| 100% | ADIEU | 5 | Farewell that's a popular starting guess in Wordle |
| 70% | ADIEU | 5 | Farewell that's a popular first guess for Wordle players |
| 57% | ADIEU | 5 | Most popular starting guess in Wordle |
| 45% | RARER | 5 | Comparative that's an inadvisable starting choice in Wordle |
| 40% | ANTE | 4 | Money that's put in at the start of a poker hand |
| 39% | IAMAROCK | 8 | Song that starts "A winter's day in a deep and dark December" |
| 38% | ETNA | 4 | Active volcano in Sicily that's a popular tourist attraction (anagram of "ante") |
| 38% | ACAI | 4 | A popular dark purple berry that is used in smoothies and yogurt |
| 38% | PAN | 3 | Flash in the ___ (something that's popular for a short time) |
| 38% | SALT | 4 | With 41a, a popular seasoning combination that comes in shakers |
| 38% | PEPPER | 6 | With 52a, a popular seasoning combination that comes in shakers |
| 37% | SAGE | 4 | A popular meat seasoning herb that is in the same family as mint |
| 37% | FIVE | 4 | Number of letters in a Wordle guess |
| 37% | ROOK | 4 | Chess piece that starts in a corner |
| 37% | LABOHEME | 8 | Opera that starts in a Paris garret |
| 37% | SAW | 3 | Horror film that starts in a lavatory |
| 37% | SAW | 3 | Horror film that starts in a filthy lavatory |
| 37% | THREELEGGEDRACE | 15 | Competition that starts and finishes in a tie |
| 36% | BOA | 3 | Snake that's a popular exotic pet |
| 36% | ADIEU | 5 | Popular first guess word in Wordle, due to its four vowels |
| 36% | AUGUST | 6 | Only month that starts on a Sunday in 2021 |
| 36% | LIT | 3 | Making a comeback is this "illuminated" slangy term for something exciting that was popular in the 1910's |
| 36% | TACO | 4 | Food that's a popular option on Tuesdays |
| 36% | TUSIMPLE | 8 | Co. that's launched a self-driving freight network, starting in Texas and Arizona with plans to be national by 2024 |
| 35% | KFC | 3 | Fast-food franchise that started in S. Salt Lake, Ut. |
| 35% | GOLD | 4 | ___ Bar, city in Washington that started as a prospectors camp |
| 35% | DELL | 4 | Texas-based PC maker that started in a dorm room |
| 35% | IMPENDINGOM | 11 | Chant that could start any minute in a yoga class? |
| 35% | OREO | 4 | Sandwich cookie that now comes in a S'mores variety |
| 35% | ISPYWITHMYLITTLEEYE | 19 | Children's game phrase that should start the italicized clues … or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |