| 100% | RICE | 4 | Contrary to popular belief, throwing it won't endanger birds |
| 55% | TOAD | 4 | Animal that, contrary to popular belief, won't give you warts |
| 51% | ARBYS | 5 | Contrary to popular belief, its name is not derived from its trademark sandwich |
| 48% | TOADS | 5 | Contrary to popular belief, they don't cause warts |
| 44% | TNT | 3 | Not dynamite, contrary to popular belief |
| 39% | SOJOURNERTRUTH | 14 | Activist who, contrary to popular belief, most likely didn't say "Ain't I a woman?" in her 1851 speech |
| 38% | HUMANS | 6 | Omnivores who occupy a position in the middle of the global food chain, contrary to popular belief |
| 34% | KIWI | 4 | Bird that sacrifices its wings to save the forest, in a popular fable |
| 33% | POBOX | 5 | FedEx won't deliver to it |
| 31% | BONE | 4 | Throw it to a dog? |
| 29% | IWILLSO | 7 | Defiant response to "You won't do it!" |
| 29% | NOHARMINPRYING | 14 | “It won’t hurt to snoop a little!”? |
| 29% | HERESIES | 8 | Belief contrary to orthodox religion |
| 29% | NECK | 4 | Missing body part that won't allow a fish to turn its head, perhaps |
| 29% | BACKSPIN | 8 | Rotation of a ball contrary to its direction |
| 28% | BADIDEA | 7 | It won't fly |
| 28% | SUREBET | 7 | It won't disappoint |
| 28% | PHASE | 5 | It won't last |
| 28% | BELIEF | 6 | "Contrary to popular ___ ..." |
| 28% | UNO | 3 | Game you can't win if you forget to call out its name |
| 28% | LUCK | 4 | It's needed to win a lottery |
| 28% | IRS | 3 | Org. that won't call to demand payments, despite what its impostors would have you believe |
| 28% | SIEVE | 5 | It won't hold water |
| 28% | NONTOXIC | 8 | It won't poison you |
| 28% | INERTGAS | 8 | It won't react well |
| 28% | XXX | 3 | It won't last long |
| 28% | OREO | 4 | "Minute to Win It" cookie |
| 28% | PESSIMISM | 9 | It "never won any battle," according to Eisenhower |
| 28% | HASTE | 5 | It makes waste, according to a popular saying |
| 28% | AONE | 4 | Popular sauce to eat with your T-bone |