| 100% | SHORTCIRCUIT | 12 | Good for a mail carrier, bad for an electrician |
| 57% | BRIEFOUTLINE | 12 | Good for an attorney, bad for a Spandex model |
| 55% | BITE | 4 | Something good for an angler, bad for a dog trainer |
| 52% | KEEPYOURSHIRTON | 15 | Good advice for an impatient person / Bad advice for a Chippendales dancer |
| 52% | JUSTBEYOURSELF | 14 | Good advice for a nervous public speaker / Bad advice for an impersonator |
| 52% | DONTHAVEACOWMAN | 15 | Good advice for an angry person / Bad advice for a novice dairy farmer |
| 50% | RTE | 3 | Rd. for a mail carrier |
| 50% | SLOT | 4 | Opening for a mail carrier |
| 49% | BREAKTHROUGH | 12 | Good for a scientist, bad for a roofer |
| 49% | GRR | 3 | Worrisome sound for a mail carrier |
| 49% | RTE | 3 | Path for a mail carrier (Abbr.) |
| 48% | NOTHINGTODECLARE | 16 | Good for a returning traveler, bad for a bridge player |
| 48% | THIRDDEGREE | 11 | Good for a doctoral student, bad for a crime suspect |
| 48% | CENTERSPREAD | 12 | Good for a magazine writer, bad for a couch potato |
| 48% | FALLINGSTAR | 11 | Good for a wish maker, bad for a Hollywood agent |
| 48% | OVERCOMPENSATION | 16 | Good for a wage earner, bad for a tightrope walker |
| 48% | FLAT | 4 | Good for a bike route, bad for a bike tire |
| 44% | SAVEYOURBREATH | 14 | Good advice for a complainer / Bad advice for someone blowing out birthday candles |
| 42% | LIZAMINNELLI | 12 | Actress who won an Oscar for Best Actress for "Cabaret" and a Worst Actress Razzie Award for "Rent-a-Cop": 2 wds. |
| 42% | UPGRADING | 9 | Trading in an old phone for a newer, better one |
| 41% | NET | 3 | It's good for a soccer ball to hit, but bad for a tennis ball |
| 41% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | Actress who won an Oscar for Best Actress for "The Blind Side" and a Worst Actress Razzie Award for "All About Steve": 2 wds. |
| 41% | NICOLEKIDMAN | 12 | Actress who won an Oscar for Best Actress for "The Hours" and a Worst Screen Couple Razzie Award with Will Ferrell for "Bewitched": 2 wds. |
| 40% | MULLIGAN | 8 | Carey —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for An Education |
| 39% | COVERTOPERATIONS | 16 | *Good and bad for a spy |
| 39% | BLACKOFNIGHT | 12 | *Good and bad for a vampire |
| 39% | CLOSINGASALE | 12 | *Good and bad for a marketer |
| 39% | WRECKLESSDRIVING | 16 | *Good and bad for a motorist |
| 39% | TRUSTYMACHETE | 13 | *Good and bad for a jungle guide |
| 39% | PAR | 3 | In golf, an estimated standard score for a hole that a good player should make |