| 100% | SLATE | 5 | List of candidates, or a shade of gray |
| 72% | ASH | 3 | Hardwood tree, or a shade of gray |
| 72% | ASH | 3 | Powdery stuff, or a shade of gray |
| 67% | ASH | 3 | Tree that's also a shade of gray or blonde |
| 57% | JET | 3 | Aircraft, or a shade of black |
| 56% | OLIVE | 5 | Martini garnish or a shade of green |
| 56% | SALMON | 6 | Freshwater fish or a shade of 16a |
| 56% | CORAL | 5 | Reef makeup or a shade of 16a |
| 56% | ASH | 3 | Shade of gray or blonde |
| 56% | ASH | 3 | Shade of gray or blond |
| 56% | ASH | 3 | Tree that's also a shade of gray |
| 56% | CANDY | 5 | Cotton ___, sweet treat or a shade of 16a |
| 55% | NAVY | 4 | Branch of the military, or a shade of blue |
| 55% | LILAC | 5 | Type of flowering bush, or a shade of purple |
| 55% | BLUSH | 5 | Bit of cheek makeup or a shade of 16a |
| 55% | TAN | 3 | "Queer Eye" costar France, or a shade of brown |
| 54% | ROSE | 4 | "Beauty and the Beast" flower or a shade of 16a |
| 53% | ASH | 3 | Shade of blonde or gray |
| 53% | ASH | 3 | Shade of gray that shares its name with a tree |
| 53% | SLATE | 5 | Shade of gray named for a writing surface for chalk |
| 53% | MENU | 4 | List of choices in a restaurant or on a computer |
| 53% | AGENDA | 6 | List of items or issues dealt with in a meeting |
| 53% | HUE | 3 | A color or shade of something |
| 53% | TINT | 4 | A shade or variety of color |
| 52% | OLIVE | 5 | Shade of green or a martini garnish |
| 52% | AQUA | 4 | European pop group with the 1997 hit "Barbie Girl," or a shade of blue |
| 51% | JET | 3 | Shade of black, or a kind of plane |
| 51% | JET | 3 | Shade of black, or a type of transportation |
| 51% | BABY | 4 | Tiny tot or word used to describe a shade of 16a |
| 51% | ALLELBOWS | 9 | Awkwardly lanky ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters? |