| 100% | APPLE | 5 | Essence of a ''butter'' |
| 100% | PEANUT | 6 | Essence of a ''butter'' |
| 82% | PLOT | 4 | Essence of a novel |
| 81% | SOUL | 4 | Essence of a specified quality |
| 81% | WIT | 3 | Essence of a good roast |
| 81% | LILAC | 5 | Essence of a purple soap |
| 79% | POX | 3 | Essence of a Bard's curse |
| 78% | DNA | 3 | Essence of a person, one might say |
| 77% | SOUL | 4 | Essence of a being that rhymes with "sole" |
| 77% | SNAKEOIL | 8 | Purported medicine, essence of a viper |
| 75% | BRICKS | 6 | With mortar, the essence of a building |
| 75% | SHEANUT | 7 | Source of a butter used in moisturizers |
| 72% | AURATIC | 7 | Relating to the essence of a person or artistic piece |
| 71% | LID | 3 | Part of a peanut butter jar |
| 70% | REESE | 5 | Originator of a popular peanut butter cup |
| 67% | TBSP | 4 | 1/8 of a standard stick of butter: Abbr. |
| 67% | CACAO | 5 | Seeds of a tropical tree, makes butter and sweets |
| 67% | CLARIFIED | 9 | Explained a form of butter |
| 66% | STICKS | 6 | Foursome in a pound of butter |
| 66% | BOUGHT | 6 | "Betty ___ a bit of butter, but..." |
| 66% | SAUTE | 5 | Fry in a bit of butter |
| 64% | FAT | 3 | "Top it with a ___ dollop of butter." |
| 63% | PEANUT | 6 | Type of spread made from a legume, __ butter |
| 63% | ROLL | 4 | Item often served with a pat of butter |
| 63% | PEANUT | 6 | Frequent allergy product and a type of butter |
| 62% | TBSP | 4 | One of eight in a stick of butter: Abbr. |
| 62% | MELT | 4 | What pieces of butter do on a hot pan |
| 61% | BRIOCHES | 8 | Puffy French breads with a lot of butter and eggs |
| 59% | ANTS | 4 | ___ on a log (snack made of celery, peanut butter, and raisins) |
| 57% | ROUX | 4 | Mixture of butter and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces |