| 100% | STEAD | 5 | In lieu of someone or something, "in his ___" |
| 55% | IMITATION | 9 | Mimicry of someone or something |
| 55% | SIGHTINGS | 9 | Glimpses of someone or something |
| 52% | LOSTCAUSE | 9 | Someone or something with no chance of success |
| 51% | YOUSWEAR | 8 | Something done on a stack of Bibles or in response to someone stealing the cheesecake you were going to eat for breakfast |
| 51% | BELIEVE | 7 | To have faith in someone or something |
| 49% | SERENADE | 8 | To play or sing music in honor of someone |
| 49% | PROWL | 5 | Rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey or something to steal |
| 48% | CATHEXIS | 8 | Investment of libidinal energy on someone or something, to a Freudian |
| 48% | BEFORE | 6 | Prior to or in front of something |
| 48% | CONTEND | 7 | To struggle in opposition of something, someone |
| 47% | PERFORMER | 9 | Someone who acts or sings in front of an audience |
| 47% | PRETEXT | 7 | Excuse or reason in advance of doing something |
| 46% | RALLY | 5 | Large gathering or mass meeting held in support of something |
| 45% | WITHOUT | 7 | Absence or lack of something or someone |
| 45% | INVOLVE | 7 | Include something or someone in an act |
| 45% | ODES | 4 | Poems written in praise of someone/something |
| 45% | ANGLICAN | 8 | Someone faithful to the Church of England or any Church in communion with it |
| 44% | CREDENCE | 8 | Belief in or acceptance of something as true |
| 44% | SHUTTLECOCK | 11 | Conical object that is "shot" across in badminton ... or something made of feathers |
| 43% | BOA | 3 | Soft, fluffy scarf that might be worn in a fashion show ... or something made of feathers |
| 42% | INTEREST | 8 | Feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone |
| 42% | TEST | 4 | Acid ___ (trial to determine the true worth of something or someone) |
| 42% | ARE | 3 | Something often coming after you, or even going in front of you, but it never comes after me |
| 42% | LOSTCAUSE | 9 | Someone or something beyond help |
| 41% | SHUTTLECOCK | 11 | Conical object that is "shot" across in badminton (also known as "birdie") ... or something made of feathers |
| 41% | EVIL | 4 | Someone or something with harmful intentions |
| 41% | EVIL | 4 | Someone or something with malicious intent |
| 41% | TIRED | 5 | In need of sleep or rest |
| 41% | ICY | 3 | In need of sanding or salting |