| 100% | SHAGGYDOG | 9 | Long story that's interesting only for the teller: Hyph. |
| 36% | OVERSET | 7 | Like text that's too long for the layout |
| 35% | SOR | 3 | 30 mile long river that's the only salmon river in Galicia |
| 34% | SAGA | 4 | Gossip story that stays in the news for weeks, e.g. |
| 34% | MARATHON | 8 | Long race that used to be the name for Snickers |
| 33% | SAMSUNG | 7 | South Korean brand known for the Galaxy S phones that also sells 43a |
| 33% | NICKELBOYS | 10 | Colson Whitehead's story of the Dozier School, that won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (with "The") |
| 33% | TWEET | 5 | One of the approx. 3.2 million statements that starts with "If only Bradley's arm was longer" |
| 33% | TALE | 4 | Story that could be The Handmaid's |
| 32% | SHRUB | 5 | Synonym for bush that contains the letters B, U, S, and H |
| 32% | SUN | 3 | Body that's visible only once every seven years, in the Ray Bradbury short story "All Summer in a Day" |
| 31% | AHA | 3 | "So THAT's the story here!" |
| 31% | RAKE | 4 | Long-handled tool that a gardener would use for cleaning up leaves in the fall |
| 31% | TAN | 3 | Color of skin that has been in the sun for a long time |
| 31% | LIMO | 4 | Long car that's rented for an awards show |
| 31% | SLOP | 4 | Food that's only fit for swine |
| 31% | ENDS | 4 | "...and that's how the story ___." (concludes) |
| 31% | OFIT | 4 | "Well, that's the long and short ___." |
| 31% | TOPAZ | 5 | Gem that's the birthstone for November |
| 31% | SEEDS | 5 | Food that’s for the birds |
| 31% | ASIDES | 6 | Comments only for the audience |
| 31% | AHA | 3 | Norwegian band that lost the 1986 Grammy for Best New Artist to Sade: Hyph. |
| 31% | CHEM | 4 | One of the subjects that astronaut Story Musgrave has a degree in, for short |
| 30% | AUTO | 4 | Prefix with "biography" for the story of one's life |
| 30% | LIMO | 4 | Long car that's often rented for a wedding |
| 30% | TEN | 3 | Largest number that's only three letters long |
| 30% | STAG | 4 | Like a party that's for guys only |
| 30% | TAT | 3 | Beauty that's only skin deep, for short? |
| 30% | SHORTGAME | 9 | Sporting concern that's not for long shots |
| 30% | OWL | 3 | Bird that's the mascot for Tootsie Pops |