| 100% | CRIMP | 5 | Fingertips-only rock-climbing grip |
| 52% | ROPE | 4 | Rock climbing need |
| 51% | SPORT | 5 | Rock climbing, e.g. |
| 51% | LEDGES | 6 | Rock climbing rest spots |
| 51% | LEDGES | 6 | Rock climbing resting spots |
| 48% | SALT | 4 | Only rock that humans regularly eat |
| 48% | BELAYED | 7 | Secured while rock climbing |
| 47% | LAT | 3 | Muscle useful in rock climbing |
| 46% | PITON | 5 | Metal spike used in rock climbing |
| 45% | CRAG | 4 | Rock climber's grip |
| 45% | SALT | 4 | Only commonly edible rock |
| 44% | CRAG | 4 | Feature of an indoor rock climbing wall |
| 44% | SCALES | 6 | Climbs, as a rock wall |
| 43% | CARABINER | 9 | A strong metal clasp designed for rock climbing |
| 43% | ITS | 3 | "___ Only Rock 'n' Roll" (1974 Rolling Stones #1 album) |
| 43% | GYM | 3 | Place where you might learn to rock climb |
| 42% | FOOTING | 7 | Lose one's __; stumble or trip when rock climbing |
| 42% | STEVIENICKS | 11 | Only two-time female Rock Hall inductee |
| 41% | CREEM | 5 | Bygone publication subtitled "America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine" |
| 40% | CREEM | 5 | “America’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll Magazine,” per a 2019 documentary |
| 39% | STEEP | 5 | Challenging to climb, as a rock face |
| 39% | LETMEDOWN | 9 | "I dated my rock climbing instructor for a while, but he just ..." |
| 39% | CRAGS | 5 | Rock-climbing challenges |
| 38% | STYX | 4 | Rock band whose only #1 hit was 1979's "Babe" |
| 38% | EMS | 3 | Outdoor clothing brand that also offers classes on rock climbing and kayaking: Abbr. |
| 38% | VALLEY | 6 | "___ Uprising," 2014 sports documentary on the rock climbing tradition in Yosemite National Park |
| 37% | STEEP | 5 | Like a rock wall that's tough to climb |
| 36% | CLAPTON | 7 | Only three-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 35% | TOE | 3 | ___ hook (rock climbing technique) |
| 35% | ZAPPA | 5 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee with only one Top 40 hit |