🗣️The Most Popular Words in English
This three-letter word is the most common in English — you literally just used it reading this.
What is the
This song’s music video turned Halloween into a dance party.
What is Thriller
You might “lead” with this writing tool in math class.
What is a pencil
The smell of this morning beverage wakes people up before it even hits their lips.
What is coffee
“It’s my day!” posts appear every year with cake emojis.
What is a birthday post
It’s small but powerful — used to connect ideas like “cats ___ dogs.”
What is and
This hit makes everyone try the moonwalk — even if they can’t.
What is Billie Jean
Helps you get rid of your mistakes — unless you’re typing.
What is an eraser
A fresh load of this makes your house smell like “clean.”
What is laundry / fresh laundry
The post where you show off your outfit and add “felt cute, might delete later.”
What is a mirror selfie / outfit post
This word can mean “a person, place, or thing” — and you’re one of them.
What is noun
“Annie, are you OK?” MJ asked repeatedly in this hit.
What is Smooth Criminal
You’ll need this to hold your paper assignments — bonus points if it’s color-coded.
What is a binder / folder
This sweet scent fills rooms every fall — the unofficial candle of October.
What is pumpkin spice
Happens in May or June — photos in caps and gowns flood your feed.
What is a graduation post
The single-letter go-to pronoun when talking about yourself.
What is I
This song tells you to “start with the man in the ________.”
What is Man in the Mirror
These lightly colored markers make notes prettier — and sometimes unreadable.
What are highlighters
A beach day favorite — that coconut combo.
What is sunscreen
These posts are designed to look effortless — but take 47 tries.
What is a photo dump / candid post
This versatile verb can mean to exist or to happen — and changes forms like “am,” “is,” or “are.”
What is to be
Released in 1983, this song’s music video literally changed the way music videos were made — and included a red jacket.
What is Beat It
The classic ink tool that somehow always disappears right before class starts.
What is a pen
This smell of rain on dry ground has its own word:
What is petrichor
These posts cause chaos every November — “it’s official 💕” appears in the caption.
What is a relationship post