| 100% | CIARDI | 6 | Poet with the longtime NPR program "A Word in Your Ear" |
| 39% | SKYWRITER | 9 | One who scrawls words in the air with a plane |
| 38% | SEALION | 7 | A seal with ears and a mane, common in the Pacific |
| 37% | RAPGOD | 6 | Eminem track with the Guinness World Record for "most words in a hit single" |
| 37% | MARA | 4 | Family with a longtime ownership stake in the New York Giants |
| 36% | OVERACT | 7 | "Saw the air too much with your hand," in Shakespeare's words |
| 36% | IDO | 3 | Words said with a hand in the air |
| 36% | RAPGOD | 6 | Boastful Eminem title with the Guinness world record for "most words in a hit single" (1,560) |
| 35% | MRKRABS | 7 | Animated character who, in one episode, fills out a crossword with only the word money |
| 34% | SWAB | 4 | The Q-tip that you shove in your ear is a small one |
| 34% | ANGELOU | 7 | Poet with a role in "Roots" |
| 33% | PER | 3 | Word in the middle of a rate |
| 33% | MACARONI | 8 | Pasta that's a word in the song "Yankee Doodle" |
| 33% | SCHILLER | 8 | Poet with a statue in Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt |
| 33% | SCENT | 5 | Word in the title of a Pacino film |
| 33% | ALAI | 4 | Word in the name of a pelota game |
| 33% | ASS | 3 | Word in the etymology of a ''silly'' synonym |
| 33% | LABOURS | 7 | Word in the title of a Shakespeare comedy |
| 33% | FREE | 4 | Word in the middle of a bingo card |
| 33% | ESSO | 4 | Gas brand with the slogan "Put a tiger in your tank" |
| 33% | HOUSE | 5 | ___ on the Rock, roadside attraction in Wisconsin with distinct architecture that would be a great stop on your road trip |
| 33% | FUNKIEST | 8 | A word for music with the most catchy bass |
| 33% | FREE | 4 | Word in the center square of a bingo card |
| 33% | UPON | 4 | Word in the first sentence of a fairy tale |
| 33% | LIVE | 4 | Word in the corner of a TV news broadcast |
| 33% | LANES | 5 | Word in the name of many a bowling alley |
| 33% | RITE | 4 | Word in the title of a famous Stravinsky piece |
| 33% | STARRING | 8 | Word in the opening credits of a TV show |
| 33% | CASE | 4 | Word in the title of many a detective novel |
| 33% | SHU | 3 | Word in the name of a Chinese pork dish |