| 100% | ITRIED | 6 | "That was my best effort" |
| 70% | DAYS | 4 | "... those were the best ___ of my life..." |
| 62% | YET | 3 | "This is my best work ___!" |
| 62% | BABY | 4 | "Always Be My ___," song by Mariah Carey that was nominated for the Grammy for Best Female R&B Performance |
| 59% | THY | 3 | "'Tis but ___ name that is my enemy": Juliet |
| 59% | MARX | 4 | "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them ... well, I have others" quipper |
| 58% | SORESPOTS | 9 | Subjects that are best avoided |
| 58% | NASTYHABITS | 11 | Vices that are best abandoned |
| 57% | GROUCHO | 7 | He said, "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them ... well, I have others" |
| 56% | PERISHING | 9 | Goods that will expire |
| 56% | GANDHI | 6 | Biopic that was 1982's Best Picture |
| 56% | BOTS | 4 | Social media accounts that are best ignored |
| 56% | ERAS | 4 | Baseball stats that are better when lower |
| 56% | SIXPACK | 7 | Slang for abs that are well defined |
| 56% | RAINS | 5 | Weather occurrences that are good for crops |
| 56% | TAPAS | 5 | Spanish dishes that are good for sharing |
| 56% | ADDERS | 6 | Venomous snakes that are good at mathematics? |
| 56% | INS | 3 | Connections that are good for your career |
| 56% | HDL | 3 | Cholesterol that is good for you: Abbr. |
| 55% | DIAMONDS | 8 | Gems that are a girl's best friend |
| 55% | ERAS | 4 | Figures that are best kept low, in brief |
| 55% | GOLDS | 5 | Medals that are better than silvers and bronzes |
| 55% | CRACKERS | 8 | Wheat-based disks that are good with cheese |
| 54% | PREPACKED | 9 | Goods that are wrapped before sale |
| 54% | FUNGIBLES | 9 | Goods that can be replaced easily |
| 54% | ALL | 3 | ___ is well that ends well |
| 54% | ALL | 3 | "___ is well that ends well" |
| 54% | ALL | 3 | "___ is well that ends well!" |
| 54% | CURE | 4 | "Prevention is better that ___" |
| 54% | SEABISCUIT | 10 | Sports film that was a 2003 Best Picture nominee |