RARER
229.236ANTES CRETE IDAHO IRISH ISLAM
234.235AMEND PASTA UTTER
237.234ANNIE
238.233AMISS AVAIL DENSE ESTEE TAHOE
243.232ARRAS OCTET OILER RODEO STOLE TESLA TRITE
250.231IRONS NATAL
252.230AVAST SEERS
254.229ASTOR STAIR
256.228ALIVE ONAIR ROAST
259.227EIDER ETUDE RANGE
262.226OREAD RADIO SONAR
265.225ISSUE MAINE
267.224SARAH SMEAR
269.223ALLEN CEASE ELUDE
272.222ELEMI TRENT
274.221ADAMS IDIOT LLAMA OSIER
278.220ENEMY ENOLA ODETS PIANO SATAN
283.219SPEAR
284.218ASSAM ATARI EPEES LEAVE LOIRE NOISE PANEL TETRA
292.217ALEUT ALOES EDITS ELSIE EMERY LEONE ONTAP ROMEO
300.216ARENT EMEND ERIES OCALA SLEDS SPREE
306.215AMUSE AROAR NEPAL ULTRA
310.214ASONE ASTIR TESTS
313.213ACORN INDIA LASSO SMART
317.212INTER
318.211LILAC OMANI RELIC SCRAP
322.210ACUTE AFIRE EARED EMCEE ESTOP ISLET PASSE PRESS SETTO
331.209ADORN APRIL LINEN RECAP UBOAT
336.208ANTIC ERROL OVERT REMIT SCENT SPEED TOTAL
343.207APACE
344.206ALLOT ATILT HASTE LENIN NORSE OVINE RANEE
351.205CEDAR ITEMS NAOMI SKATE TALON
356.204ADOBE ARDOR NEEDY RESIN SPENT
361.203ELIAS ERNES
363.202ASSES DIANA EASED NOONE ONEAL TAROT
369.201ADIOS EXERT ORGAN TERRA
373.200AHEAD ELMER ENURE HESSE NEVER
378.199ABOUT ATHOS CARAT DELTA EMAIL ETHOS STAGE YEAST
386.198ADAPT BERET OASIS ODORS STOIC
391.197CAIRO EATER ORALE SNEAD STYLE
396.196ENROL NAIVE STAND
399.195ORALS RETRO UTILE
402.194KOREA OHARE SEVEN STEEP TEPEE
407.193MAORI USERS
409.192ARTIE ENNUI LEVEE MATTE PETER
414.191AFTER LANAI LOOSE REEVE
418.190ABIDE ADEPT AMAIN ANGER UPSET
423.189ALLAH AMEER ARMOR INEPT MERIT OLEAN TITAN
430.188DEERE ELLIS ISLES LATER
434.187ALONG CRANE DRAMA EMEER LANCE MOORE RATIO REELS USHER
443.186ACRID
444.185ESSEX ORIEL ROMAN ROSES SLANT
449.184ITALY RADII SNORT
452.183ABETS LASER OVATE PEACE ROOST SATYR STELE TOAST TOTEM
461.182ABODE CORAL EDGAR EDGES LAURA ONICE SALON SODAS THERE
470.181AGNES ARDEN ARIAS LEMON PERIL SATIN SPARE
477.180ATALL CERES EXILE IOTAS LIANA OASES
483.179ADANO ARROW SINAI
486.178ABNER EELER MADAM MIAMI POSSE SITAR
492.177SNAIL STEIN THREE
495.176EDILE NACRE OUNCE SCALE STARS STINT STRIP TREND
503.175ACHES CADET CAMEL MESAS NASAL OLLIE PASTE RENTS SALES TOSCA
513.174ACTED ANGLE EPSOM ETAPE ETNAS LISLE OMENS RACER SEATO SIENA TATAR
524.173EARTH ITALO LADLE LINER READE SLEEP TACIT
531.172AGAPE ARNIE HELEN NEHRU RABAT SNEAK TRACE UNION
539.171ARMED DEGAS IRONY METER ROUTE TORSO
545.170ADMIT ARABS HORSE LEARN PSALM SCARE SMELT
552.169AIRED LEHAR OSAKA STARR USAGE
557.168AMANA DEEDS REATA TIGER
561.167ADLIB APRON ASCAP EARNS GENRE NADIR NURSE REACT TRYST
570.166ABOVE EWERS METAL OCHRE STEVE YESES
576.165AMOUR LATIN MARIA NEONS ODEON UNTIE
582.164ANGEL CLARA DATED EVITA LANES SATED SETON STRAW
590.163AIDES ARUBA AVOID IONIC LARGE REEDS SADAT SCRAM SECTS TORAH TREAD
