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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SARDINECAN Metaphorical tight spot (10) Wall Street Journal Apr 1, 2017
3% SEEN Spotted (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 14, 2026
3% ADS Spots (3) New York Times Feb 13, 2026
3% STRINGENT Rigorous, tight (9) (9) Puzzler Feb 12, 2026
3% MUM Tight-lipped (3) USA Today Feb 9, 2026
3% BED Metaphor for rice (3) Newsday Feb 6, 2026
3% SEE Spot (3) USA Today Feb 5, 2026
3% WILDFIRE Metaphor for a runaway success (8) New York Times Feb 1, 2026
3% SEAL Close up tight (4) New York Times Feb 1, 2026
3% PALATE Sense metaphor (6) Newsday Jan 31, 2026

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