| 100% | EXBFF | 5 | Former favorite pal, for short (Hyph.) |
| 71% | BFF | 3 | Favorite pal, for short |
| 64% | EXCON | 5 | Former inmate, for short: Hyph. |
| 56% | AROD | 4 | Former Yankees third baseman, for short: Hyph. |
| 52% | OPED | 4 | Newspaper essay page, for short: Hyph. |
| 52% | KFED | 4 | Britney's ex, for short: Hyph. |
| 52% | SLOMO | 5 | Sports replay speed, for short: Hyph. |
| 52% | BDAY | 4 | Annual personal celebration, for short: Hyph. |
| 51% | SLOMO | 5 | Replay speed, for short: Hyph. |
| 51% | MSDOS | 5 | Windows predecessor, for short: Hyph. |
| 51% | OBGYN | 5 | Pregnancy specialist, for short: Hyph. |
| 51% | VDAY | 4 | February 14, for short: Hyph. |
| 51% | TREX | 4 | Tall dinosaur, for short: Hyph. |
| 51% | PREOP | 5 | Before surgery, for short: Hyph. |
| 49% | SLOMO | 5 | Time-stretching film technique, for short: Hyph. |
| 49% | BDAY | 4 | Candles-on-cake occasion, for short: Hyph. |
| 49% | BBALL | 5 | The NBA's game, for short: Hyph. |
| 49% | REFI | 4 | New or modified mortgage, for short: Hyph. |
| 49% | AROD | 4 | J.Lo's fiancé, for short: Hyph. |
| 49% | OBGYN | 5 | Doctor who delivers babies, for short: Hyph. |
| 48% | BDAY | 4 | Annual celebration of getting older, for short: Hyph. |
| 48% | NEXTGEN | 7 | Like the latest tech advances, for short: Hyph. |
| 48% | BFF | 3 | Real pal, for short |
| 48% | BFF | 3 | Inseparable pal, for short |
| 48% | BFF | 3 | Lifelong pal, for short |
| 48% | BRO | 3 | Male pal, for short |
| 48% | BFF | 3 | Close pal, for short |
| 48% | BFF | 3 | Closest pal, for short |
| 48% | VETS | 4 | Former soldiers, for short |
| 48% | ALUM | 4 | Former student, for short |