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At least one of those "words" is already available | At least one of those "words" is already available | ||
| − | ...oreta is a genus of moths: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreta | + | ...oreta is a genus of moths: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreta <small>[[Special:Contributions/162.158.154.64|162.158.154.64]] ([[User talk:162.158.154.64|talk]]) 22:36, 19 February 2024 <span style="color:grey; white-space:nowrap;">''(please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~</nowiki>~~)''</span></small> |
: {Yoko} "ONO" was over-played in crosswords a few years back. "ORONO" (university town in Maine) was over-favored by one constructor. Not to mention a sandwich cookie. [[User:PRR|PRR]] ([[User talk:PRR|talk]]) 22:39, 19 February 2024 (UTC) | : {Yoko} "ONO" was over-played in crosswords a few years back. "ORONO" (university town in Maine) was over-favored by one constructor. Not to mention a sandwich cookie. [[User:PRR|PRR]] ([[User talk:PRR|talk]]) 22:39, 19 February 2024 (UTC) | ||
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| + | In contrast to crosswords in german newspapers, those in american newspapers are typically not dense, right? | ||
| + | “Our” crosswords rarely have a single unused square. | ||
| + | And this is obviously easier to compose if you can choose from more words. --[[Special:Contributions/172.71.123.39|172.71.123.39]] 22:48, 19 February 2024 (UTC) | ||
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The top ten most common letters in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, and the percentage of words they appear in, are:
E – 11.1607%
A – 8.4966%
R – 7.5809%
I – 7.5448%
O – 7.1635%
T – 6.9509%
N – 6.6544%
S – 5.7351%
source: https://www.rd.com/article/common-letters-english-language/ 172.69.58.187 (talk) 22:29, 19 February 2024 (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
At least one of those "words" is already available ...oreta is a genus of moths: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreta 162.158.154.64 (talk) 22:36, 19 February 2024 (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- {Yoko} "ONO" was over-played in crosswords a few years back. "ORONO" (university town in Maine) was over-favored by one constructor. Not to mention a sandwich cookie. PRR (talk) 22:39, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
In contrast to crosswords in german newspapers, those in american newspapers are typically not dense, right? “Our” crosswords rarely have a single unused square. And this is obviously easier to compose if you can choose from more words. --172.71.123.39 22:48, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
