| 100% | FAKETIANS | 9 | Magnates who aren't as big a deal as they pretend to be? |
| 52% | POSER | 5 | Person who pretends to be a big deal |
| 44% | TINHORN | 7 | Gambler who pretends to be a big shot, informally |
| 42% | TIGER | 5 | Paper ___, title for a person who pretends to be threatening unlike a particular big feline |
| 39% | GOAS | 4 | Pretend to be, as at a Halloween party |
| 38% | ACT | 3 | Pretend to be someone else, as in a movie |
| 38% | ACTS | 4 | Pretends to be someone else, as in a movie |
| 38% | POSER | 5 | Person who pretends to be a VIP |
| 37% | SISTERACT | 9 | Comedy about a singer who pretends to be a nun |
| 37% | MIME | 4 | Person who might pretend to be stuck in a box |
| 37% | ACTOR | 5 | One who pretends to be a different person on screen |
| 37% | COURTENEYCOX | 12 | Actress who played a woman pretending to be Jerry's wife for a dry-cleaning discount on "Seinfeld," but is better known as Monica on "Friends" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ALEC | 4 | Someone whose nature is often seen as irritating, since they pretend to know it all |
| 34% | {HAT}ERS | 8 | Per a meme, they’re people who secretly wish to be you |
| 34% | INDIE | 5 | Like music artists who aren't signed to a label |
| 34% | SHAMS | 5 | They aren't what they appear to be |
| 33% | PRETENDER | 9 | Person who isn't what they claim to be |
| 33% | GROAN | 5 | Pretend to be a ghost |
| 33% | AGENT | 5 | One who might try to make a big deal out of everything |
| 33% | DEALOUT | 7 | Omit a player from those to whom cards are dealt: 2 wds. |
| 32% | WENTAS | 6 | Pretended to be at a party |
| 32% | EXES | 4 | They used to be a "thing" |
| 32% | ITPRO | 5 | Person who may be able to help you with a big crash, informally |
| 32% | NIA | 3 | Actress Vardalos who is writing a sequel to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" |
| 32% | TVROLE | 6 | What a movie star may pretend to be above |
| 32% | FINAL | 5 | Locked-in, as a guess on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" |
| 32% | ACT | 3 | Pretend to be someone else (in a movie) |
| 32% | GOAS | 4 | Pretend to be, at a Halloween party, say |
| 31% | PRESLEY | 7 | Elvis ___, a singer who is often referred to as "The King of Rock and Roll" |