| 100% | LIES | 4 | Claims that won't pass a fact check |
| 40% | IDLE | 4 | ___ threat (one that won't come to pass) |
| 40% | DECAF | 5 | Brew that won't give you a buzz |
| 40% | DECAF | 5 | Coffee that won't give you a jolt |
| 39% | UHAUL | 5 | *Thing that won't go off without a hitch? |
| 39% | FREEBIE | 7 | Promotional item that won't cost you a penny |
| 39% | PEG | 3 | Square thing that won't fit in a round hole |
| 38% | SQUAREPEG | 9 | Something that won't fit in a round hole: 2 wds. |
| 38% | STIFF | 5 | A knee that won't bend, say |
| 37% | LATERAL | 7 | A pass that isn't forward |
| 37% | LIE | 3 | What a fact checker looks for |
| 36% | FALSE | 5 | Thumbs-down verdict from a fact checker |
| 35% | LIEN | 4 | Claim that can complicate a property sale |
| 35% | TIE | 3 | Score that isn't a win or a loss |
| 34% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | Musical that won a 1944 Pulitzer |
| 34% | TRUMP | 5 | Superior card that wins a trick |
| 34% | TROPE | 5 | A car that won't start is a common one in horror films |
| 34% | MATE | 4 | Check for a win? |
| 34% | NEEDY | 5 | Like a pet that won't leave your lap |
| 34% | RELEE | 5 | Historical biography that won a 1935 Pulitzer |
| 34% | IRMA | 4 | Role that won Shirley a Golden Globe |
| 34% | SERIAL | 6 | Podcast that won a 2014 Peabody Award |
| 34% | HER | 3 | 2013 film that won a screenplay Oscar |
| 34% | FREE | 4 | Advertising claim that usually has a catch |
| 34% | KITED | 5 | Passed illegally, as a check |
| 34% | REWEIGHING | 10 | Checking a fisherman's claim |
| 34% | ITS | 3 | "___ a known fact that ..." |
| 33% | INMIDAIR | 8 | Like a pass that hasn't been caught yet |
| 33% | OSAMA | 5 | 2003 Afghani film that won a Golden Globe |
| 33% | IDA | 3 | Polish-language film that won a 2014 Oscar |