| 100% | MATTE | 5 | Like paint that isn't glossy |
| 58% | DRY | 3 | Like paint that doesn't rub off |
| 58% | WET | 3 | Like paint that hasn't yet dried |
| 57% | MILD | 4 | Like salsa that isn't spicy |
| 52% | WET | 3 | Like paint that's still sticky |
| 51% | WET | 3 | Like paint that's just been applied |
| 50% | DRY | 3 | Like paint that's safe to sit on |
| 49% | MESSY | 5 | Like a room that isn't clean |
| 49% | NODICE | 6 | "Looks like that isn't gonna happen" |
| 49% | DIM | 3 | Like a bulb that isn't bright |
| 48% | IDLE | 4 | Like a bike that isn't turned on |
| 48% | REAR | 4 | Like a mirror that isn't "front" view? |
| 48% | DRY | 3 | Like a towel that isn't "wet" yet? |
| 48% | RHETORICAL | 10 | Like a question that isn't really a question |
| 48% | DRAFTY | 6 | Like a room that isn't properly insulated, probably |
| 48% | ACUTE | 5 | Like an angle that isn't obtuse or right |
| 48% | RASH | 4 | Like a decision that isn't well-thought-out |
| 48% | PRIME | 5 | Like a suspect that isn't a "second" guess? |
| 48% | RICH | 4 | Like a cake that isn't "poor" in taste? |
| 48% | HOMEBAKED | 9 | Like a pie that isn't store-bought: Hyph. |
| 47% | ONBUDGET | 8 | Like a project that isn’t exceeding its planned cost |
| 45% | BEA | 3 | Name that sounds like "bee" but isn't the insect |
| 44% | THIS | 4 | That isn't it |
| 44% | OPEN | 4 | Like a tennis match that isn't "closed" to the public? |
| 44% | SMALL | 5 | With 1-Down, like whiskey that isn't mass-produced |
| 44% | ARTY | 4 | Like those interested in poetry or painting |
| 43% | OLDTOWN | 7 | Any small city-like area that isn't new |
| 43% | MATTE | 5 | Paint finish that's not glossy |
| 43% | MIRAGE | 6 | Pool that isn't |
| 43% | THIS | 4 | What that isn't |