| 100% | BOIL | 4 | Prepare, like water for tea |
| 77% | BOIL | 4 | Heat up, like water for tea |
| 74% | BOIL | 4 | Prepare, as water for tea |
| 73% | BOIL | 4 | Prepare water for tea |
| 62% | KETTLE | 6 | It boils water for tea |
| 60% | BOIL | 4 | Heat, as water for tea |
| 57% | CHOCOLATE | 9 | Like Water for __, Laura Esquivel's Mexican story |
| 57% | BOIL | 4 | Heat something, as water for tea |
| 55% | HOT | 3 | Like water used to brew tea |
| 53% | KETTLE | 6 | Metal pot to boil liquid, such as water for tea |
| 53% | BOIL | 4 | Prepare water for pasta |
| 53% | BOIL | 4 | Prepare water for spaghetti |
| 52% | BOIL | 4 | Prepare water for cooking ramen |
| 52% | BOIL | 4 | Prepare, as water for pasta |
| 51% | BOILS | 5 | Prepares water for JELL-O |
| 51% | BOILS | 5 | Prepares water for pasta, say |
| 51% | BOILED | 6 | Prepared, as water for pasta |
| 51% | BOIL | 4 | Prepare water, as for cooking pasta |
| 51% | BOIL | 4 | Prepare, as water for cooking pasta |
| 51% | AERATED | 7 | Like a lawn prepared for seeding |
| 50% | KETTLE | 6 | Water heater for tea |
| 50% | ORA | 3 | "Would you like water ___ cup of tea?" (2 wds.) |
| 50% | KETTLE | 6 | It heats the water for a cup of tea |
| 50% | FLEX | 4 | Prepare for a photograph, like a weightlifter |
| 50% | STUDY | 5 | Prepare for a test, like a pupil |
| 49% | AZURE | 5 | Like good water for snorkeling |
| 49% | CHOPPY | 6 | Like difficult water for boating |
| 49% | GETSTONED | 9 | Prepare for air travel, like some nervous fliers |
| 47% | GRAVYBOAT | 9 | Object shaped like small water vessel for sauce |
| 46% | WASTEFUL | 8 | Like running the water for no reason |