| 100% | PLAYUP | 6 | Exaggerate for effect |
| 81% | PARODIED | 8 | Imitated and exaggerated for comic effect |
| 56% | GESTURE | 7 | Action intended for effect |
| 55% | LITOTES | 7 | Understatement for effect, sometimes ironic |
| 53% | MIC | 3 | It may be dropped for effect |
| 52% | APPLIQUE | 8 | Fabric pieces sewn on fabric for effect |
| 52% | OTT | 3 | Exaggerated to add effect: Abbr. |
| 50% | PLOCE | 5 | Repetition for rhetorical effect |
| 50% | ZEROG | 5 | Space effect, for short |
| 50% | SLOMO | 5 | Cinematic effect, for short |
| 50% | CGI | 3 | Cinematic effects, for short |
| 49% | NAUSEA | 6 | Roller coaster effect, for some |
| 49% | GOBIG | 5 | Strive for an epic effect |
| 49% | EPIZEUXIS | 9 | Immediate repetition for rhetorical effect |
| 49% | POW | 3 | Sound effect for a punch |
| 48% | CGI | 3 | Modern film effects, for short |
| 48% | CGI | 3 | Film special effects, for short |
| 48% | CGI | 3 | Movie special effects, for short |
| 48% | CGI | 3 | Initialism for cinematic film effects |
| 48% | GREENSCREEN | 11 | Backdrop for basic visual effects |
| 48% | ECHOCHAMBER | 11 | Place for hollow sound effects |
| 48% | CGI | 3 | Hollywood special effects, for short |
| 47% | CHINS | 5 | Exaggerated facial features for Peter and Chris Griffin |
| 47% | PLACEBO | 7 | Harmless pill used for psychological effect |
| 47% | FOGMACHINE | 10 | Dry-ice contraption for theatrical effect |
| 47% | TOKENISM | 8 | Something done for symbolic effect only |
| 47% | TADA | 4 | Phrase used for dramatic effect: Hyph. |
| 47% | CHAOS | 5 | ___ theory, field for the butterfly effect |
| 47% | ERIE | 4 | Lake noted for "lake effect" snow |
| 47% | KAZOO | 5 | Instrument often played for comedic effect |