| 100% | TOP | 3 | Cherry on ___ (addition of something special) |
| 64% | TOP | 3 | Cherry on ___ (special addition) |
| 64% | TOP | 3 | Cherry on ___ (something special) |
| 55% | ONTO | 4 | On top of something |
| 54% | ONTO | 4 | On top of something (preposition) |
| 51% | HARE | 4 | Homophone of something found on most heads |
| 50% | KNACK | 5 | Special way of doing something |
| 49% | SUPERIMPOSE | 11 | Put on top of something else |
| 49% | TECHNIQUE | 9 | Special way of doing something; a skill |
| 49% | EYESOCKET | 9 | Something on either side of a bridge |
| 48% | ADOPTION | 8 | Act of taking something on |
| 48% | PROJECT | 7 | Something worked on for a period of time |
| 48% | OMAN | 4 | Something found on the toe of a boot? |
| 48% | COVERSTORY | 10 | Something promoted on the front of a magazine |
| 48% | STAMP | 5 | Something stuck on the corner of an envelope |
| 47% | IGNITION | 8 | Substantive of setting something on fire |
| 47% | FACT | 4 | Something found on the inside of a Snapple cap |
| 47% | LIFELIKE | 8 | Something on the far end of the Uncanny Valley |
| 47% | TOE | 3 | Something squeezed when trying on a pair of shoes |
| 47% | FACT | 4 | Something written on the underside of a Snapple cap |
| 47% | IGNITION | 8 | The action of setting something on fire |
| 46% | ATOP | 4 | On the top of something |
| 46% | HEM | 3 | Something a tailor might adjust on a pair of pants |
| 46% | EXLIBRIS | 8 | "From the library of" label on special books |
| 46% | CHINA | 5 | Fine set of dishes used on special occasions |
| 45% | RATE | 4 | Value something, on a scale of 1-5 usually |
| 44% | RED | 3 | The shade of a cardinal perched on a cherry tree |
| 44% | ISNT | 4 | "Well, ___ that special?" (catchphrase of the Church Lady on "SNL") |
| 44% | ANE | 3 | Something you might buy on “Wheel of Fortune” |
| 43% | CANOE | 5 | Anagram of 2-Down, or something used to travel on it |