| 100% | PARES | 5 | Peels off the rind with a knife, say |
| 47% | STAB | 4 | Pierce with a knife, say |
| 47% | STAB | 4 | Jab with a knife, say |
| 47% | STAB | 4 | Attack with a knife, say |
| 47% | STABS | 5 | Jabs with a knife, say |
| 45% | PARED | 5 | Peeled with a knife |
| 45% | PARE | 4 | Peel with a knife |
| 43% | STAB | 4 | Put a knife in the back, say |
| 43% | PLOW | 4 | Cultivate the land with a plough, say |
| 43% | SWEEP | 5 | Clean the floor with a broom, say |
| 42% | PARE | 4 | Remove with a small knife, as a peel |
| 42% | PARES | 5 | Removes with a small knife, as a peel |
| 41% | TARS | 4 | Paves the road with a black goo, say |
| 41% | TOWS | 4 | Helps off the highway after a breakdown, say |
| 41% | BEANED | 6 | Knocked on the noggin with a knuckleball, say |
| 41% | STIR | 4 | Mix in the sugar with a spoon, say |
| 41% | TALK | 4 | Make a deal with the feds, say |
| 40% | SCRAPING | 8 | Taking off the top layer of paint with a tool |
| 40% | PLUCK | 5 | Take off a flower from the stem, say |
| 40% | AVOWS | 5 | Says with a hand in the air, perhaps |
| 40% | ZESTS | 5 | Scrapes off the outer layer of a lemon peel for flavor |
| 40% | KUKRI | 5 | Knife with a curved blade associated with the Gurkhas |
| 39% | ELOPE | 5 | Run off with a lover, say |
| 39% | XXXXXX | 6 | Run off with a boxer, say |
| 39% | JACKEDUP | 8 | Lifted a vehicle off the ground with a lever tool |
| 39% | ELVISISLAND | 11 | Historic site with a sign that says, "The immigrants have left the building"? |
| 38% | TRIP | 4 | Make a mistake on "Dancing With the Stars," say |
| 38% | SKINNED | 7 | Peeled the outer layer from a vegetable, say |
| 38% | NAB | 3 | Take a criminal off the streets, say |
| 38% | TRIM | 4 | Take a little off the top, say |