| 100% | NUT | 3 | Bit of hardware used with a bolt |
| 51% | HINGE | 5 | Bit of hardware for a cabinet |
| 50% | BOLT | 4 | Bit of hardware that fits in a nut |
| 50% | SCREW | 5 | Bit of hardware that may have a Phillips head |
| 50% | SCREW | 5 | Bit of hardware that might have a Phillips head |
| 49% | DECOY | 5 | Bit of deception used as a lure |
| 49% | FLYROD | 6 | Bit of sports equipment with a reel |
| 49% | PERTLY | 6 | With a bit of sass |
| 49% | TEARILY | 7 | With a bit of crying |
| 49% | EPEE | 4 | Bit of sporting gear with a bell guard |
| 49% | MOP | 3 | Cleaning tool used with a bucket of water |
| 49% | EARDROP | 7 | Bit of jewelry with a pendant |
| 49% | HINT | 4 | Bit of help with a riddle |
| 49% | HINT | 4 | Bit of help with a brainteaser |
| 48% | BOLT | 4 | Piece of hardware paired with a nut |
| 48% | TEE | 3 | Bit of apparel with a ring neck |
| 48% | SOLITAIRERING | 13 | Bit of jewelry with a single diamond |
| 48% | HINT | 4 | Bit of help with solving a puzzle |
| 47% | MOP | 3 | Tool that's often used with a bucket of water |
| 47% | HHINGE | 6 | Bit of letter-shaped hardware on a door |
| 47% | ALOHASHIRT | 10 | Bit of attire seldom worn with a jacket |
| 47% | THROWABALONETO | 14 | Appease with a bit of seafood? |
| 47% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich with a bit of crunch |
| 47% | PUN | 3 | Joke with a bit of wordplay |
| 47% | FINAGLES | 8 | Accomplishes with a bit of underhandedness |
| 47% | SWAB | 4 | Bit of cotton used for taking a DNA sample |
| 47% | HINGE | 5 | Piece of hardware bolted to a doorframe |
| 47% | ALINE | 5 | Skirt with a bit of a flare |
| 47% | MACCHIATOS | 10 | Espressos "stained" with a bit of milk |
| 46% | DONGLE | 6 | Bit of computer hardware that connects to a USB port |