| 100% | NEED | 4 | "A friend in __ is a..." |
| 100% | NEED | 4 | A friend in ___ is a friend indeed |
| 100% | NEED | 4 | "A friend in ___ is a..." |
| 96% | NEED | 4 | "A friend in ___ , is a friend..." |
| 95% | INDEED | 6 | A friend in need is a friend ___ |
| 95% | NEED | 4 | "A friend in ___ is a friend indeed" |
| 95% | NEED | 4 | "A friend in ___ is a friend indeed." |
| 91% | NEED | 4 | "A friend in ___ is a friend indeed" (common rhyming idiom) |
| 90% | INDEED | 6 | "A friend in need is a friend ____" |
| 90% | INDEED | 6 | "A friend in need is a friend ___" |
| 90% | INDEED | 6 | "A friend in need, is a friend ___" |
| 87% | DEED | 4 | Friend in need is a friend in___ |
| 87% | LISTENS | 7 | Is a good friend, in a way |
| 85% | NEED | 4 | "A friend in __ is..." |
| 75% | NICKCARRAWAY | 12 | He is the narrator and a friend of Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby": 2 wds. |
| 74% | HUCKLEBERRY | 11 | ___ Finn, a fictional character who first appeared in 51a and is a friend of the protagonist |
| 74% | GIRLS | 5 | "Diamonds Are a ___ Best Friend," song performed by Marilyn Monroe in 1953's "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" |
| 73% | DERRY | 5 | "___ Girls," show starring Nicola Coughlan that follows a group of friends and is set in Northern Ireland |
| 73% | SOULMATE | 8 | Friend who is a perfect match |
| 72% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Coffeehouse chain with a siren logo, whose name was inspired by Melville's best friend in "Moby Dick" |
| 72% | TERESA | 6 | Barbie's close friend who stars alongside her in the Barbie "I Can Be A Pastry Chef" book |
| 71% | YOUVE | 5 | "___ Got a Friend in Me" |
| 70% | LONESOME | 8 | Without a friend in the world |
| 70% | ELF | 3 | Tiny friend in many a fairytale |
| 70% | HANGSOUTTODRY | 13 | Abandons, as a friend in need |
| 70% | USE | 3 | Be a bad friend |
| 70% | ONE | 3 | "Last ___ in is a rotten egg!" |
| 70% | LAST | 4 | "___ one in is a rotten egg!" |
| 70% | GOON | 4 | Persist in being a silly person |
| 70% | USE | 3 | Be a bad friend? |