| 100% | MPH | 3 | It's picked up by radar, briefly |
| 63% | SCENT | 5 | It’s picked up by a hound |
| 53% | TAB | 3 | It's picked up |
| 52% | NINENINE | 8 | Fox's "Brooklyn ___," the show picked up by NBC after its cancellation was announced: Hyph. |
| 51% | FOOD | 4 | It's picked up in a mess |
| 51% | LIE | 3 | It will be picked up by a polygraph |
| 50% | FUR | 3 | It may be picked up by a lint roller |
| 49% | NIT | 3 | It's picked by the picky |
| 49% | XXX | 3 | It's picked by the petty |
| 48% | THETAB | 6 | It might be picked up by a generous friend at a restaurant |
| 47% | NIT | 3 | It's picked by those who are picky |
| 46% | EAR | 3 | It's used to pick things up |
| 46% | AMERICANDAD | 11 | Fox's adult animated sitcom which was picked up by TBS after it was canceled post its eleventh season: 2 wds. |
| 46% | PSAT | 4 | It's administered by the College Board, briefly |
| 46% | LAT | 3 | It's worked by a landmine row, briefly |
| 46% | PEACE | 5 | It's symbolized by holding up two fingers |
| 45% | THETAB | 6 | It's often picked up in bars |
| 45% | SOAP | 4 | It's often picked up in bars |
| 44% | SCAMALERT | 9 | "Don't pick up this call! It's a swindler!" |
| 44% | TAN | 3 | It's often picked up at the beach |
| 44% | VIBES | 5 | Things picked up by the perceptive |
| 44% | LIE | 3 | Something picked up by a polygraph |
| 44% | SEASHELL | 8 | Item picked up by a beachcomber |
| 44% | TITANIC | 7 | Some of its survivors were picked up by the RMS Carpathia |
| 43% | NOBODYSFEEL | 11 | Vibes not being picked up by anyone? |
| 43% | TABS | 4 | They may be picked up by hosts |
| 43% | SCENTS | 6 | They may be picked up by dogs |
| 43% | NAPE | 4 | What a kitten is picked up by |
| 43% | ASH | 3 | Something picked up by a silent butler |
| 43% | PETHAIR | 7 | Stuff picked up by a lint roller |