| 100% | TEXTS | 5 | Messages that, to some, sound angrier when punctuated with a period |
| 35% | PEDAL | 5 | Foot-operated lever that Beethoven might have experimented with to change a piano's sound |
| 35% | BEEPER | 6 | Small electronic '90s device that produces a sound to alert the user to call or message |
| 34% | DOLPHIN | 7 | Intelligent ocean swimmer with a "bottlenose" variety that can detect sounds up to 150,000 Hz, far beyond the human hearing range |
| 34% | TEXT | 4 | Message that often arrives with a ding |
| 33% | GAMEOVER | 8 | Message that basically tells you to get a life? |
| 32% | PROG | 4 | Rock style with a Czech sound to it? |
| 32% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel with a name that sounds explosive |
| 32% | BOT | 3 | Non-human, automated message responder ... also a word that goes with "fly" to refer to an insect (also called a warble fly) |
| 32% | CODE | 4 | Secret message that can be cracked with a key |
| 32% | PISA | 4 | Spot with a landmark that's inclined to impress |
| 32% | USTIME | 6 | Period that a couple dedicates to themselves |
| 31% | GONGED | 6 | Struck metal with a mallet to make a loud sound |
| 31% | GIN | 3 | Alcohol with a taste that some describe as "pine-like" |
| 31% | YOYO | 4 | Toy with a string, that keeps coming back to you |
| 31% | LIMPET | 6 | Marine mollusc with a conical shell that clings to rocks |
| 31% | MIDAS | 5 | Mythical king with a touch that turned things to gold |
| 31% | TEATREE | 7 | Shrub with a fragrant oil that’s toxic to ingest |
| 31% | CLANK | 5 | Sound that suggests a visit to a mechanic |
| 31% | CROC | 4 | One with a tendency to get snappy when hungry, for short? |
| 31% | PENNYARCADE | 11 | Entertainment venue with a name that became outdated due to inflation |
| 31% | PIERONE | 7 | Longtime home decor chain with a name that anagrams to PIONEER |
| 31% | ETA | 3 | When to meet a flight that's landing: Abbr. |
| 31% | DRIP | 4 | Sound that might cause you to call a plumber |
| 31% | BOO | 3 | Sound that's often intended to startle a person |
| 31% | THEORY | 6 | A hypothesis with some proof to back it up |
| 31% | POINT | 5 | *Indicate with a finger or period that comes after 18a in Pi |
| 31% | MARBLE | 6 | Luxurious flooring with a polished finish that adds elegance to your space |
| 31% | INACAST | 7 | Like an arm with a fracture that needs to heal: 3 wds. |
| 30% | OLIO | 4 | A dish with some of this and some of that |