| 100% | GRAPPLINGIRON | 13 | It is used for grasping and holding (2 words) |
| 55% | MULLER | 6 | It is used for grinding powders and paints |
| 54% | ASPIRIN | 7 | It is used for pain and to prevent blood clots |
| 44% | ESCROW | 6 | Money for taxes and insurance may be held in it |
| 44% | TWEEN | 5 | Word for someone between 9 and 12 that was first used by J.R.R. Tolkien |
| 42% | AIOLI | 5 | Its name is derived from Provençal words for "garlic" and "oil" |
| 41% | ROBINWRIGHT | 11 | American actress whose birthday it is today and who is known for playing Claire Underwood in Netflix series "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 41% | BIKINIATOLL | 11 | This beautiful isle was used as a nuclear test site turning it into a radioactive wasteland deemed unsafe for human habitation: 2 wds. |
| 41% | RADIO | 5 | It was used to play music for the first time in 1906 |
| 41% | SPORKS | 6 | Utensils that can be used for both soup and salad |
| 41% | DYE | 3 | It may be used for highlighting |
| 41% | ASSET | 5 | It can be used for collateral |
| 41% | POOLCUE | 7 | It may be used for banking |
| 41% | ACETATE | 7 | It might be used for projection |
| 40% | SATIN | 5 | Material that is used for some ballerina footwear and boxer shorts |
| 40% | NEWSPAPER | 9 | It is black and white and made for reading |
| 40% | BARTAB | 6 | It might be used for tracking shots |
| 40% | ROBOT | 5 | It may be used for dangerous work |
| 40% | SLEEVE | 6 | It may be used for record-keeping |
| 40% | HAWAIIANSHIRT | 13 | It may be used for island dressing |
| 40% | LIZAMINNELLI | 12 | American actress whose birthday it is today and is known for her widely acclaimed role as Sally Bowles in the musical film "Cabaret": 2 wds. |
| 40% | BENKINGSLEY | 11 | Actor whose birthday it is today who won an Academy Award for playing Gandhi in the titular film and was knighted in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ALDER | 5 | Tree whose wood is used for bridges as it resists underwater rot |
| 40% | BUTTON | 6 | Shirt fastener with "holes" that are used for stitching it onto fabrics |
| 40% | MELON | 5 | "Water" follower for a juicy, summer fruit ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 39% | MAT | 3 | It can be used for welcoming or wrestling |
| 39% | ATA | 3 | Be ___ loss for words: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SASE | 4 | It may be used for many unhappy returns: Abbr. |
| 39% | SHEET | 5 | It might be used for a homemade ghost costume |
| 39% | TARO | 4 | Its leaves are used for the Hawaiian dish laulau |