| 100% | CUTIEPIE | 8 | Nickname for an adorable person: Hyph. |
| 49% | MAC | 3 | Nickname for an apple |
| 49% | ERRATICTHERED | 13 | Nickname for an unpredictable Communist? |
| 49% | OLEMISS | 7 | Nickname for an Oxford university |
| 49% | OLDABE | 6 | Nickname for an aged Lincoln |
| 45% | KEV | 3 | Nickname for people named Kevin |
| 45% | SARGE | 5 | Nickname for an army rank, like Beetle Bailey's boss |
| 45% | CASUALTYFRIDAY | 14 | Nickname for an accident-prone L.A.P.D. sergeant? |
| 44% | AROD | 4 | Nickname for the Yankees' third baseman: Hyph. |
| 44% | SHORTIE | 7 | Nickname for a little person |
| 43% | POTSIE | 6 | Nickname for Warren Weber in an old sitcom |
| 42% | CHILLPILL | 9 | Need for an agitated person |
| 42% | OWL | 3 | Bird that's also the nickname for an athlete from Temple University |
| 40% | EGGHEAD | 7 | Derogatory term for an intellectual person |
| 40% | BIGWIG | 6 | Rhyming term for an important person |
| 39% | WATUSI | 6 | Dance named for an African people |
| 39% | DOE | 3 | Surname for an unknown person in an E.R. |
| 39% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of #13 for the New York Yankees: Hyph. |
| 39% | AROD | 4 | Nickname for a Yankee third baseman who got in trouble for steroid use: Hyph. |
| 38% | TEMP | 4 | Person who works in an office for a short time |
| 38% | MODEL | 5 | Person who poses for an artist |
| 38% | JLO | 3 | Nickname for the female singer who became an "American Idol" judge in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 38% | KIWI | 4 | Flightless bird that's also a nickname for a person from New Zealand |
| 37% | AFGHAN | 6 | Knitted blanket named for an Asian people |
| 37% | DOE | 3 | John ___ (name for an unnamed person) |
| 37% | ZEST | 4 | An enthusiastic person has ___ for life (a word that rhymes with best) |
| 36% | SPRY | 4 | Lively and fit, for an older person |
| 36% | LALA | 4 | ___ Land (nickname for Los Angeles): Hyph. |
| 36% | SITIN | 5 | Protest where people occupy an establishment and won't leave: Hyph. |
| 35% | AGENT | 5 | Person who finds jobs for an actor |