| 100% | POLLS | 5 | Opinion surveys with a "yes" or a "no" |
| 70% | OPENENDED | 9 | A question with more than just yes or no answer |
| 58% | SIREE | 5 | Emphatic ending with yes or no |
| 55% | BANDEAU | 7 | A top with no sleeves or straps |
| 55% | STRAIT | 6 | Country musician George with the hit "Check Yes or No" |
| 54% | ACCIDENT | 8 | A negative event with no plan or obvious cause |
| 53% | MAAM | 4 | Word with yes, no or thank you |
| 53% | CRUSH | 5 | Person you might pass a "Do you like me? Check yes or no" no |
| 53% | PLAIN | 5 | Like a doughnut with no icing or filling |
| 52% | CRUSH | 5 | Recipient of a note reading “Do you like me? Check yes or no” |
| 51% | OAR | 3 | Tool to propel a boat with no motor or sails |
| 51% | AMONTHOFSUNDAYS | 15 | Thirty-one in a row, with no weekdays or Saturdays |
| 51% | FLATCAR | 7 | Part of a freight train with no sides or roof |
| 50% | OAR | 3 | Item used to move a boat with no motor or sail |
| 50% | OAR | 3 | Tool used to move a boat with no motor or sails |
| 50% | DEFINITEMAYBE | 13 | Neither a yes nor a no, oxymoronically |
| 50% | TIE | 3 | Item with a clip or a pin |
| 50% | YESNO | 5 | Answerable with a nod or a shake |
| 50% | HOISTED | 7 | Lifted with a crane or a winch |
| 50% | TIE | 3 | Accessory with a clip or a pin |
| 50% | HOLE | 4 | Problem with a sock or a plot |
| 50% | RHYTHMS | 7 | Longest commonly used word with no a, e, i, o or u |
| 49% | NESS | 4 | Name associated with a mobster or a monster |
| 49% | REACT | 5 | Respond, as with a laugh or a grimace |
| 49% | ION | 3 | Particle with a +ve or a -ve charge |
| 49% | DRAWING | 7 | Picture made with a pencil or a crayon |
| 49% | SCRUBBED | 8 | Rubbed hard, with a brush or a sponge |
| 49% | TIE | 3 | Suit accessory with a clip or a pin |
| 48% | TOSS | 4 | Can be done with a coin or a salad |
| 48% | MOPPING | 7 | Cleaning up liquid with a cloth or a sponge |