How many letters does the top answer for “wrote essays” have?

The most common answer is montaigne (9 letters).

Crossword clue: wrote essays

1 answer found in Letterora's clue database (Wikidata facts, Open Trivia DB, WordNet and Webster definitions — all licensed sources).

montaigne 9 letters wd-fact-v3

French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592)

wrote an essay on criticism 67% similar → pope

wrote 1q84 50% similar → murakami

wrote 2666 50% similar → bolano

wrote 4 3 2 1 50% similar → auster

wrote an essay on the principle of population 50% similar → malthus

wrote q11368 50% similar → kernighan, ritchie

wrote q13415681 50% similar → hamill

wrote q134773 50% similar → zemeckis