| 100% | NICER | 5 | Less deserving of coal in one's stocking |
| 51% | LUMP | 4 | Coal unit in one's stocking, say |
| 47% | ALANA | 5 | One of Ariel's sisters in "The Little Mermaid" |
| 47% | SINGAPORESLING | 14 | In a ___, there's at least one fluid ounce of ___ |
| 45% | LUMP | 4 | Bit of coal in a Christmas stocking |
| 43% | AMEBA | 5 | One of the little things in life? |
| 43% | SONIC | 5 | One of the S's in SST |
| 43% | RUNS | 4 | Snags in one’s stockings |
| 43% | CAR | 3 | One of 52 million in the U. S. |
| 42% | OBLIVIOUS | 9 | In one's own little world |
| 42% | DOWNDEEP | 8 | In one's heart of hearts |
| 42% | DEEPDOWN | 8 | In one's heart of hearts |
| 42% | ITEM | 4 | One of 10 or less in the express lane |
| 42% | NYSE | 4 | One of the oldest stock exchanges in USA (abbr) |
| 42% | MADELINE | 8 | One of "twelve little girls in two straight lines" |
| 42% | BETH | 4 | One of Amy March's sisters in "Little Women" |
| 41% | ITEM | 4 | One of 12 or less, in a supermarket express lane |
| 41% | MICROBEAD | 9 | One of the little plastic balls in a facial scrub |
| 41% | RIGHTMIND | 9 | In one's __, sane and capable of making decisions |
| 40% | CLASSY | 6 | Admirable in one’s treatment of others |
| 39% | NONE | 4 | What one of the little pigs had in "This Little Pig" |
| 39% | FEATHER | 7 | A __ in one's cap, a symbol of achievement |
| 39% | PALENESS | 8 | Lack of color in one's complexion |
| 39% | CAP | 3 | A feather in one's ___ (achievement to be proud of) |
| 39% | SHIP | 4 | One of the S's in U.S.S. |
| 39% | CORNIER | 7 | Less deserving of a laugh, say |
| 39% | ESME | 4 | Heroine in one of Salinger's "Nine Stories" |
| 39% | HARE | 4 | Overconfident racer in one of Aesop's fables |
| 38% | BETH | 4 | One of Alcott's little women |
| 38% | HOSS | 4 | One of Little Joe's brothers |