| 100% | PRANKS | 6 | Practical jokes or tricks to play on someone |
| 49% | PRANKED | 7 | Played a practical joke on someone |
| 41% | PRANKS | 6 | Practical jokes played on others when you're bored |
| 41% | SERENADE | 8 | To play or sing music in honor of someone |
| 41% | PRANK | 5 | Mischievous trick played on someone |
| 41% | HOAXED | 6 | Tricked, played a joke on |
| 40% | SERENADE | 8 | To play music or sing a song for someone you love |
| 40% | HOAXER | 6 | Someone who plays tricks or deceives others |
| 40% | FOOL | 4 | Play a practical joke on |
| 39% | PRANKSTER | 9 | Practical joker, plays tricks on those at Carnival |
| 39% | PUNK | 4 | Play a practical joke on, slangily |
| 39% | PRANK | 5 | Play a practical joke on, say |
| 39% | CATHEXIS | 8 | Investment of libidinal energy on someone or something, to a Freudian |
| 39% | PRANKS | 6 | Plays practical jokes on April Fool's Day, say |
| 39% | INTERCEDE | 9 | To speak or act on behalf of someone else |
| 37% | RELY | 4 | To depend or count on someone |
| 36% | SHUFFLEBOARD | 12 | Game played on a floor or table, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 36% | CHARGE | 6 | To impose a price or fee on someone |
| 34% | RUSE | 4 | Trick to deceive someone |
| 34% | OTTER | 5 | Animal that likes to play on riverbanks |
| 34% | PICKME | 6 | “I want to play on the team!” |
| 33% | PEPPERACORN | 11 | Practical joke used on squirrels? |
| 33% | ASTROS | 6 | First pro team to play on artificial turf |
| 33% | ASTROS | 6 | First Major Leaguers to play on artificial turf |
| 33% | TURN | 4 | Chance to play, on game night |
| 33% | SUCKERED | 8 | Fooled or tricked someone |
| 33% | CON | 3 | Swindle or trick someone |
| 33% | DUPE | 4 | Deceive or trick someone |
| 32% | STEPASIDE | 9 | Make way for pets to play on a team |
| 32% | OTTER | 5 | Animal that might make a waterslide to play on |