| 100% | LONGERTERMPAPER | 15 | Cardstock instead of newsprint, or the work of a wordy student? |
| 48% | ARRANGE | 7 | Do the work of a florist or an orchestrator |
| 45% | TLDR | 4 | Acronym at the start or end of a wordy online post |
| 43% | PUPIL | 5 | Student, or a part of the eye |
| 41% | ASSET | 5 | A gift, or the opposite of a liability |
| 40% | BETTERHALFTIME | 14 | Date night, or a midgame show starring Beyoncé instead of the coach's nephew's garage band? |
| 39% | PET | 3 | Stroke lovingly, or the object of a loving stroke |
| 39% | NEWSPRINT | 9 | Forest product, or the result of a second wind |
| 39% | AWAKENING | 9 | Bodhi, or the activation of a Buddha's wisdom |
| 39% | OPAL | 4 | Iridescent gemstone, or the name of a 1995 hurricane |
| 39% | EXCEL | 5 | Perform brilliantly, or the name of a spreadsheet program |
| 39% | GAP | 3 | Narrow opening, or the name of a clothing store |
| 39% | BANK | 4 | Cash repository building or the edge of a river |
| 39% | NEGOTIATE | 9 | Work out the terms of a deal |
| 39% | PRINCE | 6 | The son of a sovereign or king |
| 39% | TEXTURE | 7 | The feel of a surface or substance |
| 39% | ACADEMIA | 8 | The interests of a university or college |
| 39% | REVERSE | 7 | The back of a coin or banknote |
| 39% | CHIEFTAIN | 9 | The leader of a clan or tribe |
| 39% | PILEI | 5 | The cap of a mushroom or toadstool |
| 39% | NARRATOR | 8 | The storyteller of a book or film |
| 39% | BASICS | 6 | The fundamentals of a subject or issue |
| 39% | ROTOR | 5 | The mechanism of a helicopter or turbine |
| 39% | NEMESIS | 7 | Archenemy, or the subtitle of a 2002 "Star Trek" movie |
| 39% | BLACKBIRD | 9 | Dark-feathered flyer, or the title of a Beatles song |
| 39% | ROOM | 4 | Chamber, or the title of a 2015 Brie Larson film |
| 39% | AEGIS | 5 | Protection, or the name of a shield carried by Zeus |
| 39% | CALLSIGNALS | 11 | Say "hut one," etc., or the rings of a phone |
| 39% | EXAM | 4 | Student dread at the end of a term |
| 39% | BRANDING | 8 | The promoting of a product or a company |