Here are the best solutions for each of the wordlists ....

"jigsaw" had the best scores on PLATO.LIST and GERMAN.LIST, but two entires bettered "jigsaw" on WORLDNET.LIST: both "crucigramista" from Andre' Wilhelmus and "crossroads" from Stan Peijffers managed to fit 75 words on their WORLDNET grids.

Most letters was 227 by "crossraods" on PLATO.LIST Most "connectors" was 113 from "Crozzodile" by Chad Hurwitz.

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WORLDNET.LIST - best solution from "crucigramista"

--tell-what--choose-	There were 75 words used.
-----o-o--h-v---p---	There were 90 connector letters.
taking-r-select-t-to	There were 218 total letters used.
-----i-k--m-r-r-i-h-	crucigramista took 599.95 seconds.
u--want--w--you-o-a-	
s-----h-time-planet-	
e-chosen-l--key----b	
r--i--yellow-r-y-h-o	
single-e---a-a-o-att	
---h---d---yet-u-v-h	
-h--it------degree--	
for--has-up-g-o-a--b	
-we-care-same-its--u	
--a-another---n-easy	
--lan-u-o-top-g--c-e	
t--n--n-t--f-d---c-r	
o--do-d--h-find--e-s	
d---u---done-s-b-s--	
about----more--based	
y----phone-----n----	

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WORLDNET.LIST - best solution from "crossroads"

we------close-buyers	There were 75 words used.
a-with--a-f---b----e	There were 88 connector letters.
n-h-o---r-f-h-n-will	There were 223 total letters used.
that---develop-----e	crossroads took 573.46 seconds.
--they-e--r-way--w-c	
---a---g-----r-l-out	
-can-d-risks-their--	
-h--more----y--v-key	
no-i-need--hot-e----	
-s-them-n-your-lives	
-ease-easy-m-u-----i	
and-l-m---yellow-lan	
c-d-p-b---e--y-----g	
c-e-identity--high-l	
e-d-n-r-o-----a----e	
s---g---page--v-h-f-	
same-u-r---make-a-o-	
-t--speed--a---users	
-time--a--find-s----	
--t-tell---l-operate	

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PLATO.LIST - best solution from "jigsaw"

did----was------s---	There were 81 words used.
one-sole-absent-also	There were 108 connector letters.
-taken-r-you----i-t-	There were 216 total letters used.
for-else--trained-a-	jigsaw took 264.62 seconds.
i---my---then-o---t-	
x-----by-w--d-theme-	
each--e-most---i-u--	
d-had-g---i-b--g-s--	
--is-city-n-u-what--	
the-can-ought-h-r-t-	
h-from--u-l--more-h-	
a---memories--m---u-	
too-i-u--f-pay-this-	
-f--n-s----e---h---w	
---against-natures-h	
well--c--h-d-h-e-p-e	
h-ill--been-have-own	
o-v-i----m---n---k--	
-perfect------true--	
----e---------------	

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GERMAN.LIST - best solution from "jigsaw"

zuse-j--dfg---f---j-	There were 57 words used.
i-e-seite-hamburg-u-	There were 75 connector letters.
berlin--s---i-r-e-l-	There were 223 total letters used.
--v-nach----t--freie	jigsaw took 228.21 seconds.
--i-d-halle-----m-c-	
s-c--web----v---a-h-	
the---mercator-und-k	
a---bonn----n----i-o	
aus-r-i-w-k--servern	
t-electronic-o---s-r	
s-r-m-z-r-e--r-sie-a	
--v-e---l-liste-n--d	
-wenn-wide-n-i--f-m-	
der--s-l---s-europa-	
-b---t-munster--r-i-	
eintrage---i-t--m-n-	
-s-r-d-n---t----a---	
--virtual-subject---	
---e-e-u---t----i---	
fuer-n--access--koln	

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CROSSROADS used 227 total letters in the PLATO.LIST grid ... the high!

-own--that---b-state	There were 80 words used.
--has-o---city-o--a-	There were 97 connector letters.
-not-both-h-h--l--k-	There were 227 total letters used.
---u-e-w--i-intended	crossroads took 591.97 seconds.
---r-e-others-h---n-	
--being--if--was-p--	
thus--l--g----nature	
h-t-dear-have--i-r--	
e--gold------had-say	
my---s---came-r--u--	
-o--seem-a---remain-	
-u--u---into---o-t-f	
-r-troops-h--must--o	
--then---very--their	
were-each-y-o-w-e---	
h-u-l-l-----u-h-much	
enemies--w---live-l-	
n--of-ought-d-c--pay	
-three---a-within-s-	
---e--sorts-d-----s-	

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Crozzodile used 113 connector letters on PLATO.LIST

--across------single	There were 79 words used.
-t-o--o-------a--l--	There were 113 connector letters.
them-proper--by-came	There were 222 total letters used.
-a-m--t-a---do-had-m	Crozzodile took 555.34 seconds.
-troops-you--than--p	
---n-r-p-t--this---l	
----fourth--r-g----o	
---not-i-e-much---my	
--were-virtue---whom	
-y-i-class-s-----are	
most-t-t---two-given	
-u-h-e-else-a-sole-t	
friends-i---s-all---	
r--r----f-w--did----	
one-----e-hired--p--	
m-also-m--of-a---l--	
--c--u-u----artisans	
-the-g-s-been--n-t-e	
-o---h-i-u--d--those	
forget-city----o---m	

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