| 100% | OFASORT | 7 | But not that exactly |
| 66% | PLATONIC | 8 | Close ... but not THAT close |
| 64% | THESE | 5 | Article gets points, but not those ones |
| 60% | SELAM/FMADE | 11 | Rich, but not born that way |
| 60% | ISH | 3 | Not exactly but kinda |
| 59% | NAY | 3 | Not only that but also |
| 57% | DUAL | 4 | Two separate parts, but not the kind that fights |
| 57% | ALSO | 4 | Not just that but this as well |
| 57% | FASHIONABLYLATE | 15 | Not on time, but that's OK |
| 53% | TEEN | 4 | Word that follows "nine" but is not ten |
| 52% | LARVAE | 6 | Insects that have hatched but are not yet pupae |
| 52% | SMALLFRY | 8 | Some, but not all, fishy things that will eventually grow to become bigger fingerlings |
| 52% | CATTRALL | 8 | Actress in “Sex and the City,” but not its reboot, “And Just Like That . . .” |
| 51% | DOYOU | 5 | "Hey, that's not my thing, but go for it" |
| 50% | IPADMINI | 8 | Tablet that's small, but still not small enough to swallow |
| 50% | INAWAY | 6 | "Not exactly, but close ..." |
| 50% | ISH | 3 | "...but not necessarily exactly" |
| 49% | ALSO | 4 | "Not only that, but ..." |
| 49% | ALSO | 4 | "Not only that but ___..." |
| 49% | ELO | 3 | ___ Part II (group that included Bev Bevan but, notably, not Jeff Lynne) |
| 48% | SAVE | 4 | But not |
| 48% | THIS | 4 | Not that |
| 48% | THIS | 4 | Not that? |
| 48% | THESE | 5 | Not those |
| 48% | LOL | 3 | Howl that's seen but not heard |
| 48% | CRACKED | 7 | Glass that's damaged but not shattered |
| 48% | RADIO | 5 | Device that broadcasts audio but not video |
| 48% | KETO | 4 | Diet that allows cheese but not crackers |
| 47% | IMAWARE | 7 | "That's not exactly breaking news" |
| 47% | STENTS | 6 | One way to avoid blocked ducts, but they're not exactly a DIY project |