| 100% | IRISED | 6 | Opened or closed like an eye, in film lingo |
| 40% | ORB | 3 | Round item, like an eye or a planet |
| 39% | LYIN | 4 | Like the eyes in an Eagles song title |
| 38% | SEEDY | 5 | Like an everything bagel, or Times Square in the '70s |
| 37% | SCIENTIST | 9 | An expert in fields like chemistry or physics |
| 36% | NARROW | 6 | Like some closed minds or an antonym for "huge" |
| 36% | NONUNION | 8 | Like some workers in an open shop |
| 36% | EVEN | 4 | Like the left-side page numbers in an open book |
| 36% | GLADE | 5 | Open area in the woods, or an air freshener brand |
| 36% | LYIN | 4 | Like eyes "you can't hide," in an Eagles hit |
| 36% | LYIN | 4 | Like eyes "you can't hide," in an Eagles song |
| 36% | GOONIE | 6 | Mikey, Mouth or Chunk, in an '85 film |
| 36% | OSTIATE | 7 | Having an opening, like pores in a sponge |
| 35% | DILATOR | 7 | Muscle that opens, like in the pupil of an eye |
| 34% | SEALED | 6 | Closed like an envelope |
| 34% | REMARKS | 7 | Opening or closing comments |
| 34% | ALONE | 5 | Like the main character in many a horror film ... or so they believe |
| 34% | LEDE | 4 | Opening of an article, in journalism lingo |
| 33% | EVACUATE | 8 | Leave a building or place, like in an emergency |
| 33% | BRACKET | 7 | Opening or closed punctuation mark; braces |
| 33% | ONERS | 5 | Single-take shots, in film lingo |
| 33% | AGEE | 4 | Film critic James, or an adopted polar bear that appeared in the 1996 film "Alaska" |
| 33% | CRAP | 4 | ___ out (roll an opening 2, 3, or 12, in a casino dice game) |
| 33% | IRISED | 6 | Opened or closed, as a lens aperture |
| 33% | ONER | 4 | A long, continuous take, in film lingo |
| 33% | IRISING | 7 | Opening or closing, as a camera aperture |
| 33% | BATTERIESNOTINCLUDED | 20 | In other words, mom or dad will be out at midnight searching for an open store |
| 32% | DILATE | 6 | Become larger or wider like the pupils in the eyes |
| 32% | META | 4 | Like some horror films, in modern lingo |
| 32% | ONER | 4 | Long, unbroken take, in film lingo |