| 100% | CONDIMENT | 9 | A substance that enhances food, like relish |
| 46% | STU | 3 | Name that sounds like a food |
| 46% | STU | 3 | Nickname that sounds like a food |
| 46% | HOT | 3 | Like food that's fresh out of a microwave |
| 46% | SERIAL | 6 | Word that sounds like a breakfast food |
| 45% | COLD | 4 | Like food that has been laying out for a while |
| 44% | CHILI | 5 | Hot food that sounds like a word meaning "cold" |
| 44% | HAMBURG | 7 | The German city that sounds like a fast food |
| 43% | INDUCER | 7 | Substance that enhances enzyme production |
| 42% | PHISH | 5 | ___ Food (classic Ben & Jerry’s flavor that sounds like a pet-store purchase) |
| 41% | CATALYST | 8 | A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction |
| 41% | ANTIDOTE | 8 | A substance that can neutralize a certain poison |
| 39% | CATALYST | 8 | Substance that accelerates a chemical reaction |
| 39% | CATALYST | 8 | Substance that boosts a chemical reaction |
| 39% | CATALYST | 8 | Substance that precipitates a chemical reaction |
| 39% | CATALYST | 8 | Substance that speeds up a reaction |
| 39% | INITIATOR | 9 | Substance that starts a chain reaction |
| 39% | SPIT | 4 | Substance that flattens a kiss curl |
| 38% | CYTOTOXIC | 9 | Related to a substance that is poisonous to cells |
| 38% | LAVA | 4 | Substance that flows out of a volcano |
| 38% | INHIBITOR | 9 | Substance that slows down a chemical reaction |
| 38% | LYE | 3 | Substance that's a homophone of a falsehood |
| 38% | STAPLES | 7 | Foods like rice; metal pieces that connect paper |
| 38% | KNUCKLEDUSTER | 13 | Brass item that enhances a punch |
| 37% | ODORS | 5 | The properties of a substance that activate the sense of smell |
| 37% | RBS | 3 | N.F.L. positions that sound like a fast-food chain |
| 37% | ANTIVENOM | 9 | Substance that can reverse a snake bite's effects |
| 37% | VITAMIN | 7 | Natural substance that is found in food |
| 37% | CYANIDE | 7 | Dangerous substance that smells like bitter almonds |
| 37% | PERISHABLE | 10 | Like food that will decay |