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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HASTE Cause of waste, it's said (5) USA Today May 31, 2018
90% DEMORALISE Said in passing to cause dismay (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 1, 2026
86% WANT Waste not, ___ not (4) Universal Dec 19, 2025
82% SQUANDER Waste (8) The Times Concise Nov 19, 2025
78% BETTERGETMOVING "Time's a-wasting!" (15) Universal Jan 4, 2026
78% DUSTBIN Waste receptacle (7) The Times Concise Dec 23, 2025
78% IDLES Wastes time (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 20, 2025
78% BIN Waste receptacle (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
78% LEADTO Cause (6) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
74% AMUSE Cause to laugh (5) Newsday Jan 5, 2026

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