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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FAKESIT Makes a pretense of competence (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 19, 2023
4% FRONT Pretense (5) New York Times Sep 23, 2026
4% ACTS Pretenses (4) Universal Sep 3, 2026
3% SPELL Compete in a bee (5)
3% RACE Compete against, on a track (4)
3% ABLE Competent (4) Commuter Oct 8, 2026
3% RAN Competed in an election (3) The New Yorker Mini Oct 1, 2026
3% VIED Competed (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 22, 2026
3% SAILED Competed in the Figawi, say (6) LA Times Daily Sep 20, 2026
3% RUN Compete in a dash (3) Newsday Sep 16, 2026

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