| 100% | EMOTRY | 6 | Attempt at listening to broody music? (... to a school in Georgia) |
| 45% | IPOD | 4 | Product touted as "a quantum leap in listening to music" at launch |
| 39% | CLEF | 4 | In music, a symbol normally placed at the beginning of a line of music to indicate the pitch |
| 39% | SYLVIAMENDEZ | 12 | Her attempt to enroll in a segregated school led to a historic nineteen-forties court case |
| 39% | XXXXXX | 6 | Listening to a music loop, maybe |
| 38% | ANTIOUCH | 8 | Opposed to saying "That hurt"? (... to a school in Ohio) |
| 37% | ADUE | 4 | To be sung by a couple, in music |
| 36% | BAYLORE | 7 | Legends of San Francisco's body of water? (... to a school in Texas) |
| 36% | CORNTELL | 8 | Archer William, when he shares bad jokes? (... to a school in New York) |
| 36% | BROOD | 5 | Sit in the corner listening to emo music, maybe |
| 36% | POGOED | 6 | Danced to punk music, in a way |
| 36% | WHOLESTEP | 9 | A to B, in music |
| 36% | NAMEDROP | 8 | Attempt to impress, in a way |
| 36% | STIR | 4 | Attempt to cool, in a way |
| 35% | WHEATSON | 8 | Parent's boy who grows a crop full of gluten? (... to a school in Massachusetts) |
| 35% | GOTH | 4 | One who might dress in black and listen to emo music |
| 35% | ONHOLD | 6 | Listening to a looped clip of classical music, perhaps |
| 35% | SHOT | 4 | Attempt at scoring a goal in a soccer match |
| 35% | FLOPS | 5 | Attempts to take a charge in basketball, many times |
| 35% | EAR | 3 | Organ which helps in listening to music |
| 35% | APPLIESTO | 9 | Tries to get in, as a school |
| 35% | CHEMLAB | 7 | Place to get a reaction in school? |
| 35% | SMEARCAMPAIGN | 13 | Attempt to discredit a rival in the media (2 words) |
| 35% | PREGAMES | 8 | Drinks at home before heading to a party, in slang |
| 34% | BUSES | 5 | Takes to school, in a way |
| 34% | ETUDE | 5 | Work at a music school |
| 34% | SPEAKER | 7 | E.g. a portable device used for listening to music |
| 34% | DRAGBUNTS | 9 | *They're made in an attempt at a base hit |
| 34% | COMMUNITY | 9 | McHale is a lawyer back at school in this show |