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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ATTEMPTS Stabs, so to speak (8) Wall Street Journal Jul 13, 2022
94% TRY Stab, so to speak (3) Universal Jul 25, 2021
54% SMEE 'Man who stabbed, so to speak, without offence,' in a 1911 novel (4) New York Times Oct 23, 2015
8% PIERCE Stab with a needle (6) Commuter Dec 5, 2025
8% TOLD Sang, so to speak (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 3, 2025
8% AGES A million years, so to speak (4) New York Times Dec 2, 2025
8% NERVES Butterflies, so to speak (6) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
8% LEGUP Slight advantage, so to speak (5) New York Times Mini Nov 25, 2025
8% SNAGS Hiccups, so to speak (5) The Washington Post Mini Nov 22, 2025
8% WENT Shoved off, so to speak (4) The Washington Post Mini Nov 18, 2025

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