| 100% | STAY | 4 | Instruction to a spaniel? |
| 71% | UPBOW | 5 | Instruction to a violinist |
| 71% | HOME | 4 | Instruction to a chauffeur |
| 71% | HEEL | 4 | Instruction to a dog? |
| 71% | STET | 4 | Instruction to a typesetter |
| 71% | STAY | 4 | Instruction to a shepherd |
| 71% | PADDLE | 6 | Instruction to a kayaker |
| 71% | BEDTIMES | 8 | Instructions to a sitter |
| 70% | STAY | 4 | Instruction to a dog, perhaps |
| 69% | BREATHE | 7 | Instruction to a woman in labor |
| 67% | STAY | 4 | Simple instruction to a shepherd |
| 67% | HOME | 4 | Terse instruction to a chaffeur |
| 67% | STANDINGORDER | 13 | Instruction to a bank to make periodic payments |
| 66% | BANGTHEDRUMFASTER | 17 | Conductor's instruction to a percussionist? |
| 66% | HOLDTIGHT | 9 | Safety instruction to a rollercoaster rider |
| 65% | YOUREGONNAPAVE | 14 | Instruction to a new member of the construction crew? |
| 65% | DEVOTO | 6 | Religious or pious instruction to a musician |
| 65% | SAYHI | 5 | Parent’s instruction to a shy toddler |
| 65% | NOTAWORD | 8 | Instruction to keep a secret |
| 65% | HUM | 3 | Instruction to a child learning how to blow bubbles underwater |
| 63% | MESS | 4 | "Clean up this ___" (parent's instruction to a teen) |
| 63% | RSVP | 4 | Instruction to respond to a party invitation |
| 63% | RECIPES | 7 | Instructions to prepare and cook a dish |
| 62% | SETTHETABLE | 11 | Instruction to a family member who isn’t helping to cook dinner |
| 62% | KISSME | 6 | Instruction to Kate in a Cole Porter musical |
| 62% | NOSEIN | 6 | Instruction to drivers leaving cars at a garage |
| 62% | KISSME | 6 | Instruction to Kate in a Cole Porter title |
| 62% | LIESTILL | 8 | Instruction to one getting a back tattoo, say |
| 62% | BOIL | 4 | "Bring to a rolling ___" (cooking instruction) |
| 61% | STET | 4 | Instruction to ignore marked alterations on a printed proof |