| 100% | WASOF | 5 | "A bucket of water ___ no use for the wild fires...": 2 wds. |
| 43% | POUNDSIGN | 9 | Symbol used at the start of a hashtag: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LASTPLACE | 9 | Position for the winner of a booby prize (2 wds.) |
| 42% | WRITTENUP | 9 | Reported for a violation of the rules: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BILLWALTON | 10 | NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers, whose career was ended by a string of foot and ankle injuries: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PYRENEANIBEX | 12 | A subspecies of the Iberian wild goat, found in Spain and Southern France which went extinct in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 41% | OUTTAKE | 7 | Scene not used for the final version of a film |
| 40% | TEE | 3 | It's used for the first stroke of a golf hole |
| 40% | DOCKAGE | 7 | Fee for the use of a pier |
| 39% | DRYUP | 5 | "It's just a matter of time until the lakes ___" (Their waters evaporate): 2 wds |
| 39% | GOI | 3 | "There but for the grace of God ___": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ACTAFOOL | 8 | Single from Ludacris that was part of the soundtrack for "2 Fast 2 Furious," and was also nominated for a Grammy: 3 wds. |
| 39% | ISON | 4 | "He ___ leave for the rest of the week.": 2 wds. |
| 39% | CHEMISTRY | 9 | Subject that calls for the use of a Bunsen burner |
| 39% | ZESTER | 6 | Small utensil used for grating the skin of a lemon |
| 39% | MOP | 3 | Cleaning tool used with a bucket of water |
| 38% | ONICE | 5 | Cooling in a bucket, as a bottle of champagne: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BEEFEATER | 9 | Nickname used for a Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London |
| 38% | DEIONSANDERS | 12 | A cornerback who played for the Baltimore Ravens, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011: 2 wds |
| 38% | RECROOM | 7 | Part of the house used for recreation (2 wds) |
| 37% | NEEDLEDROP | 10 | Turntable-inspired term for the use of a familiar song in a film |
| 37% | POKERS | 6 | Metal rods for stirring the embers of a fire |
| 37% | ANNIEOAKLEY | 11 | Famous sharpshooter of the Wild West: 2 wds. |
| 37% | HAIR | 4 | "___ of the dog," idiom for alcohol used to cure a hangover |
| 37% | AQUEDUCT | 8 | Channel built for water, in the form of a bridge |
| 37% | MATH | 4 | Subject that requires the use of a calculator, for short |
| 37% | SAC | 3 | End of the French term for a no exit street |
| 37% | ICERINK | 7 | A frozen body of water used for skating |
| 36% | WEIR | 4 | Low dam used to raise the water level of a river |
| 36% | RET | 3 | No longer a part of the workforce, for short |