| 100% | EYELET | 6 | Hole through which a cord is threaded and tied |
| 47% | LOOP | 4 | Waistband part through which a belt is threaded |
| 47% | EYELETS | 7 | In clothing, holes through which cord is passed |
| 40% | DIABOLO | 7 | Game in which a spinning top is thrown and caught on a cord fastened to two hand-held sticks |
| 35% | REEL | 4 | Object on which a thread or film could be wound |
| 35% | VIRTUALREALITY | 14 | Field in which a helmet and gloves are often worn |
| 34% | STYMIE | 6 | Former situation on a golf green in which an opponent's ball blocked the line between the hole and the ball about to be played |
| 34% | SEWS | 4 | Patches a hole with a needle and thread |
| 34% | TAO | 3 | A cosmic and spiritual principle which is popular in the East |
| 33% | GREEN | 5 | Where the hole and flagstick are, on a golf course |
| 33% | EYELETS | 7 | Holes in shoes through which laces are passed |
| 33% | RAP | 3 | A musical genre of which Eminem and 50 Cent are a part of |
| 32% | DARN | 4 | Mend a hole in a sock with a needle and thread |
| 32% | BIRIBOL | 7 | Brazilian game which resembles volleyball and is played inside a pool |
| 32% | TEA | 3 | Brew which is non-alcoholic and served in a pot usually |
| 32% | DARTS | 5 | Game in which a “ton-eighty” (a hundred and eighty) is the maximum score per turn |
| 32% | CALIFORNIA | 10 | State which was a republic and had a bear flag in 1846 |
| 32% | TROY | 4 | A greek epic which was made into a film starring Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom |
| 31% | ASL | 3 | In which four raised fingers and a curved thumb is "B," in brief |
| 31% | NBA | 3 | Organization of which the LA Lakers and Miami Heat are a part: Abbr. |
| 31% | KOMI | 4 | Italian and Greek-inspired restaurant in Washington which was awarded a Michelin star |
| 31% | SMOOTH | 6 | Surface which is even and easy to glide through |
| 31% | SETTING | 7 | Place and time in which a movie is shot |
| 31% | RUST | 4 | Brown dust that forms through oxidation of iron which is a sign of corrosion |
| 31% | WEB | 3 | "Charlotte's ___," by E. B. White which is about a pig and a spider |
| 31% | PEA | 3 | Round green veggie in a pod which is used in making soups and stew |
| 31% | NEA | 3 | US organization which is the largest labor union and a professional interest group: Abbr. |
| 31% | APERTURE | 8 | Camera hole through which light travels |
| 30% | WHERE | 5 | "___ Are U Now," song by Skrillex, Diplo and Justin Bieber which won a Grammy in 2016 |
| 30% | DEATH | 5 | Its stroke is "as a lover's pinch, which hurts, and is desired," per Cleopatra |