| 100% | STACCATO | 8 | Musical direction whereby a dot placed above a note signifies that it should be played abruptly |
| 34% | FLAT | 4 | Musical symbol that, when placed before a note, lowers it in pitch by a semitone |
| 33% | FERMATA | 7 | Musical sign indicating that a note should be held |
| 33% | ALLEGRETTO | 10 | Musical direction indicating that a piece be played fairly quickly or briskly |
| 31% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a curved line indicating that the notes in its limits be played smoothly, as one phrase |
| 30% | STACCATO | 8 | How dotted notes should be played |
| 29% | SLUR | 4 | Symbol of a curved line in Western musical notation indicating that two or more notes are to be played without separation |
| 27% | PRESTISSIMO | 11 | Musical instruction that a piece be played as fast as possible |
| 27% | FLAT | 4 | In music, the sign that, when placed before a note, lowers it in pitch by a semitone |
| 26% | TIKTOK | 6 | App that features clips you can watch ... and sounds like it should be installed on a watch |
| 26% | SFORZATO | 8 | Musical term indicating a note or chord is to be played with a dynamic accent |
| 26% | SHARP | 5 | A musical note that's off key by being too high |
| 26% | STEAL | 5 | A deal so good it should be illegal |
| 25% | THEHOUSEATPOOHCORNER | 20 | ''. . . in that enchanted place . . . a little boy and his Bear will always be playing'' (1928) |
| 25% | POET | 4 | Profession that, when its last letter is removed, becomes the surname of a noted practitioner |
| 25% | JUKEBOX | 7 | Machine that plays music when a coin is put in it |
| 25% | GLOCKENSPIEL | 12 | Musical instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal plates that are played with a pair of small hammers |
| 25% | NORAH | 5 | Woman's name that becomes a direction when its fourth letter is changed |
| 25% | MORALE | 6 | It should be raised on a ship |
| 25% | ERA | 3 | It should be low on a diamond |
| 25% | CONGAME | 7 | It may be played on a mark |
| 25% | ORGAN | 5 | It may be played in a stadium |
| 24% | ACID | 4 | It should be handled with care in a lab |
| 24% | NATIVESON | 9 | Best-selling 1940 novel that was adapted into a film, with its author playing the protagonist, in 1951 |
| 24% | BFLAT | 5 | Musical note above A: Hyph. |
| 24% | SEP | 3 | Mo. that seems like it should be seventh |
| 24% | PEACOAT | 7 | Jacket that sounds like it should be green |
| 23% | DESTINATION | 11 | *Final place on a road trip that needs to be decided in advance |
| 23% | HXHHXHHXHHXHHXH | 15 | When the ends of each of its letters are connected to those above and below, a simplified schematic of a famous structure |
| 23% | ZETA | 4 | Greek letter that seems like it should be last |