| 100% | UKE | 3 | Instrument that's cradled, for short |
| 72% | UKE | 3 | Instrument that's often confused for a small guitar, for short |
| 70% | SAX | 3 | Brass instrument that's actually in the woodwind family, for short |
| 67% | SAX | 3 | Instrument that "wails," for short |
| 65% | SAX | 3 | Instrument that Clarence Clemons played, for short |
| 65% | UKES | 4 | Instruments that accompany hula dancers, for short |
| 62% | UKE | 3 | Instrument that might be used to play "Hi'ilawe," for short |
| 62% | UKE | 3 | Musical instrument that might accompany hula dancers, for short |
| 62% | UKES | 4 | Stringed instruments that may accompany a hula, for short |
| 58% | SAX | 3 | Musical instrument that Bill Clinton played on "The Arsenio Hall Show," for short |
| 54% | REPO | 4 | Property that's reclaimed, for short |
| 54% | XXXXX | 5 | Instrument that's also a musical term for "soft," abbreviated by its first letter |
| 53% | SNARE | 5 | ___ drum (band instrument that's also a word for a "booby trap") |
| 53% | LOL | 3 | "That's funny!" for short |
| 53% | LOL | 3 | "That's funny," for short |
| 53% | TUBA | 4 | Instrument that dots the i of "Ohio" for Ohio State's marching band |
| 51% | TENORSAX | 8 | Coltrane's instrument, for short |
| 50% | FAD | 3 | Something that's popular for a short time |
| 50% | FAD | 3 | Activity that's popular for a short time |
| 49% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument that sets the pitch for an orchestra |
| 49% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich that's usually toasted, for short |
| 49% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich that's not kosher, for short |
| 49% | COSMO | 5 | Vodka cocktail that's pink, for short |
| 49% | CUKE | 4 | Vegetable that's often pickled, for short |
| 49% | SLR | 3 | Sharpshooter's instrument, for short? |
| 49% | SAX | 3 | Instrument for Wayne Shorter |
| 48% | SAX | 3 | John Coltrane's instrument, for short |
| 48% | SAX | 3 | Lisa Simpson's instrument, for short |
| 48% | SAX | 3 | Kenny G's instrument, for short |
| 48% | SAX | 3 | Charlie Parker's instrument, for short |