| 100% | ONEL | 4 | Americans usually spell "cancelled" with this |
| 43% | BRASIL | 6 | Country whose name Americans spell with a "z" |
| 42% | DONUT | 5 | Some spell this with an "ugh" in the middle |
| 38% | SINGAPORE | 9 | Country spelled with the only nine letters used in this puzzle's answers |
| 37% | PHYSICS | 7 | Science that deals with the phenomenon spelled out by 10 missing letters in this puzzle |
| 37% | TALON | 5 | Eagles catch their prey with this |
| 37% | SPEECH | 6 | King George VI struggled with this |
| 37% | MITTEN | 6 | Keep one hand warm with this |
| 37% | FINES | 5 | You can be slapped with these |
| 37% | SABERS | 6 | Charges may be made with these |
| 37% | BUNTS | 5 | Sacrifices may be made with these |
| 37% | REELS | 5 | You might wind up with these |
| 36% | WEBSTER | 7 | Lexicographer credited with standardizing American English spelling |
| 36% | THEPRICEISRIGHT | 15 | Long-running game show with a feature spelled out clockwise by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 36% | XES | 3 | Cancels, with ''out'' |
| 36% | XED | 3 | Canceled, with "out" |
| 35% | RECOMMENDS | 10 | A good waiter usually does this to help a diner pair the right wine with the entree |
| 35% | MBA | 3 | With this, you'll probably manage |
| 35% | NOTAGAIN | 8 | "[sigh] ... We just dealt with this" |
| 35% | SCHWA | 5 | "America" begins and ends with this |
| 35% | NOTAGAIN | 8 | "Ugh, we just dealt with this!" |
| 35% | AWAY | 4 | "You'll never get ___ with this!" |
| 35% | IMOK | 4 | "___ with this plan" (agreed) : 2wds. |
| 35% | EURO | 4 | Currency with this symbol: € |
| 35% | DART | 4 | Game with this thing |
| 35% | YEN | 3 | Currency with this symbol: ¥ |
| 35% | CAMERA | 6 | Take photos with this |
| 35% | FRANCE | 6 | Country with this flag: 🇫🇷 |
| 34% | IMAGINEDRAGONS | 14 | American rock band with hits like "Radioactive" and "Demons," who will release their third album "Evolve" this year: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MUSIAL | 6 | ← Player with this retired number |