| 100% | APEAK | 5 | In a vertical position, as an anchor |
| 58% | HIRE | 4 | Put in a position, as an editor or manager |
| 57% | ROOST | 5 | Sleep in a vertical position? |
| 51% | BTW | 3 | As an aside, in a text |
| 49% | MOUSE | 5 | Device patented in 1970 as an "X-Y position indicator for a display system" |
| 49% | ATRIP | 5 | In position, as a sail |
| 49% | LAID | 4 | In position, as a cornerstone |
| 48% | THREWON | 7 | Donned in a hurry, as an outfit (2 wds.) |
| 48% | TUBER | 5 | Disprove, as an opponent’s argument in a debate |
| 48% | PADS | 4 | Fudges, in a way, as an expense report |
| 47% | RED | 3 | ___ currants, berries used as an ingredient in a classic trifle |
| 47% | RAZZ | 4 | Tease playfully, as an opponent in a game (rhymes with "Jazz") |
| 47% | SHERRY | 6 | Type of wine used as an ingredient in a classic trifle |
| 46% | ENCLOSE | 7 | Include in an envelope, as a check |
| 46% | ATTACH | 6 | Include, as a file in an email |
| 46% | CITE | 4 | Quote, as a source in an article |
| 46% | BAKE | 4 | Cook in an oven, as a cake |
| 46% | LOWLY | 5 | Humble in position, as a worker |
| 46% | SITED | 5 | Put in position, as a tent |
| 46% | RONDELLE | 8 | Small glass disk used as an ornament in a stained-glass window |
| 46% | CITE | 4 | Refer to, as a source in an essay |
| 46% | TAG | 3 | Label, as a friend in an Instagram photo |
| 46% | LAST | 4 | Anchor's position in a relay |
| 45% | LAY | 3 | To set in position, for use, as a road |
| 45% | SHANK | 5 | Hit in an unintended direction, as a golf ball |
| 45% | BAKE | 4 | Put in an oven to cook, as a cake |
| 44% | LOSS | 4 | An overtime one counts as a point in the N.H.L. |
| 44% | LINED | 5 | With an extra layer sewn in, as a winter coat |
| 44% | MASER | 5 | Device that acts as a timekeeper in an atomic clock |
| 44% | STEEPLY | 7 | In a vertical manner |