| 100% | MON | 3 | Day that follows the weekend, for short |
| 81% | FRI | 3 | Day that heralds the weekend, for short |
| 72% | SAT | 3 | Day that kicks off the weekend, for short |
| 59% | SAT | 3 | First day of the weekend, for short |
| 57% | MON | 3 | Day that may give you the blues, for short |
| 51% | FRI | 3 | Night to kick off the weekend, for short |
| 51% | AUG | 3 | Month that follows July, for short |
| 51% | THU | 3 | One that follows Wednesday, for short |
| 49% | MON | 3 | Day that may give you blues, for short |
| 49% | ASSTPROFS | 9 | Those on the tenure track, for short |
| 48% | SYS | 3 | Word that follows "respiratory" or "nervous," for short |
| 48% | SCI | 3 | Subject that follows "computer" or "political," for short |
| 48% | GEO | 3 | Subject that studies the Earth, for short |
| 48% | DEC | 3 | Month that ends the year, for short |
| 47% | ABS | 3 | Muscles that follow "washboard" or "six-pack," for short |
| 47% | SAT | 3 | Day following Friday, for short |
| 46% | MON | 3 | Day of the blues, for short |
| 46% | AUG | 3 | Month that follows July and is named after Caesar, for short |
| 46% | FRI | 3 | Short word for the last day of the workweek |
| 46% | NYC | 3 | Short for the big apple, city that never sleeps |
| 46% | SWAMPPEOPLE | 11 | History Channel series that follows the day-to-day life of Louisiana alligator hunters (2 wds.) |
| 46% | LEFTOVERS | 9 | Uneaten food stored for the following day |
| 45% | STUBBLE | 7 | Short beard growth that's visible late in the day |
| 45% | WED | 3 | Day of the week that was named for Odin: Abbr. |
| 44% | OLDS | 4 | Former carmaker that produced the Achieva, for short |
| 44% | XXXXXX | 6 | River that the Oregon Trail follows for over 600 miles |
| 44% | JAN | 3 | Month that sets the year rolling, for short |
| 44% | SEP | 3 | Month that ends the 3rd quarter, for short |
| 44% | NYT | 3 | Outlet that runs the game Connections, for short |
| 43% | PAN | 3 | Flash in the ___ (something that's popular for a short time) |