| 100% | OUTATE | 6 | Beat in a Nathan's hot dog contest, e.g. |
| 94% | OUTEAT | 6 | Beat in a hot dog contest |
| 76% | OUTEAT | 6 | Surpass in a hot dog contest |
| 76% | OUTEAT | 6 | Defeat in a hot dog contest |
| 76% | OUTATE | 6 | Bested in a hot dog contest |
| 76% | OUTATE | 6 | Bested in a hot dog contest, say |
| 76% | OUTATE | 6 | Defeated in a hot dog contest, say |
| 75% | OUTEAT | 6 | Beat at a hot dog contest |
| 60% | O/UTEAT | 7 | Best at a hot dog contest |
| 60% | OUTEAT | 6 | Best in a hot dog competition |
| 60% | OUTEAT | 6 | Beat at a Nathan's hot dog contest, say |
| 59% | OUTEATS | 7 | Beats in a pie contest? |
| 59% | OUTEAT | 6 | Beat in a pie contest, say |
| 57% | EATINGGAME | 10 | Nathan's annual hot-dog contest, e.g.? |
| 57% | OUTEAT | 6 | Beat in a Nathan's contest |
| 56% | WORLDRECORD | 11 | Joey Chestnut's 73.5 hot dogs in 10 minutes, e.g. |
| 56% | OUTEATS | 7 | Bests in a Fourth of July hot dog contest, say |
| 56% | BUN | 3 | Roll that a hot dog's served in |
| 55% | OCTET | 5 | Hot dog buns in a pack, often |
| 54% | ROLL | 4 | Lobster ___, sandwich from New England that's served in a hot dog-style bun |
| 54% | ALE | 3 | Old Brown Dog in a bar, e.g. |
| 50% | SAUSAGE | 7 | Hot dog, e.g. |
| 50% | SAUSAGE | 7 | Item also called a hot dog that would be a common ingredient in a savory breakfast |
| 50% | ENSNARED | 8 | In a net, e.g. |
| 50% | ONBOARD | 7 | In a plane, e.g. |
| 48% | SHACK | 5 | Shake ___: fast casual restaurant chain that started as a hot dog stand in Madison Square Park in 2001 |
| 48% | KRISTENWIIG | 11 | "Bridesmaids" actress who voices Brenda, a hot dog bun, in the animated series "Sausage Party: Foodtopia": 2 wds. |
| 48% | VENDOR | 6 | Ballpark hot dog seller, e.g. |
| 47% | NONO | 4 | Using metallic dishes in a microwave, e.g. |
| 47% | NONO | 4 | Cell phone ring in a theater, e.g. |