| 100% | CAROB | 5 | Bean that's used as a chocolate substitute |
| 64% | CAROB | 5 | Pod used as a chocolate substitute |
| 55% | CAROBS | 6 | Beans used as chocolate substitutes |
| 50% | AGAVE | 5 | Succulent with leathery leaves that's used as a natural sweetener |
| 48% | INSTEAD | 7 | At home, dates are used as a substitute |
| 48% | ETAL | 4 | List abbr. used as a substitute |
| 47% | INJERA | 6 | Ethiopian bread used as a substitute for utensils |
| 47% | AMOLE | 5 | Root used as a soap substitute |
| 47% | CHICORY | 7 | Plant used as a coffee substitute |
| 46% | IROKO | 5 | Hardwood of tropical Africa used as a substitute for teak |
| 45% | CALABASH | 8 | Gourd that is used as a bottle/ladle |
| 45% | IROKO | 5 | Hardwood of tropical Africa sometimes used as a substitute for teak |
| 45% | TEE | 3 | Garment that's sometimes used as a promotional tool |
| 45% | SAW | 3 | Tool that's sometimes used as a musical instrument |
| 45% | ZIRCON | 6 | Mineral compound used as a diamond substitute |
| 45% | JACKFRUIT | 9 | Tropical foodstuff used as a meat substitute |
| 45% | DATE | 4 | Fruit sometimes used as a sugar substitute |
| 44% | SPAR | 4 | Pole that may be used as a ship's mast |
| 43% | HOOSIER | 7 | Kitchen cupboard that's also used as a workstation |
| 43% | BISMUTH | 7 | Metallic element Bi, used as a lead substitute |
| 43% | SOY | 3 | Bean that's used to make tofu |
| 43% | CFC | 3 | It's used as a refrigerant, abbr. |
| 43% | ORMOLU | 6 | It's used as a furniture decoration |
| 43% | HAMSTER | 7 | The ram’s used as a pet |
| 43% | DPLUS | 5 | Grade that’s also used as shorthand for a streaming service |
| 43% | CAROB | 5 | Tree that yields a chocolate substitute |
| 42% | BOBSYOURUNCLE | 13 | Expression, used as a concluding statement, that roughly means "There you have it!": 3 wds. |
| 42% | COAL | 4 | Lump used as a snowman’s eye |
| 42% | SOY | 3 | Bean that's used to make nondairy milk and tofu |
| 41% | IOU | 3 | A document that is used as proof of money owed |