| 100% | MAEWEST | 7 | "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" |
| 96% | MAE | 3 | West who said "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" |
| 96% | WEST | 4 | Mae who said "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" |
| 95% | PUN | 3 | Mae West's "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted," e.g. |
| 58% | PUN | 3 | "I used to be a banker, but I lost interest," e.g. |
| 50% | OLDME | 5 | Person I used to be |
| 49% | FAIREST | 7 | Superlative used to describe Snow White |
| 49% | OLDME | 5 | Who I used to be, with "the" |
| 48% | THAN | 4 | "Better ___ I Used to Be" (Tim McGraw song) |
| 48% | OLDME | 5 | The person I used to be, self-descriptively |
| 46% | NOPUNINTENDED | 13 | Comment that might follow "I used to be a banker until I lost interest" |
| 46% | COULDNTFINDTHETHYME | 19 | "I always wanted to be a gardener, but I ... " |
| 46% | HADNOCOMMONSCENTS | 17 | "I always wanted to be a perfumer, but I ... " |
| 46% | HAVENTGOTWHATIKNEAD | 19 | "I always wanted to be a baker, but I ... " |
| 46% | JUSTDIDNTGETTHEPOINTE | 21 | "I always wanted to be a ballerina, but I ... " |
| 44% | PLOW | 4 | A tractor pulls it and is often used to clear snow |
| 43% | BASHFUL | 7 | Snow White's friend known to be shy and coy |
| 43% | BAKER | 5 | "I used to be a ___ until I found out I was in it for the dough!" |
| 43% | DADJOKE | 7 | "I used to hate my beard, but then it grew on me," e.g. |
| 43% | ONELINER | 8 | “I used to hate facial hair, but then it grew on me,” e.g. |
| 42% | DONTKNOWTHERITEPEOPLE | 21 | "I always wanted to be a wedding officiant, but I ... " |
| 42% | NEVERGOTTHECHANTS | 17 | "I always wanted to be a Gregorian monk, but I ... " |
| 42% | LET | 3 | *"___ me be, please!", phrase one might use to express frustration |
| 42% | HOWCOULDIREFUSE | 15 | "There was no choice but for me to say yes!" |
| 42% | ARE | 3 | I won't use it, but you will |
| 41% | WAS | 3 | "I ___ supposed to be sent away, but they forgot to come and get me" ("Fortnight" lyric) |
| 41% | AIREN | 5 | Spanish wine grape variety that is used to make white wine |
| 41% | GRECO | 5 | Italian wine grape variety that is used to make white wine |
| 41% | CAROLYNHAX | 10 | Advice guru whose self-titled column used to be called "Tell Me About It": 2 wds. |
| 41% | TUBE | 4 | I'm a slender "testing" container used to make chemical reactions. Who am I? |