| 100% | MARINADE | 8 | Liquid that adds taste to meat before it's cooked |
| 54% | MARINATED | 9 | Soaked meat in liquid to add taste before cooking |
| 37% | RUBS | 4 | Dry ___ (spice blends applied to meat before cooking) |
| 37% | TEAK | 4 | Plant whose name becomes that of a meat product when an s is added to the beginning |
| 36% | PTA | 3 | School gp. that sometimes has an "S" added to its name |
| 34% | HICKORY | 7 | Wood that adds flavors to barbecue cooking |
| 34% | SUPER | 5 | Word that's its own synonym when a "b" is added to the end |
| 34% | USAIR | 5 | Company that added four letters to its name in 1997 |
| 34% | STEW | 4 | Cook slowly in liquid, often to tenderize meat |
| 34% | USAIR | 5 | Carrier that added "ways" to its name in 1997 |
| 34% | USOC | 4 | Sports org. that added "P" to its initials |
| 34% | USOC | 4 | Games gp. that added a "P" to its initials in 2019 |
| 34% | CDC | 3 | Org. that added "and Prevention" to its name in 1992 (abbr.) |
| 34% | USOC | 4 | Sports org. that added a "P" to its initials in 2019 |
| 33% | ANN | 3 | Per ssa.gov, baby name that's far more popular when "a" is added to it |
| 33% | USOC | 4 | Sports org. that added a "P" to its initials in 2019 (Abbr.) |
| 33% | OED | 3 | Ref. work that added "Dylanesque" to its lexicon in 2018 |
| 33% | BASTING | 7 | Greasing meat to keep it moist while cooking |
| 33% | MALLOMARS | 9 | Chocolate cookies that taste similar to s'mores |
| 33% | SAL | 3 | Man's nickname that can add "-vatore" to become its full version |
| 32% | NORMA | 5 | Woman's name that becomes a man's name when its first letter is added to the end |
| 32% | SAUCE | 5 | It's added to food |
| 32% | CREAM | 5 | Dairy product that is added to 20a to lighten it |
| 32% | MOUTHWASH | 9 | Liquid that's gargled before or after brushing |
| 32% | OIL | 3 | Liquid that's used to fry foods |
| 32% | CHLORINE | 8 | It's added to the pool |
| 32% | RIDER | 5 | It's added to the bill |
| 32% | CREAM | 5 | It's often added to coffee |
| 32% | ODOR | 4 | It's added to natural gas |
| 32% | FLUORIDE | 8 | It's often added to water |