| 100% | DELE | 4 | Indicator that a sentence is too wordy, perhaps |
| 41% | RUNON | 5 | Like a sentence that should be two sentences |
| 40% | ALLABOARD | 9 | Sentence that can be heard in a train station |
| 38% | NOVELLA | 7 | A short book that's too long to be a short story |
| 38% | STALE | 5 | Like a joke that's been told too many times |
| 37% | TILT | 4 | Message from a pinball game that's been handled too roughly |
| 37% | TILT | 4 | Message from a pinball machine that's been jostled too much |
| 37% | SCAM | 4 | What a deal that's too good to be true probably is |
| 37% | STALEJOKE | 9 | Gag that has been told a few too many times (2 wds.) |
| 36% | POS | 3 | /___ (tone indicator that means "this is a good thing") |
| 36% | NUB | 3 | Piece that might be too short for a sharpener |
| 35% | WIDE | 4 | Cricket delivery that pitches too far away from a batsman and is deemed an extra |
| 34% | PAPA | 4 | Bear with a bed that was too hard |
| 34% | PAROLES | 7 | Shortens a sentence, perhaps |
| 34% | EDIT | 4 | Reduce a sentence, perhaps |
| 33% | SPEED | 5 | 1994 Keanu Reeves movie about a bus that will explode if it goes too slow, set in California |
| 33% | NOUN | 4 | Subject of a sentence, perhaps |
| 32% | SAT | 3 | Was a model, perhaps |
| 32% | ACT | 3 | Be a star, perhaps |
| 32% | ABET | 4 | Be a lookout, perhaps |
| 32% | NOT | 3 | That was a lie! |
| 32% | HANDLE | 6 | "Too Hot to ___," Netflix reality series that is a dating game show |
| 32% | SNORES | 6 | Is in need of a CPAP, perhaps |
| 32% | COMMA | 5 | Pause indicator in a sentence |
| 32% | LOAD | 4 | Amount that a washing machine will hold |
| 32% | PRIM | 4 | Perhaps a little too neat |
| 32% | QUESTION | 8 | Sentence that ends with a "?" |
| 32% | STAYS | 5 | Is a good dog, perhaps |
| 32% | DOTED | 5 | Was a little too fond |
| 32% | PRY | 3 | Be a little too inquisitive |