| 100% | AXE | 3 | Chopping tool that you can also spell without its last letter |
| 36% | RAM | 3 | Zodiac animal that spells another if you change its last letter to "t" |
| 35% | YOU | 3 | Pronoun that can be shortened to its last letter |
| 35% | ONION | 5 | Vegetable that can make you cry when you chop it |
| 33% | SUITE | 5 | One might have three parts, with or without its last letter |
| 33% | SRI | 3 | Foreign title that becomes its English equivalent if you switch the last two letters |
| 33% | BEER | 4 | Source of a buzz … with or without its last letter? |
| 32% | AIR | 3 | You can't breathe without it |
| 32% | AIR | 3 | You can't live without it |
| 32% | VITALORGAN | 10 | You can't live without it |
| 32% | LOVE | 4 | You can't live without it |
| 32% | AXE | 3 | Chopping tool that's also a body spray brand |
| 32% | WATER | 5 | You can’t live without it |
| 32% | SKIING | 6 | Water __, you can also do it on snow |
| 31% | ATE | 3 | You shouldn't be surprised that it could be up to a year since your pet anaconda last did this |
| 31% | HOE | 3 | Tool that helps you weed without bending down |
| 31% | ANA | 3 | Far Eastern carrier whose inflight magazine is "Wingspan" that you can also access via iPad |
| 31% | BELA | 4 | Name that becomes biblical when you put its last letter first |
| 30% | AXE | 3 | Tool that can also mean "fire from a job" |
| 30% | AXE | 3 | Tool that can also be slang for a guitar |
| 30% | CNN | 3 | You can "Watch the latest" on its home page |
| 30% | SAW | 3 | Tool that can also be used as a musical instrument |
| 30% | SHARD | 5 | Item that can be described by changing its last letter to a P |
| 29% | EAR | 3 | You can lend one without letting go of it |
| 29% | ATRAIN | 6 | You can "listen to those rails a-thrumming" when it's coming |
| 28% | ESSENTIAL | 9 | Important, something that you can't do without |
| 28% | SCHMEAR | 7 | It can aptly be spelled with letters from "cream cheese" |
| 28% | ZETA | 4 | Greek letter that seems like it should be last |
| 28% | YOU | 3 | Pronoun that sounds like its last letter |
| 28% | WHY | 3 | Word that sounds like its last letter |