| 100% | WASTE | 5 | "A mind is a terrible thing to ___" |
| 81% | AMIND | 5 | "___ is a terrible thing to waste" |
| 81% | AMIND | 5 | "__ is a terrible thing to waste" |
| 81% | MIND | 4 | "A ___ is a terrible thing to waste" |
| 80% | AMIND | 5 | "___ is a terrible thing to waste": 2 wds. |
| 79% | THING | 5 | "A mind is a terrible __ to waste" |
| 75% | TERRIBLE | 8 | "A mind is a ___ thing to waste" |
| 65% | ISA | 3 | "A mind ___ terrible thing to waste": 2 wds. |
| 64% | MIND | 4 | A terrible thing to waste, they say |
| 62% | TEARS | 5 | A sad thing to be in |
| 60% | MIND | 4 | "A terrible thing to waste," according to a saying |
| 59% | MITE | 4 | Item turned out to be a small thing |
| 58% | ASLEEP | 6 | Not a good thing to be at the wheel |
| 58% | AGENDAS | 7 | Things to be discussed in a meeting |
| 57% | DUD | 3 | Thing that turns out to be a disappointment |
| 57% | AMIND | 5 | "A terrible thing to waste" |
| 55% | RULE | 4 | A "golden" one is an especially good thing to follow |
| 54% | MIND | 4 | It's a "terrible thing to waste" |
| 54% | ANALOGY | 7 | A comparison of one thing to another when you are explaining something |
| 54% | SALESMAN | 8 | A male whose job is to sell things |
| 53% | FIR | 3 | *"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a ___ to be kindled": Plutarch |
| 53% | RETAILER | 8 | After a wholesaler, things are sold to a customer by a ___ |
| 53% | PROPMAN | 7 | In charge of things to be used onstage in a play |
| 53% | SCIENCE | 7 | "___ is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it": Einstein |
| 52% | TODO | 4 | "Make a ___ list" (A list of things to be completed): 2 wds. |
| 52% | SYNC | 4 | Good thing for a film's audio and video to be in |
| 52% | THEROPES | 8 | Bad thing for a boxer to be on |
| 52% | THETAKE | 7 | Bad thing for a cop to be on |
| 52% | KNOTS | 5 | Bad thing for a stomach to be in |
| 51% | ATTHATRATE | 10 | "If things were to proceed in such a way . . ." |