| 100% | DYNAMITE | 8 | Explosive common in demolition and mining |
| 45% | TNT | 3 | Explosive used in demolition |
| 44% | ISM | 3 | Common in capitalism and communism? |
| 44% | NEER | 4 | Common in engineer and pioneer |
| 43% | OLE | 3 | Common in console, whole and role |
| 43% | ORE | 3 | Common in before, adore and more |
| 42% | TNT | 3 | Explosive used in demolition of buildings: Abbr. |
| 41% | TNT | 3 | Explosive used in mining |
| 41% | EEP | 3 | Letters common in "deep," "bleep," and "sheep" |
| 41% | OLA | 3 | Letters common in "Payola" and "Granola" |
| 41% | EEN | 3 | Letters common in "teen" and "seen" |
| 40% | FIREDAMP | 8 | Explosive gas mixture in coal mines |
| 40% | UMAMI | 5 | Taste common in tomatoes and mushrooms |
| 39% | TEN | 3 | Number common in 8a, 12a, 23a, 5d, and 15d |
| 39% | SMOG | 4 | Air pollution common in Los Angeles and Mexico City |
| 39% | PINTO | 5 | — bean, mottled seed common in the US and Mexico |
| 39% | POTATO | 6 | Common ingredient in hash browns and gnocchi |
| 38% | FOG | 3 | Common weather condition in San Francisco and London |
| 38% | HANA | 4 | Common first name in both Czech and Japanese |
| 38% | ENN | 3 | Common letters in "Vienna" and "Jenny" |
| 38% | UMM | 3 | Common letters in "tummy" and "summer" |
| 38% | ENN | 3 | Common letters in "penny" and "tennis" |
| 38% | IDE | 3 | Common letters in "tide" and "side" |
| 38% | LOB | 3 | Common letters in "globe" and "slob" |
| 38% | EURO | 4 | Common currency used in countries like Ireland and Germany |
| 38% | DOCTOR | 6 | Common word in Marvel's Strange and Doom roles |
| 38% | BIO | 3 | Mine, in brief, includes "cruciverbalist" and "mathematician" for example |
| 37% | LONGA | 5 | Something gays and straights have in common? |
| 37% | BEARDS | 6 | Lincoln and Grant had them in common |
| 37% | MARS | 4 | Phobos and Deimos have it in common |