| 100% | MOVEDINON | 9 | Attempted to gain control of |
| 75% | MOVESINON | 9 | Attempts to seize control of |
| 57% | CAPTURE | 7 | Gain control of |
| 57% | TAMED | 5 | Gained control of |
| 54% | POWERGRAB | 9 | Opportunistic move to gain control |
| 53% | POWERGRAB | 9 | Attempt at gaining control |
| 52% | OBTAIN | 6 | To gain possession of something |
| 50% | OBTAIN | 6 | To gain possession of, gain through effort |
| 50% | BUYOUT | 6 | To gain a controlling interest through purchase |
| 49% | SPIN | 4 | Attempt to control the narrative, in a way |
| 48% | RECONQUER | 9 | To take control of again, acquire by force again |
| 48% | REACHING | 8 | Attempting to grasp hold of; arriving at |
| 47% | CAPTURE | 7 | To trap; to gain control usually by force |
| 46% | POWERGRAB | 9 | An attempt to take control: 2 wds. |
| 46% | AMOK | 4 | Out of control, to run ___ |
| 45% | WOO | 3 | To try and gain the romantic interest of someone |
| 44% | DEEFOIB | 7 | Use of electronic devices to control anxiety |
| 44% | MSG | 3 | Additive synthesized in an attempt to replicate the taste of kombu: abbr. |
| 44% | PORTION | 7 | You must control this to not gain weight |
| 43% | AMYGDALA | 8 | Part of the brain believed to control emotion |
| 43% | CIRCUIT | 7 | Closed path to control the flow of electricity |
| 43% | RITALIN | 7 | Drug related to the control of ADHD in children |
| 43% | REIN | 4 | One of a pair used to control a horse |
| 42% | NOZZLE | 6 | Device to control flow of water in a garden hose |
| 42% | SHUTTER | 7 | Doors of a camera lens that open to control light |
| 42% | LOSESLEEP | 9 | What not to do over something out of your control |
| 42% | ASIA | 4 | Difficult area to maintain control of in the game Risk |
| 42% | THROTTLE | 8 | Device that controls the flow of fuel to an engine |
| 41% | SPIRALS | 7 | Starts to go out of control |
| 41% | NYAD | 4 | 2023 biopic starring Annette Bening as a swimmer attempting to cross the Straits of Florida |