| 100% | BONO | 4 | Lead vocalist on "With or Without You" |
| 81% | BONO | 4 | Lead singer on "With or Without You" |
| 63% | BONO | 4 | Lead singer on the 1987 hit "With or Without You" |
| 63% | BONO | 4 | Lead singer on "Mysterious Ways" and "With or Without You" |
| 53% | BONO | 4 | "With or Without You" singer |
| 47% | TOWEL | 5 | Beach essential you can lie on or dry off with |
| 46% | TUBE | 4 | Object with one hole or two, depending on whom you ask |
| 45% | NICHE | 5 | Adjective that rhymes with "sheesh" or "pitch," depending on who you ask |
| 45% | OJS | 3 | Drinks you can get with or without pulp, for short |
| 44% | BRAS | 4 | Supporters with or without straps |
| 44% | TIN | 3 | Can, with or without "can" |
| 44% | DECO | 4 | Style with or without "art" |
| 43% | ETHANE | 6 | Gas with or without an u201cmu201d |
| 43% | ITS | 3 | Word with or without an apostrophe |
| 43% | SELECT | 6 | Pick, with or without the first letter |
| 43% | ENE | 3 | Spanish letter with or without a tilde |
| 43% | RINK | 4 | Place for skating with or without ice |
| 42% | CONTINUE | 8 | Go on with ... or postpone |
| 42% | RYES | 4 | Breads that come with or without caraway seeds |
| 42% | COOP | 4 | Type of housing, with or without a hyphen |
| 42% | APHID | 5 | Insect that can reproduce with or without mating |
| 41% | PLOTS | 5 | Units of land, with or without the first letter |
| 41% | GOATMILK | 8 | Alternative to 2% … with or without the shaded letter |
| 41% | AQUA | 4 | Bluish color, with or without "marine" at the end |
| 41% | WHATSNEW | 8 | "Anything going on with you?" |
| 40% | PLAYOFFS | 8 | They might eliminate teams … with or without the shaded letter |
| 40% | MADAM | 5 | Polite term of address, with or without its third letter |
| 40% | BEER | 4 | Source of a buzz … with or without its last letter? |
| 40% | REEVE | 5 | Superman portrayer, with or without an "s" at the end |
| 40% | SCONE | 5 | Food item whose name is pronounced with either a long or a short o, depending on whom you ask |