| 100% | LEW | 3 | Man's nickname that omits the "is" at the end |
| 61% | POT | 3 | Container that's said to be at the end of a rainbow |
| 59% | TAB | 3 | Diet cola that's being discontinued at the end of this month |
| 58% | TACT | 4 | Diplomat's skill that is hidden at the end of "contact" |
| 57% | ARN | 3 | Man's nickname that omits "-old" |
| 56% | OLEG | 4 | Man's name that becomes a toy when its first letter is moved to the end |
| 55% | HANGS | 5 | Is at the end of one's rope? |
| 55% | WATERSKI | 8 | Be at the end of one's rope? |
| 53% | EBEN | 4 | Man's nickname that is German for "level" |
| 53% | DEAD | 4 | Adjective that might be used hyperbolically at the end of a long day |
| 53% | THOR | 4 | Chris Hemsworth role that can be found scrambled at the end of Hemsworth |
| 53% | ICH | 3 | German pronoun that can be found at the end of "which" or "ostrich" |
| 53% | NORMA | 5 | Woman's name that becomes a man's name when its first letter is added to the end |
| 52% | NOOSE | 5 | It may be at the end of one's rope |
| 52% | NOOSE | 5 | This may be at the end of one's rope |
| 52% | STU | 3 | Man's nickname that's three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 52% | ABIE | 4 | Man's nickname that sounds like two letters of the alphabet |
| 51% | REDEEM | 6 | " ___ Team," nickname for US men's basketball team led by Dwyane Wade that won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 51% | PAM | 3 | Woman's nickname that omits "-ela" from the full name |
| 51% | SLASHER | 7 | Canadian anthology horror series with a mystery storyline that is resolved at the end of the season |
| 51% | DUSTER | 6 | Feathery cleaner at the end of a stick ... and something that is brushed over furniture while cleaning |
| 50% | MOVERS | 6 | Businesses that tend to be busiest at the starts and ends of months |
| 50% | IRA | 3 | Man's name that can also be the initials of a financial plan |
| 50% | PATENTS | 7 | Sony's filing of a McDonald's commercial that can be ended by shouting "McDonald's!" at the screen, and the like |
| 50% | STUMP | 5 | All that's left of the tree at the end of "The Giving Tree" |
| 50% | ZETA | 4 | Letter that's not really at the end of the Greek alphabet |
| 49% | NUB | 3 | Pencil that's about at the end of its usefulness |
| 49% | LANE | 4 | "The Ocean at the End of the ___," 2013 Neil Gaiman novel featuring themes of magical realism that was nominated for a Nebula Award |
| 49% | HORN | 4 | Mellow-toned brass instrument that is narrow at one end and much wider at the other |
| 49% | FADE | 4 | Be outscored at the end |