| 100% | BIGONE | 6 | Earthquake that everyone's been waiting for |
| 50% | IVE | 3 | ABBA's "___ Been Waiting For You" |
| 49% | FOMO | 4 | Feeling that everyone is having fun without you, for short |
| 48% | HAS | 3 | "It's the moment everyone ___ been waiting for!" |
| 45% | IVE | 3 | "__ been waiting for this!" |
| 44% | IVE | 3 | "___ been waiting for this moment" |
| 44% | FOMO | 4 | Feeling that everyone's having fun in your absence, for short |
| 43% | ILL | 3 | "___ be waiting for you at the park." |
| 43% | ILL | 3 | "___ be waiting for you at the park" |
| 43% | LOSELOSE | 8 | Outcome that's bad for everyone |
| 42% | GOLAST | 6 | Wait for everyone else |
| 42% | ARE | 3 | "( ___ You) The One That I've Been Waiting For" |
| 41% | MULE | 4 | Pack animal that's known for being stubborn |
| 41% | TREND | 5 | Thing that’s in, for the time being |
| 41% | LOVE | 4 | *Thankful For* Feeling that is Cupid's forte |
| 41% | IVE | 3 | "___ been waiting for so long!" ("Is it my turn yet?") |
| 41% | ETERNITY | 8 | What you've been waiting for, you might think |
| 41% | ITSHERE | 7 | "The thing we've been waiting for!" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ALL | 3 | "And now, the moment we've ___ been waiting for ..." |
| 41% | BODYSHOP | 8 | It may be waiting for an accident to happen |
| 40% | ENGEL | 5 | Last name that's German for a celestial being |
| 40% | SON | 3 | Mama's boy that is a homophone for 34d |
| 40% | FOREIGNER | 9 | They were waiting for a girl like you in 1981 |
| 40% | TSA | 3 | A long line may be waiting for this, in brief |
| 40% | TARE | 4 | Container's weight that is not charged for in shipping |
| 40% | TAT | 3 | Ink that might be on one's arm, for short |
| 40% | RAP | 3 | Jay-Z's genre that is a homophone for 42d |
| 40% | MOE | 3 | The Simpson's bartender that is a homophone for 27d |
| 40% | AGES | 4 | I've been waiting here for ___! |
| 39% | ITSHERE | 7 | "The package we've been waiting for was delivered!" (2 wds.) |