| 100% | GOAS | 4 | Pretend to be, as at a Halloween party |
| 83% | GOAS | 4 | Pretend to be, at a Halloween party, say |
| 71% | WENTAS | 6 | Pretended to be at a party |
| 58% | ACT | 3 | Pretend to be someone else, as in a movie |
| 58% | ACTS | 4 | Pretends to be someone else, as in a movie |
| 57% | DIRGE | 5 | Music unlikely to be played at a party |
| 52% | BABYSHOWER | 10 | Party at which a pacifier might be given as a gift |
| 52% | DAYDRESS | 8 | Frock to be worn at the races or a tea party |
| 51% | TESTTUBES | 9 | They may be used as shot glasses at a mad scientist-themed Halloween party |
| 51% | COMEAS | 6 | Impersonate at a Halloween party |
| 51% | COBWEBSALAD | 11 | Light dish at a Halloween party? |
| 51% | GOAS | 4 | Dress like at a Halloween party |
| 50% | GROAN | 5 | Pretend to be a ghost |
| 50% | SMASHCAKE | 9 | Sweet treat meant to be destroyed at a 1-year-old's birthday party |
| 49% | STAG | 4 | Partnerless, as at a party |
| 48% | ACT | 3 | Pretend to be someone else (in a movie) |
| 48% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 48% | JELLO | 5 | Jiggly dessert that was once served at Ellis Island as a "Welcome to America" gift |
| 47% | CATFISH | 7 | Pretend to be someone else on a dating site |
| 47% | CROWBARKING | 11 | Black bird pretending to be a dog? |
| 47% | POSER | 5 | Person who pretends to be a VIP |
| 47% | MINGLE | 6 | Be sociable at a party |
| 47% | MINGLED | 7 | Was sociable at a party |
| 47% | MINGLES | 7 | Is sociable at a party |
| 47% | POSER | 5 | Person who pretends to be a big deal |
| 46% | PHISH | 5 | Pretend to be a credit-card company over e-mail, say |
| 46% | DEC | 3 | Mo. for Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day |
| 46% | TINHORN | 7 | Gambler who pretends to be a big shot, informally |
| 46% | XXX | 3 | Pretend to have, as a poker hand |
| 46% | TAB | 3 | Bill to be paid at a bar |