| 100% | DIM | 3 | Like a bulb that isn't bright |
| 64% | MESSY | 5 | Like a room that isn't clean |
| 63% | IDLE | 4 | Like a bike that isn't turned on |
| 63% | REAR | 4 | Like a mirror that isn't "front" view? |
| 63% | DRY | 3 | Like a towel that isn't "wet" yet? |
| 62% | RHETORICAL | 10 | Like a question that isn't really a question |
| 62% | PRIME | 5 | Like a suspect that isn't a "second" guess? |
| 62% | DRAFTY | 6 | Like a room that isn't properly insulated, probably |
| 62% | RASH | 4 | Like a decision that isn't well-thought-out |
| 62% | RICH | 4 | Like a cake that isn't "poor" in taste? |
| 62% | HOMEBAKED | 9 | Like a pie that isn't store-bought: Hyph. |
| 61% | ONBUDGET | 8 | Like a project that isn’t exceeding its planned cost |
| 54% | OPEN | 4 | Like a tennis match that isn't "closed" to the public? |
| 53% | HOT | 3 | Like a cup of coffee that isn't a "cold" brew? |
| 52% | DIM | 3 | Like a light that's not very bright |
| 51% | WORN | 4 | Like a favorite T-shirt that’s showing its age |
| 51% | HALOGEN | 7 | Light bulb that uses a vapor like iodine |
| 49% | LATERAL | 7 | A pass that isn't forward |
| 49% | TEMPORARY | 9 | A position that isn't permanent |
| 47% | ACUTE | 5 | A triangle that isn't right or obtuse |
| 47% | ODD | 3 | Like a number that "can't even?" |
| 47% | NOGO | 4 | Like a deal that didn't happen |
| 47% | MUTT | 4 | Pooch that isn't a purebred |
| 47% | VOWEL | 5 | Letter that isn't a consonant |
| 47% | DOE | 3 | Deer that isn't a stag |
| 47% | STAG | 4 | Deer that isn't a doe |
| 47% | KITTY | 5 | Housepet that isn't a doggy |
| 47% | CONSONANT | 9 | Letter that isn't a vowel |
| 47% | DOE | 3 | Deer that isn't a buck |
| 47% | DRAMA | 5 | Movie that isn't a comedy |