| 100% | FRAY | 4 | Become ragged at the edges, as a rope would |
| 58% | FRAY | 4 | Become ragged at the edges |
| 57% | FRAYS | 5 | Becomes ragged at the edges |
| 43% | FRAY | 4 | Become worn at the edges |
| 43% | FRAY | 4 | Become tattered at the edges |
| 43% | FRAYS | 5 | Becomes tattered at the edges |
| 43% | TAPER | 5 | Become narrow at the edge |
| 41% | MAXEDOUT | 8 | At the limit, as a credit card |
| 40% | HARDSHOULDER | 12 | Verge at the edge of a motorway |
| 40% | HEM | 3 | Line at the edge of a skirt |
| 39% | SUNK | 4 | At the ocean's bottom, as a ship |
| 39% | ATOP | 4 | At the highest point, as of a mountain |
| 39% | BAYS | 4 | Howls at the moon, as a coyote might |
| 39% | HADIN | 5 | Welcomed, as a guest at the door |
| 39% | CHAMPS | 6 | Bites, as a horse at the bit |
| 38% | RAN | 3 | Sought, as a seat at the Oval Office |
| 38% | DECKING | 7 | Planking platform at the edge of a garden |
| 38% | RIGHTSIZE | 9 | Set at the proper level, as a work force |
| 38% | ABORT | 5 | Scrub at the last minute, as a rocket launch |
| 38% | MARGIN | 6 | Blank space at the edge of a printed page |
| 37% | FRAY | 4 | Start to wear away at the edges, like a cord |
| 37% | FRAY | 4 | Start to wear away at the edges, like a cheap fabric |
| 37% | BIGGIANTMONSTER | 15 | Marquee at the Tri-Plex mistaken as a promo for ... "Godzilla"? |
| 37% | FRAY | 4 | Come undone, like the edges of a rope |
| 37% | NECKLINE | 8 | Edge of a dress at or below the throat |
| 37% | WINGLET | 7 | It turns up at the edge of a plane |
| 36% | NOOSE | 5 | End of a rope for someone at the end of their life |
| 36% | FRAY | 4 | Become worn, like the end of a rope |
| 36% | TRAINEE | 7 | Person learning the ropes at a new job |
| 36% | CRIMP | 5 | Pinch, as the edge of a piecrust |