| 100% | RULE | 4 | "I before E except after C," e.g. |
| 95% | RULE | 4 | "I before e, except after c," e.g. |
| 87% | MNEMONICS | 9 | "I before E except after C" and others |
| 81% | RULE | 4 | "I before e, except after c" is a flawed one |
| 79% | ANI | 3 | It goes before E except after C |
| 66% | AFTERC | 6 | I before E except — |
| 55% | AFTERC | 6 | "I before E except ___": 2 wds. |
| 50% | REBUS | 5 | I C U, e.g. |
| 48% | LETTERS | 7 | a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l... |
| 47% | LESSON | 6 | "I before E" rule, e.g. |
| 45% | CLEF | 4 | C or G, e.g. |
| 44% | SFX | 3 | C.G.I., e.g. |
| 43% | ROMANCELANGUAGE | 15 | “I’ve never felt this way before” or “You complete me,” e.g. |
| 42% | QUIP | 4 | W. C. Fields's "I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally," e.g. |
| 41% | INVERSION | 9 | G-C-E for the chord C, e.g. |
| 41% | SCALE | 5 | C, D, E, F, G, A, B, e.g. |
| 41% | FARM | 4 | Word before "E, I, E, I, O," in song |
| 40% | MAIL | 4 | Word after e or G |
| 40% | MAIL | 4 | Word after G or e |
| 40% | ION | 3 | C+, e.g. |
| 40% | VOWEL | 5 | I, e.g. |
| 39% | PRON | 4 | I, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 39% | MUSICNOTES | 10 | A B C D E F G |
| 39% | SCALE | 5 | C to C, e.g. |
| 39% | HALFSTEP | 8 | C to C#, e.g. |
| 39% | OCTAVE | 6 | C to C, e.g. |
| 39% | TRIAD | 5 | C-E-G, e.g. |
| 39% | HERBIVORE | 9 | Before midnight: Sloth, e.g. |
| 38% | STS | 3 | D, C, E, and G in D.C., e.g. |
| 38% | NOTE | 4 | A, B, C, D, E, F or G |