| 100% | SASSAFRAS | 9 | Its root was once used in root beer |
| 67% | TANOAK | 6 | Its leaves were once used in leather making |
| 51% | VALERIAN | 8 | Flowering herb used in root beer and as sleep aid |
| 49% | OLDGOLD | 7 | Its slogan was once "Not a cough in a carload" |
| 49% | SASSAFRAS | 9 | Flavorful bark once used to make root beer |
| 49% | LIME | 4 | Its juice is used in larb |
| 49% | ELDER | 5 | Its flowers are used in sambuca |
| 49% | DOT | 3 | It is used in Morse code |
| 48% | UDO | 3 | Its stem is used in miso soup |
| 48% | LOCALANESTHESIA | 15 | It may be used in minor surgery |
| 48% | GAT | 3 | It may be used in a rubout |
| 48% | SALT | 4 | It may be used in a pinch |
| 48% | ROPE | 4 | It may be used in the conservatory |
| 48% | POLO | 4 | Mallets are used in it |
| 48% | ASHTREE | 7 | Its wood is used in making archery bows |
| 48% | CAROB | 5 | It can be used in place of chocolate |
| 47% | ESPTEST | 7 | Zener cards are used in it |
| 47% | CLAYMATION | 10 | Film models are used in it |
| 47% | SALT | 4 | A seasoning so valuable that it was once used as currency |
| 47% | GINGER | 6 | Root that is spicy and is used in teas |
| 47% | DYE | 3 | It could be used to touch up your roots |
| 47% | PSAT | 4 | Its scores are used in selecting Natl. Merit Scholars |
| 47% | TEATREE | 7 | Its oil is used in many soaps and shampoos |
| 47% | AGATE | 5 | It may be used in a game of miggles |
| 47% | HYMNAL | 6 | It's bound to be used in a service |
| 47% | VINEGAR | 7 | It can be used in cooking, cleaning and pickling |
| 47% | KENTUCKYDERBY | 13 | Omaha and Spokane were once in it |
| 47% | HAIR | 4 | Gel and mousse are used in it |
| 46% | TURPETH | 7 | Plant of the morning glory family whose root was formerly used in medicine as a mild laxative |
| 46% | MUG | 3 | Root beer brand (or what root beer might be served in) |