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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ILL Word that may or may not be a contraction (3) New York Times Nov 27, 2020
98% WERE Word that may or may not be a contraction (4) New York Times Nov 27, 2020
4% EVENSO "Be that as it may …" (6) New York Times Nov 12, 2025
4% HERESTHETHING Words that may precede an explanation (13) USA Today Oct 22, 2025
3% DOTS Things that may be connected (4) New York Times Dec 19, 2025
3% STRAITS They may be dire (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
3% ALE It may be blond or pale (3) New York Times Dec 16, 2025
3% LEDE It may be buried, in journalism (4) Universal Dec 15, 2025
3% IBE "May __ excused?" (3) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
3% EMERALD May birthstone (7) LA Times Daily Dec 10, 2025

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