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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% FRITTER Waste (7) The Telegraph Quick Jan 11, 2026
82% WANT Waste not, ___ not (4) Universal Dec 19, 2025
78% DILLYDALLY Waste time (10) Universal Feb 22, 2026
78% CHAFF Miller's waste (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 11, 2026
78% FRITTERAWAY Waste (7,4) (11) Puzzler Feb 7, 2026
78% DROSS Metal waste (5) Eugene Sheffer Feb 6, 2026
78% INCINERATOR Waste furnace (11) The Times Concise Feb 5, 2026
78% SLAG Foundry waste (4) New York Times Feb 4, 2026

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