| 100% | TRANE | 5 | "It's hard to stop a ___" (slogan for a heating/air conditioning brand) |
| 46% | ICE | 3 | It's hard to get a grip on |
| 46% | MUTEBUTTON | 10 | It's pressed to stop a TV's sound |
| 45% | INERTGAS | 8 | It's hard to get a reaction out of it |
| 45% | TRANE | 5 | Air conditioner brand that's "hard to stop" |
| 45% | DEADENDSTREET | 13 | Where it's hard to make a wrong turn |
| 44% | ELBOWROOM | 9 | It's hard to find in a crowd |
| 44% | HAYSTACK | 8 | Tower of straw it's hard to find a needle in |
| 43% | PUTITDOWN | 9 | It's hard to do this to a good book |
| 43% | ATHEIST | 7 | One for whom it's hard to believe |
| 43% | BRIM | 4 | "Fill it to the rim with ___" (old marketing line for a coffee brand) |
| 43% | FLAGDOWN | 8 | Wave at a vehicle as a signal for it to stop |
| 42% | FIEF | 4 | It's a lot for a lord to manage |
| 42% | JARGON | 6 | It's hard for laymen to understand |
| 42% | TUNE | 4 | It's hard for some people to carry |
| 41% | CABFARE | 7 | It's enough to take you for a ride |
| 41% | JIF | 3 | Peanut butter brand for "choosy moms," according to its slogan |
| 40% | MON | 3 | Day when it's hard to wake up in the morning, for short |
| 40% | OVERTIME | 8 | It's for those with a score to settle |
| 40% | SHELLGAME | 9 | It's a hard act to follow |
| 40% | MINICAR | 7 | It's relatively easy to find a parking spot for |
| 40% | DOTHEDEW | 8 | Slogan for a green-bottled brand |
| 39% | WAR | 3 | It's good for "absolutely nothing" according to a 1970 hit |
| 39% | SRO | 3 | Like a show that's hard to get tickets for, in brief |
| 39% | DEEPWEB | 7 | Content that's hard for a search engine to access |
| 38% | EVERYBODYLIKESSARALEE | 21 | "Corrected" slogan for a dessert brand? |
| 37% | STOLENBASE | 10 | One has to make a run for it |
| 37% | NET | 3 | It's good for a soccer ball to hit, but bad for a tennis ball |
| 37% | BIC | 3 | "Flick Your ___" (former slogan for a brand of lighters) |
| 37% | ATEST | 5 | It might lead to a cloud formation, for short |