| 100% | MACGUFFIN | 9 | Device that creates plot, suspense in a film, book |
| 43% | BRIDGET | 7 | "___ Jones' Diary," a film that gets its' main plot device from the events of a new year party |
| 43% | PLOTTWIST | 9 | Unexpected turn of events in a film or book |
| 42% | SCANNER | 7 | Device that creates a digital copy of an image |
| 41% | EXMACHINA | 9 | Deus __; unlikely resolution in a film or book |
| 41% | BOND | 4 | Michael ___, author who created Paddington Bear, who made a guest appearance in the book's film adaptation |
| 41% | METER | 5 | Device that runs in a taxicab |
| 40% | MASTERKEY | 9 | Device that unlocks every door in a building |
| 40% | SHOETREE | 8 | Device that might be used in a clog |
| 40% | BELLOWS | 7 | Device that fans the flames in a fireplace |
| 40% | MIC | 3 | Device that's dropped in a triumphant gesture |
| 40% | CHARACTER | 9 | Person in a book or film |
| 39% | PRINTER | 7 | A device that creates hard copies of digital files |
| 39% | SCENE | 5 | Continuous action in a play, film, opera, or book |
| 39% | NEBULIZER | 9 | Device that delivers drugs in the form of a mist |
| 39% | MASER | 5 | Device that acts as a timekeeper in an atomic clock |
| 39% | TICKINGTIMEBOMB | 15 | Plot device in some suspense thrillers |
| 39% | DONGLE | 6 | Small device that plugs in to a computer |
| 39% | IPOD | 4 | Apple device that came in a "Nano" variety |
| 39% | BINDING | 7 | Covering in a book that binds the pages |
| 39% | BRACES | 6 | Typographical devices that link items in a list |
| 38% | ATM | 3 | Device that lets you skip the lines in a bank: Abbr. |
| 38% | ATM | 3 | Device that can often be found in a hotel lobby: Abbr. |
| 38% | BREAKERS | 8 | Devices that automatically stop the flow of current in a circuit |
| 38% | DEUSEX | 6 | __ machina, sudden happy ending in a book or film |
| 38% | MEETCUTE | 8 | Plot device in many a rom-com |
| 38% | TRACKBALL | 9 | Sphere in a pointing device that acts as a cursor |
| 38% | COMPUTER | 8 | (3/4) Electronic device that's a staple in offices |
| 38% | CAPER | 5 | Plot device in the "Ocean's" film series |
| 38% | SPOILER | 7 | Comment that reveals what happens in a film |