| 100% | BATTALION | 9 | Army troop group (that starts with a black Halloween animal) |
| 66% | CATAPULTS | 9 | Siege slingshots (that start with a black Halloween animal) |
| 48% | CATNAP | 6 | Short, quick daytime snooze that starts with a feline animal |
| 48% | LLAMA | 5 | Animal that starts with a double letter |
| 43% | HUG | 3 | Bear ___, tight and warm embrace that starts with a big, cuddly animal |
| 41% | POOL | 4 | Game that starts with a break |
| 40% | HASHTAG | 7 | Twitter topic that starts with a # symbol |
| 40% | BLACKBIRD | 9 | Beatles song that starts with a color |
| 40% | BAT | 3 | Black Halloween animal with wings |
| 40% | APR | 3 | First month that starts with a vowel: Abbr. |
| 40% | GNOME | 5 | Lawn ornament that starts with a silent letter |
| 40% | ENTOURAGE | 9 | Group that travels with a superstar |
| 39% | TEMPEST | 7 | Shakespeare play that starts with a storm, with "The" |
| 39% | HITANDRUN | 9 | Baseball strategy that starts with a stolen base attempt |
| 39% | ENTOURAGE | 9 | Group that travels with a movie star |
| 39% | ZUCCHINI | 8 | Fruit that starts with a Z, eaten as a vegetable |
| 39% | STROKE | 6 | Butterfly ___, graceful swimming style that starts with a colorful insect |
| 39% | PSALMS | 6 | Book of the Bible that starts with a silent letter |
| 39% | ONE | 3 | Number of U.S. states that start with a D |
| 38% | DOA | 3 | 1949 film that starts with a character reporting his own murder |
| 38% | SOUL | 4 | "Hey, ___ Sister," catchy song by Train that starts with a greeting |
| 38% | MAMA | 4 | "Hey ___," dance anthem by David Guetta that starts with a greeting |
| 38% | JUDE | 4 | "Hey ___," iconic song by The Beatles that starts with a greeting |
| 38% | TWO | 3 | Number of U.S. state names that start with a V |
| 38% | COON | 4 | Animal with a black mask |
| 38% | GOOD | 4 | "Hey, ___ Lookin'," country classic by Hank Williams that starts with a greeting |
| 38% | ARMWRESTLING | 12 | Contest that starts with elbows on a table |
| 37% | STOAT | 5 | Animal with a black-tipped tail |
| 37% | ISIS | 4 | Group with a black and white flag |
| 37% | DELILAH | 7 | "Hey There ___," ballad by the Plain White T's that starts with a greeting |