| 100% | NONEOF | 6 | Lead-in to "the above" or "your business" |
| 60% | OVER | 4 | Lead-in to "the hill" or "the top" |
| 60% | MANOF | 5 | Lead-in to “the cloth” or “the hour” |
| 59% | STARRED | 7 | To have appeared as the lead in a movie or play |
| 58% | AFRO | 4 | Lead-in to punk or Cuban, in music |
| 58% | SYS | 3 | Lead-in to admin or op, in tech |
| 58% | OTTER | 5 | Lead-in to hound, in the canine world |
| 56% | SNAP | 4 | Photo or video taken on the social media app Snapchat that you may use to keep in touch with your friend |
| 56% | MRS | 3 | Lead-in to Brown or Robinson in #1 song titles |
| 56% | FLASHBACK | 9 | Looking to the past in shows or movies |
| 56% | PHONO | 5 | Lead-in to “graph,” in the early days of audio recording |
| 56% | AUTO | 4 | Lead-in to straddle, in the name of an online magazine |
| 55% | OLDS | 4 | Onetime lead-in to "mobile" in the auto world |
| 55% | TRILLIAN | 8 | Female lead in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| 55% | AHEAD | 5 | In the lead, or in front of |
| 55% | AHEAD | 5 | In the lead or in front of |
| 55% | IMA | 3 | Lead-in to "Man," "Woman" or "Fool" in Top 40 hits |
| 55% | BIG | 3 | Lead-in to Boi, Sean, or Daddy Kane, in rappers' names |
| 55% | VALUEADD | 8 | Improvement that brings something to the table, in business-speak |
| 54% | GENUFLECT | 9 | Bend one knee to the ground in respect or worship |
| 54% | FRANCHISE | 9 | The licensing of trademarks or business to others |
| 54% | HERO | 4 | The lead character in a film or play |
| 54% | REEFS | 5 | Some barriers to entry in the shipping business? |
| 54% | VERSUS | 6 | In contrast to or as the alternative of |
| 54% | MANIA | 5 | Reaction to the Beatles in 1964 or Justin Bieber in 2010 |
| 54% | BENGAL | 6 | Player losing to the 49ers in Super Bowl XVI or XXIII |
| 54% | CONGEST | 7 | To cause slower flow in traffic or the lungs |
| 54% | CUSP | 4 | Days leading up to the next sign, in astrology |
| 53% | IMA | 3 | Lead-in to "Loser" or "Believer" in song titles |