| 100% | RULE | 4 | Be the best, in slang |
| 79% | ACES | 4 | The best, in slang |
| 72% | COBB | 4 | His .366 career batting average is the best in baseball history |
| 72% | POLITENESSANDCIVILITY | 21 | ''__ are the best capital ever invested in business'' |
| 70% | TUX | 3 | The best man may be in it |
| 69% | ACESOUT | 7 | Gets the best of, in slang |
| 66% | POTOMAC | 7 | River name meaning "where the goods are brought in" |
| 65% | PHARRELL | 8 | Williams whose song "Happy" was the best-selling song in the US in 2014 |
| 64% | FTW | 3 | "The best!" in internet slang |
| 64% | BELFAST | 7 | The George Best airport is found in this city |
| 64% | FAB | 3 | Slang for "marvelous" that was popular in the 1960s |
| 64% | THEBOYISMINE | 12 | R&B duet that was the best-selling song in the US in 1998: 4 wds. |
| 64% | ALCAPP | 6 | Cartoonist whom John Steinbeck said "may very possibly be the best writer in the world today" |
| 63% | TINATURNER | 10 | "The Best" singer, and what this puzzle is, in the circles |
| 63% | WELLNESS | 8 | The state of being in good health, not being ill |
| 62% | MADE | 4 | Most of the everyday goods are ___ in China |
| 62% | ERA | 3 | A good one in the NL is low |
| 62% | PRINCESS | 8 | Fezzik and Inigo were best mates in The __ Bride |
| 61% | MASH | 4 | Hit the ball well, in baseball slang |
| 61% | NORMAN | 6 | ___ Osborn, supervillain who is the best-known incarnation of Green Goblin and first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man" |
| 59% | ALI | 3 | He was bested in the "Fight of the Century" |
| 59% | EMBODY | 6 | Be the best example of |
| 59% | HONESTY | 7 | __ is the best policy |
| 59% | SINGLE | 6 | The hit in the baseball mantra "A walk is as good as a hit" |
| 59% | NED | 3 | Leeds who is Spider-Man's best friend in the MCU movies |
| 59% | HOLEINONE | 9 | The best score one can get in golf, also called ace, and is a very rare occurrence: 3 wds. |
| 59% | EPEE | 4 | Event in which the best competitors are untouchable? |
| 58% | LOPE | 4 | This should be good in the long run |
| 58% | RULE | 4 | Be the best, so to speak |
| 58% | ONE | 3 | He is the best ___ |