| 100% | CHIC | 4 | Casual ___ (style that's cool but not dressy) |
| 48% | RETRO | 5 | Old style that's cool again |
| 47% | BOHO | 4 | Style that's casual and unconventional, for short |
| 47% | GEEKCHIC | 8 | Nerdy fashion style that's cool |
| 46% | MLA | 3 | Common writing style that's not APA |
| 44% | LOL | 3 | Howl that's seen but not heard |
| 44% | CRACKED | 7 | Glass that's damaged but not shattered |
| 43% | ASL | 3 | Communication that's seen but not heard, for short |
| 42% | OFASORT | 7 | But not that exactly |
| 41% | DOYOU | 5 | "Hey, that's not my thing, but go for it" |
| 41% | FASHIONABLYLATE | 15 | Not on time, but that's OK |
| 40% | PUPPETSTATE | 11 | Country that's nominally, but not actually, independent |
| 40% | PLATONIC | 8 | Close ... but not THAT close |
| 40% | RIPE | 4 | Like an avocado that's soft but not mushy |
| 40% | CABOCHON | 8 | Gem that's been polished but not faceted |
| 39% | SELAM/FMADE | 11 | Rich, but not born that way |
| 39% | HAIRBRUSH | 9 | Use this to style locks, but it's not a comb |
| 39% | THESE | 5 | Article gets points, but not those ones |
| 39% | NAY | 3 | Not only that but also |
| 38% | FAD | 3 | Thing that's very popular, but not for long |
| 38% | OPAL | 4 | Iridescent gem that's typically polished but not faceted |
| 38% | ROMAN | 5 | Like M, L or XL, but not S |
| 38% | SEMIFORMAL | 10 | Dressy, but not extremely so |
| 38% | MIDDLEMARCH | 11 | George Eliot novel that's not the contest answer, but provides a hint to it |
| 38% | WAVY | 4 | Like hair that's not straight but not quite curly |
| 37% | DUAL | 4 | Two separate parts, but not the kind that fights |
| 37% | ALSO | 4 | Not just that but this as well |
| 37% | OXEN | 4 | Animal name that ends with "X" but the plural does not end with "s" |
| 37% | DOYOU | 5 | "That's not my thing, but go for it" |
| 36% | URBAN | 5 | ___ legend (story that's widely believed but not true) |