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Literature Quiz / Most Common Words in Shakespeare

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Can you name the 300 most commonly found words in Shakespeare's plays?

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No.Word
26,834
24,101
20,122
19,067
15,998
13,831
13,793
12,268
10,720
10,542
9,097
8,459
7,745
7,679
7,542
7,154
6,847
6,742
6,594
6,516
6,264
6,145
5,932
5,654
5,348
5,103
4,986
4,981
4,477
3,807
3,790
3,759
3,749
3,672
3,654
3,581
3,511
3,416
3,369
3,122
3,108
2,929
2,866
2,810
2,710
2,552
2,551
2,531
2,437
2,350
No.Word
2,324
2,321
2,287
2,276
2,259
2,235
2,229
2,210
2,172
2,167
2,141
2,124
2,100
1,983
1,961
1,941
1,939
1,910
1,858
1,846
1,814
1,802
1,776
1,739
1,730
1,727
1,714
1,670
1,670
1,666
1,644
1,629
1,618
1,572
1,562
1,556
1,509
1,478
1,443
1,433
1,399
1,392
1,383
1,354
1,334
1,324
1,290
1,257
1,244
1,206
No.Word
1,205
1,201
1,174
1,170
1,122
1,072
1,065
1,044
1,033
1,027
1,024
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No.Word
630
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No.Word
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No.Word
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