| 100% | SALT | 4 | A seasoning so valuable that it was once used as currency |
| 45% | ETHER | 5 | A compound that was once used as an anesthetic |
| 38% | COALGAS | 7 | Once used as a resource instead of its natural counterpart: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ETHER | 5 | Something that was once used as an anesthetic |
| 37% | DALMATIAN | 9 | A large, spotted dog that was once used as a dog of war and even now can be seen working for firefighters |
| 37% | BRASS | 5 | "As bold as ___," phrase that is used to describe a "know-it-all" |
| 37% | COFFEEBEAN | 10 | Globally used seed that usually comes in twos, but when there is only one inside the "cherry", it's known as a peaberry |
| 36% | PEN | 3 | It used to be light as a feather |
| 35% | ETHER | 5 | An organic compound that was once used as an anaesthetic |
| 35% | HAT | 3 | Clothing item that Oddjob was proficient using as a weapon |
| 35% | TNT | 3 | Explosive that was originally used as a yellow dye |
| 35% | FIR | 3 | Evergreen that is commonly used as a Christmas tree |
| 35% | EBONY | 5 | Dark wood once used for drinking cups, as it was thought to neutralize poison |
| 35% | ROGET | 5 | Word that is often used as a synonym for "thesaurus" |
| 34% | TNT | 3 | Explosive that, surprisingly, was originally used as a dye |
| 34% | ROO | 3 | Marsupial that uses its tail as a fifth leg, informally |
| 34% | CHOCOLATE | 9 | Cacao treat once used as currency |
| 34% | COWRIESHELLS | 12 | Mollusk coverings once used as currency |
| 34% | BOBSYOURUNCLE | 13 | Expression, used as a concluding statement, that roughly means "There you have it!": 3 wds. |
| 34% | SAGE | 4 | A popular meat seasoning herb that is in the same family as mint |
| 34% | SALT | 4 | Common seasoning that is used to make a chocolate yule log |
| 34% | ARALSEA | 7 | Body that's a lot thinner than it used to be |
| 34% | PIGEON | 6 | City bird once used as a messenger that can detect sounds below 1 Hz, far beyond the human hearing range |
| 34% | JUG | 3 | Container that may be used as a musical instrument |
| 34% | DEN | 3 | Room that could be used as a man cave |
| 34% | SAW | 3 | Tool that can be used as a musical instrument |
| 34% | DEN | 3 | Room that might be used as a man cave |
| 34% | FENNELSEED | 10 | Spice that can be used as a breath freshener |
| 34% | BANANA | 6 | Fruit that might be used as a pretend phone |
| 34% | ASS | 3 | Word that can be used as a postpositive intensifier |