| 100% | SITTIGHT | 8 | "Stay there, I'll just be a moment" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ONESEC | 6 | "Give me a moment": 2 wds. |
| 51% | DEADMAN | 7 | "You are a ___!" ("I'll kill you!"): 2 wds. |
| 50% | MATAHARI | 8 | Dancer who was a German spy during World War I: 2 wds. |
| 48% | AWAY | 4 | "Where there is a will, there is ___.": 2 wds. |
| 47% | PARDONME | 8 | "Ahem, may I interrupt a moment?": 2 wds. |
| 47% | SMARTSET | 8 | "The attendees were a ___ of students who I had fun interacting with." (clever bunch): 2 wds. |
| 46% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Stay With Me" singer who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Record of the Year (and won): 2 wds. |
| 46% | CLOSEONE | 8 | "Whew, that was a ___!" ("Just made it!"): 2 wds. |
| 45% | HANGTIGHT | 9 | "Wait a sec, I'll be right back!": 2 wds. |
| 45% | MOROCCA | 7 | Former "Daily Show" correspondent who is a regular panelist on NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!": 2 wds. |
| 44% | AMI | 3 | "___ just being dense here?": 2 wds. |
| 44% | OWETO | 5 | Be a debtor of: 2 wds. |
| 44% | STOODIN | 7 | Was a substitute (for): 2 wds. |
| 44% | STOODIN | 7 | Was a replacement (for): 2 wds. |
| 43% | OHNO | 4 | "This is a disaster!": 2 wds. |
| 43% | BROKEUP | 7 | Stopped being a couple: 2 wds. |
| 43% | OHNO | 4 | "This is a problem!": 2 wds. |
| 43% | MACYGRAY | 8 | "I Try" singer, whose last name is a color: 2 wds. |
| 43% | IMNO | 4 | "___ genius, but I am a decent coder.": 2 wds. |
| 43% | FOXYBROWN | 9 | "I'll Be" rapper who has been a pioneer for women in hip-hop: 2 wds. |
| 43% | IFI | 3 | "___ were a boy" (Beyonce hit): 2 wds. |
| 43% | IFI | 3 | "___ Were a Boy" (Beyoncé song): 2 wds. |
| 42% | INA | 3 | "I'll be with you ___ moment": 2 wds. |
| 42% | IFI | 3 | "___ Were A Boy," 2008 Beyonce hit: 2 wds. |
| 42% | AMIND | 5 | "___ is a terrible thing to waste": 2 wds. |
| 42% | IFI | 3 | "___ Were a Boy," song by Beyonce: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SEC | 3 | "I'll be there in a ___!" |
| 42% | NONO | 4 | "That is a strict ___!" (disallowed): 2 wds |
| 42% | OHNO | 4 | "This is a real problem!": 2 wds. |