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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OCCAM Logician who hypothesized that the simplest explanation for a phenomenon is usually the best (5) New York Times Mar 13, 2025
2% ATYPICAL Not usual (8) The Telegraph Quick Mar 23, 2026
2% ELITE Best of the best (5) The Telegraph Plusword Mar 21, 2026
2% ELNINO Pacific climate phenomenon (6) LA Times Daily Mar 17, 2026
2% TOPS Bests (4) New York Times Mar 17, 2026
2% IDEAL Best imaginable (5) Newsday Mar 17, 2026
2% COMA Food ___ (post-feast phenomenon) (4) Universal Mar 16, 2026
2% METEOR Celestial phenomenon (6) The Times Concise Mar 13, 2026
2% EVENT Phenomenon (5) Commuter Mar 12, 2026
2% YET "The best is ___ to come" (3)

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