| 100% | TELEFONO | 8 | It's used for a call in Madrid |
| 64% | SPACEPEN | 8 | It's used for writing in a vacuum |
| 57% | SKI | 3 | It's used for a peak performance |
| 54% | SMS | 3 | It's used for texting, in brief |
| 53% | SPOOL | 5 | It's used for wrapping up a film |
| 53% | DASHOFPEPPER | 12 | It may be called for in a recipe |
| 52% | NORI | 4 | A Japanese word for seaweed; it's used in sushi |
| 52% | BULB | 4 | It's used in a flash |
| 52% | TEE | 3 | It's used for the first stroke of a golf hole |
| 51% | RETROROCKET | 11 | It's used in a lunar landing |
| 50% | SRS | 3 | S.A.T. takers, for short. Also a system used in airbags : Abbr |
| 50% | STENOPAD | 8 | It's often used in a pool |
| 50% | SALT | 4 | It's often used in a pinch |
| 50% | TAR | 3 | It's used to fill a crack in the road |
| 49% | UPC | 3 | It's scanned in a store, for short |
| 49% | ORE | 3 | It's searched for in a rush |
| 49% | HYMNAL | 6 | It's bound to be used in a service |
| 49% | ACCENT | 6 | __ color, used for emphasis in a room's scheme |
| 49% | DIAPER | 6 | It's called a "nappy" in the U.K. |
| 49% | IFNEEDBE | 8 | In case it's called for |
| 48% | DRIVINGAGE | 10 | For a full license, it's 17 or 18 in most states |
| 48% | CUCUMBER | 8 | It's long and green and used in a salad |
| 48% | STATE | 5 | It's called in a political convention roll call |
| 48% | VANILLA | 7 | *French ___, a subtle flavor known for its delicate sweetness, and used in cakes and pastries |
| 48% | HOLEPUNCH | 9 | It's used to pierce holes in documents for filing |
| 47% | BAKER | 5 | "I used to be a ___ until I found out I was in it for the dough!" |
| 47% | EIGHTHNOTE | 10 | It's played for half a beat in 4/4 time |
| 47% | TKO | 3 | Ref's call in a boxing match, for short |
| 47% | ATM | 3 | It's called a cashpoint in the U.K. |
| 47% | TKO | 3 | Call in a ring, for short |