| 100% | BLUECRABBLUEGRASS | 17 | "That high lonesome sound," as played by Atlantic crustaceans? |
| 35% | BALBOA | 6 | Rocky's surname as played by Sylvester Stallone |
| 34% | ALEXIS | 6 | Ms Carrington's forename as played by Joan Collins |
| 32% | LOUD | 4 | Sound that's high in decibels |
| 32% | YODEL | 5 | Sound that comes from on high |
| 32% | BLEEPS | 6 | High-pitched sounds that replace expletives |
| 31% | SPINTHEBOTTLE | 13 | Party game that high schoolers might play (3 wds.) |
| 31% | NEIGH | 5 | High-pitched sound made by a horse |
| 31% | YELPING | 7 | High-pitched sound made by a dog |
| 31% | HEARTBEAT | 9 | Sound that's represented by your pulse |
| 31% | ACHOO | 5 | Sound that may be followed by "Gesundheit!" |
| 31% | SOLO | 4 | By oneself, as when playing an instrument |
| 31% | MOOS | 4 | Sounds made by animals that have udders |
| 31% | OOF | 3 | EP that sounds as though you've been hit by a brick, released by Seattle's duo "Blue Scholars" in 2009 |
| 31% | CHE | 3 | Podcaster played by Sara Ramirez on "And Just Like That ..." |
| 31% | CHE | 3 | Comedian played by Sara Ramirez on "And Just Like That ..." |
| 31% | STHELENA | 8 | Stage play by R C Sherriff that premiered in 1936 |
| 31% | SKIRL | 5 | High-pitched wailing sound that bagpipes typically make |
| 31% | ACHOO | 5 | Sound that might be triggered by an allergy |
| 31% | ECHO | 4 | Sound that can be softened by acoustic panels |
| 31% | SIGH | 4 | Sound that might be accompanied by an eyeroll |
| 31% | ACHOO | 5 | Sound that might be followed by "bless you" |
| 31% | ACE | 3 | Playing card that can be high or low |
| 31% | LOBSTERPOT | 10 | Crustacean trap that sounds like a cooking vessel |
| 30% | RUR | 3 | 1920 play by Karel Capek that introduced the term "robot": Abbr. |
| 30% | ISHEDEAD | 8 | 1898 play by Mark Twain that opened on Broadway in 2007 |
| 30% | CZARS | 5 | High-level officials, such as those controlling drug policy |
| 30% | PICKLEBALLCOURT | 15 | Playing surface that is 44 feet by 20 feet |
| 30% | CLICKCLACK | 10 | Certain sound made by high-heeled shoes |
| 30% | TWANGY | 6 | __ guitar sound as popularized by Duane Eddy |