| 100% | LINERNOTE | 9 | Bit of writing on a record sleeve |
| 54% | RUNE | 4 | Bit of writing on the wall? |
| 54% | BIO | 3 | Bit of writing on Twitter or Tinder |
| 51% | ESSAY | 5 | Short piece of writing on a particular subject |
| 51% | SEAL | 4 | Bit of wax on a letter |
| 51% | ESSAY | 5 | Piece of writing on a topic, usually an assignment |
| 51% | DIVOT | 5 | Bit of turf on a golf course |
| 51% | RIBBON | 6 | Bit of silk on a gift box |
| 51% | SSN | 3 | Bit of info on a FAFSA form |
| 51% | ETA | 3 | Bit of info on a flight board |
| 51% | SMEAR | 5 | Bit of mud on a campaign trail |
| 50% | LOCH | 4 | Bit of blue on a map of Scotland |
| 50% | TAT | 3 | Bit of art on a chest, in slang |
| 50% | CRUMB | 5 | Bit of residue on a toaster-oven tray |
| 50% | TAT | 3 | Bit of ink on a forearm, for example |
| 50% | DIET | 4 | Bit of information on a zoo placard, maybe |
| 49% | STAT | 4 | Bit of data for a record book |
| 49% | NERD | 4 | Bit of candy on a "rope" or in a "cluster" |
| 49% | LINER | 5 | ___ notes (info on a record album's sleeve) |
| 49% | SIDE | 4 | One of two on a record |
| 48% | BOOMLET | 7 | Bit of a run on Wall Street |
| 48% | LINTS | 5 | Scattered bits of fiber on a cloth |
| 47% | ESSAY | 5 | A piece of writing on a topic, usually an assignment |
| 47% | XXX | 3 | Letters written on a bottle of poison, in the cartoons |
| 47% | HHINGE | 6 | Bit of letter-shaped hardware on a door |
| 47% | TSTORM | 6 | Bit of bad weather, on a weather map |
| 47% | NANOSECONDWIND | 14 | Briefest bit of respite on a sweltering day? |
| 47% | STAYCOOL | 8 | Bit of well-wishing on a hot day |
| 47% | LOG | 3 | Record of events on a voyage |
| 47% | RATE | 4 | Bit of info on the side of a taxi |