| 100% | CABER | 5 | Pole tossed as a test of strength in Scotland |
| 44% | TITRATE | 7 | Test the strength of, in a way |
| 41% | TRIALBALLOON | 12 | Project announced as a test of public opinion |
| 38% | CABER | 5 | Pole tossed in a Scottish competition |
| 37% | FLATCAP | 7 | Short-brimmed hat known as a bunnet in Scotland |
| 36% | TITER | 5 | Strength of a solution, in chemistry |
| 36% | ACE | 3 | Excel in, as a test |
| 36% | EGGED | 5 | Tossed projectiles, as in a Halloween prank |
| 36% | STIFF | 5 | In need of a massage, as muscles |
| 35% | ADDED | 5 | Tossed in as a bonus |
| 35% | LOT | 3 | "Think a ___ of," as in admire |
| 35% | CPK | 3 | A test to look at the levels of creatinine phosphokinase in the blood |
| 35% | BANNOCKBURN | 11 | Village in Scotland south of Stirling; site of a 1314 battle |
| 35% | AMENDED | 7 | Made changes to, as a bill in the House of Representatives |
| 34% | LOCH | 4 | A lake in Scotland, as the Ness |
| 34% | DRAM | 4 | A small unit of whiskey in Scotland |
| 34% | ANTE | 4 | Start of a pot, as in poker |
| 34% | ANOMIE | 6 | Lack of values, as in a people |
| 34% | TIER | 4 | Level of seating, as in a stadium |
| 34% | TUGOFWAR | 8 | Sport where two teams engage in a test of strength with a rope, last played in the Summer Olympics in 1920: 3 wds. |
| 34% | POSITION | 8 | Pole __, in first position at the start of a race |
| 34% | VOLLEY | 6 | Simultaneous discharge of firearms, as in a salute |
| 34% | NAY | 3 | The opposite of "Yea," as in a vote |
| 34% | TERM | 4 | Duration in any office, as of a President |
| 34% | CASCADE | 7 | Movement downhill of water, as in a waterfall |
| 34% | MILITANT | 8 | Vigorously aggressive, as in support of a cause |
| 34% | FULLCOURT | 9 | Using all of a gym, as in basketball |
| 34% | GRID | 4 | Pattern of crossed lines, as in a crossword |
| 34% | DEFINE | 6 | Provide the meaning of, as in a dictionary |
| 34% | SIP | 3 | Test the temperature of, in a way |