| 100% | MELDED | 6 | Displayed for scoring, as in gin rummy |
| 50% | LAYDOWN | 7 | Show, as cards in gin rummy |
| 49% | MELD | 4 | Set of matching cards, as in Canasta or Gin Rummy |
| 43% | ACE | 3 | Low card in gin rummy |
| 43% | ACE | 3 | Lowest card in gin rummy |
| 43% | MELD | 4 | Combination of cards in gin rummy |
| 40% | NIL | 3 | Zero, as in soccer scores |
| 39% | FAB | 3 | Cool, as in the '60s, for short |
| 39% | TALLIED | 7 | Keep score, as in games |
| 39% | PTS | 3 | Scores in NBA, for short |
| 38% | ADUE | 4 | For a couple, in scoring |
| 38% | SPITON | 6 | Display contempt for, in a way |
| 38% | LIEU | 4 | In ___ of: as a substitute for |
| 38% | LIEU | 4 | In __ of; as a substitute for |
| 38% | PAR | 3 | Score to shoot for, in golf |
| 37% | TDS | 3 | Scores in the end zone, for short |
| 36% | NINE | 4 | Score for a bull's-eye in archery |
| 36% | ASHMOLEAN | 9 | Manhole as displayed in place of culture |
| 36% | ADIN | 4 | Score after deuce in tennis, for short (2 wds.) |
| 36% | NRA | 3 | Gun lobbying grp. that filed for bankruptcy in January |
| 36% | NIL | 3 | Zero, as a score in some games |
| 36% | WINS | 4 | Has the lowest score, as in golf |
| 36% | MIA | 3 | Unaccounted for, as in the army: Abbr. |
| 36% | MIA | 3 | Unaccounted for, as in the military: Abbr. |
| 36% | STRAPS | 6 | Belts, as used in yoga for stretches |
| 36% | LOSS | 4 | What "L" stands for in box scores |
| 36% | HIRVING | 7 | __ Lozano, scored for Mexico in World Cup |
| 35% | LOAD | 4 | Put in a magazine, as with a gun |
| 35% | PERFORATE | 9 | Make holes in, as for ease of tearing |
| 35% | LOOKUP | 6 | Search for, as in a dictionary: 2 wds. |