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Most Common English Words - Whammies

Try to guess the top 24 most common words in the English language. Be careful, however, as 5 wrong words will end the quiz!
All correct and incorrect answers are based on Quizmaster's 100 Most Common English Words quiz, and the same rules shall apply:
For the purposes of this quiz, conjugations count as the same word
For example, swam, swum and swimming would all count as "swim"
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Last updated: January 23, 2025
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First submittedJanuary 23, 2025
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The
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Be
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To
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Of
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And
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A
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In
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That
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Have
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I
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Not
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On
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6 Comments
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Level 61
Jan 23, 2025
Really hard! A lot of them I was thinking of weree frm the top 100, but not top 24, so I didn't get so many.
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Level 72
Jan 23, 2025
Do you think I should add a few more?
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Level 88
Jan 23, 2025
What's tricky is that you're punished for wrong words that are initial segments of right words.
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Level 72
Jan 23, 2025
ooh, that is a problem innit? I'll fix that.
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Level 85
Aug 27, 2025
Like this. It's a lot trickier than you'd think! Nominated! (btw. I typed in "Off" and nothng at all happened; should've been a whammy)
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Level 72
Aug 27, 2025
Thanks!

I mean, I'm not giving a whammy for every single word. Whammies make it quite hard anyways