| 100% | ATONED | 6 | Compensated, sent a note on the day |
| 55% | WISHES | 6 | Warm ___, thoughtful words sent on a note to brighten someone's day like the morning sun |
| 54% | PEAR | 4 | On the first day of Christmas, your true love may send you a partridge in this "poached fruit" tree |
| 51% | ORCHID | 6 | Choir performed on the day for a flower |
| 50% | ATONE | 5 | Compensate by sending a note |
| 49% | ATONED | 6 | Compensated by sending a note to daughter |
| 49% | SPECIALS | 8 | Dishes of the day on a menu |
| 49% | GRAY | 4 | Like the sky on a rainy day |
| 49% | SHINING | 7 | Like the sun on a bright day |
| 49% | GEESE | 5 | "On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, six ___ a-laying..." |
| 49% | SWANS | 5 | "On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, seven ___ a-swimming" |
| 49% | MAIDS | 5 | "On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, eight ___ a-milking..." |
| 49% | LORDS | 5 | "On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, ten ___ a-leaping..." |
| 48% | GEESE | 5 | On the sixth day of Christmas, your true love may send you these six "V-shaped fliers"-a laying |
| 48% | SUNBATHE | 8 | Lie on the beach on a nice day |
| 48% | TREE | 4 | "On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, a partridge in a pear ___..." |
| 47% | SLEEPINGIN | 10 | Getting a late start on the day |
| 47% | TOYS | 4 | Items scattered on the floor of a day-care center |
| 46% | SOLARARC | 8 | The progression of the sun on a given day |
| 46% | SHADOW | 6 | Dark shape that is cast on the ground on a sunny day |
| 46% | POSTCARD | 8 | A voyager's photo souvenir note sent in the mail |
| 45% | SURF | 4 | Enjoy the waves on a hot summer day |
| 45% | SUNBATHE | 8 | Soak up the rays on a summer day |
| 45% | SUNNY | 5 | Like the skies on a typical summer day |
| 45% | BAABAA | 6 | Words sung on the same notes as "twinkle," in a different nursery rhyme |
| 45% | PHONE | 5 | The average American spends about four hours a day on it |
| 45% | PHONE | 5 | The average American spends over four hours a day on it |
| 45% | INSCRIBE | 8 | Write a personal note on the title page of |
| 44% | BIRDS | 5 | On the fourth day of Christmas, your true love may send you these four calling "avians" |
| 44% | RINGS | 5 | On the fifth day of Christmas, your true love may send you these five "engagement pieces" |