| 100% | TINDER | 6 | Combustible fine material used to start a fire |
| 69% | TINDER | 6 | Tiny bits of dry materials used to start a fire |
| 59% | FLINT | 5 | Rock used to start a fire |
| 57% | KINDLING | 8 | Small pieces of wood used to start a fire |
| 57% | FLINT | 5 | Stone that's used to start a fire on "Survivor" |
| 46% | KINDLED | 7 | Added small twigs to start a fire |
| 45% | BANDAGE | 7 | Material used to dress a wound |
| 45% | KINDLING | 8 | Small twigs that are used to start a campfire |
| 45% | STICKS | 6 | Rub two of these together to start a fire |
| 45% | FLINT | 5 | Mineral used to start fires |
| 44% | IGNITER | 7 | Device used to start a fuel mixture in an engine |
| 44% | KEY | 3 | Lock opener that you may use to start a car |
| 44% | RUBBER | 6 | Material used to make a bathtub duckie companion |
| 44% | TINDER | 6 | Material used when lighting a fire |
| 44% | ONCEUPONATIME | 13 | Words you would use to start a fairy tale?: 4 wds. |
| 44% | BACKING | 7 | Material used to support the underside of a fabric |
| 42% | TINDER | 6 | Material for starting a fire |
| 42% | KINDLING | 8 | Material for starting a fire |
| 42% | CLAY | 4 | Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song |
| 42% | SPLINT | 6 | Rigid material used to immobilize a broken bone |
| 41% | FILLING | 7 | A material used to block cavities or cracked teeth |
| 41% | SAIL | 4 | Canvas material used to propel a ship by wind |
| 41% | KINDLING | 8 | Dry sticks used to light a fire |
| 41% | MATCH | 5 | Wooden stick used to light a fire |
| 40% | BANDAGE | 7 | Strip of material used to cover a wound |
| 40% | INSET | 5 | Piece of material used to strengthen a garment |
| 39% | RECYCLED | 8 | Repurposed a material to use again |
| 39% | RECYCLE | 7 | Use a special bin to sort materials for reuse |
| 38% | BOARD | 5 | Cake ___, thick piece of material used between tiers to support a cake |
| 37% | LIT | 3 | Started a fire |