| 100% | THOUSAND | 8 | A journey of a __ miles begins with a single step |
| 86% | LAOTZU | 6 | Philosopher who said "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step" |
| 48% | TREK | 4 | Journey of a thousand miles, maybe |
| 46% | BASILISK | 8 | King of serpents, causes death with a single look |
| 46% | SOLITAIRERING | 13 | Bit of jewelry with a single diamond |
| 46% | SET | 3 | Begin a journey, with "out" |
| 46% | HEROS | 5 | ___ journey (arc that begins with a call to adventure) |
| 46% | DROMEDARY | 9 | Arabian breed of camel with a single hump |
| 46% | AMPULES | 7 | Glass containers with a single dose of medicine |
| 46% | FLY | 3 | Insect with a single pair of transparent wings |
| 45% | APR | 3 | Month that begins with a lot of pranks: Abbr. |
| 45% | APR | 3 | Period that begins with a day of pranks: Abbr. |
| 45% | FLY | 3 | Flying insect with a single pair of transparent wings |
| 45% | TEED | 4 | Began a round of golf, with “off” |
| 44% | ERIE | 4 | One of two Great Lakes that begins with a vowel |
| 43% | ICOULDHAVE | 10 | Beginning of a quote by Ogden Nash, with punctuation included |
| 43% | JDATE | 5 | Singles network logo with a partly outlined Star of David |
| 43% | MAKEHAPPY | 9 | Bo Burnham special that begins with a video of him in clown makeup |
| 43% | THRONES | 7 | A Song of Ice and Fire begins with A Game of __ |
| 43% | BABYSTEPS | 9 | Small progress in the beginning of a long journey |
| 42% | RECAP | 5 | Part of a show that begins with "Previously on ..." |
| 42% | STAIR | 5 | Word with "case" to mean a set of steps |
| 42% | STAIR | 5 | Prefix with "case" to mean a set of steps |
| 42% | STAIR | 5 | Prefix with "case" to mean a series of steps |
| 42% | STAIR | 5 | Word with "case" to mean a flight of steps |
| 42% | STARTINGPOINT | 13 | Remake of the 1996 film "Trainspotting" with a new beginning? |
| 41% | MONO | 4 | Prefix with "chromatic" to indicate the use of a single color |
| 41% | LALAW | 5 | Bygone NBC courtroom drama whose opening credits begin with a shot of a California license plate |
| 41% | SAWIV | 5 | 2007 horror installment that begins with a microcassette being found in the stomach of the villain |
| 41% | YARD | 4 | A fraction of a mile |