| 100% | EXPERTISE | 9 | High level of knowledge in a particular subject |
| 45% | TIER | 4 | Level of management in a company |
| 45% | ECHELON | 7 | Level of authority in a hierarchy; rank |
| 45% | STRATA | 6 | Levels of rock in a geological structure |
| 44% | EXPERT | 6 | Person with special knowledge in a subject |
| 43% | FIVESTAR | 8 | Highest level, of a hotel (2 words) |
| 43% | PROFESSOR | 9 | Highest rank of teachers in a college |
| 43% | APEX | 4 | Highest level in a hierarchy |
| 43% | ORIENTED | 8 | Interested in a particular type of thing, say |
| 43% | PENTHOUSE | 9 | Luxury apartment on highest level of a building |
| 42% | REPERTOIRE | 10 | Range of skills in a particular occupation |
| 42% | PLAYLISTS | 9 | Compilations of songs in a particular order |
| 42% | TIER | 4 | Level of seating, as in a stadium |
| 42% | ESSAY | 5 | Short piece of writing on a particular subject |
| 42% | CURRENT | 7 | A flow of water in a particular direction |
| 42% | DEEPDIVE | 8 | In-depth analysis of a subject |
| 41% | GLOSSARY | 8 | List of terms about a particular subject |
| 41% | SHOTS | 5 | Subject of testimony in a murder trial |
| 40% | SCHOLAR | 7 | A specialist in a particular branch of study |
| 40% | SALARY | 6 | Subject of a cap, in sports |
| 40% | ESAU | 4 | Subject of a prophecy in Genesis |
| 40% | HALS | 4 | Subject of a museum in Haarlem |
| 40% | SYLLABUS | 8 | Subjects in a course of study |
| 40% | ACE | 3 | Highest in a pack of cards |
| 40% | ACE | 3 | Highest in a deck of cards |
| 40% | POLYMATH | 8 | Person with expertise in a wide variety of subjects |
| 40% | SPAM | 4 | Subject of a museum in Austin, Minn. |
| 40% | UTE | 3 | Subject of a museum in eastern Colorado |
| 40% | SPAM | 4 | Subject of a museum in Austin, Minnesota |
| 40% | ALI | 3 | Subject of a museum in Louisville, Ky. |