| 100% | PROSPECT | 8 | Likelihood; a potential future event or situation |
| 46% | PROSPECT | 8 | Likelihood of a future event |
| 39% | OMENS | 5 | Events or signs that foretell the future |
| 38% | EPISODE | 7 | Event or happening; one in a TV series |
| 36% | DROP | 4 | * NYE "ball" event or a synonym of 1a |
| 36% | SUPERBOWL | 9 | January event, or a great bird |
| 36% | SALON | 5 | Place with a "do or dye" situation? |
| 36% | SCENARIO | 8 | A situation, an imagined scene or occurrence |
| 35% | DEALT | 5 | Handled or managed a situation |
| 35% | OMEN | 4 | Event seen as a prediction of the future |
| 35% | PERFECTSTORM | 12 | Situation caused by a bad combination of events |
| 35% | FUNRUN | 6 | A light-hearted sports event, race or walk |
| 35% | SPONSOR | 7 | A person or company who funds an event |
| 35% | HISTORY | 7 | A written record or study of human events |
| 35% | PLANNING | 8 | Arranging a schedule or future activities |
| 35% | MORAL | 5 | Significance of a story or event |
| 34% | HOTDATE | 7 | Promising meet-up with a potential boyfriend or girlfriend: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PROSPECT | 8 | The likelihood of some future event occurring |
| 34% | SHOCKWAVE | 9 | A sudden ripple effect from an explosion or event |
| 34% | ACCIDENT | 8 | A negative event with no plan or obvious cause |
| 34% | ELECTION | 8 | Event to choose a new president or prime minister |
| 34% | NARRATIVE | 9 | A story; a written or spoken account of events |
| 34% | CHAMBER | 7 | A large room used for formal or public events |
| 34% | REACTION | 8 | Response to a situation, stimulus or treatment |
| 34% | FAIR | 4 | State or county event with a midway |
| 34% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Clapping at a venue or sports event |
| 34% | CATERING | 8 | Providing food for a party or event |
| 34% | ARENA | 5 | Venue for a concert or sports event |
| 34% | SKI | 3 | Compete in a downhill or Nordic event |
| 34% | BDAY | 4 | Nov. or Dec. event for a Sagittarius |