| 100% | INSTEAD | 7 | As a replacement or alternative |
| 58% | INSTEAD | 7 | As a replacement |
| 58% | INLIEU | 6 | As a replacement |
| 54% | SUBIN | 5 | Act as a replacement (for) |
| 53% | SUBIN | 5 | Join the game as a replacement |
| 53% | INSTEAD | 7 | As a preferred alternative |
| 52% | THUS | 4 | As a consequence or result |
| 51% | MARGARINE | 9 | Synthetic spread used as a replacement for butter |
| 51% | DATES | 5 | Fruits sometimes used as a replacement for sugar |
| 51% | ERGO | 4 | As a result of or consequently |
| 49% | LOANER | 6 | Car given as a temporary replacement |
| 48% | POSTUM | 6 | Beverage powder marketed as a coffee alternative |
| 48% | LOAD | 4 | Fill, as a washing machine or dishwasher |
| 48% | MEND | 4 | Heal, as a broken bone or heart |
| 47% | WRING | 5 | Twist, as a wet cloth or a neck |
| 47% | UNZIP | 5 | Open, as a compressed file or a jacket |
| 47% | ERRANT | 6 | Wayward, as a golf shot or bad throw |
| 47% | CRUSTACEAN | 10 | Arthropod such as a crab, lobster or barnacle |
| 47% | EMCEED | 6 | Ran, as a comedy roast or awards ceremony |
| 47% | KERCHIEF | 8 | Cloth used as a head covering or scarf |
| 47% | TEND | 4 | Look after, as a fire, bar or flock |
| 47% | DEMO | 4 | Show off, as a new product or feature |
| 47% | INTHEWAKEOF | 11 | Following as a consequence or result |
| 47% | ENROL | 5 | Register as a member or student |
| 47% | WED | 3 | Take as a husband or wife |
| 47% | TUNE | 4 | Adjust as a motor or guitar |
| 47% | INSTRUMENTAL | 12 | Serving as a means or influence |
| 46% | WIPEDCLEAN | 10 | Completely erased, as a hard drive or a chalkboard |
| 46% | DRYCLEAN | 8 | Wash, as a wool suit or silk blouse: Hyph. |
| 46% | ORGANISM | 8 | Living thing such as a plant, virus or bacterium |