| 100% | BOUGIE | 6 | Having a concern for wealth and respectability, in slang |
| 44% | BOUGIE | 6 | Concerned with wealth, possessions and respectability, in modern lingo |
| 41% | CACTI | 5 | Plural for a plant that grows in the desert, has spikes, and holds water |
| 40% | BLACK | 5 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" series that has members like Sirius and Regulus |
| 40% | MALFOY | 6 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" series that has members like Draco and Lucius |
| 40% | RASSLE | 6 | Have a brawl, in rural slang |
| 39% | PUNCH | 5 | *Coconut ___, eggnog alternative for Christmas in July ... and an oft-spiked drink one might have at a party |
| 39% | SALLYFIELD | 10 | Actress who had a 28-year gap between Oscar nominations for 1984's "Places in the Heart" and 2012's "Lincoln": 2 wds. |
| 38% | CAROLINA | 8 | Has a North and South state in the USA |
| 38% | STEP | 4 | Have a spring in your ___ (be happy and energetic) |
| 37% | ONESTOPSHOP | 11 | What has a lot in store for you? |
| 37% | WILMARUDOLPH | 12 | American sprinter who was a world record-holding Olympic champion and has been an active participant in coaching students for track competitions: 2wds. |
| 36% | ALP | 3 | One may have a name in Italian, German and French |
| 36% | RICKI | 5 | Lake who had a talk show and starred in Hairspray |
| 36% | YOLO | 4 | Rationale for a dumb stunt, in modern slang |
| 36% | PICKSIX | 7 | Interception ran for a touchdown, in football slang |
| 36% | RNA | 3 | British org. for the support of "women’s fiction" and honestly, to be a member, the genre likely has to run in your genes? |
| 36% | BIKINI | 6 | It has a top and a bottom with nothing in between |
| 36% | YMCA | 4 | Community facility that often has a gym and pool, in brief |
| 36% | EARWORM | 7 | Slang for a song that sticks in the mind |
| 36% | NOMAN | 5 | For whom "time and tide wait," in a saying |
| 36% | PLAT | 4 | A rank in video games and short for platinum |
| 36% | TIDAL | 5 | Having ups and downs, in a way |
| 35% | FDR | 3 | Pres. that has a memorial and statue in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London |
| 35% | STPAT | 5 | Irish figure who has a holiday in March, for short: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WOKE | 4 | Having a true understanding of current affairs, in modern slang |
| 35% | QUEUEING | 8 | Has five vowels in a row and rhymes with "doing" |
| 35% | POOLCUE | 7 | It has a tip for players in the game room |
| 35% | BSAAW | 5 | Text slang for big smile and a wink |
| 35% | EYE | 3 | What a needle and potato have in common |