| 100% | ACTITOUT | 8 | Instruction for a charades player: 3 wds. |
| 47% | TAKEAVOTE | 9 | Ask for a show of hands, say: 3 wds. |
| 46% | LITTLELIONMAN | 13 | Mumford & Sons song nominated for a Grammy in 2011: 3 wds. |
| 46% | ITSAGIRL | 8 | Gender reveal words for a female baby: 3 wds. |
| 46% | TICKETTORIDE | 12 | Board game named for a Beatles song: 3 wds. |
| 46% | OBOESOLO | 8 | Big moment for a wind player: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ATBAT | 5 | Plate appearance, for a baseball player: 2 wds. |
| 45% | RIZZOTHERAT | 11 | Rodent from "The Muppet Show" named for a "Midnight Cowboy" character: 3 wds. |
| 44% | TOPNEWARTIST | 12 | Billboard Music Award for a performer at the beginning of their career: 3 wds. |
| 43% | THREEHOURTOUR | 13 | 1960s sitcom setup, part 1: The S.S. Minnow set sail for a ___: 3 wds. |
| 43% | TAKEMETO | 8 | "___ Church," hit song by Hozier which was nominated for a Grammy in 2015: 3 wds. |
| 43% | ARCO | 4 | Instruction for a violinist |
| 43% | RECIPE | 6 | Instruction for a course? |
| 43% | UPBOW | 5 | Instruction for a violinist |
| 43% | IFOUNDIT | 8 | Cry of relief after searching for a lost wallet: 3 wds. |
| 43% | ONANDOFF | 8 | Intermittently, or the two positions for a light switch: 3 wds. |
| 43% | HOUSETRAINING | 13 | Instruction for a future congressperson? |
| 42% | TWISTANDSHUT | 12 | Instructions for a bottle cap? |
| 42% | TREASUREMAP | 11 | Instructions for a chest examination? |
| 42% | THEBRADYBUNCH | 13 | 1969-1974 sitcom where Ann B. Davis played the housekeeper for a family of eight: 3 wds. |
| 42% | MANONFIRE | 9 | 2004 film in which Denzel Washington plays the bodyguard for a child who's kidnapped: 3 wds. |
| 42% | HOTNCOLD | 8 | 2008 #3 Katy Perry hit nominated for a 2010 Grammy: 3 wds. |
| 41% | SEEYOUAGAIN | 11 | 2015 Wiz Khalifa rap song that topped the Hot 100 for a record-tying 12 weeks: 3 wds. |
| 41% | BOOMBOOMPOW | 11 | 2009 Black Eyed Peas rap song that topped the Hot 100 for a record-tying 12 weeks: 3 wds. |
| 40% | RARE | 4 | Cooking instruction for a steak, often |
| 40% | VINCENTVANGOGH | 14 | Dutch artist whose "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" sold at auction for a record $82.5 million in 1990: 3 wds. |
| 40% | PEYTONMANNING | 13 | A former Indian Colts player who broke 18-Across' record for passing yards and passing touchdowns: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JOZYALTIDORE | 12 | Soccer player who achieved a hat trick for the USMNT in 2009 and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 movie musical nominated for a record-tying 14 Oscars (3 wds.) |
| 39% | HITME | 5 | Blackjack player's request for a card: 2 wds. |