| 100% | ATOMS | 5 | A water molecule has three |
| 58% | ATOM | 4 | One of three in a water molecule |
| 53% | HOH | 3 | Letters in a water molecule diagram |
| 52% | ATOM | 4 | Hydrogen or oxygen, in a water molecule |
| 52% | MEALS | 5 | Have three square ___ a day |
| 50% | SCALENE | 7 | Having three unequal sides, as a triangle |
| 50% | ATOMS | 5 | Water has three |
| 47% | SIDES | 5 | A triangle has three |
| 47% | FEET | 4 | A yard has three |
| 46% | PTS | 3 | A trilogy has three: Abbr. |
| 46% | DNA | 3 | Molecule that has a double-helix shape: Abbr. |
| 45% | OZONE | 5 | Molecule that causes thunderstorms to have a smell |
| 45% | LEGS | 4 | A tripod has three of them |
| 45% | FLAVORED | 8 | Having a specific taste, like some sparkling waters |
| 45% | NORM | 4 | Having two or three kids in a family, nowadays |
| 44% | OUTS | 4 | What a triple play has three of |
| 44% | HOTCHILI | 8 | It may have a three-alarm rating |
| 44% | ATOM | 4 | One of three in a carbon dioxide molecule |
| 44% | ATOM | 4 | One of three in a carbon-dioxide molecule |
| 43% | MYTH | 4 | "Goldfish have a three-second memory," for one |
| 43% | BLINDMICE | 9 | Three of them had their tails cut off in a rhyme |
| 43% | ATOM | 4 | One of three particles in a carbon dioxide molecule |
| 43% | NOONE | 5 | Who so far has run a three-minute mile |
| 43% | MYTH | 4 | "Goldfish only have a three-second memory," for instance |
| 42% | ADELE | 5 | First female singer to have three simultaneous top 10 hits as a lead artist |
| 41% | UTAH | 4 | Only U.S. state whose capital has a three-word name |
| 40% | HOLDDOWNTHEFORT | 15 | Have charge temporarily ... or a hint to answering this puzzle's three starred clues |
| 39% | DEUCE | 5 | Tennis score where each player has three points that you may reach during a day of playing tennis |
| 39% | GENDERS | 7 | The German language has three |
| 38% | CACTI | 5 | Plural for a plant that grows in the desert, has spikes, and holds water |