| 100% | WATERSLIDE | 10 | It ends with a big splash |
| 63% | LYCEE | 5 | It ends with a baccalauréat |
| 63% | ALLEYOOP | 8 | It ends with a dunk |
| 63% | JOKE | 4 | It ends with a punch line |
| 62% | POKER | 5 | It ends with a show of hands |
| 62% | CANNONBALL | 10 | Dive with a big splash |
| 61% | TSUNAMI | 7 | It may make a big splash |
| 61% | BELLYFLOP | 9 | It often causes a big splash |
| 60% | SENTENCE | 8 | It ends with a period or with jail time |
| 56% | WATERSLIDES | 11 | Theme park rides that end with a splash |
| 56% | RAVENS | 6 | Team with a big B on its helmets |
| 55% | PUMA | 4 | Sportswear company with a big cat on its logo |
| 55% | BELLYFLOP | 9 | It creates a big splash |
| 55% | MGM | 3 | Film studio with a big cat as its mascot: Abbr. |
| 55% | THUD | 4 | A big person may come down with it |
| 54% | FABLE | 5 | It often ends with a moral |
| 54% | ACTI | 4 | It sometimes ends with a cliffhanger |
| 54% | REVERIE | 7 | It might end with a start |
| 54% | PSALM | 5 | It might end with a doxology |
| 54% | SENTENCE | 8 | It might end with a bang |
| 54% | NATS | 4 | M.L.B. team with a big "W" in its logo |
| 54% | MIR | 3 | It made a big splash in 2001 |
| 54% | DEC | 3 | It's ended with a countdown (abbr.) |
| 54% | EGOTRIP | 7 | It may end with a reality check |
| 53% | NYE | 3 | It may end with a midnight kiss: Abbr. |
| 53% | LIN | 3 | Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy who made a big splash with the Knicks |
| 52% | RACE | 4 | It starts and ends with a line |
| 51% | OREO | 4 | Product with a milk splash on its packaging |
| 51% | STEP | 4 | "___ Up," 2006 movie that ends with a ballet dancer and street dancer's big finale |
| 50% | HIGH | 4 | "___ School Musical," 2006 movie that ends with a scholastic prodigy and basketballer's big musical performance |