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Memorize these and recognize 13.9% of all Homophones clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cue | 4 | A British lineup, or a stick for a game of snooker |
| 2 | a queue | 4 | A pigtail once mandatory in the British army |
| 3 | stationary stationery | 3 | Writing paper that isn't going anywhere |
| 4 | roam/Rome | 3 | To wander & a city about 15 miles from Utica, New York |
| 5 | reign/rain | 3 | An empress' tenure & a downpour |
| 6 | hall/haul | 3 | A corridor, or to drag away a load |
| 7 | El | 3 | It precedes Capitan, Dorado & Salvador |
| 8 | dear deer | 3 | A beloved doe |
| 9 | bail/bale | 3 | Money paid to release one from the hoosegow & a large bundle of goods |
| 10 | are | 3 | A metric unit equivalent to 100 square meters, or the present tense plural of be |
| 11 | a fair fare | 3 | A reasonable train ride cost |
| 12 | a bare bear | 3 | An unclothed Kodiak |
| 13 | a banned band | 3 | A forbidden rock group |
| 14 | worst wurst | 3 | The most awful sausage |
| 15 | Why | 3 | The first word of "The Rainbow Connection" |
| 16 | sea | 3 | A lunar mare, Tranquility is one |
| 17 | reek/wreak | 3 | To emit a strong odor, or a way to create havoc |
| 18 | pea | 3 | The sugar one is also called the Mennonite one (Mennonites like it) |
| 19 | nein | 3 | German denial that's a homophone of an English number |
| 20 | a sail sale | 3 | A discount on boating canvas |
| 21 | write right | 2 | Jot correctly |
| 22 | won | 2 | Prevailed in a contest |
| 23 | which witch | 2 | A question to identify a sorceress in a lineup |
| 24 | tea | 2 | In song it's "a drink with jam and bread" |
| 25 | Straight/strait | 2 | Uncurved, or a narrow passage of water |
| 26 | side/sighed | 2 | A lateral half of the body, or exhaled audibly with sorrow |
| 27 | seize seas | 2 | To forcefully grab small oceans |
| 28 | see | 2 | From the Latin for seat, it's the official seat of a bishop |
| 29 | right/rite | 2 | Correct, or a proper religious ceremony |
| 30 | Prince/prints | 2 | A member of a royal family, or some photographs |
| 31 | plate/plait | 2 | A dish, or a braid of hair |
| 32 | per purr | 2 | How you might be charged for each cat hum |
| 33 | peek/peak | 2 | To take a quick look, or the top of a mountain |
| 34 | peddles pedals | 2 | Sells foot-operated parts for your bike |
| 35 | pale/pail | 2 | How you look before you kick the bucket |
| 36 | pact/packed | 2 | An agreement, or filled to capacity |
| 37 | our hour | 2 | The 60 minutes that belong to you & me |
| 38 | Oh | 2 | This 2-letter word precedes "Pretty Woman" in the title of a Roy Orbison No. 1 hit |
| 39 | need/knead | 2 | To require, or to work dough |
| 40 | mustered/mustard | 2 | Gathered the courage, or a condiment |
| 41 | maze/maize | 2 | A labyrinth, or Indian corn |
| 42 | mantle/mantel | 2 | A layer of planet Earth flips 2 letters to frame a fireplace |
| 43 | maize/maze | 2 | Corn, or a labyrinth |
| 44 | lessen/lesson | 2 | Reduce, or something to be learned or studied |
| 45 | Kay | 2 | "Every kiss begins with" this jeweler |
| 46 | jay | 2 | It precedes walk, hawk & cee |
| 47 | hostile/hostel | 2 | Antagonistic, or an inexpensive lodging place for young people abroad |
| 48 | hoes/hose | 2 | A group of tilling tools, or a single watering tool |
| 49 | hoarse/horse | 2 | Having a scratchy throat, & the equine you rode in on |
| 50 | hoard/horde | 2 | All the gold you gathered up, or a golden group known for marauding |
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