| 100% | BREACHING | 9 | Making an opening in |
| 69% | ASKIN | 5 | Make an opening offer? |
| 68% | MOUSEPAD | 8 | An opening in the baseboard? |
| 67% | TEL | 3 | An opening in the communications field? |
| 65% | MEATAL | 6 | Relating to an opening in anatomy |
| 64% | AIRHOLE | 7 | Opening in an animal carrier |
| 64% | VENT | 4 | Opening in an air conditioner |
| 63% | ETCH | 4 | Make an engraving in glass |
| 63% | ONSCREEN | 8 | Making an appearance in Hollywood, say |
| 62% | ACED | 4 | Made an unreturned serve, in tennis |
| 62% | SHARPEN | 7 | Make an image more in focus |
| 62% | ETCH | 4 | Make an impression, in a way |
| 62% | SCRAPBOOKED | 11 | Made an album, in a way |
| 62% | PLED | 4 | Made an earnest appeal, in court |
| 62% | GAMBIT | 6 | An opening move in chess involving sacrifice |
| 61% | DROPADIME | 9 | Make an assist in basketball without looking |
| 60% | ZOOMBOMB | 8 | Make an unwanted appearance in a video call |
| 60% | FRESHAIR | 8 | What an open window allows in |
| 59% | GAMBIT | 6 | A stratagem; an opening move in chess |
| 59% | SLOT | 4 | Coin opening in an arcade game, say |
| 59% | AIRBALLED | 9 | Made an embarrassing miss in a game of hoops |
| 59% | FRESHAIR | 8 | What an open window might bring in |
| 59% | BAKED | 5 | Made desserts in an oven |
| 58% | OSTIATE | 7 | Having an opening, like pores in a sponge |
| 58% | UNABASHEDLY | 11 | In an open, no-apologies manner |
| 58% | PUBLICLY | 8 | In an open and candid way |
| 57% | DEBUTANT | 8 | One making an initial appearance, i.e. in society |
| 57% | SUNLIGHT | 8 | What an open curtain lets in during the day |
| 57% | ROTATES | 7 | Shifts over to guard an open player, in basketball |
| 57% | MAGIC | 5 | He/they made an NBA debut in 1979/1989 |