| 100% | SEAR | 4 | Brown the surface of, as scallops or a steak |
| 77% | SEAR | 4 | Brown the surface of, as a steak |
| 64% | SEARS | 5 | Chars the surface of, as a tuna steak |
| 62% | SEAR | 4 | Brown the outside of, as a steak |
| 54% | SEAR | 4 | Blacken the surface of, as a sirloin |
| 54% | SANDS | 5 | Smooths the surface of, as a plank |
| 54% | MAR | 3 | Damage the surface of, as a car |
| 53% | SEAR | 4 | Char the surface of, as steak on the grill |
| 49% | TEXTURE | 7 | The feel of a surface or substance |
| 48% | SEAR | 4 | Cook the exterior of, as a tuna steak |
| 48% | TEXTURE | 7 | The feel of a surface, bumpy or smooth |
| 48% | ADSORBS | 7 | Gathers on the surface, as a layer of molecules |
| 48% | DEPTH | 5 | Distance below the surface, as of a swimming pool |
| 48% | ADHESION | 8 | The action or process of sticking to a surface |
| 46% | SEAR | 4 | Seal in the juices of, as a grilled steak |
| 45% | BURNT | 5 | Cooked to the point of charring, as a steak |
| 44% | SANDS | 5 | Smooths the surface of, as wood |
| 43% | UPROOT | 6 | Pull out of the ground, as a plant or tree |
| 43% | ALTERED | 7 | Modify something such as to change the size, shape or style of a dress (past) |
| 43% | RHUMB | 5 | Curve on the surface of a sphere |
| 43% | CAMBER | 6 | Curvature on the surface of a road |
| 43% | SCUM | 4 | Film on the surface of a liquid |
| 43% | MAR | 3 | Damage the surface of a car, say |
| 43% | MAR | 3 | Scratch the surface of a car, say |
| 43% | DENTS | 5 | Flaws on the surface of a can |
| 42% | TOPPER | 6 | Decoration placed on the surface of a cake |
| 42% | SCUM | 4 | Gunky stuff on the surface of a pond |
| 42% | MASCOT | 6 | A character used as the emblem of a team or side |
| 42% | SCARIFIER | 9 | Spiked tool breaks up the surface of a lawn |
| 42% | SCUM | 4 | Unwanted frothy layer on the surface of a liquid |