| 100% | THEREITIS | 9 | Phrase from a pointer, perhaps |
| 64% | REST | 4 | "I ___ my case" (concluding phrase from a lawyer, perhaps) |
| 58% | ILOST | 5 | Phrase from a runner-up |
| 57% | YON | 3 | Word from a pointer |
| 57% | LASER | 5 | Beam from a pointer |
| 57% | LASER | 5 | Light from a pointer |
| 54% | IHAVEADREAM | 11 | Enduring phrase from a 1963 King speech |
| 54% | SMILESMILESMILE | 15 | Echoic phrase from a WWI marching song |
| 54% | IDKMYBFFJILL | 12 | Classic phrase from a 2007 Cingular commercial |
| 54% | AERIAL | 6 | View from a helicopter perhaps |
| 53% | COATOFARMSMOTTO | 15 | Phrase accompanying a shield, perhaps |
| 53% | POUR | 4 | Serve from a teapot, perhaps |
| 53% | SHOWERGIFT | 10 | Item from a registry, perhaps |
| 53% | ORATE | 5 | Speak from a balcony, perhaps |
| 53% | COWHIDE | 7 | Leather from a bovine, perhaps |
| 53% | AERIAL | 6 | View from a drone, perhaps |
| 53% | PRAYS | 5 | Whispers from a pew, perhaps |
| 53% | REELIN | 6 | Catch from a pier, perhaps |
| 53% | ODE | 3 | Gift from a poet, perhaps |
| 53% | WRENCHFREE | 10 | Escape from a grasp, perhaps |
| 53% | ORATE | 5 | Speak from a lectern, perhaps |
| 53% | MOO | 3 | Hi from a Holstein, perhaps |
| 53% | ORATE | 5 | Speak from a podium, perhaps |
| 53% | TWANG | 5 | Sound from a guitar, perhaps |
| 53% | BITE | 4 | Instruction from a dentist, perhaps |
| 53% | BAAS | 4 | Sounds from a meadow, perhaps |
| 53% | SCENT | 5 | Fragrance from a candle, perhaps |
| 53% | STEAM | 5 | Emanation from a wok, perhaps |
| 53% | BADJUJU | 7 | Fallout from a hex, perhaps |
| 53% | SPIEDON | 7 | Observed from a distance, perhaps |