| 100% | SETS | 4 | Preceders of spikes in volleyball |
| 94% | SETS | 4 | Preceders of spikes, in volleyball |
| 53% | KILLS | 5 | Spikes, in volleyball |
| 52% | DOT | 3 | Preceder of "com" in URLs |
| 50% | IDIOT | 5 | Preceder of box or light, in slang |
| 50% | OBOE | 4 | Preceder of Peter in a phonetic alphabet |
| 50% | ALFA | 4 | Preceder of bravo in a radio alphabet |
| 50% | DOT | 3 | Preceder of "com," in a website address |
| 49% | HANDYNASTY | 10 | Preceder of the Three Kingdoms, in Chinese history |
| 49% | OREO | 4 | Preceder of "Bites" and "Bars" in commercial names |
| 49% | HANDYNASTY | 10 | Preceder of the Three Kingdoms in Chinese history |
| 48% | OBLA | 4 | Preceder of "di" or "da" in a Beatles song |
| 48% | SAINT | 5 | Preceder of Kitts, Lucia and Vincent in country names |
| 48% | MRS | 3 | Preceder of "Brown" and "Robinson" in 1960s #1 hits |
| 48% | ISNT | 4 | Preceder of "it ironic?" or "it romantic?" in song |
| 47% | IMA | 3 | Preceder of "Loser" or "Believer," in song titles: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ROSES | 5 | Their sales spike in the middle of February |
| 47% | SKY | 3 | Preceder of "fall" in the title of the last 007 movie |
| 47% | LAY | 3 | Preceder of up or down, in or out, off or on |
| 46% | LEE | 3 | Spike of interest in movies? |
| 46% | OOPS | 4 | Preceder of "I Did It Again" in a Britney Spears song title |
| 45% | SET | 3 | Prepare for a spike, in volleyball |
| 45% | TEX | 3 | Rhyme and preceder of Mex, in fusion cuisine |
| 45% | OUR | 3 | Preceder of "bodies" and "selves" in a classic book on women's health |
| 44% | CACTI | 5 | Family of desert plants covered in spikes |
| 44% | SETS | 4 | Parts of volleyball matches, in multiple senses |
| 44% | NET | 3 | Item in the middle of a volleyball court |
| 44% | SETS | 4 | Facilitates a teammate's spike, in volleyball |
| 43% | BULLDOG | 7 | Breed of dog, Spike was one in Tom & Jerry |