| 100% | SCABBARD | 8 | A sheath in which to hold a bladed weapon |
| 46% | TUTU | 4 | Item in which to do a plié |
| 46% | LOWWATER | 8 | Ideal condition in which to ford a stream |
| 45% | CALC | 4 | Course in which to determine a curve's slope, informally |
| 43% | WIELDS | 6 | Holds a weapon to use it |
| 43% | RAFT | 4 | Craft in which to go down a river, say |
| 43% | CLOCKWISE | 9 | Direction in which you turn a screw to tighten |
| 42% | VAT | 3 | Large vessel to hold a liquid in a factory, say |
| 42% | ISLE | 4 | Place from which to send a message in a bottle |
| 42% | GOLFBALL | 8 | Small sphere with which to get a hole in one |
| 42% | SAG | 3 | Fail to hold, in a way |
| 42% | BORES | 5 | Fails to hold, in a way |
| 41% | ANCHOR | 6 | Item dropped into the sea to hold a ship in place |
| 41% | POSTRACIAL | 10 | Like a society in which people are said to be colorblind |
| 41% | FURBISH | 7 | In the old days it meant to polish a weapon |
| 41% | PALES | 5 | ___ in comparison to (doesn't hold a candle to) |
| 40% | ARENA | 5 | A level area surrounded by seating in which sports are held |
| 40% | GRADUATIONPHOTO | 15 | Pic in which a diploma might be held up |
| 40% | ESTE | 4 | Direction in which the sun rises, to a Spanish |
| 40% | MASSE | 5 | Billiards stroke in which the cue is held nearly vertically to make the cue ball swerve round a ball obstructing a clear shot on the object ball |
| 40% | IKEAEFFECT | 10 | Phenomenon in which consumers place a higher value on products they contributed to creating |
| 40% | DOWNGRADE | 9 | Change in a stock rating from buy to hold, say |
| 40% | EGGTOSS | 7 | Game in which it's easy to make a mess |
| 40% | MANNEQUIN | 9 | Dummy on which to display clothes in a shop window |
| 40% | BAO | 3 | Pixar short in which a steamed bun comes to life |
| 40% | DEADLIFT | 8 | Exercise in which a weight is raised to hip level |
| 40% | NAPA | 4 | Valley in which it's easy to get a cab |
| 40% | DIABOLO | 7 | Game in which a spinning top is thrown and caught on a cord fastened to two hand-held sticks |
| 39% | MIDDLEMARCH | 11 | Sixth novel by George Eliot (birthday yesterday) which was written in two pieces that holds a lot of historical value and is considered to be her best work |
| 39% | DAWN | 4 | ___ Braid, first woman to hold a full-time coaching job in the National Hockey League |