| 100% | TDS | 3 | People might pass for them, for short |
| 70% | ERS | 3 | People may leave them in stitches, for short |
| 62% | DOZEN | 5 | 13, to some bakers, for fear they might be caught short-changing people |
| 61% | SHOESTORES | 10 | People may visit them just for kicks |
| 60% | TUTUS | 5 | People might go for a spin in them |
| 60% | RBIS | 4 | They bring people home, for short |
| 60% | OTS | 3 | They may follow buzzers, for short |
| 60% | EDS | 3 | They may reduce sentences, for short |
| 60% | ASSISTANTS | 10 | People might have personal ones for what they do |
| 59% | NFL | 3 | Bills might pass in this, for short |
| 59% | IRAS | 4 | Seniors might tap into them, for short |
| 59% | TAS | 3 | They might hold office hours, for short |
| 59% | ETS | 3 | They might come in saucers, for short |
| 59% | BFF | 3 | Person you might dish to, for short |
| 59% | RAS | 3 | They may do write-ups, for short |
| 59% | OTS | 3 | They may follow last periods, for short |
| 59% | OGS | 3 | People whom upstarts might not know, for short |
| 59% | EDS | 3 | They may make alterations for InStyle, for short |
| 58% | RELOS | 5 | Promotions may require them, for short |
| 58% | TKOS | 4 | Too many hits might result in them, for short |
| 58% | ERDOC | 5 | Person in scrubs who may be scrambling, for short |
| 58% | UMP | 3 | Person who might cry "Foul!," for short |
| 57% | MTNS | 4 | People may take a pass on them: Abbr. |
| 57% | VDAY | 4 | People might celebrate it with boos, for short |
| 57% | EMTS | 4 | They may respond for the unresponsive, for short |
| 57% | EMTS | 4 | They might work at a revival, for short |
| 57% | ADS | 3 | They might pop up while browsing, for short |
| 57% | ETAS | 4 | They may be delayed by weather, for short |
| 57% | OTS | 3 | They may end with golden goals, for short |
| 57% | TKOS | 4 | They may result in title changes, for short |