| 100% | VEEJAY | 6 | Martha Quinn or Alan Hunter, in the early days of MTV |
| 46% | POSSES | 6 | Rival rap groups in the early days of hip-hop |
| 43% | PHONO | 5 | Lead-in to “graph,” in the early days of audio recording |
| 38% | EMBRYO | 6 | Life, in the early days |
| 37% | AGO | 3 | In the earlier part of life |
| 36% | EMBRYONIC | 9 | In the earliest stage of development; rudimentary |
| 36% | MODEM | 5 | Computer accessory that was "dial-up" in the early days |
| 35% | AMOVEABLEFEAST | 14 | ''But this is how Paris was in the early days . . .'' (1964) |
| 35% | AGO | 3 | In the days of yore |
| 35% | MEME | 4 | Image with two lines of Impact font, in the early days |
| 34% | MIDJULY | 7 | Time in the dog days of summer |
| 34% | AHEAD | 5 | In the lead, or in front of |
| 34% | AHEAD | 5 | In the lead or in front of |
| 34% | PRETEEN | 7 | In the sixth grade or earlier, typically |
| 34% | MTWTF | 5 | Days of the week in a calendar heading |
| 34% | GONZO | 5 | In the style of Hunter S. Thompson, say |
| 34% | MIDSUMMER | 9 | The longest day of the year in June |
| 34% | NEBULOUS | 8 | In the form of a haze or cloud |
| 34% | IDES | 4 | Day of the full moon, in old Rome |
| 34% | MONDAY | 6 | Day of the week for Thanksgiving in Canada |
| 34% | MONDAY | 6 | The first day of Lent in Greece: Clean __ |
| 34% | EGAD | 4 | "Yikes!" in the days of yore |
| 34% | PINK | 4 | Rosy shade of the sky in the early evening, or the color of a flamingo |
| 33% | TUES | 4 | Day of the week for Tet in 2022: abbr. |
| 33% | EDO | 3 | Tokyo, in the days of the shogun |
| 33% | HOP | 3 | Dance in the days of doo-wop |
| 33% | LUNCH | 5 | Meal in the middle of the day |
| 33% | NAPS | 4 | Sleeps in the middle of the day |
| 33% | LATE | 4 | Far on in the day or night |
| 33% | DISCOUNT | 8 | Reduction in the cost or price of |