| 100% | WRONGTREE | 9 | One is said to bark up it if searching in vain |
| 44% | YAWN | 4 | Observing one is said to be contagious ... and you might do it seconds after filling in this answer |
| 39% | ILSA | 4 | Character who says “Kiss me as if it were the last time” to Rick, in a 1942 film |
| 38% | FATE | 4 | It is said to be written in the stars |
| 37% | ETNA | 4 | The monster Typhon was said to be trapped under it, in Greek myth |
| 37% | GROOVE | 6 | It's good to be in one |
| 36% | RUT | 3 | It's frustrating to be stuck in one |
| 36% | RUT | 3 | It's boring to be stuck in one |
| 36% | AYE | 3 | It's said to be in favor |
| 35% | TEAPOT | 6 | It might be up to its neck in hot water |
| 35% | WADES | 5 | Goes in up to one's ankles, say |
| 35% | WADES | 5 | Goes in up to one's knees, say |
| 35% | WADED | 5 | Went in up to one's ankles, say |
| 35% | AMP | 3 | One could go up to 11 in "This Is Spinal Tap" |
| 35% | EGO | 3 | One's head can be swollen with it, so to say |
| 35% | WADES | 5 | Walks in water up to one's ankles, say |
| 35% | WADE | 4 | Walk in water up to one's ankles, say |
| 35% | TRICKS | 6 | It is good to have these up one's sleeve |
| 34% | WADES | 5 | Goes in the water up to one's ankles, say |
| 34% | UTILE | 5 | It's useful to draw one in Scrabble if you have a Q |
| 34% | BEAUTY | 6 | It's said to be in the eye of the beholder |
| 34% | MINDS | 5 | Great ones are said to think alike |
| 34% | PEN | 3 | It's said to be mightier than a sword, in a proverb |
| 33% | SKA | 3 | It's said to have been born on Orange Street, in Kingston, Jamaica |
| 33% | LADDER | 6 | Walking under one is said to be bad luck |
| 33% | CLOVER | 6 | A four-leafed one is said to be lucky |
| 33% | CAT | 3 | A black one is said to be bad luck |
| 33% | SIRI | 4 | If you ask it how much it costs, it might say “I strive to be invaluable” |
| 33% | RENAME | 6 | It's said to be bad luck if you do this to a boat |
| 33% | TULIP | 5 | A white one is said to symbolize "I'm sorry" |