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All Words:

IDFullwordCount
235butterfly222
280sister222
2018forehead220
163salt220
119far219
167sharp (as knife)214
2016foot213
190to throw213
916bow211
791thigh206
1629face, forehead205
160rope205
935my (pronoun p:1s)201
968thunder200
904ten200
796to cough199
196when?199
976lightning199
227bean198
164to scratch (as with fingernails to relieve itch)196
322male195
914afraid193
962vein191
262to go191
155to pull190
949your (pronoun: p:2s)190
948throat187
226to be sick187
143in, inside186
225to be hungry185
969to take185
242to dance184
177to split183
165sea (ocean)183
171to smell (something)183
128fog182
132guts182
915armpit181
1691nape180
946sore, wound179
1984older brother178
1703pandanus177
857sibling, same sex, older177
184there176
805to call out176
1194to bathe176
807trunk (of tree)176
192to turn (change one's direction)174
123to fight173
183to swell171
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