| 100% | EUPHEMISM | 9 | A mild word substituted for an offensive one |
| 50% | BLEEPING | 8 | Substituting a noise for offensive words, __ out |
| 46% | CHUG | 4 | *Finish a beverage in one go, or an informal word for "drink" |
| 45% | EUPHEMISM | 9 | A mild expression used instead of an offensive one |
| 42% | LALA | 4 | Substitute for forgotten words in a song |
| 42% | EARLYRETIREMENT | 15 | An employee may accept a package for one |
| 40% | PLY | 3 | A word for practicing one's' trade |
| 40% | CYCLOPS | 7 | One with an eye for a storyteller? |
| 39% | ESL | 3 | Likely subj. for an Issei; an unlikely one for a Nissei |
| 39% | GPA | 3 | An A student has a high one, for short |
| 39% | ASTRONAUT | 9 | One word for a person who travels into space |
| 38% | WEN | 3 | An old word for a very big or overcrowded city |
| 38% | WHATMORECANISAY | 15 | Words from one who's at a loss for words |
| 38% | LOGO | 4 | An apple with a bite out of it, for one |
| 38% | ACTOR | 5 | One who might win an Oscar for a lead role? |
| 38% | WING | 4 | One of a pair that an ostrich uses for balance |
| 38% | ACTOR | 5 | One who might win an Oscar for a lead role |
| 38% | OUTING | 6 | Another word for a trip or an excursion |
| 37% | ERSATZ | 6 | German word for an artificial, substitute thing |
| 37% | UPGRADING | 9 | Trading in an old phone for a newer, better one |
| 36% | CADRE | 5 | Word for a small military group that's also an anagram of raced |
| 36% | SPADE | 5 | One of the suits in a deck of cards, also word for shovel |
| 36% | CRUE | 4 | One of two words with an umlaut in a metal band's name |
| 36% | SWAPOUT | 7 | Exchange, as an old piece of equipment for a new one |
| 36% | DOM | 3 | One listening for a safe word, maybe |
| 36% | ALPHABET | 8 | NATO has a special one for spelling out words over the radio |
| 36% | ACE | 3 | "Have an ___ up one's sleeve," phrase for a tennis newbie? |
| 35% | BEST | 4 | "A-one" word for a winner |
| 35% | ORB | 3 | Another word for a sphere, such as the Sun, which is an ___ of light |
| 35% | ERROR | 5 | Hitting reply all on an email intended for one person can be a fatal ___ |