| 100% | EGRET | 5 | Bird that becomes a synonym for "rue" after adding an R |
| 53% | ATLAS | 5 | Book that becomes a synonym for "Finally!" when "t" is added to the end |
| 50% | BOA | 3 | Snake that becomes a pig if you add an R |
| 46% | EGRET | 5 | Bird that becomes an emotion if an "r" is added to the front |
| 42% | AMINO | 5 | Kind of acid that becomes a musical key if you add an "r" |
| 41% | MERE | 4 | English adjective that becomes a French noun when an accent is added |
| 41% | ELECT | 5 | Pick out; add an ''s'' for a synonym |
| 41% | IDA | 3 | Name that becomes a contraction when an apostrophe and a hyphen are added |
| 41% | ELM | 3 | Tree that becomes a Muppet if you add an "o" to the end |
| 41% | ASTER | 5 | Flower that becomes a holiday if an E is added to the front |
| 41% | ARIA | 4 | Solo that becomes a font if you add an "L" to the end |
| 41% | EMO | 3 | Music genre that becomes a Sesame Street character if you add an L |
| 40% | LUTE | 4 | Instrument that becomes a different instrument when an "f" is added at the start |
| 40% | ASP | 3 | Reptile that becomes an insect if you add a W |
| 40% | LEMONDE | 7 | Newspaper name that becomes a beverage if you insert an "a" after its fifth letter |
| 39% | ERG | 3 | Unit of work that becomes a word meaning "thus" if you add an O to the end |
| 39% | PANAM | 5 | Old airline that becomes a Central American country if you add an A to the end: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LUTE | 4 | Stringed instrument that becomes a woodwind instrument when an F is added to the start of its name |
| 38% | UNTIE | 5 | Verb that becomes a family member if you add an A at the beginning |
| 37% | HOLA | 4 | Greeting that becomes another greeting if you add an A at the front and reverse it |
| 37% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 film that becomes a 1996 film if you add an F at the beginning |
| 37% | COT | 3 | Bed that might be added to a hotel room for an extra guest |
| 36% | EAR | 3 | Body part that, after an "H" is added, becomes what you can do with it |
| 35% | ALBATROSS | 9 | Bird that's a metaphor for a burden |
| 35% | CROW | 4 | Bird that's a pest for corn farmers |
| 35% | IRE | 3 | Word for "anger" that becomes a country's name when "land" is added to the end |
| 35% | LUI | 3 | Italian pronoun that becomes a name by adding -gi |
| 35% | MIDAS | 5 | Acronym for an automotive service brand that is named after a mythological Greek king with his golden touch |
| 34% | DEFOE | 5 | Surname that contains a synonym for "enemy" |
| 34% | SAGE | 4 | Herb that's a synonym for "wise" |