| 100% | ARN | 3 | Man's nickname that omits "-old" |
| 83% | LEW | 3 | Man's nickname that omits the "is" at the end |
| 66% | NAT | 3 | Woman's nickname that omits "alie" |
| 65% | MARV | 4 | Man's nickname that's just wonderful? |
| 65% | STU | 3 | Man's nickname that loses a wart |
| 65% | VIC | 3 | Man's nickname that rhymes with "Rick" |
| 65% | ARI | 3 | Pop singer's nickname that omits 51-Across |
| 64% | STU | 3 | Man's nickname that's an alphabetic run |
| 64% | STU | 3 | Man's nickname that's three consecutive letters |
| 64% | EBEN | 4 | Man's nickname that is German for "level" |
| 64% | ARTIE | 5 | Man's nickname that sounds like two letters |
| 64% | NAT | 3 | Man's nickname that sounds like a pest |
| 64% | NORM | 4 | Man's nickname that can also mean "average" |
| 64% | JOSH | 4 | Man's nickname that also means "kid around" |
| 63% | PAM | 3 | Woman's nickname that omits "-ela" from the full name |
| 63% | NAT | 3 | Man's nickname that sounds like an annoying little fly |
| 62% | STAN | 4 | Man's nickname that's a baseball team's nickname backward |
| 62% | STU | 3 | Man's nickname that's three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 62% | ABIE | 4 | Man's nickname that sounds like two letters of the alphabet |
| 62% | STU | 3 | Man's nickname that sounds like a beef-and-potatoes dish |
| 61% | SAL | 3 | Man's nickname that can add "-vatore" to become its full version |
| 60% | WES | 3 | Nickname that omits "ley" |
| 60% | SAM | 3 | Nickname that omits “antha” |
| 60% | ESME | 4 | Nickname that omits -ralda |
| 60% | TASHA | 5 | Nickname that omits “Na” |
| 60% | CAM | 3 | Nickname that omits -eron |
| 60% | STU | 3 | Nickname that omits "-art" |
| 60% | SAM | 3 | Nickname that omits -antha |
| 60% | DRE | 3 | Nickname that omits “An” |
| 60% | RAFA | 4 | Nickname that omits -el |