| 100% | ZETA | 4 | Letter followed by two rhymes |
| 60% | PHI | 3 | Letter that rhymes with the two that follow it |
| 57% | LGBT | 4 | Letters followed by QIA+ |
| 56% | ATTN | 4 | Letters followed by a colon |
| 51% | LETSKEEPINTOUCH | 15 | Words followed by letters? |
| 50% | DACTYL | 6 | Long syllable followed by two short ones in poetry |
| 49% | MICCHECK | 8 | Phrase followed by "one two, one two" |
| 46% | LOL | 3 | Letters sometimes followed by :D |
| 46% | LGBT | 4 | Letters often followed by QIA |
| 46% | HTTP | 4 | Letters often followed by “S” |
| 46% | ETA | 3 | Letter between two others that rhyme with it |
| 45% | IOU | 3 | Letters often followed by a number |
| 45% | REESES | 6 | With 41-Down, composition of a trail followed by [circled letters] |
| 45% | THETA | 5 | Letter that rhymes with, and follows, zeta and eta |
| 44% | ETA | 3 | Greek letter that follows (and rhymes with) zeta |
| 43% | TBSP | 4 | Amt. that's reduced by two-thirds when its second letter is removed |
| 42% | ROOTROT | 7 | Plant disease whose two words differ by only one letter |
| 41% | DIE | 3 | Word pluralized by adding a c between its final two letters |
| 41% | LGBT | 4 | Letters that may be followed by QIA2S+ |
| 40% | PIECESOFOO | 10 | Treasure chest coins represented graphically by two consecutive letters in six puzzle answers (including this one) |
| 40% | EBWHITE | 7 | Author whose last name's first letter, followed by the two initials that precede his last name, form a word in one of his most famous titles |
| 40% | ETA | 3 | Greek letter that follows, and rhymes with, zeta |
| 38% | RONDEL | 6 | Short poem on two rhymes |
| 38% | ENS | 3 | Letters following ems |
| 38% | RSTU | 4 | Letters following Q |
| 38% | STU | 3 | Letters following "R" |
| 38% | ROM | 3 | Letters following "CD" |
| 38% | BCD | 3 | Letters following "A" |
| 38% | RST | 3 | Letters following "Q" |
| 38% | MNO | 3 | Letters following "L" |