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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOUROFNEED When things are most desperate (10) Wall Street Journal Jan 13, 2022
3% LUNGE Desperate move (5) Newsday Jan 8, 2026
3% PLEA Desperate request (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
2% ODDEST Most eccentric (6) Commuter Feb 2, 2026
2% DEFTEST Most skillful (7) Commuter Feb 2, 2026
2% HARDEST Most difficult (7) Eugene Sheffer Feb 2, 2026
2% RACIEST Most suggestive (7) New York Times Feb 1, 2026
2% KINDEST Most charitable (7) LA Times Daily Jan 29, 2026
2% SWEETEST Most sugary (8) Commuter Jan 27, 2026
2% ACHIEST Most sore (7) The Telegraph Quick Jan 26, 2026

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