| 100% | TEARDUCT | 8 | Opening beneath an eye that overflows when crying |
| 33% | IRIS | 4 | Part of an eye that surrounds the pupil |
| 30% | TORA | 4 | When tripled, an old war cry |
| 30% | BOOLA | 5 | When doubled, an old college cry |
| 30% | STEP | 4 | When repeated, an aerobics class cry |
| 30% | SPEECH | 6 | When repeated, cry to an honoree |
| 30% | HUBBA | 5 | When repeated, an ogler's cry |
| 30% | SPEECH | 6 | When repeated, a cry to an awardee |
| 30% | EXTRA | 5 | When repeated, an old newsboy's cry |
| 29% | SPEECH | 6 | When repeated, cry after an award is bestowed |
| 29% | SOLD | 4 | Cry when an auctioneer brings down the gavel |
| 29% | SCABBING | 8 | An open wound that is beginning to heal |
| 29% | PORE | 4 | Skin opening that an astringent tightens |
| 29% | HELLO | 5 | Classic cry when testing an echo |
| 29% | HELLO | 5 | Common cry when testing an echo |
| 29% | PTA | 3 | Grp. that holds an open house |
| 29% | TRANSFERHEREFORTHEA | 19 | Cry when an Oakland player's iron-on arrived? |
| 29% | ORISIT | 6 | Question that leaves an opening for doubt |
| 29% | ORCA | 4 | Whale that sleeps with one eye open |
| 29% | ICONS | 5 | Screen images that open apps when tapped |
| 29% | PEDALBIN | 8 | Waste container that opens when stepped on |
| 29% | FOLDING | 7 | Knives that double in size when opened |
| 29% | CARDIGAN | 8 | Knitted garment that has an open front |
| 29% | CLAM | 4 | Mollusk that an otter might crack open |
| 29% | LION | 4 | Animal that sleeps with its eyes open |
| 28% | EMOJI | 5 | An example is the crying face, peach or side eyes |
| 28% | OLE | 3 | Shout that includes an accent mark when written |
| 28% | ORCA | 4 | Ocean predator that sleeps with one eye open |
| 28% | ONION | 5 | Veggie that can cause teary eyes when chopped |
| 28% | WHO | 3 | Question that sounds like an owl's cry |