| 100% | ALUM | 4 | Former student of an institution, for short |
| 67% | ALUM | 4 | Former student of a university, for short |
| 64% | ALUMNAE | 7 | Former female students of an institution |
| 62% | ALUM | 4 | Former student, for short (anagram of "maul") |
| 57% | ALUMNI | 6 | Former students of an Institute |
| 52% | ALUM | 4 | Former student, for short |
| 52% | ALUMS | 5 | Former students, for short |
| 52% | GRADS | 5 | Former students, for short |
| 51% | MIN | 3 | Part of an hour, for short |
| 51% | PAREN | 5 | Start of an aside, for short |
| 51% | REPO | 4 | Takeback of an automobile, for short |
| 51% | JIFF | 4 | Blink of an eye, for short |
| 51% | GDP | 3 | Measure of an economy, for short |
| 51% | MERC | 4 | Former division of Ford, for short |
| 50% | VET | 3 | Former member of the military, for short |
| 50% | IRA | 3 | Part of an investment portfolio, for short |
| 50% | MIN | 3 | 1/60th of an hour, for short |
| 50% | DUI | 3 | Cause of an insurance increase, for short |
| 50% | APO | 3 | Part of an embassy address, for short |
| 50% | REP | 3 | Part of an exercise routine, for short |
| 50% | MILS | 4 | One thousandths of an inch, for short |
| 50% | MIL | 3 | One-thousandth of an inch, for short |
| 50% | MGMT | 4 | Top rung of an organization, for short |
| 50% | SECS | 4 | 3600 bits of an hour, for short |
| 50% | INTRO | 5 | First bit of an essay, for short |
| 50% | GRAD | 4 | Member of an alumni club, for short |
| 50% | CEO | 3 | Top of an outfit, for short? |
| 48% | ALUMNI | 6 | Ex-students of an institution |
| 48% | IRA | 3 | Part of an old-age plan, for short |
| 47% | PARAS | 5 | Parts of an essay or a letter, for short |