| 100% | SPREAD | 6 | Difference between winners and losers? |
| 56% | OJSIMPSON | 9 | Heisman winner and loser |
| 53% | DEUCE | 5 | Difference between 19 and 21 |
| 53% | CASE | 4 | Difference between oo and OO |
| 53% | TENSE | 5 | Difference between is and was |
| 53% | PEE | 3 | Difference between icky and picky? |
| 53% | TENSE | 5 | Difference between lead and led |
| 53% | TENSE | 5 | Difference between “put” and “put” |
| 52% | ZEROSUM | 7 | Like a game with equal winners and losers |
| 52% | SPREAD | 6 | Difference between prices bid and asked |
| 52% | SECONDS | 7 | Difference between winning and losing, maybe |
| 51% | SPREAD | 6 | Difference between bid and stock asking prices |
| 51% | BALANCE | 7 | Difference between debits and credits in accounts |
| 51% | HORN | 4 | Difference between a unicorn and a horse |
| 51% | INCOMEGAP | 9 | Difference between the rich and the poor |
| 50% | CHANGE | 6 | Difference between cost and money given to cashier |
| 50% | TANLINE | 7 | Difference between dark and light, in a way |
| 50% | HALFSTEP | 8 | Difference between a B and a C, perhaps |
| 49% | ONE | 3 | Difference between a baker's dozen and a dozen |
| 48% | ANE | 3 | The difference between regular mail and e-mail? |
| 48% | HEMLINE | 7 | The difference between a mini and a midi |
| 48% | ANO | 3 | The difference between Jan and Joan? |
| 48% | ANI | 3 | The difference between Mara and Maria? |
| 47% | BLURREDLINE | 11 | The difference between ethical and unethical, sometimes |
| 47% | ROCK | 4 | Loser to paper and winner over scissors |
| 47% | ANS | 3 | The difference between what he said and what she said |
| 47% | TENSE | 5 | The difference between who I was and who I am? |
| 46% | EPACT | 5 | Difference in days between the lunar and solar year |
| 46% | PRACTICE | 8 | "The difference between ordinary and extraordinary," per Vladimir Horowitz |
| 45% | BALANCE | 7 | Trade __, difference between imports and exports |