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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACUTE Severe and short, as an illness (5) New York Times Sep 20, 2016
8% STERN Severe (5) Universal Nov 22, 2025
8% KE Not severe (2) USA Today Quick Nov 10, 2025
8% MILD Not severe (4) USA Today Quick Nov 10, 2025
8% AFEW Several (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 19, 2025
7% TIERS Several things in a pagoda (5) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
7% SCOTT Adam ____, Severance star (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 10, 2025
7% EDSEL Ill-fated Ford (5) Premier Sunday Dec 7, 2025
7% PLURAL Several, grammatically (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 3, 2025
7% ANIMOSITY Ill will, rancour (9) The Times Concise Dec 3, 2025

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