| 100% | ELF | 3 | "The ___ on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition" (2005 holiday book) |
| 69% | ELF | 3 | "The ___ on the Shelf" (rhyming Christmas tradition since 2005) |
| 61% | ELF | 3 | "The ___ on the Shelf" (Christmas book sold with a toy) |
| 53% | ELF | 3 | ___ On The Shelf, popular Christmas tradition where one hides Santa's helper in places around the house |
| 46% | ELF | 3 | Figure on the shelf, in Christmas decor |
| 43% | TITLE | 5 | Found on the front of a book |
| 42% | MARGINS | 7 | Areas on the sides of a book page |
| 42% | ELF | 3 | "On the shelf" Christmas figure |
| 41% | TITLE | 5 | What often appears on the spine of a book |
| 41% | BLURB | 5 | Praise-filled paragraph on the back of a book |
| 41% | EVE | 3 | The day before a holiday, such as Christmas ___ |
| 40% | ODD | 3 | Like the page numbers on the right side of a book |
| 40% | MORMON | 6 | The Book of __, musical based on a US religion |
| 39% | CLIENT | 6 | Schumacher film based on a Grisham book, The __ |
| 39% | WATERLOO | 8 | ABBA song with the lyrics "The history book on the shelf / Is always repeating itself" |
| 39% | FOREVER | 7 | Judy Blume novel on the ALA's Top Ten Challenged Books List for 2005 |
| 38% | MOO | 3 | "Mr. Brown Can ___! Can You?" (Dr. Seuss book with a cow on the cover) |
| 38% | UNUSED | 6 | On the shelf |
| 38% | CHICKENLITTLE | 13 | 2005 film based on a folktale of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SPINE | 5 | Visible part of a book that's on a shelf |
| 38% | EVE | 3 | Day before, usually a holiday; Christmas ___ is on December 24th |
| 38% | SHELF | 5 | "The Elf on the ___" (Christmas-themed book) |
| 38% | BROOM | 5 | What a Quidditch player flies on, in the Harry Potter books |
| 37% | UNUSED | 6 | Still on the shelf |
| 37% | UNSOLD | 6 | Still on the shelf |
| 37% | SAT | 3 | Stayed on the shelf |
| 37% | STOCK | 5 | Keep on the shelves |
| 36% | OTTERSJUG | 9 | "Emmet ___-Band Christmas," a TV special based on the children's story of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | INSTORE | 7 | On the shelves instead of online (Hyph.) |
| 36% | USE | 3 | Not leave on the shelf |