| 100% | SHRED | 5 | On way to remove a paper trail |
| 53% | LOP | 3 | One way to remove a branch |
| 49% | BLOWDRY | 7 | Way to remove moisture from hair after a shower |
| 47% | UNZIP | 5 | Begin to remove, in a way |
| 46% | ALACARTE | 8 | One way to order on a menu |
| 46% | ASTRIDE | 7 | One way to sit on a chair |
| 46% | PAINTGUN | 8 | One way to put on a coat |
| 46% | CANOPENER | 9 | Gadget to remove the lid on a tin |
| 45% | UNARM | 5 | Rare way to say remove a weapon from someone |
| 44% | LSDTAB | 6 | Paper you take to go on a trip? |
| 44% | DREW | 4 | Set pencil to paper, in a way |
| 44% | ICY | 3 | Dangerous to walk on, in a way |
| 44% | ONELANE | 7 | Difficult to pass on, in a way |
| 43% | CAMPAIGN | 8 | A candidate trying to get elected is on this trail |
| 43% | ICIER | 5 | More dangerous to drive on, in a way |
| 42% | STEPASIDE | 9 | Make way for pets to play on a team |
| 42% | SCORING | 7 | Putting the notes to a piece of music on paper |
| 42% | AGAINST | 7 | Averse to making a profit on the way |
| 41% | UPHILL | 6 | On way to top |
| 41% | AMPUTATE | 8 | To remove a limb |
| 41% | EMAIL | 5 | It doesn't leave a paper trail |
| 41% | PAWN | 4 | One on the way to a promotion? |
| 41% | ORE | 3 | Metal on its way to a refinery |
| 41% | AMPUTATE | 8 | To remove a limb surgically |
| 40% | LITTER | 6 | Leave a paper trail? |
| 40% | ORAL | 4 | Without a paper trail |
| 39% | SHRED | 5 | Destroy, as a paper trail |
| 39% | PUSHPIN | 7 | Thumb tack; a way to mark a map on a wall |
| 39% | CATFISHES | 9 | Misrepresents oneself to on the internet, in a way |
| 39% | AMPUTATE | 8 | To remove a limb in a surgical operation |