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Top 100 Most Common Words in the English Language

Sunday, March 15, 2026

A past Centumth puzzle. Play it on this page with five guesses, or read the full Top 100 ranking below.

A hand-ranked Top 100 for this topic, ordered from the most obvious names near #1 to the hidden gems near #100.

This list was researched and ranked by hand for Centumth. Entries near #1 are the names almost everyone thinks of first. Entries near #100 are true, a little obscure, and still fair if you think sideways. Sources below are the starting point — the final order can include small editorial calls so the daily puzzle stays balanced.

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The full Top 100

  1. #1the
  2. #2be
  3. #3to
  4. #4of
  5. #5and
  6. #6a
  7. #7in
  8. #8that
  9. #9have
  10. #10I
  11. #11it
  12. #12for
  13. #13not
  14. #14on
  15. #15with
  16. #16he
  17. #17as
  18. #18you
  19. #19do
  20. #20at
  21. #21this
  22. #22but
  23. #23his
  24. #24by
  25. #25from
  26. #26they
  27. #27we
  28. #28say
  29. #29her
  30. #30she
  31. #31or
  32. #32an
  33. #33will
  34. #34my
  35. #35one
  36. #36all
  37. #37would
  38. #38there
  39. #39their
  40. #40what
  41. #41so
  42. #42up
  43. #43out
  44. #44if
  45. #45about
  46. #46who
  47. #47get
  48. #48which
  49. #49go
  50. #50me
  51. #51when
  52. #52make
  53. #53can
  54. #54like
  55. #55time
  56. #56no
  57. #57just
  58. #58him
  59. #59know
  60. #60take
  61. #61people
  62. #62into
  63. #63year
  64. #64your
  65. #65good
  66. #66some
  67. #67could
  68. #68them
  69. #69see
  70. #70other
  71. #71than
  72. #72then
  73. #73now
  74. #74look
  75. #75only
  76. #76come
  77. #77its
  78. #78over
  79. #79think
  80. #80also
  81. #81back
  82. #82after
  83. #83use
  84. #84two
  85. #85how
  86. #86our
  87. #87work
  88. #88first
  89. #89well
  90. #90way
  91. #91even
  92. #92new
  93. #93want
  94. #94because
  95. #95any
  96. #96these
  97. #97give
  98. #98day
  99. #99most
  100. #100us

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