| 100% | GULP | 4 | "Uh oh, that doesn't sound good" sound |
| 66% | UHOH | 4 | "That doesn't sound good" |
| 65% | UHOH | 4 | "That doesn't sound good": Hyph. |
| 57% | BATON | 5 | Orchestral instrument that doesn't make a sound |
| 56% | YIKES | 5 | "Uh-oh, this doesn't look good!" |
| 55% | BOAR | 4 | Critter that doesn't sound interesting |
| 55% | UGLI | 4 | Fruit that doesn't sound pretty |
| 55% | EYE | 3 | Peeper that doesn't make a sound |
| 55% | UHOH | 4 | "Yikes, that doesn't look good": Hyph. |
| 55% | ANTSONALOG | 10 | Snack that doesn't sound very appetizing |
| 55% | BOAR | 4 | Animal that doesn't sound very interesting |
| 55% | UGLI | 4 | Citrus fruit that doesn't sound pretty |
| 54% | PRETTYPENNY | 11 | Tidy sum that doesn't sound like much |
| 53% | PASS | 4 | "Nah, that doesn't sound like fun to me" |
| 51% | GNU | 3 | Animal that doesn't have a sound coming out of its head? |
| 49% | UHOH | 4 | "That didn't sound good . . ." |
| 48% | AIRGUITAR | 9 | Instrument that doesn’t make a sound, no matter how enthusiastically you play it |
| 47% | VERMICELLI | 10 | Pasta that means "little worms" that really doesn't sound very appetizing |
| 47% | USEDCAR | 7 | Sonata that might not sound good |
| 46% | EWES | 4 | Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its name |
| 44% | EYE | 3 | With 5-Across, word that looks like it would sound similarly but doesn't |
| 44% | BONITOS | 7 | Fish that sound good in Spanish |
| 42% | AILS | 4 | Doesn't feel good |
| 42% | SNEERS | 6 | Doesn't look good? |
| 41% | SEEM | 4 | "That just doesn't ___ like a good idea" |
| 41% | BRAGS | 5 | Doesn't display good sportsmanship |
| 40% | BNATURAL | 8 | Note that sounds like good advice |
| 40% | OOH | 3 | "That sounds good!" |
| 39% | LESSEREVIL | 10 | Better choice that isn't so good |
| 39% | IDEA | 4 | "Say, that sounds like a pretty good ___" |