| 100% | BREAKRANKS | 10 | Go against the grain, so to speak |
| 59% | CROSSCUT | 8 | Go against the grain |
| 59% | DISSENT | 7 | Go against the grain |
| 57% | REAPER | 6 | One going against the grain? |
| 56% | SAWS | 4 | They sometimes go against the grain |
| 56% | PALEO | 5 | Diet that goes against the grain? |
| 53% | LASTSECOND | 10 | The "wire," so to speak |
| 52% | DISFAVOR | 8 | The doghouse, so to speak |
| 52% | WORDOFMOUTH | 11 | The grapevine, so to speak |
| 52% | FATE | 4 | The stars, so to speak |
| 52% | RECUR | 5 | Go down again, so to speak |
| 52% | RASSLE | 6 | Go at it, so to speak |
| 51% | DARED | 5 | Went for it, so to speak |
| 50% | UPSTAIRS | 8 | In the brain, so to speak |
| 50% | WED | 3 | Take the plunge, so to speak |
| 50% | LIED | 4 | Stretched the truth, so to speak |
| 50% | ARISE | 5 | Hit the deck, so to speak |
| 50% | CARVES | 6 | Does the honors, so to speak |
| 50% | TELLAFIB | 8 | Stretch the truth, so to speak |
| 50% | DATE | 4 | Play the field, so to speak |
| 50% | MOVEON | 6 | Turn the page, so to speak |
| 50% | WED | 3 | Jump the broom, so to speak |
| 50% | TELL | 4 | Blow the whistle, so to speak |
| 50% | ACTS | 4 | Pulls the trigger, so to speak |
| 50% | PLEASES | 7 | Hits the spot, so to speak |
| 50% | SAD | 3 | Singing the blues, so to speak |
| 50% | LOCO | 4 | Over the edge, so to speak |
| 50% | LOST | 4 | In the dark, so to speak |
| 50% | INTIME | 6 | Under the wire, so to speak |
| 50% | GAMBLE | 6 | Roll the dice, so to speak |