| 100% | STATE | 5 | Lead-in to "of mind" or "of war" |
| 69% | HOO | 3 | Lead-in to boy or follower of yoo |
| 65% | SONS | 4 | Lead-in to "of Liberty" or "of Anarchy" |
| 64% | WHO | 3 | Follower of "you-know" or lead-in to "knows" |
| 63% | SUDAN | 5 | Country in which the effects of war and displacement led U.N. experts to warn of widespread famine (October, 2024) |
| 61% | IMA | 3 | Lead-in to "Loser" or "Believer" in song titles |
| 61% | AHEAD | 5 | In the lead, or in front of |
| 61% | AHEAD | 5 | In the lead or in front of |
| 60% | OBLA | 4 | Lead-in to "di" or "da" in a Beatles song |
| 60% | AFRO | 4 | Lead-in to punk or Cuban, in music |
| 60% | SYS | 3 | Lead-in to admin or op, in tech |
| 59% | IMA | 3 | Lead-in to "Man," "Woman" or "Fool" in Top 40 hits |
| 59% | BIG | 3 | Lead-in to Boi, Sean, or Daddy Kane, in rappers' names |
| 59% | SEMI | 4 | Lead-in to "sonic" or "charmed life," in '90s alt rock |
| 59% | SERENADE | 8 | To play or sing music in honor of someone |
| 59% | BEFORE | 6 | Prior to or in front of something |
| 58% | MRS | 3 | Lead-in to Brown or Robinson in #1 song titles |
| 58% | MEDICALLY | 9 | In a way related to treatment of illness or injury |
| 57% | STARRED | 7 | To have appeared as the lead in a movie or play |
| 57% | PHONO | 5 | Lead-in to “graph,” in the early days of audio recording |
| 57% | AUTO | 4 | Lead-in to straddle, in the name of an online magazine |
| 57% | MENTAL | 6 | Related to anything in the mind or the brain |
| 57% | ROADS | 5 | In a saying, all of them lead to Rome |
| 57% | APPLEGATE | 9 | Christina, one of the leads in Dead to Me |
| 57% | IMEAN | 5 | Lead-in to a clarification or correction |
| 57% | CEPHALIC | 8 | Of, in, or relating to the head |
| 57% | PROWL | 5 | Rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey or something to steal |
| 57% | EVACUEE | 7 | Someone who is moved to safety in times of war |
| 56% | ADOPTED | 7 | Chosen in place of or in preference to an original |