| 100% | OAKUM | 5 | Loose fibre obtained from old rope used for caulking seams in wooden ships |
| 33% | OAKUM | 5 | Loose fiber obtained from unravelling old ropes |
| 27% | CLEAT | 5 | Used for fastening a ship's ropes |
| 25% | ARGO | 4 | Ship used in quest for Golden Fleece |
| 25% | TAPIOCA | 7 | Beadlike starch obtained from cassava root and used in puddings |
| 24% | SAGO | 4 | Starchy cereal used for puddings obtained from an Asian palm tree |
| 24% | LAMPBLACK | 9 | Carboniferous pigment obtained from soot used in making printer's ink |
| 24% | AGAR | 4 | Carbohydrate obtained from seaweeds used in ice cream as a thickening agent |
| 24% | TTY | 3 | Old newsroom machine, for short, much used in WWII |
| 24% | CANYON | 6 | Deep gorge, used by some for swinging from rope |
| 24% | JEHOVAH | 7 | Latinized name for god, used in the Old Testament |
| 23% | MOXA | 4 | Downy material obtained from Asian plants related to mugwort used in traditional Chinese medicine |
| 23% | JADE | 4 | Semiprecious stone used for making jewellery that varies in colour from white to green |
| 23% | OAKUM | 5 | Tarrerd fibre used in shipbuilding for the sealing of gaps |
| 23% | SRO | 3 | Strontia, once used in old color TV tubes, for short |
| 23% | OAKUM | 5 | Loose rope fiber used as caulking |
| 23% | CATECHU | 7 | Vegetable extract obtained from several species of acacia tree used in medicine, tanning and dyeing |
| 23% | JADE | 4 | Semi-precious stone used for making jewellery which varies in colour from white to green |
| 23% | LARIAT | 6 | Rope used for tethering |
| 23% | LASSO | 5 | Rope used for catching cattle |
| 22% | SANDARAC | 8 | Resin obtained from a tree of NW Africa whose hard dark wood is used for decorative work |
| 22% | MAPP | 4 | ___ v. Ohio (landmark case barring illegally obtained evidence from being used in court) |
| 22% | SNOW | 4 | In old movies, it was made using everything from marble dust to salt and painted cornflakes |
| 22% | LARD | 4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig rendered and clarified for use in cooking |
| 22% | SKI | 3 | One of a pair of wooden strips used for gliding over snow, with a name originating from Old Norse |
| 22% | MOXA | 4 | Downy material obtained from the dried leaves of an Asian plant related to mugwort used in traditional Chinese medicine |
| 22% | HESSIAN | 7 | Sack fabric made from jute, used for rope |
| 22% | HALYARD | 7 | Rope used for lowering or raising a sail |
| 22% | LASSOES | 7 | Ropes used for catching animals or circus tricks |
| 21% | TYE | 3 | Rope used in sailing |