| 100% | GYRATING | 8 | Circular movement of the hips as in a dance |
| 48% | GYRATION | 8 | Circular movement of hips, like with a hula hoop |
| 47% | RACEME | 6 | Simple inflorescence, as in a lily of the valley |
| 44% | HULA | 4 | Dance with a lot of hip movement |
| 44% | CASCADE | 7 | Movement downhill of water, as in a waterfall |
| 43% | BODYROLL | 8 | Fluctuation of the whole person in hip-hop dance |
| 43% | PLUGHOLE | 8 | Circular drain opening in the bottom of a sink |
| 43% | WIMPY | 5 | Meek, as in the title of a "Diary" series of kids' books |
| 43% | CASHFLOW | 8 | The movement of money in and out of a company |
| 43% | MASTHEAD | 8 | The title of a newspaper as it appears in print |
| 43% | STEPS | 5 | Series of movements, in a dance routine |
| 42% | OPERATIC | 8 | In the style of a work by Bizet, such as Carmen |
| 42% | SEAR | 4 | Seal in the juices of, as a grilled steak |
| 42% | NAY | 3 | The opposite of "Yea," as in a vote |
| 42% | TRASHIEST | 9 | In the poorest of taste, as a novel |
| 41% | ATTICA | 6 | Site of a historic 1971 event in the carceral-rights movement |
| 41% | SYNOD | 5 | Council of a church such as the — of Whitby in 664 |
| 41% | AMENDED | 7 | Made changes to, as a bill in the House of Representatives |
| 41% | BAKE | 4 | Cook in the oven, as a pan of brownies |
| 41% | DEFINE | 6 | Provide the meaning of, as in a dictionary |
| 41% | M3GAN | 5 | The name of the sentient robot in a 2023 horror movie, as stylized in the title |
| 41% | DOWNTOWN | 8 | Area known as the main part of a city in the US |
| 41% | TRIMS | 5 | Cuts off a bit of hair ... as seen in the circled letters? |
| 41% | SWAY | 4 | Move in the breeze, as a tree (anagram of "ways") |
| 41% | TURPETH | 7 | Plant of the morning glory family whose root was formerly used in medicine as a mild laxative |
| 40% | SITSOUT | 7 | Declines to participate, as in a dance: 2 wds. |
| 40% | PHIFEDAWG | 9 | Member of the pioneering '90s hip-hop quartet A Tribe Called Quest known as the "Five-Foot Assassin" |
| 40% | BYRONIC | 7 | Like moody Romantic heroes, as first described in the works of a British lord |
| 40% | KEDS | 4 | Shoe brand that experienced a surge in popularity after the release of “Dirty Dancing” |
| 39% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |