| 100% | BALAYAGE | 8 | Highlighting technique that involves painting sections of hair |
| 37% | LOCK | 4 | Section of hair |
| 37% | MANICURIST | 10 | Job that involved a lot of cutting, filing and painting |
| 36% | BALAYAGE | 8 | Technique of hand-painting hair |
| 34% | IRONY | 5 | Literary technique that involves incongruous elements |
| 34% | BAD | 3 | Type of "hair day" that may involve a hat |
| 34% | ART | 3 | School subject that involves paints and drawing |
| 32% | BALAYAGE | 8 | Hair highlighting technique |
| 32% | STRAIGHT | 8 | Of hair that is not curly or wavy |
| 32% | DELI | 4 | Section of a supermarket that sells fresh meats |
| 32% | LOBE | 4 | Section of the ear that's often pierced |
| 32% | TVCREW | 6 | Those involved in the production of "Beef," say |
| 32% | HIGHLIGHT | 9 | Lighten sections of one's hair |
| 32% | TUFT | 4 | Clump of hair that sticks up |
| 32% | COWLICKS | 8 | Tufts of hair that stick up |
| 31% | STYLE | 5 | Section of The New York Times that covers fashion |
| 31% | GRAY | 4 | Color of hair that's losing melanin |
| 31% | IMPASTO | 7 | Technique involving thickly applied paint |
| 31% | SONGS | 5 | Sections of "Hair"? |
| 31% | ONTHISDAY | 9 | Section of Wikipedia’s main page that lists historical anniversaries |
| 31% | COWLICKS | 8 | Tufts of hair that swirl in different directions |
| 31% | RINGLETS | 8 | Pieces of hair that fall in corkscrew curls |
| 31% | MUSTACHE | 8 | Strip of hair that grows above the lip |
| 31% | WISP | 4 | Bit of hair that might escape a sweatband |
| 31% | COWLICK | 7 | Tuft of hair that refuses to be combed |
| 31% | TANGLE | 6 | Snarl of hair that a comb might undo |
| 30% | METRO | 5 | Section of The New York Times that covers New York City |
| 30% | IMPASTO | 7 | Technique of thick application of oil paint |
| 30% | BALAYAGE | 8 | Graduated highlighting hair dye technique |
| 29% | YOYO | 4 | Toy that involves such techniques as "sleeping" and "looping": Hyph. |