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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAGELLAN Explorer who named the Pacific Ocean (8) LA Times Daily Feb 10, 2017
4% LASALLE Explorer who named Louisiana (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 30, 2026
3% PANAMA ___ Canal, Atlantic and Pacific Ocean-connecting canal (6)
3% SEA Ocean (3) The Telegraph Quick Sep 4, 2026
3% DORA "___ the Explorer" (4) New York Times Aug 20, 2026
2% SHIP Ocean liner (4) Newsday Sep 29, 2026
2% LEIF Norse explorer Ericson (4) Newsday Sep 28, 2026
2% TIDES Ocean's motions (5) Newsday Sep 27, 2026
2% OCEAN Atlantic or Pacific (5) Commuter Sep 26, 2026
2% SEACRABS Ocean-dwelling crustaceans (8) Eugene Sheffer Sep 26, 2026

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