| 100% | ADULTHOOD | 9 | A step above the minors? |
| 58% | DECENT | 6 | A step above "meh" |
| 56% | ABALL | 5 | Step above the rookie leagues, informally |
| 54% | REST | 4 | A cut above the ___ |
| 53% | KOBEBEEF | 8 | A cut above the rest |
| 49% | LESSTHAN | 8 | Symbol above the comma on a keyboard |
| 48% | SAILING | 7 | Aloft means above the rigging of a __ ship |
| 48% | DELETE | 6 | Key above the backslash on a Mac keyboard |
| 48% | TREADS | 6 | The individual steps on a staircase |
| 48% | STILE | 5 | A step over a fence on the boundary of a field |
| 47% | CARAMEL | 7 | Chewy ingredient above the nougat in a Snickers bar |
| 47% | ASTERISK | 8 | Symbol above the 8 key on a standard keyboard |
| 47% | EYE | 3 | Image floating above the pyramid on a dollar bill |
| 47% | BACKSEAT | 8 | Take a __, step back from the limelight |
| 47% | EAST | 4 | Like a step in the right direction? |
| 46% | BATTED | 6 | Stepped up to the plate in a ballpark |
| 46% | CARBONFOOTPRINT | 15 | Stepping out of the fireplace, Santa left a __ |
| 46% | CUT | 3 | A ___ above the rest (superior) |
| 46% | KNELT | 5 | Took a step towards tying a knot or tying the knot? |
| 46% | ANNUITCOEPTIS | 13 | Latin motto above the Eye of Providence on a dollar bill |
| 45% | HAVEANACEUPYOURSLEEVE | 21 | Step 4: Know a few tricks of the trade |
| 45% | AIRSPACE | 8 | The sky above a country controlled by that country |
| 45% | RUNG | 4 | This is a step up the ladder |
| 45% | OTHER | 5 | None of the above, on a survey |
| 45% | CANOPYBED | 9 | It has a cover above the covers |
| 45% | HOOD | 4 | Part of a car above the engine |
| 45% | NECKLINE | 8 | Cut of a garment above the chest |
| 45% | TAX | 3 | Line on a bill above the total |
| 44% | NUMERATOR | 9 | The number above the line in a fraction |
| 44% | RERINSE | 7 | Do the second step of a shampoo again |