| 100% | CAN | 3 | "You have to walk before you ___ run" |
| 70% | TRY | 3 | "Don't ___ to run before you can walk." |
| 65% | RUN | 3 | "Learn to walk before you ___" |
| 63% | ERRANDS | 7 | "I have a few ___ to run before I meet you for lunch." (chores) |
| 60% | CUTOUTTHEMIDDLEMAN | 18 | What you have to do before entering seven answers in this puzzle? |
| 57% | RESAW | 5 | What you never have to do if you measure twice before cutting |
| 56% | TIE | 3 | What you do to your shoelaces before walking |
| 56% | ZEBRA | 5 | "How fast does a ___ have to run before it looks gray?": Demetri Martin |
| 56% | EIGHT | 5 | Number of countries you'll have to find before finding the contest answer |
| 55% | ZEBRA | 5 | "How fast does a ___ have to run before it looks gray?" (Demetri Martin quip) |
| 50% | NEEDS | 5 | You have to meet them! |
| 50% | BREATHER | 8 | On a long run you might stop to have one of these |
| 49% | EXAMS | 5 | You have to study for them |
| 49% | ASK | 3 | "If you have to ___ ..." |
| 48% | ANTE | 4 | You have to be upfront with it |
| 48% | ANTE | 4 | You have to be upfront about this |
| 48% | THETHINGIS | 10 | "What you have to realize ..." |
| 47% | BEGRUDGEATRUDGE | 15 | Resent having to walk through mud |
| 47% | THEBAR | 6 | What to pass before you practice |
| 47% | WHYNOT | 6 | "What do you have to lose?" |
| 47% | LOAN | 4 | Money you have to pay back |
| 47% | ASK | 3 | "All you had to do was ___" |
| 47% | THERE | 5 | "I guess you had to be ___" |
| 47% | DOOR | 4 | You have to open one to enter a room |
| 47% | BEE | 3 | You have to be letter-perfect to win one |
| 47% | EGGS | 4 | You have to break them to make an omelet |
| 47% | IMUST | 5 | Possible answer to "Do you have to?" |
| 47% | IMUST | 5 | Possible response to "Do you have to?" |
| 47% | DIETPILL | 8 | Something to take before you take off? |
| 47% | BUCKET | 6 | __ list: things to do before you pass |