| 100% | DEJAVU | 6 | 2017 J. Cole song, or a phrase meaning "feeling that something has happened before": 2 wds. |
| 53% | POWERTRIP | 9 | 2013 J. Cole song, or a phrase meaning "display of dominance": 2 wds. |
| 41% | NEIGHBORS | 9 | 2017 J. Cole song, or a word meaning "folks next door" |
| 34% | CHANGE | 6 | 2016 J. Cole song, or a word meaning "alter" |
| 33% | KOD | 3 | 2018 J. Cole song, or a word meaning "defeated in boxing" |
| 28% | TURNA | 5 | ___ blind eye (pretend that something didn't happen): 2 wds. |
| 28% | OMINOUS | 7 | Causing a feeling that something bad will happen |
| 28% | ATM | 3 | 2018 J. Cole song, or an abbreviation meaning "cash dispenser" |
| 27% | ALA | 3 | Phrase that might appear before "française" or "provençale" on a fancy menu: 2 wds. |
| 27% | PSI | 3 | "___ Love You" (a Beatles song or a Gerard Butler movie): 2 wds. |
| 27% | INAPICKLE | 9 | Phrase that contains a vegetable and means "facing difficulties": 3 wds. |
| 27% | UPTOP | 5 | Phrase that might mean "Gimme a high five!": 2 wds. |
| 27% | TOSIRWITHLOVE | 13 | 1967 school drama starring Sidney Poitier, or a Billboard #1 song from that film: 4 wds. |
| 27% | KILLBILL | 8 | 2003-2004 Tarantino film released in two parts, or a 2023 song by SZA: 2 wds. |
| 27% | VERSES | 6 | Parts of a song that come before or after choruses |
| 27% | THEWAYWEWERE | 12 | 1973 romance starring Barbra Streisand, or a Billboard #1 song from that film: 4 wds. |
| 27% | HEEL | 4 | Achilles ___, phrase from Greek mythology that means a weakness or vulnerability |
| 26% | MIDDLECHILD | 11 | J. Cole single from the album "Revenge of the Dreamers III" that was nominated for a Best Rap Performance Grammy Award in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | SILVER | 6 | "Every cloud has a ___ lining," "metallic" phrase that means "hope in despair" |
| 26% | SCHOOLBUS | 9 | Vehicle that may have a retractable stop sign: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ADOOR | 5 | "Is that ___ or a window?": 2 wds. |
| 26% | THEWEEKEND | 10 | 2017 SZA hit that has a remix with Calvin Harris: 2 wds. |
| 26% | PIGGYBANK | 9 | Money holder that often has a snout: 2 wds. |
| 25% | LONGSHOT | 8 | Attempt that might have a one-in-a-million chance: 2 wds. |
| 25% | PENTUP | 6 | Suppressed or unexpressed feelings that may become uncontrollable: 2 wds. |
| 25% | DEJA | 4 | ___ vu ("this has happened before" feeling) |
| 25% | WILDTHOUGHTS | 12 | 2017 DJ Khaled song that peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100: 2 wds. |
| 25% | BOARD | 5 | "Across the ___," common phrase meaning "affecting everything and everyone in a particular group," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 25% | THEMIDDLE | 9 | 2009-2018 ABC sitcom about an Indiana family, or a 2018 song by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey: 2 wds. |
| 25% | ALA | 3 | Phrase before "mode" or "carte": 2 wds. |