| 100% | TOSTANDOUT | 10 | "Why fit in when you were born ___?" by Dr. Seuss: 3 wds. |
| 47% | FIT | 3 | "Why ___ in when you were born to stand out?" |
| 36% | FOXINSOCKS | 10 | 1965 book by Dr. Seuss which features Knox, a yellow anthropomorphic character: 3 wds. |
| 36% | THELORAX | 8 | Dr. Seuss environmentalist voiced by Danny DeVito in a 2012 animated film (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ONLYYOUTRY | 10 | "Oh, the thinks you can think up if ___!" by Dr. Seuss: 3 wds. |
| 35% | FRESHAIR | 8 | Breathe this in when you are outdoors |
| 35% | THEGRINCH | 9 | Green Dr. Seuss character voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch in a Christmas movie: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LAYDOWNSALLY | 12 | 1977 Eric Clapton song whose title is followed by "and rest you in my arms": 3 wds. |
| 32% | ETD | 3 | When you should be off, in brief |
| 32% | SUNBURN | 7 | Skin condition when you are in the sun too long |
| 31% | STORM | 5 | "So you were born in an electrical ___" (song lyric from 2005) |
| 31% | WOW | 3 | Expression of surprise for when you are in awe of something |
| 31% | IWASA | 5 | "___ little busy when you called": 3 wds. |
| 31% | GIVEWAYTO | 9 | Be replaced by: 3 wds. |
| 31% | LER | 3 | Dr. Seuss' Once-___, who was confronted by the Lorax in 1971 |
| 30% | DEADLINE | 8 | When it must be in by |
| 30% | FELLFOR | 7 | Was taken in by (2 wds) |
| 30% | TODAY | 5 | "___ you are you! That is truer than true!": Dr. Seuss |
| 30% | ANCESTOR | 8 | Relative who was born before you, often by decades |
| 30% | DAVEBRUBECK | 11 | Piano virtuoso who was born in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | CHARLIEPARKER | 13 | Saxophone virtuoso who was born in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | RAVISHANKAR | 11 | Sitar virtuoso who was born in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | AMELIAEARHART | 13 | Aviation pioneer who was born in July (2 wds.) |
| 30% | NICOLACOUGHLAN | 14 | Actress who was born in Galway, Ireland: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TOBOW | 5 | In Japan, it is proper ___ when you meet someone (bend at the waist): 2 wds |
| 30% | HOTWATER | 8 | When you're in trouble you're said to be in this |
| 30% | MELANIELYNSKEY | 14 | "Yellowjackets" actress who was born in New Zealand in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | "Just the Way You Are" singer, born Peter Gene Hernandez: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ABROAD | 6 | When you're in a foreign country you're said to be |
| 30% | MIKENICHOLS | 11 | Oscar-winning "The Graduate" director who was born in Germany: 2 wds. |