| 100% | ACCEPTED | 8 | Commonly approved or recognized |
| 46% | SANCTION | 8 | Approve or penalize |
| 46% | CONFIRM | 7 | Approve or validate |
| 46% | SANCTIONS | 9 | Approves or penalizes |
| 44% | ACCEPTED | 8 | Approved or admitted, like to college |
| 40% | TENET | 5 | Commonly held belief or doctrine |
| 40% | OKAYS | 5 | Endorses or approves |
| 40% | OKAYS | 5 | Authorizes or approves |
| 39% | ALIAS | 5 | "Doe" or "Roe," commonly |
| 39% | GAS | 3 | Argon or Xenon, commonly |
| 38% | PAR | 3 | Three, four or five, commonly |
| 38% | PET | 3 | Dog or a cat, commonly |
| 37% | OKS | 3 | Green lights or approves, briefly |
| 37% | WATTS | 5 | 40, 60, 75 or 100, commonly |
| 37% | OVAL | 4 | Olive or watermelon's shape, commonly |
| 37% | ARAB | 4 | Native of Lebanon or Syria, commonly |
| 36% | ENDCREDIT | 9 | Where a gaffer or grip is recognized |
| 35% | AUTEUR | 6 | Term commonly referenced to filmmakers or directors |
| 35% | TIKI | 4 | Word commonly seen before torch or bar |
| 35% | UNPOPULAR | 9 | Not liked or approved of by many people |
| 34% | EAR | 3 | Place to wear stud or hoop jewelry, commonly |
| 34% | BALLAD | 6 | A poem or narrative commonly set to music |
| 34% | STOOL | 5 | Seat commonly seen at bars or cafe counters |
| 33% | PIZZA | 5 | Food commonly ordered with pepperoni or sausage, for example |
| 32% | LANDMARK | 8 | Easily recognized feature, like the Washington Monument or the Brooklyn Bridge |
| 31% | MARKER | 6 | ___ pen, permanent or non-permanent highlighting pen used commonly on whiteboards |
| 31% | PRE | 3 | Prefix for "approved" or "dominant" |
| 30% | RHYTHMS | 7 | Longest commonly used word with no a, e, i, o or u |
| 29% | PAT | 3 | ___ on the back (approve or appreciate) |
| 28% | GREEN | 5 | *Give a ___ light, what you'd do when you approve a plan or action |