| 100% | SAX | 3 | Instrument often used as the "J" in a "Jazz Club" sign |
| 45% | ODE | 3 | Type of poem often used as the first word in the poem's title |
| 44% | EWE | 3 | Farm female often used as a pronoun in a rebus puzzle |
| 42% | JUG | 3 | Container used as a musical instrument in many rural bands |
| 42% | NGALIEMA | 8 | Bay used as a port for Kinshasa in the DRC |
| 42% | JUG | 3 | Moonshine container used as a musical instrument in a washboard band |
| 42% | SHOFAR | 6 | Animal horn used as a musical instrument in Jewish religious ceremonies |
| 42% | ASS | 3 | Animal whose jawbone Samson used as a weapon in the Bible |
| 41% | MIRROR | 6 | Magic ___, magical object that is used as a television in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 40% | PARANG | 6 | Short straight-edged knife used as a weapon and tool in the Malay archipelago |
| 40% | CELSHADING | 10 | Technique often used to make 3D images appear in the style of a comic book |
| 39% | ACACIA | 6 | Tree which yields gum arabic, used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in the food industry |
| 39% | SQUARE | 6 | Set ___, instrument used in Geometry class that is also known as a Triangle |
| 39% | ERIKSATIE | 9 | Composer whose Parade includes the use of a typewriter as a percussion instrument |
| 39% | RAT | 3 | Animal fittingly used as a motif in "The Departed" |
| 39% | FELT | 4 | Compressed textile often used in fedoras that one who takes up hat-making as a hobby might need |
| 38% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 38% | CONCH | 5 | Seashell often used as a horn |
| 38% | WORKTHAT | 8 | Mary J. Blige empowerment anthem used by Kamala Harris as a campaign song in 2020 |
| 38% | MANGA | 5 | Japanese comics that are often used as the basis for anime |
| 38% | IRON | 4 | Golf club that's often used in the rough |
| 37% | JANATA | 6 | The J in BJP; a major Indian political party |
| 37% | MARACA | 6 | Percussion instrument often used in calypso music |
| 37% | SHED | 4 | Little outhouse often used as a workshop |
| 37% | PARSLEY | 7 | Green herb often used as a garnish |
| 37% | DEAR | 4 | Word often used as a letter starter |
| 37% | SODA | 4 | Fizzy drink often used as a mixer |
| 37% | XEROX | 5 | Trademark often used as a generic verb |
| 37% | PUG | 3 | Breed often used as a companion dog |
| 37% | RAG | 3 | Old cloth, often used as a mop |