| 100% | IAMNOTPAYINGTOPDOLLAR | 21 | ''Without a discount, forget it'' |
| 57% | NIB | 3 | A pen is incomplete without its ___ |
| 55% | ACE | 3 | Playing card without a number or a face on it |
| 55% | SOFA | 4 | A living room would be incomplete without it |
| 55% | COREASSET | 9 | Without it, a company can't remain profitable |
| 55% | DECAF | 5 | Coffee without a kick to it |
| 55% | BOT | 3 | Account without a person behind it |
| 55% | CONTENTLESS | 11 | Like a book without its pages |
| 54% | VOLLEY | 6 | Hit a tennis ball without it bouncing |
| 54% | IDLED | 5 | Left a car running without moving it |
| 54% | COUPON | 6 | It may offer a discount |
| 53% | OMELET | 6 | It can't be made without breaking a few eggs |
| 53% | ORANG | 5 | Beast that's a fruit without its tail |
| 52% | WEEDEATER | 9 | It trims blades without a blade |
| 52% | NEWSCYCLE | 9 | Time it takes to forget about a story, say |
| 51% | EMAIL | 5 | It's opened without a letter opener |
| 51% | NOT | 3 | ''__ a chance!'' (''Forget it!'') |
| 51% | BLT | 3 | It's like a club sandwich without the cold cuts, for short |
| 51% | NOTE | 4 | "Make a ___ of it, or you'll forget..." (write down) |
| 51% | ACTED | 5 | ___ on a whim (took a step without thinking it through) |
| 51% | SMOKE | 5 | As per a phrase, there's no fire without it |
| 50% | BEER | 4 | Source of a buzz … with or without its last letter? |
| 50% | OINK | 4 | It comes out of a pen, either with or without its first letter |
| 50% | SCIENCE | 7 | It "never solves a problem without raising 10 more," per George Bernard Shaw |
| 50% | FACECARD | 8 | It may be half of a blackjack … with or without the shaded letter |
| 50% | BARTRICK | 8 | Dropping a dime in a bottle without touching it, e.g. |
| 49% | TACT | 4 | It's been called "the art of making a point without making an enemy" |
| 47% | TOKE | 4 | This is a real drag but Canadians do it frequently without any consequences |
| 47% | ISAYNO | 6 | Forget it! |
| 47% | COURTESYCARD | 12 | It might entitle you to a discount |