| 100% | LACK | 4 | "For ___ of a better word..." |
| 91% | LACK | 4 | "For the ___ of a better word..." |
| 91% | GREED | 5 | "___, for lack of a better word, is good" |
| 88% | KUDOS | 5 | Words of encouragement for a job well done |
| 82% | RAH | 3 | Word of encouragement for a good play |
| 82% | HESAKEEPER | 10 | Words of support for a good match |
| 82% | UNCLE | 5 | A good word for giving? |
| 79% | RECOMMENDS | 10 | Puts in a good word for |
| 77% | OBAMA | 5 | Former U.S. president who won a Best Spoken Word Album Grammy Award for the audiobook of "Dreams from My Father" |
| 76% | PUTIN | 5 | "I'll ___ a good word for you" (2 wds.) |
| 75% | PLUG | 4 | Throw in a good word for during a TV appearance |
| 75% | DENY | 4 | Last word of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" |
| 75% | DENY | 4 | Last word of ''For He's a Jolly Good Fellow'' |
| 74% | SYL | 3 | Fragment of a word, for short |
| 74% | SYL | 3 | Part of a word, for short |
| 73% | ABBR | 4 | Short form of a word, for short |
| 73% | ABBR | 4 | Shortened form of a word, for short |
| 72% | PEKE | 4 | Rival of a pom for best in group |
| 72% | NAME | 4 | Word of identification for a person |
| 72% | AMEN | 4 | Word of approval for a sermon |
| 72% | OLE | 3 | Word of support for a matador |
| 71% | HIM | 3 | Word of reference for a male person |
| 71% | ICEIT | 5 | Words of advice for a sprain, maybe |
| 70% | BALLPARK | 8 | Word for a rough estimate of cost, distance |
| 70% | BAZAAR | 6 | A place for the sale of goods, store |
| 70% | XXXXX | 5 | First words of a well-known "Walrus" song |
| 70% | ALOUD | 5 | Homophone for a word of permission |
| 70% | VOUCH | 5 | Put in a good word (for) |
| 70% | ANDRA | 5 | ___ Day, winner of a best actress Golden Globe for "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" |
| 70% | SLAMPOETRY | 10 | Grist for a war of words? |