| 100% | INHERITED | 9 | Like a trait taken from one's parents |
| 49% | ADOPTED | 7 | Took into one's home, like a rescue dog |
| 47% | EASY | 4 | Like taking candy from a baby, it's said |
| 45% | EERIE | 5 | Like a call from someone one just thought about |
| 44% | MEAN | 4 | Like taking candy from a baby? |
| 44% | EASY | 4 | Like taking candy from a baby |
| 43% | WHOLLYOWNED | 11 | Like a subsidiary with only one parent |
| 43% | ANTIVAX | 7 | Like one not apt to take a shot? |
| 43% | AERIAL | 6 | Like photos taken from a satellite |
| 42% | GENE | 4 | Gift from one's parents |
| 42% | GENE | 4 | Gift from one's parents? |
| 42% | GENES | 5 | Inheritance from one's parents? |
| 42% | PHOTO | 5 | You might take one from a mountaintop |
| 41% | GENES | 5 | Heredity units passed down from one's parents |
| 41% | VOW | 3 | Serious pledge, like one taken by a nun |
| 41% | WITHHOLDINGCONSENT | 18 | Agreement for an amount to be taken from one's salary? |
| 41% | ADOPT | 5 | Take in, like a puppy from a shelter |
| 41% | NIP | 3 | One might be taken from a flask |
| 40% | ORAL | 4 | Like a vaccine that's taken by mouth |
| 40% | FILIAL | 6 | Like a child's love for a parent |
| 40% | PROUD | 5 | Like a parent at a kid's recital |
| 40% | ATLUNCH | 7 | Away from one's desk, in a way |
| 40% | MEMOIR | 6 | A biography written from one's personal knowledge |
| 39% | GENES | 5 | Physical "blueprints" handed down from one's parents |
| 39% | PROUD | 5 | Like a smiling parent at a child's recital |
| 39% | TIMID | 5 | Like a child hiding behind a parent's leg |
| 39% | SHEAR | 5 | Take one's coat from? |
| 39% | HEAL | 4 | One can ___ (recover) from wounds and stress by taking up meditation as a hobby |
| 39% | ROBYN | 5 | Name that sounds like (but is one letter off from) a bird |
| 39% | CREASED | 7 | Crumpled, like clothes taken from a suitcase |