| 100% | MENISCUS | 8 | Cartilage in the knee; curve on water's surface |
| 45% | RIPPLE | 6 | Small wave in the water's surface |
| 44% | FINE | 4 | "Come on in, the water's ___!" |
| 43% | RHUMB | 5 | Curve on the surface of a sphere |
| 43% | REFLECTION | 10 | Image on the water's surface |
| 43% | FLOATED | 7 | Bobbed on the water's surface |
| 43% | DRYLAND | 7 | Not in the water, on __ |
| 41% | APPEAR | 6 | In the US, the last word in the phrase legally required to be on curved passenger's side mirrors |
| 40% | RAIN | 4 | It's summoned by Agwe, the god of water in "Once on This Island" |
| 40% | AGROUND | 7 | On or onto the bottom in shallow water |
| 40% | EDEMA | 5 | Water on the knee, e.g. |
| 40% | SORB | 4 | Collect on the surface, in chemistry |
| 39% | TVTABLES | 8 | Surfaces to eat on in front of the tube |
| 39% | BOB | 3 | Bounce, as on the surface of water |
| 39% | ETCH | 4 | Put on the surface, in a way |
| 38% | PLOVDIV | 7 | City in S Bulgaria on the Maritsa River |
| 38% | KANDAHAR | 8 | City in S Afghanistan on the Arghandab River |
| 38% | RIPPLES | 7 | Small waves that appear on the surface of water |
| 38% | DUCKWEED | 8 | Floating water plant found on the surface of ponds |
| 38% | CHASM | 5 | A deep hole usually in the earth's surface |
| 38% | LLANELLI | 8 | Industrial town in S Wales on the Loughor estuary |
| 37% | GREENALGAE | 10 | Growth on wet rocks or the surface of stagnant water |
| 37% | LLANELLI | 8 | Industrial town in Carmarthenshire, S Wales, on the Loughor estuary |
| 37% | CHASMS | 6 | Deep, gaping openings in the Earth's surface |
| 37% | CRATER | 6 | Dent in the moon's surface |
| 37% | CHASM | 5 | Fissure in the Earth's surface |
| 37% | CRATER | 6 | Hole in the moon’s surface |
| 37% | CRATERS | 7 | Holes in the moon’s surface |
| 37% | CRATER | 6 | Dent in the moon’s surface |
| 37% | ADANA | 5 | City in S Turkey on the Seyhan River east of Tarsus |