| 100% | ROGETS | 6 | Book that needs to be read word for word? |
| 53% | CODE | 4 | Message that needs to be cracked before it can be read |
| 51% | LEGO | 4 | Brand name that happens to be Latin for "I read" |
| 51% | PELLGRANT | 9 | Financial aid for college that doesn't need to be repaid |
| 50% | GRACEFUL | 8 | Word to describe swans that is a synonym for "beautiful" |
| 50% | PLEASANT | 8 | Word to describe good weather that is a synonym for "beautiful" |
| 48% | ROGET | 5 | Book that's read word-for-word |
| 48% | ROGETS | 6 | Book read word for word? |
| 48% | ATLAS | 5 | Book that becomes a synonym for "Finally!" when "t" is added to the end |
| 48% | HORCHATA | 8 | Word for a cold, sweet drink that was added to Merriam-Webster in 2021 |
| 48% | AROUND | 6 | Word needed to be added to 12 appropriately placed answers in this puzzle for their clues to make sense |
| 47% | IRE | 3 | Word for "anger" that becomes a country's name when "land" is added to the end |
| 47% | AIRFRYER | 8 | Word for a small kitchen appliance that was added to Merriam-Webster in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | PRETZEL | 7 | *Make your Gingerbread village* Knotted, salty pastry that you will need to make the fence for your gingerbread house |
| 46% | FLUTTERNUTTER | 13 | Word for a peanut-butter-and-marshmallow-creme sandwich that was added to Merriam-Webster in 2021 |
| 46% | ROGET | 5 | Something to read word for word? |
| 46% | LACEUP | 6 | Shoe that needs to be tied |
| 46% | OBSTACLE | 8 | Hindrance that needs to be overcome |
| 46% | DEBT | 4 | Amount that needs to be repaid |
| 46% | LOAN | 4 | Money that needs to be repaid |
| 46% | CHIA | 4 | "Pet" that needs to be watered |
| 46% | CANOE | 5 | Boat that needs to be paddled |
| 46% | MESS | 4 | Place that needs to be cleaned |
| 46% | LOAN | 4 | Something that needs to be repaid |
| 46% | TASK | 4 | Something that needs to be done |
| 46% | TENT | 4 | Shelter that needs to be pitched |
| 46% | DEBT | 4 | Money that needs to be repaid |
| 46% | ITCH | 4 | Annoyance that needs to be scratched |
| 46% | CODES | 5 | Messages that need to be cracked |
| 46% | LAUNDRY | 7 | Clothes that need to be washed |