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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASSIST What an alley-oop is, essentially (6) New York Times Jan 5, 2024
9% GUTTERBALL Alley oops (10) New York Times Jul 5, 2025
8% DUNKED Completed an alley-oop (6) New York Times Aug 11, 2025
7% UHOH "Oops!" (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 16, 2025
6% OOP Alley ___ (3) New York Times Sep 5, 2025
6% TOMCATS Alley howlers (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2025
6% KEY Essential (3) LA Times Daily Aug 16, 2025
6% SEVENTENSPLIT Alley oops? (13) New York Times Jul 13, 2024
6% SPLIT Alley oops? (5) Family Time Jun 21, 2020
5% PIN Bowling ___ (alley item) (3)

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