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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MONEY The ancient Chinese used compressed blocks of tea leaves as this (5) New York Times Mini Jan 14, 2026
3% SMUSHES Compresses, informally (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2026
3% PRINT Use block letters (5) Commuter Jan 19, 2026
3% SQUEEZE Compress (7) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 21, 2025
2% ODEON Ancient theater (5) Commuter Feb 2, 2026
2% LORE Ancient tales (4) LA Times Daily Feb 1, 2026
2% CHAI Spiced tea (4) LA Times Daily Jan 31, 2026
2% PARTS Leaves (5) The Telegraph Mini Jan 31, 2026
2% OMEN Sign sought by one reading tea leaves (4) New York Times Jan 29, 2026
2% ASIAN Chinese, e.g. (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 28, 2026

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