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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | HEARTEN Encourage the near desperate (7) | (7) | ||
| 8% | SPUR Encourage, with "on" | (4) | New York Times | Oct 8, 2025 |
| 8% | FOSTERS Encourages | (7) | Thomas Joseph | Sep 30, 2025 |
| 8% | FOSTER Encourage | (6) | LA Times Daily | Sep 28, 2025 |
| 8% | URGE Encourage | (4) | The Atlantic | Sep 21, 2025 |
| 8% | EGGED Encouraged, with "on" | (5) | New York Times | Sep 17, 2025 |
| 8% | DIRELY In desperation | (6) | Newsday | Aug 23, 2025 |
| 7% | PLEA Desperate request | (4) | Puzzler Backwords | Oct 15, 2025 |
| 7% | PEP ___ talk (encouraging words) | (3) | ||
| 7% | GLOOM Near darkness | (5) | The Times Concise | Oct 3, 2025 |
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