| 100% | SNIFFAROUND | 11 | Check the aroma of a few beers? |
| 49% | TRYON | 5 | Check the fit of, as a dress |
| 49% | SCAN | 4 | Check the price of, in a way |
| 48% | IDS | 3 | Checks the age of, in a way |
| 48% | HEFTS | 5 | Checks the weight of, in a way |
| 48% | SCANS | 5 | Checks the price of, in a way |
| 48% | EDIT | 4 | Check the phrasing and grammar of a text |
| 48% | IDS | 3 | Checks the credentials of, as a bouncer would |
| 47% | TRIEDON | 7 | Checked the fit of, as a dress: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MEATTHERMOMETER | 15 | Gadget for checking the temperature of a roast |
| 46% | ENDORSE | 7 | Sign the back of a check |
| 46% | HAVEANACEUPYOURSLEEVE | 21 | Step 4: Know a few tricks of the trade |
| 45% | ALE | 3 | The A in IPA, in terms of beer |
| 44% | FOAMY | 5 | Like the head of a beer or a latte |
| 44% | ENDORSEHERE | 11 | Words on the back of a check |
| 44% | ATHEISM | 7 | "The vice of a few intelligent people," per Voltaire |
| 44% | AUDITOR | 7 | A person who checks the accuracy of accounts |
| 44% | ENDORSE | 7 | Sign, like the back of a check |
| 44% | ENDORSES | 8 | Signs, as the back of a check |
| 44% | ENDORSE | 7 | Sign, as the back of a check |
| 43% | PROMOTETOKING | 13 | Increase the mobility of, as a checker |
| 42% | THEBIGPEELS | 11 | Story of a noir detective looking radiant after a few trips to the day spa? |
| 42% | CALIBRATE | 9 | To check; fix the measurement of a tool |
| 41% | LUKEBRYAN | 9 | Singer of the 2014 #1 country hit "Drink a Beer": 2 wds. |
| 41% | NEWCHARSMELL | 12 | Aroma of a freshly grilled steak? |
| 40% | TAP | 3 | Source of beer on a keg or source of water in the kitchen |
| 40% | STY | 3 | Setting a few minutes into "The Wizard of Oz" |
| 40% | BRONC | 5 | Source of a few bucks? |
| 40% | PERIDOT | 7 | One of the few gemstones that naturally occur in a single color (olive green) |
| 40% | SOME | 4 | A few of |