| 100% | MIDLIFECRISIS | 13 | *Period of anxiety that may be brought on by facing one's mortality |
| 55% | ACNES | 5 | Complaints that might be brought on by clogged follicles but the majority of the time, it's your genes |
| 41% | TEARS | 5 | They might be brought on by onions |
| 40% | COT | 3 | Bed that might be brought on a camping trip |
| 39% | TAT | 3 | Ink that might be on one's arm, for short |
| 39% | FOMO | 4 | Anxiety that may be worsened by social media: abbr. |
| 39% | AXE | 3 | Tool that might be carried on one's shoulder |
| 38% | ERA | 3 | Period of time that may be named for a king or queen |
| 38% | HOP | 3 | "___ on Pop," 1963 book by Dr. Seuss that ranked sixteenth on Publisher Weekly's list which is one of the best-selling books for children |
| 37% | NOSES | 5 | Features that may be "booped" on dogs' faces |
| 36% | RAGINGBULL | 10 | Animal that may be on the verge of an attack |
| 36% | ITSSOSAD | 8 | Phrase that might be replaced by the Crying Face emoji |
| 36% | OWS | 3 | Cries that might be made while hopping on one foot |
| 36% | ABS | 3 | Muscles that might be flaunted by wearers of 9-Down |
| 36% | WILLYOUMARRYME | 14 | Question that might be asked on one knee |
| 36% | HEELS | 5 | Shoes that may be carried by the end of the night |
| 36% | WOOHOO | 6 | Exclamation that might be followed by "D'oh!" on "The Simpsons" |
| 35% | ERAS | 4 | Periods that might be associated with heads of state |
| 35% | PLACEBOEFFECT | 13 | Improvement that may be based on psychology instead of medicine |
| 35% | LEMON | 5 | Fruit that might be "wedged" on the rim of your cocktail glass |
| 35% | USES | 4 | Suggestions that may be listed on a box of baking soda |
| 35% | MAAM | 4 | Term of address that might be accompanied by a hat tip |
| 34% | HIP | 3 | Word that may be followed by "replacement" instead of "hooray" for many older people |
| 34% | SLEDS | 5 | Toys that might be dusted off on the first snow day of the year |
| 34% | HAPPY | 5 | 2013 song by Pharrell Williams that is on the soundtrack of "Despicable Me 2" and was Billboard's number-one single in 2014 |
| 34% | FLAKE | 5 | Single unit of 14a that may be seen on a Christmas card |
| 34% | ACNE | 4 | Face breakout that may be a problem on Picture Day |
| 34% | EGO | 3 | Fragile sense of self that may be massaged by others |
| 34% | EYELET | 6 | There might be one on the corner of a sail |