| 100% | SPELLINGS | 9 | Lists of words for children to learn to write |
| 47% | VOCAB | 5 | List of words, for short |
| 45% | WOWSIGNAL | 9 | Scientific evidence of extraterrestrial life named for the word written next to the readout |
| 44% | VOCAB | 5 | Words to learn, for short |
| 43% | ALLOWANCE | 9 | Another word for pocket money given to children |
| 41% | AGENDA | 6 | List of things to do, especially for a meeting |
| 41% | TIL | 3 | Rare form of a short word for up to a certain time |
| 41% | INBED | 5 | Words added to the ends of sentences for comedic effect |
| 40% | ROTE | 4 | Word for repetitive learning technique which is an anagram of "tore" |
| 40% | ADDENDA | 7 | A list of items to be added to written works |
| 39% | SPELLINGS | 9 | Homework for learning how words are written |
| 39% | SONGBOOK | 8 | A collection of written music for learning |
| 39% | INBED | 5 | Words sometimes added to the end of a fortune cookie fortune for humorous effect |
| 38% | ETC | 3 | Word used at the end, to suggest a complete list, for short |
| 38% | AGNEW | 5 | For whom Safire wrote the words "nattering nabobs of negativism" |
| 38% | MENU | 4 | Printed list of things available at a restaurant for you to choose from |
| 37% | TENSEEXCHANGE | 13 | Heated barrage of words ... and an explanation for the answers to the starred clues? |
| 37% | VOCABULARY | 10 | List of words |
| 37% | BERRY | 5 | Word with "Smurf" to mean a red fruit that is a source of nutrition for the Smurfs |
| 36% | KEIRA | 5 | ___ Knightley, "Pirates of the Caribbean" actress who learned to play the guitar for her role in "Begin Again" |
| 36% | THESAURUS | 9 | List of words and synonyms |
| 36% | AGENDAS | 7 | Lists of items for meetings |
| 36% | ERE | 3 | Word for "before," to Shakespeare |
| 36% | ISEE | 4 | Words of comprehension, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | ETRE | 4 | French word for "to be" [anagram of TREE] |
| 36% | TRASHTALK | 9 | Taunting words for opponents, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 22-, 56- and 62-Across |
| 36% | PARTYPLATFORMS | 14 | Lists of principles for political groups |
| 36% | AGENDA | 6 | List of topics for a meeting |
| 36% | PARTIES | 7 | List of ideas for celebratory gatherings |
| 36% | AGENDA | 6 | List of items for a meeting |