| 100% | PAIN | 4 | No gain without this, they say |
| 57% | TEAM | 4 | They say there's no "I" in this |
| 54% | FREE | 4 | They say there's no such thing as this kind of lunch |
| 47% | PAIN | 4 | There's no gain without it |
| 46% | ACCORDION | 9 | No polka without this instrument |
| 45% | HAS | 3 | They say a lie ___ no legs |
| 45% | WOMAN | 5 | Without this, Bob Marley has No Cry |
| 45% | POLITICS | 8 | They say this is a dirty business |
| 43% | DENIERS | 7 | They just say no |
| 43% | BEGGAR | 6 | No chooser, so they say |
| 43% | ATHEISTS | 8 | They might say "God, no!" |
| 43% | ACTS | 4 | No play is without them |
| 42% | OPERA | 5 | They say this "ain't over until the fat lady sings" |
| 41% | THERES | 6 | "__ no easy way to say this ... " |
| 40% | BABY | 4 | Say this thrice without fumbling! "Rubber ___ buggy bumpers" |
| 40% | TIMEANDTIDE | 11 | They "wait for no man," in a saying |
| 40% | BABY | 4 | Say this thrice without fumbling! "Rubber ___ buggy bumpers" (infant) |
| 39% | WAY | 3 | "There's no easy ___ to say this ..." |
| 39% | SELLS | 5 | Say this thrice without fumbling! "She ___ seashells by the seashore" |
| 39% | SIX | 3 | Say this thrice without fumbling! "___ slippery snails slid slowly seaward" |
| 39% | WORTHY | 6 | Wayne and Garth say they're not this |
| 39% | ROME | 4 | All roads lead to this, they say |
| 38% | LOSTART | 7 | Letter writing, they say ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 38% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | I Cain't Say No to this US state |
| 37% | PETER | 5 | Say this thrice without fumbling! "___ Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" |
| 37% | CALMDOWN | 8 | When someone wants you to relax, they'll say this |
| 37% | ALLBARK | 7 | Loud people with no bite are said to be this |
| 37% | SHRUBBERY | 9 | To pass the Knights Who Say Ni, bring them this |
| 37% | NINELIVES | 9 | Cats survive scrapes as they’re said to have these |
| 37% | SIX | 3 | Say this thrice without fumbling! "___ slippery snails slid slowly seaward" (number after 5) |