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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ERNEST Rutherford known as 'The Father of Nuclear Physics' (6) New York Times Feb 21, 2019
6% ERNESTRUTHERFORD Nobel prizewinner often called "the father of nuclear physics" (16) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 8, 2026
6% RUTHERFORD Father of Nuclear Physics (10)
4% PAPAS Father figures (5) Eugene Sheffer Mar 10, 2026
4% SIRED Fathered (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 7, 2026
4% FITNESS Physical conditioning (7) (7) Puzzler Mar 4, 2026
4% PADRE Spanish father (5) The Telegraph Mini Mar 1, 2026
4% PAIN Physical suffering (4) Commuter Feb 27, 2026
4% DADBOD Father figure? (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 26, 2026
4% OEDIPUS Antigone's father (7) Eugene Sheffer Feb 26, 2026

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