| 100% | RULE | 4 | Be the best, so to speak |
| 70% | OWE | 3 | Be in the hole, so to speak |
| 67% | OWED | 4 | Was up to the neck, so to speak |
| 65% | AGREE | 5 | Be on the same page, so to speak |
| 65% | AGREES | 6 | Is on the same page, so to speak |
| 63% | MEND | 4 | Get better, so to speak |
| 63% | ABOUND | 6 | Be everywhere, so to speak |
| 63% | SWEAT | 5 | Be edgy, so to speak |
| 63% | SMELLARAT | 9 | Be suspicious, so to speak |
| 62% | DISFAVOR | 8 | The doghouse, so to speak |
| 62% | WORDOFMOUTH | 11 | The grapevine, so to speak |
| 62% | FATE | 4 | The stars, so to speak |
| 62% | DIES | 4 | Is mortified, so to speak |
| 62% | OWES | 4 | Is shy, so to speak |
| 62% | CANGETIT | 8 | Is sexy, so to speak |
| 61% | YET | 3 | The best is ___ to come |
| 60% | TISNT | 5 | "___ beauty, so to speak, nor good talk ...": Kipling |
| 60% | MOOCH | 5 | Be a sponge, so to speak |
| 60% | PLUGS | 5 | Good words, so to speak |
| 60% | LASTSECOND | 10 | The "wire," so to speak |
| 59% | POLICY | 6 | Honesty is the best one, according to the saying |
| 59% | BEDS | 4 | Bunk___ are the best way for kids to share rooms |
| 58% | UPSTAIRS | 8 | In the brain, so to speak |
| 58% | WED | 3 | Take the plunge, so to speak |
| 58% | LIED | 4 | Stretched the truth, so to speak |
| 58% | ARISE | 5 | Hit the deck, so to speak |
| 58% | CARVES | 6 | Does the honors, so to speak |
| 58% | TELLAFIB | 8 | Stretch the truth, so to speak |
| 58% | DATE | 4 | Play the field, so to speak |
| 58% | MOVEON | 6 | Turn the page, so to speak |