| 100% | USAGE | 5 | Practical application, as of words |
| 58% | TECHNOLOGY | 10 | Practical application of science |
| 58% | ENGINEERING | 11 | Practical application of science |
| 52% | DUETO | 5 | As a result of (2 words) |
| 52% | VERB | 4 | Word of action, as with grammar |
| 50% | VERBS | 5 | Words of action, such as "grow" and "know" |
| 50% | INON | 4 | Part of, as a practical joke |
| 50% | MINCE | 5 | Soften the effect of, as words |
| 49% | HEEDS | 5 | Pays attention to, as words of wisdom |
| 49% | PAROL | 5 | Given by word of mouth, as evidence |
| 49% | EDIT | 4 | Change the wording of, as an article |
| 48% | CARAVAN | 7 | Word for a group of mounted traders moving as one |
| 48% | TIKKA | 5 | Word that can be translated as “small pieces of meat” |
| 48% | ATALOSS | 7 | With "for," unable to think of, as words |
| 48% | LORE | 4 | Stories passed over time as word of mouth |
| 48% | OMIT | 4 | Leave off, as the last word of a |
| 47% | PANTOMIME | 9 | Performance without words, as in the game of charades |
| 47% | THESAURUS | 9 | A book that lists words as groups of synonyms |
| 47% | ONOMATOPOEIA | 12 | Formation of words imitating the sound of a noise, such as pop and whoosh |
| 46% | LEXEME | 6 | Abstract unit of meaning such as part of a word |
| 46% | USES | 4 | Applications or purposes, as of some equipment |
| 45% | LIEU | 4 | Word with three consecutive vowels, used as "in ___ of" to mean "instead of" |
| 45% | IMA | 3 | Words repeated as part of the chorus to Meredith Brooks's 1997 hit "Bitch" |
| 44% | SPOTWELD | 8 | Join, as two pieces of metal by application of heat and pressure |
| 44% | MOIST | 5 | Synonym of "damp" that people often cite as their least favorite word |
| 44% | WAR | 3 | ___ of words |
| 44% | GAM | 3 | Word defined as "a social meeting of two (or more) Whale-ships" in Moby-Dick |
| 43% | HOAX | 4 | A fabricated event or piece of news, sometimes done as a practical joke |
| 43% | USE | 3 | Practical application |
| 43% | USAGE | 5 | Practical application |