| 100% | PITTED | 6 | Like dates that lack a heart |
| 51% | BUMBLE | 6 | Dating app that sounds like a type of bee |
| 50% | PITTED | 6 | Like a date without a heart? |
| 49% | ETIOLATED | 9 | Like a plant that's gone pale from lack of light |
| 45% | TENTDRESS | 9 | Garment that lacks a waistline |
| 45% | APE | 3 | Primate that lacks a tail |
| 45% | STAG | 4 | Lacking a date |
| 45% | APES | 4 | Large primates that lack a tail |
| 45% | ONEHORSETOWN | 12 | Burg that lacks a stoplight, say |
| 45% | EPEE | 4 | Sword that lacks a cutting edge |
| 45% | APE | 3 | Large primate that lacks a tail |
| 45% | DRONE | 5 | Military aircraft that lacks a pilot |
| 45% | APE | 3 | Monkey cousin that lacks a tail |
| 44% | APE | 3 | Type of monkey that lacks a tail |
| 44% | PLATFORMBED | 11 | *Sleeping option that lacks a box spring |
| 44% | BACHELORPADDLE | 14 | Table-tennis implement that lacks a partner? |
| 43% | BORED | 5 | *Lack of interest, that often sounds like a dismissive "meh" |
| 43% | SPADE | 5 | Jack that's one-eyed and lacks a heart |
| 42% | TOOTHLESS | 9 | Like laws that lack effective enforcement mechanisms |
| 41% | ARTICHOKE | 9 | Edible plant that has a heart |
| 41% | LACED | 5 | Like punch that packs a punch |
| 41% | NYE | 3 | Date that may end with a midnight kiss: Abbr. |
| 41% | INKY | 4 | Like fingers that held a leaky pen |
| 41% | LOOSE | 5 | Like clothes that are a size larger |
| 41% | RAINY | 5 | Like weather that delays a baseball game |
| 41% | USED | 4 | Like cars that have a previous owner |
| 41% | MEND | 4 | Heal, like a broken heart |
| 41% | HEROIC | 6 | Like a Purple Heart recipient |
| 41% | RED | 3 | Like a heart or diamond |
| 41% | TAUT | 4 | Lacking slack, like a rope |