| 100% | PATENT | 6 | It's needed by an inventor |
| 56% | BADGE | 5 | It's flashed by an officer |
| 56% | WAGE | 4 | It's earned by an earner |
| 55% | MASTERCLASS | 11 | It's led by an expert musician |
| 55% | BLIP | 4 | It's monitored by an air traffic controller |
| 55% | GOP | 3 | It's symbolized by an elephant, for short |
| 52% | APP | 3 | It's opened by tapping an icon |
| 52% | LAWBOOK | 7 | It’s consulted by an attorney |
| 51% | SKIPASS | 7 | It’s held by those who need a lift |
| 50% | BADGE | 5 | It's often flashed by an officer |
| 50% | SSIVENOUN | 9 | It's usually indicated by an apostrophe |
| 50% | DOCTOR | 6 | Person kept away by an apple a day, it’s said |
| 49% | GAS | 3 | Fuel not needed by an electric vehicle |
| 44% | ANDY | 4 | Boy's name consisting of an English word followed by its Spanish equivalent |
| 44% | IRAN | 4 | Nation ruled by an ayatollah after its 1979 revolution |
| 44% | ARM | 3 | An usher might lead you by it |
| 44% | ASAP | 4 | "I needed it by yesterday!" |
| 43% | ROCKET | 6 | "___ Man," 1972 song by Elton John with an astronaut's vehicle in its title |
| 43% | SPACE | 5 | "___ Truckin'," 1972 song by Deep Purple with an astrophysicist's domain in its title |
| 42% | NAME | 4 | It might be accompanied by pronouns in an introduction |
| 42% | VALIDID | 7 | It’s needed to fly |
| 42% | ALVA | 4 | An inventor's middle name |
| 41% | MINUET | 6 | It's done in the form of an S or a Z |
| 41% | ERA | 3 | "It's the end of an ___" (line by Joey from "Friends") |
| 41% | EGO | 3 | It may need boosting in someone with an inferiority complex |
| 41% | CANDLED | 7 | Examined an egg by holding it to light |
| 41% | OTCDRUG | 7 | You don't need an Rx for it |
| 41% | ROUNDTRIPTICKET | 15 | It's needed for a return |
| 41% | BARCODE | 7 | It's needed for self-checkout |
| 41% | KEY | 3 | It's needed to open handcuffs |