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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POLICERAID Event that catches someone by surprise? (10) New York Times Feb 1, 2019
7% SETATRAP Try to catch someone with guile (8) New York Times Dec 31, 2025
6% OHMY Expression of surprise (4) Newsday Jan 8, 2026
6% THROWACURVE Surprise while questioning (11) Thomas Joseph Jan 6, 2026
6% GASP Surprised sound (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 5, 2026
6% DARNEDEST Most surprising, informally (9) Universal Jan 5, 2026
6% ELUSIVE Hard to catch (7) Thomas Joseph Jan 2, 2026
6% AFFAIR Event (6) USA Today Dec 30, 2025
6% HOLYMACKEREL Exclamation of surprise (12) LA Times Daily Dec 29, 2025
6% SPIES Catches sight of (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 29, 2025

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