| 100% | AWARE | 5 | Mono no ___, Japanese term for a gentle sadness at life's impermanence |
| 36% | UMAMI | 5 | Japanese term for a savory taste |
| 36% | DOOLIE | 6 | Term for a freshman at the U.S. Air Force Academy |
| 34% | MONONOAWARE | 11 | Japanese term for sensitivity to impermanence |
| 34% | MANGA | 5 | Term for a Japanese graphic novel |
| 33% | NEH | 3 | Colloquial term for a dismissive no |
| 33% | PERENNIAL | 9 | Term for a plant that lives more than two years |
| 32% | FAMILYMAN | 9 | Phrasal term for a father devoted to home life |
| 32% | BOOBIRD | 7 | Slangy term for a heckler at a sporting event |
| 32% | SWAG | 4 | ___ bag (rhyming term for a giveaway at an event) |
| 32% | SAC | 3 | End of the French term for a no exit street |
| 30% | TUITION | 7 | Sum of money charged for a term at university |
| 30% | GRUB | 4 | Pub ___ (rhyming term for food served at a bar) |
| 30% | AWOL | 4 | Army term for someone who is a no show: Abbr. |
| 29% | FANCYMAN | 8 | Derogatory term for a woman's lover |
| 29% | SHIV | 4 | Slang term for a criminal's blade |
| 29% | SHIV | 4 | Slang term for a gangster's knife |
| 29% | TOUPEE | 6 | French term for a gentleman's hairpiece |
| 29% | POSSE | 5 | Slang term for a star's entourage |
| 29% | EXTENT | 6 | Technical term for a bird's wingspan |
| 29% | BAERSCLAUSE | 11 | Contract term for a 1930's heavyweight champ? |
| 29% | HALLUX | 6 | Medical term for a person's big toe |
| 29% | SCAPULA | 7 | Medical term for a person's shoulder blade |
| 28% | MEMOIR | 6 | Term for a historical account written from one's personal knowledge |
| 28% | BAINMARIE | 9 | French term for a chef's hot-water bath |
| 28% | TWO | 3 | Maximum number of terms for a U.S. president |
| 28% | GAL | 3 | Cowboy's term for a woman |
| 28% | AXE | 3 | Informal term for a guitar (also a lumberjack's tool) |
| 28% | SCRIVENER | 9 | Old term for a clerk, à la Melville's Bartleby |
| 28% | THU | 3 | 3-letter term for a week's 4th business day |