| 100% | EVE | 3 | Day preceding a holiday |
| 72% | EVE | 3 | Night preceding a holiday |
| 69% | EVE | 3 | Day before a holiday |
| 61% | LEADUP | 6 | Period preceding a big day |
| 59% | EREV | 4 | Day before a Jewish holiday |
| 59% | EVE | 3 | Day before a major holiday |
| 58% | OCT | 3 | Mo. with a holiday on its final day |
| 58% | EVE | 3 | Day before a big holiday, say |
| 57% | TET | 3 | Holiday a week after Kitchen God Day |
| 56% | EREB | 4 | An indefinite period preceding a Jewish holiday, usually the Sabbath |
| 56% | EVE | 3 | The day before a holiday, such as Christmas ___ |
| 56% | EVERY | 5 | "___ Day's a Holiday" (Mae West film) |
| 56% | LEI | 3 | ___ Day (Hawaiian holiday with a rhyming name) |
| 51% | ACT | 3 | Juneteenth National Independence Day ___ (2021 law establishing a national holiday) |
| 50% | MLK | 3 | ___ Day (January holiday to celebrate the "I Have a Dream" orator): Abbr. |
| 50% | MAE | 3 | ___ West, "Every Day's A Holiday" actress |
| 49% | AIR | 3 | International Day of Clean ___, annual holiday that celebrates a pollution-free environment |
| 48% | EVE | 3 | Day preceding |
| 48% | FESTAL | 6 | Suitable for a holiday |
| 48% | EVE | 3 | Night before a holiday |
| 48% | EVE | 3 | Period before a holiday |
| 48% | EASTEREGG | 9 | Hidden on a holiday |
| 48% | FESTAL | 6 | Fit for a holiday |
| 48% | EVE | 3 | Observance before a holiday |
| 48% | OBSERVANCE | 10 | Celebration of a holiday |
| 48% | EVE | 3 | Day before, usually a holiday; Christmas ___ is on December 24th |
| 47% | EVERY | 5 | Mae West's "___ Day's a Holiday" |
| 47% | SWEEPING | 8 | Tomb-__ Day, a national holiday in China |
| 47% | OFTHEDEAD | 9 | Day ____, a Mexican holiday when families remember the deceased which takes place in Fall: 3 wds. |
| 47% | ANDRA | 5 | ___ Day, winner of a best actress Golden Globe for "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" |