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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BALLISTA Ancient siege weapon for launching stones (8) New York Times Sep 4, 2021
3% START Launch (5) New York Times Dec 9, 2025
3% CATAPULT Stone-launching weapon (8) USA Today Nov 7, 2018
3% ROMANCATAPULT Ancient siege weapon (13) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2016
2% TORPEDO Submarine weapon (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 20, 2025
2% CLAW Wolverine weapon (4) Newsday Dec 19, 2025
2% ARMOIRES *Weapons depots (8) Wall Street Journal Dec 18, 2025
2% EPEE Slender weapon (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 18, 2025
2% ABORT Cancel, as a space launch (5) New York Times Dec 16, 2025
2% REARMS Restores weapons to (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025

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