| 100% | PLOTARMOR | 9 | Protection of a protagonist for narrative purposes, in slang |
| 43% | MARS | 4 | Birth planet for the protagonist of “Stranger in a Strange Land” |
| 39% | UNSUB | 5 | Unknown perpetrator of a crime, in police slang |
| 39% | OTTER | 5 | Slimmer version of a bear, in gay slang |
| 39% | FAILSON | 7 | Unsuccessful offspring of a 1 percenter, in slang |
| 39% | COKEHEAD | 8 | Habitual user of a white powder, in slang |
| 38% | TEACH | 5 | Head of a classroom, in slang |
| 38% | CIG | 3 | Part of a pack, in slang |
| 38% | NICKADAMS | 9 | Protagonist for much of Hemingway's In Our Time |
| 38% | QUADS | 5 | Four of a kind, in poker slang |
| 38% | TRIPS | 5 | Three of a kind, in poker slang |
| 37% | PEEPERS | 7 | Slang for a pair of eyes |
| 37% | EAPOE | 5 | Subject of a museum in Richmond, Va., for short |
| 37% | ONO | 3 | She was part of a "bed in" for peace |
| 37% | AUSSIE | 6 | Slang term for a native of Australia |
| 37% | DEETS | 5 | Slang for a lot of specific information |
| 37% | BREW | 4 | Slang word for a cup of tea |
| 36% | FIN | 3 | Part of a fish, or slang for a $5 bill |
| 36% | FACET | 5 | One side of a gem, in a diamond, for one |
| 36% | DEED | 4 | One of a set needed for a monopoly in Monopoly |
| 36% | OMEN | 4 | The appearance of a butterfly in a home, for some |
| 36% | PREACHER | 8 | Son of a __ Man, hit for Dusty Springfield in 1968 |
| 36% | YOLO | 4 | Rationale for a dumb stunt, in modern slang |
| 36% | PICKSIX | 7 | Interception ran for a touchdown, in football slang |
| 36% | STANS | 5 | Is a huge fan of, in modern slang |
| 36% | PEKE | 4 | Rival of a pom for best in group |
| 36% | BACKSTORY | 9 | Part of a narrative that may be told in a prequel |
| 36% | CAREY | 5 | Mariah ___, winner of a 2001 Razzie for her role in "Glitter" |
| 36% | SAFEPASSAGE | 11 | Protection offered for a traveler in a dangerous area |
| 36% | ENDER | 5 | Protagonist in a series of books by 11-Down |