| 100% | NONE | 4 | "___ taken" (response to "No offense") |
| 100% | NONE | 4 | "___ taken," usual response to "No offense" |
| 95% | NONETAKEN | 9 | Response to "No offense" |
| 75% | NOWYOUKNOW | 10 | Response to "I had no idea!" |
| 74% | UMBRAGE | 7 | Taking __ means to take offense |
| 74% | RESENT | 6 | Take offense to |
| 73% | ISHOULD | 7 | Response to good advice you might not take |
| 73% | ONIT | 4 | Response to "Can you take care of this?" |
| 71% | YESWEDO | 7 | Possible response to "You take credit cards?" |
| 70% | IDID | 4 | Possible response to "Who took the last cookie?" |
| 70% | HUFFINESS | 9 | Tendency to take offense |
| 70% | SENSITIVE | 9 | Quick to take offense |
| 69% | YESWEDO | 7 | Hoped-for response to "Y'all take cash, right?" |
| 68% | ONAPLATTER | 10 | Requiring no effort to take |
| 68% | IDO | 3 | Response to "Do you take this man as your...," generally: 2 wds. |
| 66% | IDID | 4 | Positive response to "You took care of that, right?": 2 wds. |
| 66% | ADAMANT | 7 | Unlikely to take no for an answer |
| 66% | NASTYFALL | 9 | Trip that no one wants to take |
| 66% | INSIST | 6 | Refuse to take no for an answer |
| 65% | ACTSON | 6 | Takes steps in response to |
| 65% | YESPLEASE | 9 | Opposite response to "No, thanks" |
| 65% | YET | 3 | Optimistic response to "No news" |
| 63% | YESIAM | 6 | Possible response to "No, you're not" |
| 63% | WAY | 3 | Word repeated as a response to "No ___" |
| 63% | NONETAKEN | 9 | Reply to "No offense" |
| 61% | ITSCOOL | 7 | "No offense taken!" (2 wds.) |
| 61% | YESWEDO | 7 | Retailer's response to ''Take checks?'' |
| 59% | EVERYONEISGOING | 15 | Teen's response to a parent's "No" |
| 59% | BUTTHATSNOTFAIR | 15 | Teen's response to a parent's "No" |
| 59% | ICANTDOANYTHING | 15 | Teen's response to a parent's "No" |