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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
972
933
912
901
886
880
870
868
865
842
834
833
825
823
820
818
815
810
786
782
780
759
758
757
750
749
745
745
730
719
710
665
661
657
655
642
640
631
630
No.Word
630
629
625
625
624
624
623
621
621
620
618
617
616
613
608
604
604
595
592
591
588
583
583
573
572
568
568
568
561
557
548
543
542
541
537
528
527
527
516
515
514
509
503
499
499
489
489
488
485
485
No.Word
474
473
471
464
461
457
457
455
452
451
449
443
443
441
438
438
437
436
436
434
430
426
421
419
418
414
413
413
411
411
411
409
406
405
402
400
398
396
395
395
393
392
385
384
380
379
379
378
373
370
No.Word
369
369
368
367
364
363
363
362
361
360
356
355
353
351
350
349
347
346
345
345
344
342
340
339
338
338
337
335
333
332
331
331
329
329
329
323
323
323
323
322
320
320
319
319
319
319
315
314
313
313
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