| 100% | TBSP | 4 | Meas. that becomes a third of its size if its second letter is removed |
| 59% | CHINA | 5 | Country that becomes a part of the face when its last letter is removed |
| 51% | POET | 4 | Profession that, when its last letter is removed, becomes the surname of a noted practitioner |
| 47% | BEST | 4 | Verb that retains its meaning if its third letter is changed to a |
| 46% | SIBERIA | 7 | Region that becomes a peninsula when its first letter is removed |
| 45% | PERU | 4 | Country whose name becomes that of a currency when its second letter is doubled and its last two letters are moved to the front |
| 45% | OPAL | 4 | Gemstone that becomes a buddy if you remove its first letter |
| 44% | CUBA | 4 | Country that becomes a baby animal when its last letter is removed |
| 44% | MADAM | 5 | Term of address that becomes less formal when its middle letter is removed |
| 44% | ETHANE | 6 | Compound that becomes a man's name when its last letter is removed |
| 44% | HEAR | 4 | Verb that becomes a related body part when its first letter is removed |
| 44% | ELSIE | 5 | Woman's name that becomes a different woman's name when its third and fourth letters are switched |
| 44% | FINCH | 5 | Bird whose name becomes a unit of length if you remove its first letter |
| 44% | EGGOS | 5 | Waffles that become 56-Down if a letter is removed |
| 43% | SHE | 3 | Word that becomes its own opposite if its first letter is removed |
| 42% | TBSP | 4 | Amt. that's reduced by two-thirds when its second letter is removed |
| 42% | ROTUND | 6 | Word that retains its meaning when its third letter is removed |
| 41% | LEBARON | 7 | Chrysler model whose name becomes that of a country when its fifth letter is changed to an n |
| 39% | NORAH | 5 | Woman's name that becomes a direction when its fourth letter is changed |
| 39% | HEAR | 4 | Verb that, when its first letter is removed, becomes the body part that does it |
| 39% | TINA | 4 | Girl's name that becomes a contraction when its first and last letters are switched |
| 39% | MOOSE | 5 | Mammal that becomes a bird if you change its first letter |
| 38% | WRISTS | 6 | Body parts that become other body parts if you change the second letter to an A |
| 38% | OLEG | 4 | Man's name that becomes a toy when its first letter is moved to the end |
| 38% | ABIDE | 5 | Verb that becomes a five-letter alphabet run if you change its middle letter |
| 38% | MACRO | 5 | Prefix that becomes its opposite when its second letter is replaced with I |
| 38% | ROTUND | 6 | Word for “plump” that, when its third letter is removed, still means “plump” |
| 38% | MIC | 3 | Item that names a person holding it when its middle letter is removed |
| 37% | ERIC | 4 | Name that becomes a grain if you move its first letter to the end |