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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BAILS Tries to prevent a sinking (5) USA Today Jun 19, 2017
3% DETER Prevent (5) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2026
3% AFLOAT Not sinking (6) New York Times Sep 22, 2026
3% BASIN Sink (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 22, 2026
3% SHOTS Basketball tries (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 21, 2026
3% STOP Prevent (4) (4) Puzzler Sep 19, 2026
3% PARKINGBRAKES They prevent rolling (13) Thomas Joseph Sep 18, 2026
3% HADAGO Tried (6) USA Today Sep 17, 2026
3% AVOIDABLE Able to be prevented (9) Puzzler Backwords Sep 14, 2026
3% DRAIN Sink outlet (5) Newsday Sep 13, 2026

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