601.162ALIST APPLE BALSA HEART MARIE NERVE REGAL RIFLE ROTOR SPADE STASH
612.161ADULT ALATE ASKED CARET ENTRY LOESS MANET NOTES OZONE RATED SWEDE
623.160ANKLE EVERT HAREM OBOES PIETA SEETO STEAD
630.159ASNER EPODE ERNST ETHIC HOTEL IBSEN MALTA NOLAN OATEN RIANT SPASM TABOO TONTO
643.158ALOOF AWAIT ELTON HAITI POLAR YEMEN
649.157ABELE ADDER CASTE ICIER OARED RURAL SIEGE SMASH SPACE
658.156ADLAI ALOUD HELLO LIEGE LOCAL REARS SERGE SNIDE SPATE STEPS STILE USUAL
670.155AIMEE AMBER ATEAM MEETS SCONE SCORE SMILE SUEDE TALES TESTY UNCLE
681.154APSES BESET CLEAR INONE LENTO LONER OGRES ORBIT OUTER OUTRE PLANE RISEN SAHIB SAONE SEPAL SEPIA SHRED SILAS TRIAL UNDER
701.153ADDLE CAROL LEEDS MANSE MASSE RISER SEEDS
708.152ACERB ADELA ANILE ATALE DRONE EAVES MARNE NORMA PREEN RAREE RHONE SEEDY SERIF SLOPE STIES
723.151AMIGO ATBAT LAPSE LEERS LIMIT LOSER TAMPA UNTIL
731.150ALTOS INTRO PANDA SELMA STAID
736.149ANDRE BLESS CRATE EBONY REFER THESE
742.148ANTON ASPIC CANAL EDICT GENOA HONOR RATES RAVEN SABER SLEPT TONAL TRAIN
754.147ABASH EBERT GENIE MESSY PARSE PESOS STOAT TORTE
762.146AMISH EARLY ETONS IGLOO STEMS THANE
768.145ARLEN COLOR ENDOR HOMER MARAT MONET RIDER ROBOT SEATS SPRAT STAIN
779.144DENIM ETATS NIOBE RELET REPEL SAINT SCALA
786.143CREDO DANES FALSE HOSEA IDOLS LEGAL NOMAD ORSON PADRE PUREE RAPID RHINE RIOTS SCANT SIEVE SPORT STIRS TRAIT
804.142ASSAY AVILA IDIOM INUSE MANIA MILNE MOOSE MORAL NINES OFTEN OLDER SATES SISAL SLAVE SORTS STREW STROP TIRED
822.141BASTE PENAL RITES SHORE
826.140ENDOW MEDEA SINCE SPAIN TONIC TRASH
832.139AMONG ARECA ELISE HERON LOREN MEANT OMITS OPENS ROSIE SENDS SONIC SPLIT TAINT TEETH TENON TENTS YEATS
849.138AMENS EXTRA LORNA ORLON TOLET
854.137CAMEO HARTE STAMP TERRE URIAH
859.136ACHED ADHOC CREST INLAW LATHE MEADE NOSES PEERS
867.135ALIKE ARGUE CARTE CHINA HORDE LABOR PERSE SIRES SLANG URALS
877.134ALLIN ATOMS ERGOT GREEN ORRIS PAREE PASHA PEARL REALM SEVER STALL YEARN YEARS
890.133AETNA ALOFT ARGOT EDGED ELBOW ELIHU IMPEL OLSEN ONEND RISES SNIPE SOLID STAYS STEEN
904.132ADLER ALGAE AMAZE CACTI DATES DIANE DREAM EDDIE MANOR MORSE ONTOP REINS RELAY SHARE SPEND TAMER TONES
921.131ALENE ARBOR AURAL EARLS EDEMA EDUCE HENNA KOALA LOTTO NAILS OATER OLDIE PHASE SALTS SERIN SMOTE SNERD SOLES STORM
940.130ALPHA AMPLE AVIAN ENLAI GESTE IDLER MASON MOSES PEALE RACES SWEET TINGE TROOP
953.129ABEAM AWARD BASSO CADRE DITTO GLARE OATES OILED OVENS PEDAL PILOT PRATE RENTE REVUE RIPEN SETAE TEHEE TRAIL
971.128ALDER ASWAN CAINE DANCE DEALT EVOKE NOTED PETAL REHAB SINEW TANGO
982.127ADOPT APORT AZTEC CAROM CHASE LITER MELON OCHER PANIC PECAN SABLE SERUM SLATS SPIRE STOOD TEENY THETA
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