| 100% | SAINTNICK | 9 | Holy-sounding name for Santa Claus |
| 72% | NOEL | 4 | Père ___, name for Santa Claus in France |
| 57% | STNICK | 6 | Abbreviation and nickname for Santa Claus |
| 55% | SLEIGH | 6 | Transport for Santa Claus |
| 55% | BAG | 3 | Load for Santa Claus |
| 55% | COLE | 4 | Suitable-sounding name for a kid on Santa's naughty list? |
| 54% | EVE | 3 | Work night for Santa Claus |
| 54% | ROOF | 4 | Landing spot for Santa Claus |
| 54% | CHIMNEY | 7 | Traditional entrance for Santa Claus |
| 53% | PIPESTEM | 8 | Something for Santa Claus to bite |
| 53% | SAINTNICHOLAS | 13 | Another name for Santa: 2 wds. |
| 53% | PIPESMOKER | 10 | Santa Claus, for one |
| 52% | KRISKRINGLE | 11 | Santa Claus, by another name |
| 52% | DEC | 3 | Santa Claus' month, for short |
| 52% | BEL | 3 | Unit of sound named for an inventor |
| 52% | PIPE | 4 | Prop for Santa Claus or Frosty the Snowman |
| 52% | BEARD | 5 | Facial hair for Santa Claus or Mr. T |
| 52% | CAULDRON | 8 | Witchy sounding name for a bunch of bats |
| 52% | DEC | 3 | Santa Claus' busiest month, for short |
| 50% | GECKO | 5 | Lizard named for its sound |
| 50% | HOOTOWLS | 8 | Birds named for their sounds |
| 50% | XMAS | 4 | Holiday with Santa Claus, for short |
| 49% | ADIT | 4 | Leaving cookies out for Santa Claus is a Christmas tr___ion |
| 49% | EUCHARIST | 9 | Formal name for the Christian Holy Communion |
| 48% | GNU | 3 | Bovid named for the sound it makes |
| 48% | MILK | 4 | ___ and cookies, food traditionally left outside for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve |
| 48% | HARDBALL | 8 | Another name for baseball, doesn't sound soft |
| 48% | CHICKAREE | 9 | Red squirrel named for the sound it makes |
| 48% | RATTLER | 7 | Reptile named for the warning sound it makes |
| 48% | ROAR | 4 | Katy Perry hit named for an animal sound |