| 100% | ARENA | 5 | It often has a ring in the middle |
| 70% | TOWN | 4 | It may have a square in the middle |
| 66% | OASIS | 5 | It has a spring in the middle |
| 66% | RATIO | 5 | It has a colon in the middle |
| 66% | BELLY | 5 | It has a button in the middle |
| 60% | LAOS | 4 | Its flag has a big white circle in the middle |
| 56% | BEDTIMESTORY | 12 | A tot often goes out in the middle of it |
| 55% | TENT | 4 | It may have a mess in the Army |
| 53% | MOREL | 5 | It has a cap in the kitchen |
| 52% | SOS | 3 | It has three dashes in the middle |
| 51% | OBIT | 4 | News item that often has a person's age in the headline |
| 51% | RONI | 4 | Food product word that often has a cable car in its "o" |
| 50% | ANTE | 4 | It goes in the middle of a table |
| 50% | TOFU | 4 | It often takes the place of meat in a vegetarian dish |
| 50% | NET | 3 | It's in the middle of a tennis court |
| 50% | ICECREAM | 8 | It's in the middle of a baked Alaska |
| 49% | BUNDT | 5 | Type of cake that has a hole in the middle |
| 49% | PTA | 3 | Grp. that often has its first meeting in the fall |
| 49% | NET | 3 | It's in the middle of a court at Wimbledon |
| 49% | URBANA | 6 | It has a twin city in the Midwest |
| 49% | IRIS | 4 | A pupil is in the middle of it |
| 49% | REDSEA | 6 | It had a big part in the Bible |
| 49% | REDSEA | 6 | It had a major part in the Bible |
| 49% | CHOCOLATEO | 10 | It has a chance of sprinkles in the morning |
| 49% | HALFMOON | 8 | It's seen in the middle of a quarter |
| 48% | POOLCUE | 7 | It has a tip for players in the game room |
| 48% | EDAM | 4 | It often has a red coat |
| 48% | TAMPABAY | 8 | Team that has a tankful of rays in the back of its ballpark |
| 47% | ONIONSOUP | 9 | It often has a crust on top |
| 47% | WOOD | 4 | It often has a metal head, ironically |