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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IRRITANT Salt on an open wound, for example (8) Wall Street Journal Jan 25, 2022
6% INJURY Wound (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 23, 2026
6% HARMS Wounds, say (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 22, 2026
6% TARS Old salts (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 22, 2026
6% ADDA "-- pinch of salt ..." (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 22, 2026
6% HALITE Rock salt (6) Universal Jan 18, 2026
6% SEL Salt, in French (3) TV Jan 18, 2026
6% SCAR Emotional wound (4) LA Times Daily Jan 12, 2026
6% SCAB Crust on a wound (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 12, 2026
6% PEPA Salt-N-___ (4) Universal Jan 12, 2026

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