| 100% | STALE | 5 | Having lost the factor of freshness as a food item |
| 38% | TRY | 3 | Have a taste of, as an unfamiliar food |
| 37% | TOKENS | 6 | Items a member of the American Vecturist Association is likely to have a lot of |
| 35% | WITHER | 6 | Lose the freshness of youth |
| 34% | HUMANRACE | 9 | The people of Earth as a group: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TRY | 3 | Sample, as a bit of food |
| 33% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | "The Handmaid's Tale" writer who had a cameo as an Aunt in the Hulu adaptation of her novel (2 wds.) |
| 33% | HANGRY | 6 | Irritable as a result of needing food |
| 33% | TASTE | 5 | Sample, as a small bit of food |
| 33% | ZESTY | 5 | Having a kick, as food |
| 33% | WILT | 4 | Lose freshness, as a flower |
| 33% | SLEW | 4 | "The child had a ___ of items in his wish list." (lot of items) |
| 33% | INHALE | 6 | Finish off quickly, as a plate of food |
| 33% | OMEN | 4 | Event seen as a prediction of the future |
| 33% | EDITIN | 6 | Introduce as a part of the movie, say |
| 33% | WINY | 4 | Having a taste of the grape |
| 33% | AGREE | 5 | Have a meeting of the minds |
| 32% | DISREPUTE | 9 | The state of having lost the esteem of others |
| 32% | MINISTERIAL | 11 | Serving as a diplomat below the rank of ambassador |
| 32% | REGREW | 6 | Came back, as a severed head of the Hydra |
| 32% | MINUTEMAN | 9 | Fighter used as a symbol of the National Guard |
| 32% | FRO | 3 | The opposite of to, as on a swing |
| 32% | NAY | 3 | The opposite of "Yea," as in a vote |
| 32% | CONFLICTOFINTEREST | 18 | The candidate was accused of having a ___ |
| 32% | ACHIER | 6 | Having a worse case of the flu |
| 32% | CLASHING | 8 | The __ of cymbals as a band plays |
| 32% | ESAU | 4 | Biblical figure referred to as a "son of the desert" |
| 32% | FREEGIFT | 8 | Item given away as part of a promotion |
| 32% | CUISINE | 7 | The style of food of a specific region |
| 32% | EGGSHELL | 8 | The outer covering of a popular breakfast food |