| 100% | EVER | 4 | "Oh, when will they __ learn?": Seeger lyric |
| 54% | EVER | 4 | "When will they ___ learn?" |
| 40% | POETRIES | 8 | They can be epic or lyric |
| 40% | NOSTRILS | 8 | They flare when someone is angry |
| 40% | RIPEN | 5 | When fruits ___, they should be picked |
| 40% | PRICES | 6 | They may be steep when hiked |
| 40% | ATOMS | 5 | They can be dangerous when split |
| 40% | TEARS | 5 | They are shed when you cry |
| 39% | LOUDOUTS | 8 | They result when solidly hit baseballs are caught |
| 39% | KNUCKLES | 8 | They appear when one is clenching a fist |
| 39% | TENTS | 5 | They fall apart when the stakes are raised |
| 39% | FBOMBS | 6 | They may be dropped when one's angry |
| 38% | EVER | 4 | "Will they ___ learn?" |
| 38% | EVER | 4 | "Will they __ learn?" |
| 38% | OTS | 3 | They occur when things are all tied up, briefly |
| 38% | OVATIONS | 8 | They're often standing when the curtains are lowered |
| 38% | ODDS | 4 | Things are unlikely when they are long |
| 38% | HIFI | 4 | Player of oldies when they were newies |
| 38% | FROGMARCH | 9 | Make someone walk when they are resisting |
| 38% | NOTES | 5 | Students take them when professors are lecturing |
| 37% | BACKORDERS | 10 | They'll be delivered when they're in stock again |
| 37% | TIMERS | 6 | They ping when dinner is ready or baking is done |
| 37% | SOAR | 4 | What Eagles do when they are flying high |
| 37% | STINGING | 8 | What bees are doing when they're attacking |
| 37% | SPIRAL | 6 | Shape of cartoon eyes when they are hypnotized |
| 37% | HANGS | 5 | "The bat ___ upside down when they are sleeping." |
| 37% | INTERRUPT | 9 | To cut someone off when they are speaking |
| 37% | SAFEENVIRONMENT | 15 | People are protected when they're in it |
| 37% | BACKSTAGE | 9 | Where actors are when they aren't performing |
| 37% | ODDS | 4 | The outcome is unlikely when they're slim |