| 100% | ROADHOGS | 8 | Drivers that are hard to pass (2 wds.) |
| 58% | EASYA | 5 | Class that's hard to fail: 2 wds. |
| 58% | TALLTALE | 8 | Story that's hard to believe: 2 wds. |
| 53% | CARKEYS | 7 | Items that are used to start older automobiles: 2 wds. |
| 52% | COBRAKAI | 8 | Netflix series that is a sequel to the "Karate Kid" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 52% | EASYAS | 6 | Classes that are simple to do very well in: 2 wds. |
| 52% | TIDEPODS | 8 | Laundry detergent packs that are dangerous to eat: 2 wds. |
| 52% | ALDENTE | 7 | Pasta that is cooked just enough to be firm to the bite: 2 wds. |
| 52% | NEWYORK | 7 | City that is home to the Yankees and the Giants: 2 wds. |
| 51% | IBET | 4 | "That's pretty hard to believe!": 2 wds. |
| 51% | HATEMAIL | 8 | Letters that are hard to read? |
| 51% | ENORMITIES | 10 | Misdeeds that are hard to overlook |
| 51% | BITTERPILLS | 11 | Outcomes that are hard to swallow |
| 51% | HABITS | 6 | Practices that are hard to break |
| 51% | CACTI | 5 | Plants that are hard to handle |
| 51% | KNOTS | 5 | Ties that are hard to untie |
| 51% | STUBS | 5 | Pencils that are hard to sharpen |
| 51% | INGROUPS | 8 | Circles that are hard to break? |
| 51% | EASYAS | 6 | Classes that are hard to fail |
| 51% | URGE | 4 | Desire that is hard to resist |
| 51% | SPORTCLIMBING | 13 | Wall-ascending event that was to make its debut at the 2020 Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 51% | THONGS | 6 | Shoes that are hard to run in |
| 51% | BOOMERANGS | 10 | Items that are hard to throw away? |
| 51% | EYESORES | 8 | Things that are hard to look at |
| 51% | OLDHABITS | 9 | Regular routines that are hard to change |
| 51% | ESSAYEXAMS | 10 | Tests that are hard to guess on |
| 51% | PERMANENT | 9 | Like markers that are hard to erase |
| 51% | ORALS | 5 | Tests that are hard to cheat on |
| 51% | MISC | 4 | Things that are hard to categorize: Abbr. |
| 51% | BIKES | 5 | Vehicles that are harder to ride uphill |