| 100% | GROOM | 5 | Chooser of the best man at a wedding, typically |
| 57% | TOAST | 5 | What the best man makes at a wedding |
| 44% | ILOSTIT | 7 | Horrifying reply from the best man on one's wedding day when asked to present a ring |
| 43% | LETSDOTHISAGAIN | 15 | Comment at the end of a good social occasion |
| 42% | ACE | 3 | Card that's typically at the front of a new deck |
| 42% | MRRIGHT | 7 | Best man for a wedding? |
| 42% | TAYE | 4 | Broadway actor __ Diggs, star of The Best Man |
| 42% | GROOMSMEN | 9 | Male attendants of the bridegroom at a wedding |
| 41% | ERASE | 5 | A good pencil always has an ___r at the end of it for correcting mistakes |
| 41% | NEWER | 5 | Like posts at the top of a feed, typically |
| 40% | MACDIARMID | 10 | Hugh —, author of 1926 poem A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle, born Christopher Murray Grieve |
| 40% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture winner at the 2013 Oscars, or a brand of cornstarch |
| 39% | CORMACMCCARTHY | 14 | Author of the 2005 novel "No Country for Old Men," which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALTAR | 5 | Area at the front of a wedding venue |
| 39% | LESSEREVIL | 10 | The better of a familiar pair |
| 39% | NEWER | 5 | Like the posts at the top of a blog, typically |
| 39% | EPITOME | 7 | The best example of a particular quality |
| 38% | ASSET | 5 | Possession of the good kind, as opposed to a liability |
| 38% | TUNNEL | 6 | *Light at the end of the ___, a sign of better days to come |
| 38% | LIFE | 4 | One of three at the start of a Pac-Man game |
| 38% | ARE | 3 | "Diamonds ___ a Girl's Best Friend," song that Kylie Minogue performed at the opening ceremony of Fox Studios in Sydney |
| 37% | ACEDOUT | 7 | Got the better of, in a contest |
| 37% | HAT | 3 | At the drop of a ___ |
| 37% | IDO | 3 | Words exchanged at a wedding by the bride and groom: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LAPPE | 5 | Frances Moore ___, author of the best-selling "Diet for a Small Planet" |
| 37% | GILLETTE | 8 | Brand slogan: The best a man can get |
| 37% | TRADEUP | 7 | Get the better end of a deal, say |
| 37% | SEASONAL | 8 | Occurring at a particular time of the year |
| 37% | MEAT | 4 | Much of the food sliced at a deli |
| 37% | SPECIAL | 7 | Dish of the day, at a discounted price |