| 100% | WERENOT | 7 | Lead-in to "kidding" and "gonna take it" |
| 64% | SADSONG | 7 | Something to take and "make it better," in the Beatles' "Hey Jude" |
| 59% | OREO | 4 | Cookie in which my kid replaced the frosting with cheese and tried to get me to eat it |
| 58% | DERMA | 5 | Lead-in to -planing and -brasion, in skin care |
| 57% | IVEGOT | 6 | Lead-in to "Five Dollars" and "Sixpence" in song titles |
| 56% | QUICKSAND | 9 | It takes time to sink in |
| 56% | LIFESWORK | 9 | It takes years and years to complete |
| 55% | JUICES | 6 | Kids may take them to school in boxes |
| 55% | DOORKNOB | 8 | It’s turned to go in and out |
| 55% | CLUE | 4 | It leads to an answer in a crossword |
| 55% | OED | 3 | It took 70 years to complete, in brief |
| 54% | SHE | 3 | Lead-in to "Bop" and "Wolf" in hits by Cyndi Lauper and Shakira |
| 54% | OATMEAL | 7 | It might lead to a lump in your throat |
| 54% | ABSORB | 6 | To take in and make part of a whole |
| 54% | ARCHERY | 7 | It takes a bow and arrow to practice this |
| 53% | IVE | 3 | Lead-in to "got it" or "had it" |
| 53% | IVE | 3 | Lead-in to "had it" or "got it" |
| 53% | ROME | 4 | All roads lead to it, in a saying |
| 53% | OLD | 3 | What it takes years and years to grow |
| 53% | DOS | 3 | How many it takes to tango in Spain? |
| 53% | IMO | 3 | Lead-in to an online take |
| 53% | CHEEZ | 5 | Lead-in to It or Whiz |
| 52% | LAPS | 4 | It takes 4.5 _____ to cover 500 yards in a pool |
| 52% | ONETASTE | 8 | All it takes to convince you, in some ads |
| 52% | GEN | 3 | Lead-in to X, Y and Z |
| 52% | GEN | 3 | Lead-in to Xer, Yer, and Zer |
| 52% | GEN | 3 | Lead-in to X, Y, and Z |
| 52% | NSEC | 4 | It takes light about one to travel one ft. in a vacuum |
| 52% | DISEASE | 7 | Heart ___ can lead to heart attacks and runs in families |
| 52% | CHOPPER | 7 | Comes to take off your head, in Oranges and Lemons |