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English Words with the Greatest Proportion of a Single Letter (A-Z)

For each letter of the alphabet, identify the word containing the highest possible proportion of that letter. A definition of the word is provided along with the proportion of the word comprised of the specified letter. The first letter of each word is also provided. Please see the caveats below for important exceptions.
The rows highlighted in pink are particularly challenging - you might want to skip over them and come back if you have time.
Words must be at least 5 letters and found in an English dictionary - excluding proper nouns.
Excludes words like "aaaaaah" and "hmmmmmm" which could in theory be extended as far as you like to get arbitrarily many A's or M's
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Definition
Letter
Proportion
Word
In New Zealand, another name for Trevally - any of various marine food and game fishes.
A
4/6
Araara
British for a police officer.
B
3/5
Bobby
A bacterium of a spherical shape.
C
4/6
Coccic
Without horns (as in cattle).
D
4/6
Dodded
A small child; An age-specific level of youth sports.
E
4/6
Peewee
The wispy seeds of a dandelion.
F
3/5
Fluff
A hot spiced wine and liquor punch served in Scandinavian countries as a Christmas drink.
G
3/5
Glogg
The concentrated resin from the flowering tops of female hemp plants.
H
3/7
Hashish
The plural of an Hawaiian honeycreeper with chiefly bright vermilion plumage formerly used in making feather cloaks.
I
3/5
Iiwis
One who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
J
2/5
Hajji
A small bittern of Guam.
K
4/6
Kakkak
British for a piece of hard candy.
L
3/5
Lolly
A body embalmed or treated for burial with preservatives in the manner of the ancient Egyptians.
M
3/5
Mummy
A child's nurse or caregiver.
N
3/5
Nanny
A religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti.
O
4/6
Voodoo
A young domestic dog.
P
3/5
Puppy
An Egyptian and Middle Eastern condiment consisting of a mixture of herbs, nuts and spices.
Q
2/5
Duqqa
Seldom occurring or found; Cooked so that the inside is still red. (comparative degree)
R
3/5
Rarer
To make a judgement about something; to tax or charge someone or something.
S
4/6
Assess
Rather worn, frayed, or dilapidated.
T
3/5
Tatty
A loose often long dress having bright colors and patterns and adapted from the dresses originally distributed by missionaries to the native women of Hawaii
U
4/6
Muumuu
Very bright in color.
V
2/5
Vivid
An American Indian social gathering or fair usually including competitive dancing.
W
3/6
Powwow
To make a copy on a copier.
X
2/5
Xerox
The nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (such as the sun, moon, and earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system
Y
3/6
Syzygy
The quality of being exciting or attractive.
Z
4/7
Pizzazz
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4 Comments
IsleAuHaulte
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Level 92
Dec 3, 2021
Interesting quiz, but extremely difficult.
PapaFurchetta
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Level 94
Dec 3, 2021
I've added the first letter for each answer to hopefully make it a little easier. This should especially be helpful for those answers which don't start with the specified letter.
stylus
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Level 79
Dec 1, 2024
internet suggests the more common spelling is "pizzazz" or "pazzazz" - either way gives you a higher proportion of Z
PapaFurchetta
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Level 94
Dec 6, 2024
Upon closer inspection, the source actually used "Pzazz" (3/5 Zs) and I just misread it as "Pizazz" (3/6 Zs). However, it appears that most sources agree that Pizzazz (4/7 Zs) is an alternate spelling for Pizazz, so I'll make that update.
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