| 100% | THEYD | 5 | "___ be doomed, if it weren't for us." ("We helped those people") |
| 42% | DIE | 3 | What several patients on the T.V show "E.R" would do, if it weren't for the doctors |
| 41% | BANGAGONG | 9 | T. Rex hit that was titled “Get It On” in the U.K. |
| 40% | TRAGIC | 6 | "Life would be ___ if it weren't funny": Stephen Hawking |
| 39% | WTF | 3 | Expression of shock that would be vulgar if it wasn't abbreviated |
| 39% | GRR | 3 | [If it weren't for this leash...] |
| 39% | ART | 3 | "If ___ doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for?": Alice Walker |
| 37% | PEN | 3 | Some people don't care if its tip is felt |
| 37% | ELIOT | 5 | She wrote, "What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?" |
| 37% | EMENDS | 6 | Synonym for “alters” that keeps its meaning if the first letter is changed to an “A” |
| 36% | LIE | 3 | Detector that will prove if it's the truth |
| 35% | SSNS | 4 | Figs. that can't be the same for two people |
| 35% | YOUAWAKE | 8 | Question that cannot be answered if its answer is "no" |
| 35% | INSURANCE | 9 | It helps compensate people for loss of cars, homes |
| 34% | MEANSTEST | 9 | It determines if help is needed |
| 34% | SSN | 3 | It can be replaced for relig. reasons if it includes "666" |
| 33% | SEROTONIN | 9 | It is responsible for people's happiness |
| 33% | STOL | 4 | Abbr. for a plane that doesn't require much runway (but needs plenty of space if it goes backwards!) |
| 33% | BLEEDS | 6 | "If It ___," collection of four novellas by Stephen King that was nominated for a Locus Award in 2021 |
| 33% | DAKOTA | 6 | People for whom two U.S. states are named |
| 33% | UTE | 3 | People for whom a U.S. state is named |
| 33% | SECRET | 6 | It may be hard for one person to carry |
| 33% | IDAHO | 5 | U.S state which is famous for its potatoes |
| 32% | HRS | 3 | It's often suggested that people sleep for seven or eight of them: Abbr. |
| 32% | SHE | 3 | Word that becomes its own opposite if its first letter is removed |
| 32% | SOS | 3 | Plea for help that might be spelled out on an island beach |
| 32% | TAIL | 4 | Hindmost part of a T-Rex that is part of its anatomy |
| 32% | WINDY | 5 | ___ City, nickname for Chicago, Illinois that is inspired by its weather, perhaps |
| 32% | SSS | 3 | Sibilant sound that is often tough to track down, but if you can't it'll leave you flat |
| 32% | ALAS | 4 | “Would that it weren’t so!” |