| 100% | SPONSOR | 7 | "And now for a word from our ___" |
| 80% | RAH | 3 | And now a word from our cheerleader |
| 73% | SPONSOR | 7 | "And now a word from our ___" |
| 59% | OUR | 3 | "And now, a word from ___ sponsor" |
| 59% | NEXTUP | 6 | “After a word from our sponsor . . .” |
| 58% | OUR | 3 | "And now a word from ___ sponsor" |
| 57% | WORD | 4 | "And now, a ___ from our sponsor" |
| 54% | WISEACRE | 8 | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
| 52% | UTOPIA | 6 | Word from the Greek for "not a place" |
| 52% | PIRANHA | 7 | Word from a Brazilian language for ''tooth fish'' |
| 51% | WHATMORECANISAY | 15 | Words from one who's at a loss for words |
| 50% | IDO | 3 | Union words from a bride and groom: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ADS | 3 | What "a word from our sponsors" leads to |
| 49% | NOWA | 4 | "And ___ word from our sponsor" |
| 49% | NOWA | 4 | "And — word from our sponsor" |
| 49% | NOWA | 4 | “And — word from our sponsor” |
| 49% | HATETOEATANDRUN | 15 | Rueful words from a guest who can't stay for dessert |
| 49% | CHICNESS | 8 | Stylishness and elegance, from a French word |
| 48% | COMEONLINES | 11 | Words from a pickup artist, and, if reinterpreted, each of the four theme answers |
| 48% | DISASTER | 8 | Comes from Greek words for bad and star |
| 48% | ASANA | 5 | Yoga word for a posture, from Sanskrit |
| 47% | ROBOT | 5 | Term derived from a Czech word for "forced labor" |
| 47% | STEPHANIE | 9 | Name that comes from a Greek word for “crown” |
| 47% | ITSALONGSTORY | 13 | "We could be here for a bit...," and a hint to each circled word |
| 47% | ORE | 3 | Word derived from the Old English words for "unworked metal" and "copper" |
| 46% | ARCTIC | 6 | Ocean whose name comes from a Greek word for bear |
| 46% | EMOJI | 5 | Text symbol, from the Japanese words for "picture" and "character" |
| 46% | CORGI | 5 | Dog breed from the Welsh words for "dwarf" and "dog" |
| 46% | STAIN | 5 | Splotch from spilled coffee, and a synonym for "small imperfection" |
| 46% | BAH | 3 | A word from Scrooge |