| 100% | RAH | 3 | Lead-in to "sis-boom-bah" |
| 74% | OOH | 3 | Lead in to "la-la" |
| 74% | OOH | 3 | Lead in to la-la |
| 70% | AKA | 3 | Letters leading in to an alias |
| 70% | RAH | 3 | Syllable often rhymed with sis boom bah |
| 69% | PEP | 3 | Cheerleader's "Rah, rah, sis boom bah!" spirit |
| 68% | MOO | 3 | Lead in to "goo gai pan" to mean a dish |
| 68% | TARARA | 6 | Lead-in to "boom-de-ay" |
| 68% | WELTER | 6 | Lead-in to "weight," in boxing |
| 67% | AQUA | 4 | Lead-in to "man" in superhero-dom |
| 67% | INSTA | 5 | Lead-in to "gram" in social media |
| 67% | ABE | 3 | Lead-in to -nomics, in Japanese politics |
| 67% | FEM | 3 | Lead-in to slash, in fan fiction |
| 67% | HOE | 3 | Lead-in to cake in Southern cuisine |
| 66% | RAH | 3 | Kin of sis, boom, or bah |
| 66% | OTTER | 5 | Lead-in to hound, in the canine world |
| 66% | AFRO | 4 | Lead-in to punk or Cuban, in music |
| 66% | WHO | 3 | Lead-in to -ville in children's literature |
| 66% | SYS | 3 | Lead-in to admin or op, in tech |
| 66% | ONCE | 4 | Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairytales |
| 66% | MID | 3 | Lead-in to “summer” in a Shakespeare title |
| 65% | ADI | 3 | Lead in with "das" to mean Nike rival |
| 64% | JAIL | 4 | Lead-in to "house" in an Elvis Presley hit |
| 64% | SETIN | 5 | Lead-in to "Language" in a 1993 comedy bestseller |
| 64% | NOMAD | 5 | Lead-in to "land" in a hit 2020 film |
| 64% | SEXY | 4 | Lead-in to "back" in a Justin Timberlake song |
| 64% | DERMA | 5 | Lead-in to -planing and -brasion, in skin care |
| 64% | ONCE | 4 | Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairy tales |
| 64% | IMA | 3 | Lead-in to "Loser" or "Believer" in song titles |
| 64% | SNO | 3 | Lead-in to “cross,” in a winter racing sport |