| 100% | LOSE | 4 | Get the short straw |
| 72% | LOSE | 4 | Draw the short straw |
| 72% | LOSES | 5 | Draws the short straw |
| 72% | LOST | 4 | Drew the short straw |
| 69% | LOSES | 5 | Gets the short end |
| 67% | END | 3 | Get the short ___ of the stick |
| 67% | DRAW | 4 | ___ the short straw (be unlucky) |
| 67% | END | 3 | Got the short ___ of the stick |
| 66% | LOSEOUT | 7 | Get the short end of the stick |
| 66% | LOSESOUT | 8 | Gets the short end of the stick |
| 66% | LOSE | 4 | Draw the short straw, say |
| 66% | LOST | 4 | Drew the short straw, say |
| 66% | LOSER | 5 | Drawer of the short straw |
| 66% | UNDESIRED | 9 | Like the short straw, metaphorically |
| 65% | LOSER | 5 | One who draws the short straw |
| 65% | LOSER | 5 | Person who draws the short straw |
| 63% | LUCKYME | 7 | "Oh joy, I drew the short straw again" |
| 60% | ETC | 3 | “... you get the picture,” for short |
| 60% | ETC | 3 | "You get the picture," for short |
| 60% | ETC | 3 | ". . . you get the idea," for short |
| 57% | USO | 3 | What gets the show on the road, for short? |
| 57% | VIP | 3 | One who gets the red-carpet treatment, for short |
| 57% | VIP | 3 | Person who gets the red-carpet treatment, for short |
| 55% | SHADOW | 6 | One getting shorter throughout the morning |
| 54% | DOA | 3 | Doomed from the get-go, for short |
| 54% | TODOLIST | 8 | It gets shorter the more you accomplish |
| 53% | LONGSTORY | 9 | Make this short to get to the point |
| 49% | PREP | 4 | To get ready or lay the groundwork for something, for short. Abbr |
| 49% | COMPSCI | 7 | Class where it's best to get with the program, for short? |
| 48% | BUMDEAL | 7 | Short straw |