Can you name the words J.R.R. Tolkien used most frequently in all three Lord of the Rings books, combined?

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  • Chapter titles, the foreword, footnotes, and book titles are included in the (unofficial) total count. Only 'Fellowship of the Ring', 'Two Towers', and 'Return of the King' have words counted.
  • For the 300th-ranked word (last listed, used 217 times), five words are tied for the position. Listing any of the five will trigger the correct answer, though only one of them will be displayed. ★ INDICATES LOTR-SPECIFIC TERM ★
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FrequencyWord
28801
19672
12836
9868
9104
7896
7209
6343
6148
5994
5606
4821
4743
4586
4381
4092
3855
3531
3417
3274
3025
3010
3001
2924
2536
2523
2499
2473
2354
2295
2228
2101
2092
2016
1912
★1860★
1841
1819
1768
1707
1677
1643
1608
1511
1385
1335
1328
1303
1288
1270
FrequencyWord
1238
1229
★1228★
1165
1158
1153
1149
1131
1122
1120
1111
1095
1084
★1065★
1046
1042
1038
1023
1018
981
959
953
928
898
877
847
845
842
836
813
807
793
791
785
777
772
771
757
752
749
727
724
718
715
714
699
★695★
691
691
684
FrequencyWord
678
670
669
668
667
659
★653★
648
638
614
603
597
584
581
★579★
★569★
563
553
543
539
536
533
533
529
520
510
503
503
500
496
495
492
489
488
480
479
476
472
472
470
465
464
461
460
455
453
★453★
448
446
436
FrequencyWord
433
428
421
416
416
412
407
407
404
399
★398★
397
397
389
388
387
380
379
379
★376★
374
372
372
371
370
370
368
368
366
365
363
358
357
356
354
352
348
347
344
343
342
342
341
★341★
336
336
★336★
336
332
332
FrequencyWord
329
329
327
327
327
324
321
321
320
316
313
310
308
307
305
304
304
303
★302★
298
★295★
292
290
288
287
286
286
284
284
283
281
★280★
280
278
278
277
276
275
272
268
267
★267★
267
266
265
264
264
261
261
260
FrequencyWord
★260★
259
259
258
★257★
★256★
253
251
250
249
247
247
246
246
245
244
243
242
242
240
239
239
237
237
236
236
235
234
232
231
231
★231★
229
229
229
227
227
227
227
★226★
225
225
224
224
222
221
220
219
218
217
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Commonest Words in Lord of the Rings Quiz

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