| 100% | AROAD | 5 | “We’re on ___ to nowhere” (Talking Heads lyric) |
| 59% | ROAD | 4 | "___ to Nowhere" (Talking Heads classic) |
| 48% | VOTING | 6 | What we're all looking forward to doing on November 3 |
| 45% | SNA | 3 | Code on your Amtrak ticket if you're heading to Santa Ana |
| 44% | LOOP | 4 | We need to close the ___ on this |
| 43% | DOH | 3 | Code on your luggage tag if you're heading out of Dulles to Qatar |
| 43% | SWINTON | 7 | We Need to Talk About Kevin actor Tilda |
| 43% | OUTS | 4 | On the ___ (not talking to each other) |
| 43% | DONTS | 5 | Heading on a list of actions to avoid |
| 43% | NEWYORK | 7 | US city to which the Titanic was headed |
| 43% | OVER | 4 | "Your turn to talk," on radio |
| 43% | ONHOLD | 6 | Waiting to talk on the phone |
| 43% | UNMUTE | 6 | Get ready to talk on zoom |
| 43% | CAP | 3 | Thing to wear on the head |
| 43% | NAIL | 4 | Something to hit on the head |
| 42% | EARTH | 5 | We're on it |
| 42% | PIRATE | 6 | We say, "Ahoy, matey," on Talk Like a __ Day |
| 42% | NICE | 4 | Heading opposite to "naughty," on Santa's gifting list |
| 42% | ANYWAY | 6 | “Back to what we were talking about . . .” |
| 42% | WEARPINK | 8 | According to Mean Girls, on Wednesdays, we __ |
| 42% | PIRATE | 6 | Whom to talk like on September 19 |
| 42% | SEESSTARS | 9 | Reacts to a bop on the head |
| 42% | ORD | 3 | Marking on luggage headed to O'Hare |
| 41% | ACTTWO | 6 | When Romeo talks to Juliet on the balcony |
| 41% | OVER | 4 | "Your turn to talk," on a military radio |
| 41% | UNMUTES | 7 | Gets ready to talk, on a conference call |
| 41% | OVER | 4 | "Your turn to talk," on a walkie-talkie |
| 41% | REWARD | 6 | Something bad to have on one's head |
| 41% | SEESTARS | 8 | React to being hit on the head, perhaps |
| 41% | SPEEDLIMIT | 10 | ...it was lowered to 55 on US highways |