| 100% | EPIDURAL | 8 | Pain relief injection, often asked for in labor |
| 47% | ALUMNIMAGS | 10 | Periodicals that often ask for donations, in brief |
| 40% | NERVEBLOCK | 10 | Pain relief injection |
| 37% | IDOL | 4 | One often asked for an autograph |
| 36% | IDS | 3 | Cigarette sellers often ask for them: Abbr. |
| 36% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Where people often ask for tall orders |
| 36% | SILENCE | 7 | What a teacher asks for in class |
| 36% | PRAYS | 5 | Asks for help, in a way |
| 36% | CALLSTIME | 9 | Asks for a break in play |
| 35% | CHECK | 5 | Restaurant item often asked for by signing the air |
| 35% | PROPOSED | 8 | Asked for someone's hand in marriage |
| 35% | PANHANDLE | 9 | Ask for money, often holding a bucket |
| 35% | MORPHINE | 8 | Opiate used in medicine for strong pain relief |
| 35% | RESPECT | 7 | All Aretha Franklin was asking for in her 1967 hit |
| 34% | GRAD | 4 | One being asked for donations, often |
| 34% | SORENESS | 8 | Pain in the neck, often |
| 33% | PRAYSONIT | 9 | Asks for help on a particular matter, in a way |
| 33% | STOOD | 5 | Didn't ask for a card in blackjack |
| 33% | TIE | 3 | Pain in the neck, for some |
| 33% | ALUM | 4 | Who might be asked for a donation, in brief |
| 32% | ACHE | 4 | Pain in gym goer's muscles, often |
| 32% | IMP | 3 | Pain in the neck for a babysitter |
| 32% | OSTEOPATH | 9 | Often used interchangeably for chiropractor in UK |
| 32% | ACHE | 4 | Pain in the stomach or ear, for example |
| 31% | SEP | 3 | Labor Day month in the U.S., for short |
| 31% | CEPHALGIA | 9 | Medical term for pain in the head |
| 31% | ATTIC | 5 | Room for paranormal activity in movies, often |
| 31% | MGS | 3 | Meds often come in them, for short |
| 31% | ERS | 3 | Residents often work in them, for short |
| 31% | HEARTBURN | 9 | Pain in one's chest often caused by acid reflux |