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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALARMBELL Start of a drill, maybe (9) New York Times Oct 22, 2017
9% BORE Drill (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
9% ROT Start to smell, maybe (3)
8% PRACTICE Drill, e.g. (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
8% AUGER Carpenter's drill (5) LA Times Daily Sep 14, 2025
8% TOOL Hammer or drill (4) USA Today Sep 4, 2025
8% SERVE Start to rally, maybe (5) New York Times Jul 4, 2025
7% QUITEABIT Really spectacular drill component? (9) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
7% TWISTBITS Drill attachments with spiraling grooves (9) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
7% RIG Oil-drilling equipment (3)

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