| 100% | WOMBS | 5 | Ovens for buns, but not loaves |
| 45% | GHOSTWRITE | 10 | Pen, but not for credit |
| 45% | SPAR | 4 | Fight, but not for real |
| 45% | RANSOM | 6 | Free, but not for free |
| 45% | LEND | 4 | Give, but not for keeps |
| 45% | GRATUITOUS | 10 | Provided but not asked for |
| 45% | RANSOMED | 8 | Freed, but not for free |
| 45% | MAYBE | 5 | Perhaps but not for sure |
| 45% | SPAR | 4 | Fight, but not for keeps |
| 45% | LENDS | 5 | Gives, but not for good |
| 44% | NLERS | 5 | Cubs, but not Bears, for short |
| 44% | TAKEANAP | 8 | Go out, but not for long? |
| 44% | HOTPANTS | 8 | Short shorts, but not for sports |
| 44% | ALER | 4 | Blue Jay but not Cardinal, for short |
| 44% | FAD | 3 | It's in, but not for long |
| 43% | NLERS | 5 | The Mets, but not the Yankees, for short |
| 43% | ZINE | 4 | The Atlantic, but not the Pacific, for short |
| 43% | ENE | 3 | Suffix for benz but not Mercedes |
| 43% | ESE | 3 | Suffix for Taiwan but not Taipei |
| 42% | ACTIII | 6 | Part of many plays, but not "Waiting for Godot" |
| 42% | SPORK | 5 | It's a portmanteau, but not for "salt pork" |
| 42% | SKORT | 5 | It's a portmanteau, but not for "ski resort" |
| 42% | SMOG | 4 | It's a portmanteau, but not for "small dog" |
| 42% | ASL | 3 | Communication that's seen but not heard, for short |
| 42% | FAD | 3 | Thing that's very popular, but not for long |
| 42% | TWOD | 4 | Having length and width but not depth, for short |
| 42% | QUACKS | 6 | Nickname for doctors but not for ducks |
| 40% | ELKS | 4 | Plural used for people but not animals |
| 39% | ALPO | 4 | Brand for woofers, but not tweeters? |
| 39% | BESTMUSICAL | 11 | Award for "Hairspray" but not "Hair" |