| 100% | AWAKENING | 9 | A sudden change of perspective; to open one's eyes |
| 44% | AWOKE | 5 | Opened one's eyes, from a deep slumber |
| 42% | VEER | 4 | Make a sudden change of course |
| 42% | VEERS | 5 | Makes a sudden change of course |
| 42% | SOMETHINGCAMEUP | 15 | Explanation for a sudden change of plans |
| 40% | BICURIOUS | 9 | Open to expanding one's sense of identity |
| 38% | DOOR | 4 | You have to open one to enter a room |
| 38% | CAP | 3 | A feather in one's ___ (achievement to be proud of) |
| 37% | AWAKE | 5 | Open one's eyes |
| 37% | WOKE | 4 | Opened one's eyes |
| 37% | AWOKE | 5 | Opened one's eyes |
| 37% | WAKING | 6 | Opening one's eyes |
| 37% | TITHE | 5 | Give 10% of one's income to a church |
| 37% | SUPEREGO | 8 | Moral component of one’s personality, to a Freudian |
| 37% | CATSAPPLAUSE | 12 | Reaction to opening a can of Whiskas? |
| 37% | SONNET | 6 | One of Shakespeare's begins "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" |
| 37% | VISIONPLANS | 11 | When one of Marvel's Avengers needs to create a lineup card, __ |
| 37% | GED | 3 | Exam one might take to earn a certificate of H.S. equivalency |
| 37% | DEARBUDS | 8 | Start of a letter to one's besties? |
| 37% | BRUISEDEGO | 10 | Result of a hit to one’s pride |
| 37% | CANSO | 5 | Retort to a doubter of one's ability |
| 36% | ANGLER | 6 | One opening a can of worms? |
| 36% | SOFTIE | 6 | One who's liable to cry at the end of a romantic comedy, e.g. |
| 36% | TITHETHETHEFT | 13 | Give a fraction of one's loot to a church? |
| 36% | KEYCARD | 7 | Plastic to open the door of a hotel room |
| 36% | DEVOTE | 6 | To give a large part of one's time |
| 36% | WOKE | 4 | Opened one's eyes in the morning |
| 36% | ANGLER | 6 | One who opens a can of worms? |
| 36% | ANGLER | 6 | One opening up a can of worms? |
| 36% | SAPIOSEXUAL | 11 | One who’s attracted to highly intelligent people (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |