| 100% | POKER | 5 | Card game or a type of face that's hard to read |
| 44% | ORAL | 4 | Type of exam that's hard to cheat on |
| 41% | DEADPAN | 7 | Type of humor that's delivered with a straight face |
| 41% | ODE | 3 | Type of poem that's often a tribute to something |
| 40% | MOO | 3 | Type of game that "Sindome" is which is an example of a precursor to the MMORPGs of today |
| 40% | POKER | 5 | Card game that's a hint to today's theme |
| 40% | FARO | 4 | Card game that's a homonym of an ancient ruler |
| 39% | EPEE | 4 | Type of fencing sword that's not a saber or foil |
| 38% | MIDI | 4 | A type of skirt that extends to the mid-calf |
| 38% | GIN | 3 | Type of liquor or card game |
| 37% | NEURALGIC | 9 | Describes a type of nerve pain in face or neck |
| 37% | ROLLINGBLACKOUT | 15 | Temporary, controlled power shutdown … or a hint to reading four of this puzzle's answers |
| 37% | SHAG | 4 | Type of carpet that can be hard to clean |
| 37% | SECRETCODE | 10 | Writing that's hard to read |
| 37% | ENIGMA | 6 | Personality that's hard to read |
| 36% | SILVER | 6 | Type of bullet that is said to kill a werewolf |
| 36% | SEA | 3 | Home to Nemo or a type of salt |
| 36% | TOPTEN | 6 | Type of list that David Letterman used to read: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CRAB | 4 | Type of seafood that can also refer to a cranky person |
| 35% | RELAY | 5 | Type of race that requires the participant to pass on a baton |
| 35% | TONE | 4 | What's hard to read in a text |
| 35% | NAN | 3 | Word that can be a type of flatbread or a woman's nickname |
| 35% | AAA | 3 | Type of battery, or who to call if you have a dead battery |
| 35% | ACE | 3 | Card that loses to a 2 in some games |
| 35% | CRINGEHUMOR | 11 | Type of comedy that's painful to watch |
| 35% | MANTA | 5 | Type of ray that's a fish |
| 35% | MONTE | 5 | Game that's hard to follow |
| 35% | LATTE | 5 | Type of coffee that is made by adding steamed milk to a coffee base |
| 35% | WAR | 3 | Two-player card game that tends to last a very long time |
| 35% | SHOWDOWN | 8 | Term originating through card games that means a decisive confrontation or contest |