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Rank Word Rank Word

1 the 126 name

2 of 127 very

3 to 128 through

4 and 129 just

5 a 130 form

6 in 131 much

7 is 132 great

8 it 133 think

9 you 134 say

10 that 135 help

11 he 136 low

12 was 137 line

13 for 138 before

14 on 139 turn

15 are 140 cause

16 with 141 same

17 as 142 mean

18 I 143 differ

19 his 144 move

20 they 145 right

21 be 146 boy

22 at 147 old

23 one 148 too

24 have 149 does

25 this 150 tell

26 from 151 sentence

27 or 152 set

28 had 153 three

29 by 154 want

30 hot 155 air

31 but 156 well

32 some 157 also

33 what 158 play

34 there 159 small

35 we 160 end

36 can 161 put

37 out 162 home

38 other 163 read

39 were 164 hand

40 all 165 port

41 your 166 large

42 when 167 spell

43 up 168 add

44 use 169 even

45 word 170 land

46 how 171 here

47 said 172 must

48 an 173 big

49 each 174 high

50 she 175 such

51 which 176 follow

52 do 177 act

53 their 178 why

54 time 179 ask

55 if 180 men

56 will 181 change

57 way 182 went

58 about 183 light

59 many 184 kind

60 then 185 off

61 them 186 need

62 would 187 house

63 write 188 picture

64 like 189 try

65 so 190 us

66 these 191 again

67 her 192 animal

68 long 193 point

69 make 194 mother

70 thing 195 world

71 see 196 near

72 him 197 build

73 two 198 self

74 has 199 earth

75 look 200 father

76 more 201 head

77 day 202 stand

78 could 203 own

79 go 204 page

80 come 205 should

81 did 206 country

82 my 207 found

83 sound 208 answer

84 no 209 school

85 most 210 grow

86 number 211 study

87 who 212 still

88 over 213 learn

89 know 214 plant

90 water 215 cover

91 than 216 food

92 call 217 sun

93 first 218 four

94 people 219 thought

95 may 220 let

96 down 221 keep

97 side 222 eye

98 been 223 never

99 now 224 last

100 find 225 door

101 any 226 between

102 new 227 city

103 work 228 tree

104 part 229 cross

105 take 230 since

106 get 231 hard

107 place 232 start

108 made 233 might

109 live 234 story

110 where 235 saw

111 after 236 far

112 back 237 sea

113 little 238 draw

114 only 239 left

115 round 240 late

116 man 241 run

117 year 242 don’t

118 came 243 while

119 show 244 press

120 every 245 close

121 good 246 night

122 me 247 real

123 give 248 life

124 our 249 few

125 under 250 stop

Rank Word Rank Word

251 open 376 ten

252 seem 377 simple

253 together 378 several

254 next 379 vowel

255 white 380 toward

256 children 381 war

257 begin 382 lay

258 got 383 against

259 walk 384 pattern

260 example 385 slow

261 ease 386 center

262 paper 387 love

263 often 388 person

264 always 389 money

265 music 390 serve

266 those 391 appear

267 both 392 road

268 mark 393 map

269 book 394 science

270 letter 395 rule

271 until 396 govern

272 mile 397 pull

273 river 398 cold

274 car 399 notice

275 feet 400 voice

276 care 401 fall

277 second 402 power

278 group 403 town

279 carry 404 fine

280 took 405 certain

281 rain 406 fly

282 eat 407 unit

283 room 408 lead

284 friend 409 cry

285 began 410 dark

286 idea 411 machine

287 fish 412 note

288 mountain 413 wait

289 north 414 plan

290 once 415 figure

291 base 416 star

292 hear 417 box

293 horse 418 noun

294 cut 419 field

295 sure 420 rest

296 watch 421 correct

297 color 422 able

298 face 423 pound

299 wood 424 done

300 main 425 beauty

301 enough 426 drive

302 plain 427 stood

303 girl 428 contain

304 usual 429 front

305 young 430 teach

306 ready 431 week

307 above 432 final

308 ever 433 gave

309 red 434 green

310 list 435 oh

311 though 436 quick

312 feel 437 develop

313 talk 438 sleep

314 bird 439 warm

315 soon 440 free

316 body 441 minute

317 dog 442 strong

318 family 443 special

319 direct 444 mind

320 pose 445 behind

321 leave 446 clear

322 song 447 tail

323 measure 448 produce

324 state 449 fact

325 product 450 street

326 black 451 inch

327 short 452 lot

328 numeral 453 nothing

329 class 454 course

330 wind 455 stay

331 question 456 wheel

332 happen 457 full

333 complete 458 force

334 ship 459 blue

335 area 460 object

336 half 461 decide

337 rock 462 surface

338 order 463 deep

339 fire 464 moon

340 south 465 island

341 problem 466 foot

342 piece 467 yet

343 told 468 busy

344 knew 469 test

345 pass 470 record

346 farm 471 boat

347 top 472 common

348 whole 473 gold

349 king 474 possible

350 size 475 plane

351 heard 476 age

352 best 477 dry

353 hour 478 wonder

354 better 479 laugh

355 true . 480 thousand

356 during 481 ago

357 hundred 482 ran

358 am 483 check

359 remember 484 game

360 step 485 shape

361 early 486 yes

362 hold 487 hot

363 west 488 miss

364 ground 489 brought

365 interest 490 heat

366 reach 491 snow

367 fast 492 bed

368 five 493 bring

369 sing 494 sit

370 listen 495 perhaps

371 six 496 fill

372 table 497 east

373 travel 498 weight

374 less 499 language

375 morning 500 among

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Actually, I stand corrected…

the answer is simple and it is yes and no

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