| 100% | VIVALAVIDA | 10 | Coldplay hit that's Spanish for "Long Live Life" |
| 42% | BIOS | 4 | Blurbs that sum up people's lives, for short |
| 40% | BALSA | 5 | Wood that's Spanish for "raft" |
| 40% | MESA | 4 | Landform that's Spanish for "table" |
| 39% | PERENNIAL | 9 | A plant that lives or blooms for several years |
| 39% | GIRLS | 5 | Lena Dunham's hit comedy-drama that follows the lives of four young women in New York City |
| 39% | RANA | 4 | Frog genus that's Spanish for "frog" |
| 39% | AMARILLO | 8 | Texas city that's Spanish for "yellow" |
| 38% | PERENNIAL | 9 | Term for a plant that lives more than two years |
| 38% | ELTORO | 6 | Tequila brand that's Spanish for "the bull" |
| 38% | BABY | 4 | Justin Bieber hit that was the most-watched video on YouTube for a long time |
| 38% | VIOLETHILL | 10 | Coldplay hit song that begins, "Was a long and dark December / From the rooftops I remember" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | REYES | 5 | Surname that’s Spanish for “kings” |
| 37% | STALE | 5 | Food that's lived too long |
| 36% | HYMN | 4 | Coldplay's 2016 hit "___ for the Weekend" |
| 36% | ABOWLOFCHERRIES | 15 | *Dish that's a metaphor for life? |
| 36% | LEANONME | 8 | Bill Withers hit that begins, "Sometimes in our lives / We all have pain" |
| 36% | IRA | 3 | Plan that's suitable for long-term investors: Abbr. |
| 35% | AMIGA | 5 | Commodore computer that's a Spanish word for "friend" |
| 35% | OVERSET | 7 | Like text that's too long for the layout |
| 35% | SHORTGAME | 9 | Sporting concern that's not for long shots |
| 35% | BIOS | 4 | Stories of people's lives, for short |
| 35% | ASTRO | 5 | Cartoon dog with a name that's Spanish for "heavenly body" |
| 35% | AGE | 3 | ___-old (something that's been around for a long time) |
| 35% | FLAT | 4 | Like soda that's been sitting out for too long |
| 35% | EPIC | 4 | Word used for something that's larger than life |
| 35% | LIMO | 4 | Long car that's often rented for a wedding |
| 34% | LOUSE | 5 | Bloodsucker that lives in an animal's fur |
| 34% | BIOS | 4 | Books about notable people's lives, for short |
| 34% | BIOS | 4 | Tales of famous people's lives, for short |