| 100% | UNHEALTHY | 9 | Not good for one's physical well-being |
| 58% | YOKE | 4 | For which two heads are better than one? |
| 57% | ERA | 3 | A low one is best, for short |
| 57% | DRAMASERIES | 11 | An Emmy is awarded for the best one |
| 56% | VASES | 5 | Homes for one's best buds |
| 54% | BGAME | 5 | Not one's best effort |
| 54% | BELOWPAR | 8 | Not performing at one's best |
| 53% | CUTCORNERS | 10 | Not do one's best |
| 53% | AIL | 3 | Not feel one's best |
| 53% | BGAME | 5 | Not one's best effort, in sports |
| 53% | BGAME | 5 | Not one's best effort, in coachspeak |
| 53% | BGAME | 5 | Not quite one's best effort |
| 53% | BMATERIAL | 9 | Not exactly one's best work |
| 53% | ILL | 3 | Not at one's best, physically |
| 52% | OFFDAY | 6 | When one's not at one's best |
| 52% | TREE | 4 | This one's trunk is not for packing |
| 52% | BGAME | 5 | Not one’s best effort, in sports lingo |
| 52% | CRANING | 7 | Stretching one's neck for a better view |
| 52% | AILED | 5 | Was nowhere near one's best |
| 52% | ROBERTCORMIER | 13 | "I Am the Cheese" writer whose 1974 novel, "The Chocolate War," was one of the ALA's Best Books for Young Adults (2 wds.) |
| 51% | DOG | 3 | "Man's best friend"; Snoopy was one |
| 51% | OBIE | 4 | There's one for Best New American Play |
| 51% | EGGS | 4 | Not best all in one basket? |
| 50% | IMONAROLL | 9 | "Things could not be going better for me!" ... or a hint to the placement of the circled letters |
| 50% | BGAME | 5 | It's not one's best performance |
| 50% | IMPORT | 6 | Good for one’s country |
| 49% | MAG | 3 | Something for which two eds may be better than one |
| 49% | ENEMY | 5 | "In the practice of tolerance, one's ___ is the best teacher": Dalai Lama |
| 49% | WHICH | 5 | "__ one is better?" |
| 49% | WAVELENGTH | 10 | It's good for team members to be on the same one |