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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEADBALLOON Total failure, figuratively (11) Wall Street Journal Jun 8, 2021
10% RUIN Total failure (4) Commuter Oct 23, 2025
7% SLAYED Totally crushed it (6) USA Today Dec 17, 2025
7% ACED Totally nailed (4) USA Today Dec 16, 2025
7% IMPSYCHED "Totally pumped!" (9) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
7% NOHOPE Total despair (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
7% AGHAST Totally horrified (6) USA Today Dec 15, 2025
7% LAPSE Failure (5) (5) Mirror Quick Dec 12, 2025
7% DUDS Total flops (4)
7% RIOTS Total hoots (5) USA Today Nov 27, 2025

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