| 100% | LBS | 3 | About 1,400 of them is the record for a human: Abbr. |
| 45% | YDS | 3 | Ten of them are needed for a first down in football: Abbr. |
| 43% | TDS | 3 | Tom Brady threw for a record 649 of them: Abbr. |
| 42% | LPGA | 4 | Lorena Ochoa was the top-ranked woman in the world for 158 consecutive weeks, a record for members of this org. (abbr.) |
| 41% | YRS | 3 | There are 1,000 of them in a millennium: Abbr. |
| 41% | YDS | 3 | There are 1,760 of them in a mile: Abbr. |
| 41% | AGE | 3 | 122 is the record for humans |
| 40% | WAR | 3 | "___ of the Worlds," 2005 movie about a dockworker surviving aliens who abduct humans for resources |
| 39% | MOS | 3 | Several of them are named for gods: Abbr. |
| 39% | OZS | 3 | 16 of them are in a pound: Abbr. |
| 38% | ENDS | 4 | Burning the candle at both of them is a metaphor for overextending yourself |
| 38% | TENS | 4 | Two of them are change for a $20 bill |
| 38% | FIVES | 5 | Two of them are change for a $10 bill |
| 38% | THEACCOUNTANT | 13 | 2016 thriller about a man hunted by the Treasury Department for sanitizing the financial records of criminal organizations |
| 37% | TKO | 3 | Boxing term for when a match has to be stopped because one of the fighters is unable to continue: Abbr. |
| 37% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Stay With Me" singer who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Record of the Year (and won): 2 wds. |
| 37% | ACRES | 5 | There are about 1.9 billion of them in the continental United States |
| 37% | ONEAL | 5 | Actress Tatum who holds the record for youngest winner of a competitive Oscar |
| 36% | PEARLS | 6 | A string of them is worn around the neck |
| 36% | REM | 3 | Sleep phase that might be the subject of a sleep study: Abbr. |
| 36% | EPICS | 5 | A montage of them was presented at the 2006 Oscars |
| 36% | CASTLESMADEOF | 13 | "___ Sand," a song by Jimi Hendrix that is about the temporary nature of existence and how nothing can be taken for granted: 3 wds. |
| 36% | YDS | 3 | Emmitt Smith rushed for a record 18,355 of these: Abbr. |
| 36% | NATS | 4 | They play about a mi. south of the Capitol |
| 36% | REGENT | 6 | About fellow being a stand-in for the king |
| 35% | LEMONS | 6 | They may be on the verge of a breakdown |
| 35% | AGE | 3 | 122 is a record one for humans |
| 35% | SYR | 3 | Setting for 400+ miles of the Euphrates: Abbr. |
| 35% | HEIRS | 5 | Ones gathering for the reading of a will |
| 35% | PALAU | 5 | Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor" |