| 100% | BILLYGOAT | 9 | One attempting to outsmart a bridge troll, in a classic fairy tale |
| 49% | TROLL | 5 | One living under a bridge, in fairy tales |
| 45% | PEA | 3 | Sleep disrupter, in a classic fairy tale |
| 45% | ELF | 3 | Shoemaker's helper, in a classic fairy tale |
| 45% | PEA | 3 | Princess's irritant in a classic fairy tale |
| 45% | PEA | 3 | Princess's torment in a classic fairy tale |
| 41% | TROLL | 5 | Dweller under a bridge, in fairy tales |
| 41% | DAMSEL | 6 | One in distress in a fairy tale |
| 40% | PAPA | 4 | One of three bears in a fairy tale |
| 40% | UNI | 3 | (4/5) Lead-in to "corn" to give a magical, fairy tale animal with one horn |
| 39% | BEANSTALK | 9 | Means to a goose laying golden eggs, in a fairy tale |
| 39% | ONCE | 4 | Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairy tales |
| 38% | BANE | 4 | Pea, to a princess in a fairy tale, e.g. |
| 38% | MAGICBEAN | 9 | One of several traded for Jack's family cow, in a fairy tale |
| 36% | EVER | 4 | Next-to-last word in a fairy tale |
| 36% | EVER | 4 | Second-to-last word in a fairy tale |
| 36% | JACKANDTHEGIANT | 15 | Foes in a beanstalk fairy tale |
| 35% | SNORE | 5 | One way to keep a mate awake in the bedroom |
| 35% | ELF | 3 | Shoemaker's helper in a Grimm fairy tale |
| 35% | GOOSE | 5 | Golden egg layer, in a German fairy tale |
| 35% | PRINCE | 6 | Frog's original form, in a popular fairy tale |
| 35% | PAPA | 4 | Biggest of three bears, in a popular fairy tale |
| 35% | TELLMEASTORY | 12 | CBS All Access series set in a dark, modern-day world based on classic fairy tales: 4 wds. |
| 35% | LASH | 4 | One of 40 in a classic punishment |
| 35% | GOODCOP | 7 | One role in a classic interrogation trope |
| 35% | ARMY | 4 | One side in a classic football rivalry |
| 35% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in |
| 34% | GIANT | 5 | Fee-fi-fo-fum sayer, in a famous fairy tale |
| 34% | SPIN | 4 | Attempt to control the narrative, in a way |
| 34% | SILAS | 5 | Miserly Marner in a classic tale |