| 100% | ELL | 3 | Abbr. used by Rubik's speedcubers that refers to solving the edge pieces without disturbing the corner pieces |
| 33% | SAVED | 5 | ___ by the bell, boxing term that's commonly used to refer to narrow escapes |
| 31% | NERD | 4 | Word coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo" that's now used to refer to stereotypically studious sorts |
| 30% | FINDING | 7 | "___ Amelia," documentary by Ric Gillespie that sought to solve the mystery of Earhart's disappearance |
| 29% | NOR | 3 | "Neither rhyme ___ reason," phrase used to refer to something without any explanation that was used by Shakespeare |
| 28% | SCREEN | 6 | *Silver ___, phrase that's used to refer to the motion picture industry |
| 28% | BLTS | 4 | Sandwiches referred to by the ingredients' initials: Abbr. |
| 27% | COUNT | 5 | Down for the ___, boxing term that's commonly used to refer to lost struggles |
| 27% | POST | 4 | First past the ___, British horse racing term that's commonly used to refer to a voting system |
| 26% | NOODLE | 6 | Ramen or pasta piece ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 26% | CAN | 3 | "Breakfast ___ Wait," song by Prince that refers to the first meal of the day |
| 26% | PARIS | 5 | "I Love ___," song by Cole Porter that refers to the French "City of Love" |
| 26% | SAN | 3 | "Fake Tales of ___ Francisco," song by the Arctic Monkeys that refers to a Californian city |
| 26% | REM | 3 | Song by Ariana Grande from her album "Sweetener" that refers to a phase of sleep: Abbr. |
| 25% | MUCH | 4 | "That Don't Impress Me ___," 1998 song by Shania Twain that refers to Brad Pitt in the lyrics |
| 25% | BETTER | 6 | "___ the Devil You Know," 1990 song by Kylie Minogue with a title that refers to a common idiom |
| 25% | NASA | 4 | Agency that plans to land a woman on the moon by 2024: Abbr. |
| 25% | DOWN | 4 | "Me and Julio ___ by the Schoolyard," 1972 single by Paul Simon that refers to the Queens neighborhood, Corona |
| 25% | THERE | 5 | "Neither here nor ___," phrase used by Shakespeare that refers to something uncertain or unresolved |
| 25% | ETHER | 5 | Anesthetic that used to be used by dentists, or a term for the sky |
| 25% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird that has been used by the Dutch police to take down illegal drones |
| 25% | IRON | 4 | "___ Man," song by Black Sabbath that has the metal used to make the Eiffel Tower |
| 24% | ALL | 3 | Mother of ___, descriptive phrase used to refer to something that is the most epic of its kind |
| 24% | TOITY | 5 | Hoity's common ending that refers to the arrogant, conceited, snobbish people of the world |
| 24% | NOMOPHOBIA | 10 | Word coined to refer to the fear of being without one’s cellphone |
| 24% | META | 4 | Like a joke that refers to the fact that it's a joke |
| 24% | PASIV | 5 | ___ Device, gadget from "Inception" that is used to enable dreams for the subject: Abbr. |
| 24% | LNES | 4 | Code used by the International Civil Aviation Organization to identify Vanuatu's Lonorore Airport |
| 24% | ACME | 4 | The company that was shown to have made all the evil weapons used by Wile E. Coyote to try and catch the Roadrunner |
| 23% | RUN | 3 | "___ the World (Girls)," 2011 song by Beyonce that was used to awaken the crew of the US Space Shuttle Atlantis |