| 100% | EEK | 3 | Informal expression of horror and alarm |
| 49% | YUK | 3 | Expression of horror |
| 48% | THANX | 5 | Informal expression of gratitude |
| 48% | YEAH | 4 | Informal expression of agreement |
| 48% | NIX | 3 | Informal expression of denial |
| 48% | WELP | 4 | Informal expression of resignation |
| 48% | UGH | 3 | Expression of horror (inf) |
| 45% | SNAKEPIT | 8 | Scene of horror and confusion |
| 45% | EEK | 3 | Expression of alarm |
| 45% | MERCYME | 7 | Expression of alarm |
| 45% | EEKS | 4 | Expressions of alarm |
| 45% | EEK | 3 | Expression of alarm (inf) |
| 44% | LOL | 3 | Modern day informal expression of laughter: Abbr. |
| 43% | EEK | 3 | Cartoonish expression of alarm |
| 43% | ARTS | 4 | Expressions of creative skill and imagination |
| 42% | SALADDAYS | 9 | Expression of youth coined in Antony and Cleopatra |
| 42% | KISSES | 6 | Expressions of love and affection using your lips |
| 41% | OOH | 3 | Expression and cry of delight |
| 39% | HITCHCOCK | 9 | Director of horror films like The Birds and Psycho |
| 39% | CRYWOLF | 7 | Expression about a shepherd and false alarms |
| 37% | KINESICS | 8 | Study of body movement and facial expressions |
| 37% | SHOP | 4 | "Little ___ of Horrors," 80s horror movie starring Ellen Greene and Steve Martin |
| 37% | MAMMAMIA | 8 | Italian expression and one of ABBA's songs |
| 36% | PUBLICIVVV | 10 | Informal group that includes the Universities of California, Michigan and Virginia |
| 36% | ELIROTH | 7 | Director of the horror films "Cabin Fever" and "Hostel" |
| 36% | BELA | 4 | Star of early horror films alongside Boris and Lon |
| 36% | MIA | 3 | Actress and screenwriter Goth of the horror movie "Pearl" |
| 35% | PURE | 4 | "Todd and the Book of ___ Evil," high school horror TV series |
| 34% | SHOWOFHANDS | 11 | Informal voting method, and an element of each of the starred answers |
| 34% | KIWI | 4 | Name of a fruit and the informal term for a New Zealander |