| 100% | NFLER | 5 | A Lion, but not a Tiger, informally |
| 79% | BIGCAT | 6 | Lion or tiger, but not a bear |
| 74% | CAT | 3 | A lion or a tiger, but not a bear |
| 70% | CAT | 3 | Lion or tiger (but not a bear) |
| 67% | MEATEATER | 9 | A lion, but not a giraffe |
| 64% | ESS | 3 | Suffix for lion, but not for tiger |
| 64% | MANED | 5 | Like a lion, but not a lioness |
| 62% | BIGCAT | 6 | Lion or tiger, but not bear |
| 62% | CAT | 3 | Lion or tiger, but not bear |
| 62% | BIGCATS | 7 | Lions and tigers, but not bears |
| 62% | NFL | 3 | Org. with Lions, but not Tigers |
| 58% | MLB | 3 | Org. for Tigers, but not Lions or Bears |
| 58% | DETROIT | 7 | Home of Lions and Tigers, but not Bears |
| 57% | DETROIT | 7 | Sports home of Lions and Tigers, but not Bears |
| 53% | NFLTEAMS | 8 | Lions and Bears (but not Tigers) |
| 53% | CAPSULE | 7 | A medicine, but not a tablet |
| 52% | TAME | 4 | Like a housecat but not a wildcat |
| 52% | PALINDROMIC | 11 | Like a kayak but not a canoe |
| 52% | FLOPPYEARED | 11 | *Like a beagle but not a corgi |
| 52% | SPEEDY | 6 | Like a cheetah but not a sloth |
| 52% | SOME | 4 | A few but not all |
| 51% | DOT | 3 | Feature of a j but not a J |
| 51% | RIDGE | 5 | Feature of a quarter but not a nickel |
| 51% | VAN | 3 | A mover … but not a shaker, one hopes |
| 51% | TAIL | 4 | Feature of a kangaroo but not a koala |
| 51% | ARTICLE | 7 | A, e.g., but not A+ |
| 51% | LOOKIELOO | 9 | A shopper, not a buyer, informally |
| 51% | ION | 3 | B+, but not A- |
| 51% | ION | 3 | B+, but not A+ |
| 50% | INK | 3 | What's in a pen but not a pencil |