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Three hundred twenty eight words begin with W, and a few openings carry nearly all of them.
A takes the second box in eighty four of the three hundred twenty eight, twenty six percent, I in sixty six, H in sixty one and O in forty five. E adds thirty eight and R adds twenty seven.
WHICH, WHERE, WHILE, WHITE and WHOLE all come from the H branch, and every one of them is among the most used words in English.
The branch holds only sixty one of the three hundred twenty eight, but its vocabulary is denser than any other on the page. If the second letter is unconfirmed, H is the one to test.
R takes the second box in twenty seven words and the W is silent in every one. WRITE, WRONG, WROTE, WREAK and WRIST all work this way.
That makes the branch easy to miss for anyone sounding words out. It is small but it holds several words a puzzle would want.
S closes one hundred eleven of the three hundred twenty eight, thirty four percent, which is a high share, and E fills the fourth box in seventy four words, twenty three percent.
It is the most common word here, though WHERE and WHILE are close. All three sit in the same branch, so guessing two of them wastes a turn.
Twenty seven words take it and the W is silent in all of them. Players who scan by sound skip it, which is exactly why it catches people.
One hundred eleven, which is thirty four percent. Y follows on forty five and D on twenty nine.