| 100% | FALSECARD | 9 | Lead to mislead, in bridge |
| 52% | VERSE | 5 | What might lead to a bridge |
| 52% | ENDPLAY | 7 | Tactical play in the last few tricks of a game of bridge forcing an opponent to make a particular lead |
| 51% | OOH | 3 | Lead in to "la-la" |
| 51% | OOH | 3 | Lead in to la-la |
| 50% | ASSIST | 6 | Pass that leads to a score, in basketball |
| 50% | TEA | 3 | Tax that led to a party in Boston |
| 50% | CLUE | 4 | It leads to an answer in a crossword |
| 50% | OOP | 3 | Pass leading to a dunk, in basketball lingo |
| 50% | ERE | 3 | In the time leading up to |
| 49% | OATMEAL | 7 | It might lead to a lump in your throat |
| 48% | DISEASE | 7 | Heart ___ can lead to heart attacks and runs in families |
| 48% | HADTHECODENAMECROSSWORD | 23 | Negotiations leading to the surrender of German troops in Italy _____ |
| 48% | TIE | 3 | Type of score that leads to extra innings in baseball |
| 48% | AFRO | 4 | Lead-in to punk or Cuban, in music |
| 48% | SYS | 3 | Lead-in to admin or op, in tech |
| 48% | ONCE | 4 | Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairytales |
| 48% | ROADS | 5 | They all lead to Rome, in a saying |
| 48% | ROME | 4 | All roads lead to it, in a saying |
| 48% | ADI | 3 | Lead in with "das" to mean Nike rival |
| 48% | WELTER | 6 | Lead-in to "weight," in boxing |
| 48% | AKA | 3 | Letters leading in to an alias |
| 47% | DERMA | 5 | Lead-in to -planing and -brasion, in skin care |
| 47% | ONCE | 4 | Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairy tales |
| 47% | IMA | 3 | Lead-in to "Loser" or "Believer" in song titles |
| 47% | AQUA | 4 | Lead-in to "man" in superhero-dom |
| 47% | INSTA | 5 | Lead-in to "gram" in social media |
| 47% | ABE | 3 | Lead-in to -nomics, in Japanese politics |
| 47% | FEM | 3 | Lead-in to slash, in fan fiction |
| 47% | LUCIFER | 7 | Fallen angel said to lead in hell |