| 100% | GOWIDE | 6 | Miss the mark, as on a field goal attempt |
| 62% | GOWIDE | 6 | Miss to the left or right, as a field goal attempt |
| 53% | GOWIDE | 6 | Miss a field goal attempt, say |
| 50% | WIDE | 4 | Missing to the right or left, as a field goal |
| 50% | GOFOR | 5 | Attempt, as a field goal |
| 48% | WELLAIMED | 9 | On the mark, as an insult or a dart |
| 45% | EJECT | 5 | Remove from a game, as for brawling on the field |
| 44% | HOLDER | 6 | One kneeling with the ball in a field goal attempt |
| 44% | ACCENT | 6 | Mark on a letter such as a grave, circumflex or acute in the French language |
| 43% | GOWIDE | 6 | Miss the mark, in a way |
| 43% | XED | 3 | Marked, as on a treasure map |
| 41% | WILD | 4 | Seriously off the mark, as a throw |
| 41% | PAR | 3 | On a ___ with (roughly the same as) |
| 40% | SATINFINISH | 11 | Missed the "Wet Varnish" sign on a bench? |
| 39% | NOGOOD | 6 | Errant, as a field goal |
| 39% | GOOD | 4 | In, as a field goal |
| 38% | BLEMISH | 7 | A spot or mark on the face |
| 38% | OVER | 4 | On the high side, as a guess |
| 38% | LATETO | 6 | Missing, as the start of a party |
| 38% | FORSALE | 7 | On the market, as a house |
| 38% | LISTED | 6 | On the market, as a house |
| 38% | STEPDOWN | 8 | Anne Fletcher misses the mark with this first film in a dance franchise (2006) |
| 38% | SCUFF | 5 | Leave a mark on, as shoes |
| 37% | RACEME | 6 | Flower cluster on a single stem, as in the honey locust |
| 37% | FRECKLE | 7 | A mark left by the sun on the skin |
| 37% | ATLARGE | 7 | On the loose, as a criminal (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ATLARGE | 7 | On the loose, as a convict: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TRIES | 5 | ___ on (checks the fit of, as a dress) |
| 37% | REAPED | 6 | Gathered from the field, as a harvest |
| 37% | ATEAMS | 6 | They're on the field a lot |