| 100% | CONTAINED | 9 | Kept from spreading, as a wildfire |
| 81% | QUASH | 5 | Keep from spreading, as a rumor |
| 61% | NEUTER | 6 | Keep from reproducing, as a pet |
| 59% | MOOR | 4 | Keep from floating away, as a boat |
| 58% | ICESIN | 6 | Keeps from sailing, as a winter storm might a ship |
| 57% | FOGIN | 5 | Keep from taking off, as a plane with low visibility |
| 52% | ISOLATE | 7 | Keep from spreading |
| 52% | HUSHUP | 6 | Keep from spreading |
| 52% | ARRESTS | 7 | Keeps from spreading |
| 46% | UNROLL | 6 | Spread, as a yoga mat |
| 46% | UNROLLS | 7 | Spreads, as a sleeping bag |
| 46% | SHARE | 5 | Spread, as a Facebook post |
| 45% | CAULKED | 7 | Kept from leaking, in a way |
| 45% | RENEW | 5 | Keep from expiring, as your Hulu subscription |
| 45% | RENEW | 5 | Keep from expiring, as your Disney+ subscription |
| 45% | FORONCE | 7 | As a total departure from the norm |
| 45% | FORONCE | 7 | As a welcome change from the usual |
| 45% | ENCODES | 7 | Keeps from prying eyes, in a way |
| 45% | EMBANK | 6 | Keep from spilling over, in a way |
| 45% | AIRCOOL | 7 | Keep from overheating, in a way |
| 45% | ICES | 4 | Keeps from swelling, in a way |
| 44% | VETO | 4 | Reject, as a bill from Congress |
| 44% | DEPLATFORM | 10 | Prevent from spreading disinformation, in a way |
| 43% | ELUTE | 5 | Extract, as a chemical from a solution |
| 43% | DROPTOTHEFLOOR | 14 | Fall, as a fork from a table |
| 43% | CUTS | 4 | Removes, as a scene from a film |
| 43% | EDITOUT | 7 | Delete, as a paragraph from a draft |
| 43% | EJECT | 5 | Remove, as a tape from a VCR |
| 43% | EXTRADITE | 9 | Obtain, as a suspect, from another state |
| 43% | UNHITCHED | 9 | Separated, as a horse from its carriage |