| 100% | OVERANDOUT | 10 | Lead-in to radio silence |
| 69% | OOH | 3 | Lead in to "la-la" |
| 69% | OOH | 3 | Lead in to la-la |
| 64% | MOO | 3 | Lead in to "goo gai pan" to mean a dish |
| 63% | WELTER | 6 | Lead-in to "weight," in boxing |
| 62% | AQUA | 4 | Lead-in to "man" in superhero-dom |
| 62% | INSTA | 5 | Lead-in to "gram" in social media |
| 62% | ABE | 3 | Lead-in to -nomics, in Japanese politics |
| 61% | OTTER | 5 | Lead-in to hound, in the canine world |
| 61% | AFRO | 4 | Lead-in to punk or Cuban, in music |
| 61% | WHO | 3 | Lead-in to -ville in children's literature |
| 61% | SYS | 3 | Lead-in to admin or op, in tech |
| 61% | ONCE | 4 | Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairytales |
| 60% | JAIL | 4 | Lead-in to "house" in an Elvis Presley hit |
| 60% | SETIN | 5 | Lead-in to "Language" in a 1993 comedy bestseller |
| 60% | NOMAD | 5 | Lead-in to "land" in a hit 2020 film |
| 60% | SEXY | 4 | Lead-in to "back" in a Justin Timberlake song |
| 60% | DERMA | 5 | Lead-in to -planing and -brasion, in skin care |
| 60% | ONCE | 4 | Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairy tales |
| 60% | IMA | 3 | Lead-in to "Loser" or "Believer" in song titles |
| 60% | LISTENER | 8 | Person tuned in to a radio show |
| 59% | FALSECARD | 9 | Lead to mislead, in bridge |
| 59% | IVEGOT | 6 | Lead-in to "Five Dollars" and "Sixpence" in song titles |
| 59% | OBLA | 4 | Lead-in to "di" or "da" in a Beatles song |
| 59% | MRS | 3 | Lead-in to Brown or Robinson in #1 song titles |
| 59% | DUO | 3 | Lead-in to "lingo" in a language-learning app name |
| 59% | LISTENERS | 9 | Those who tune in to a radio broadcast |
| 58% | TUNED | 5 | ___ in (listened to talk radio) |
| 58% | IMA | 3 | Lead-in to "Man," "Woman" or "Fool" in Top 40 hits |
| 58% | PHONO | 5 | Lead-in to “graph,” in the early days of audio recording |