| 100% | APPETIZER | 9 | A small dish before the main meal, a starter |
| 56% | APPETIZER | 9 | Small dish served before a meal |
| 49% | STARTER | 7 | Small plate before the main |
| 47% | ENTREE | 6 | Dish before a main course |
| 47% | SWEET | 5 | The kind of dishes that are served before fruits in a multi-course meal |
| 46% | TRAILER | 7 | Teaser of a movie shown before the main event |
| 46% | STARTER | 7 | Dish that comes before the main course? |
| 44% | OEUVRES | 7 | Hors d'__; small dishes served before main course |
| 43% | TASTINGMENU | 11 | Collection of several small dishes served as a meal |
| 42% | ENTREE | 6 | Main dish at a meal |
| 41% | ENTREE | 6 | Dish served before a main course |
| 41% | DESSERT | 7 | Sweet dish served at the end of a meal |
| 38% | THALI | 5 | In Indian cookery, a meal of several small dishes accompanied by rice and bread |
| 38% | COURSE | 6 | Part of a meal, e.g. starter, main, or dessert |
| 36% | CAY | 3 | Word that means a small, low island on a coral reef (sounds like the letter before "ell") |
| 36% | MENU | 4 | A small one helps the indecisive |
| 35% | SPECIALS | 8 | Dishes of the day on a menu |
| 35% | PRELIM | 6 | Event before the main event |
| 35% | PREPS | 5 | Jobs before the main job |
| 35% | OPEN | 4 | Perform before the main act |
| 35% | OPENERS | 7 | Acts before the main event |
| 35% | OPENS | 5 | Performs before the main act |
| 35% | OPENED | 6 | Played before the main act |
| 35% | DINNER | 6 | The main meal usually eaten in the evening |
| 35% | DENT | 4 | Small damage on the body of a car |
| 35% | TAB | 3 | Small flap at the top of a folder |
| 35% | OPENS | 5 | Performs before the main act, perhaps |
| 35% | EVE | 3 | An evening before the main event |
| 35% | OPENER | 6 | It comes before the main event |
| 35% | CURTAINRAISER | 13 | Short play before the main play |