| 100% | SCORCH | 6 | Mark left by an iron that is too hot |
| 42% | PAWPRINT | 8 | Mark left by an animal's foot |
| 42% | SCRATCHES | 9 | Marks left by an animal's claws |
| 42% | SCAR | 4 | Lasting mark left by an injury |
| 37% | LIE | 3 | Talk that is marked by falsehood |
| 36% | VAIN | 4 | Something that is fruitless or marked by futility, say |
| 35% | STALE | 5 | Like cookies that were left out for too long, maybe |
| 35% | LANE | 4 | Path on a road that is marked by street lines |
| 35% | MGMLION | 7 | Corporate trademark that was inspired by an Ivy League mascot |
| 35% | HAITI | 5 | Caribbean nation that was devastated by an earthquake in 2010 |
| 35% | SMUDGE | 6 | Mark that might be left with greasy fingers |
| 35% | SCAR | 4 | Mark that may be covered by a tattoo |
| 35% | LOOSETEA | 8 | Leaves that are steeped in hot water (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TEA | 3 | Leaves that might be read by a fortune-teller |
| 34% | ODD | 3 | Kind of number that will leave a remainder when divided by 2 |
| 34% | HARD | 4 | ___-boiled, phrase meaning "tough and cynical" that was first used by Mark Twain |
| 34% | DOT | 3 | Mark that could be made by the tip of a pencil |
| 33% | SCAR | 4 | Permanent mark that can be caused by chicken pox |
| 33% | WELT | 4 | Painful mark that could be caused by a paintball |
| 33% | LAPELS | 6 | Things that might be grabbed by someone in an argument |
| 33% | METAVERSE | 9 | Virtual reality world based on blockchain technology that was endorsed by Mark Zuckerberg in 2022 |
| 33% | SCAR | 4 | Mark left by Zorro? |
| 33% | FOOTPRINT | 9 | Mark left by shoe |
| 33% | TANLINES | 8 | Marks left by swimsuits |
| 33% | STAINS | 6 | Marks left by spills |
| 33% | UNDO | 4 | Command that might be represented by a curved arrow pointing left |
| 32% | FUEL | 4 | *Gas station purchase that might be marked with an OCTane rating |
| 32% | OOLONG | 6 | Type of traditional tea from China that is made by sun-drying and oxidizing tea leaves |
| 32% | WELT | 4 | Mark left by a whip |
| 32% | WELT | 4 | Mark left by a flogging |