| 100% | ERST | 4 | Quaint lead-in to while |
| 100% | ERE | 3 | Quaint lead-in to while |
| 71% | ERST | 4 | Lead-in to while |
| 66% | OOH | 3 | Lead in to "la-la" |
| 66% | OOH | 3 | Lead in to la-la |
| 63% | AKA | 3 | Letters leading in to an alias |
| 61% | MOO | 3 | Lead in to "goo gai pan" to mean a dish |
| 61% | ERST | 4 | Old-fashioned lead-in to "while" |
| 61% | WELTER | 6 | Lead-in to "weight," in boxing |
| 60% | AQUA | 4 | Lead-in to "man" in superhero-dom |
| 60% | INSTA | 5 | Lead-in to "gram" in social media |
| 60% | ABE | 3 | Lead-in to -nomics, in Japanese politics |
| 60% | FEM | 3 | Lead-in to slash, in fan fiction |
| 60% | HOE | 3 | Lead-in to cake in Southern cuisine |
| 59% | OTTER | 5 | Lead-in to hound, in the canine world |
| 59% | AFRO | 4 | Lead-in to punk or Cuban, in music |
| 59% | WHO | 3 | Lead-in to -ville in children's literature |
| 59% | SYS | 3 | Lead-in to admin or op, in tech |
| 59% | ONCE | 4 | Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairytales |
| 59% | MID | 3 | Lead-in to “summer” in a Shakespeare title |
| 59% | ADI | 3 | Lead in with "das" to mean Nike rival |
| 58% | JAIL | 4 | Lead-in to "house" in an Elvis Presley hit |
| 58% | SETIN | 5 | Lead-in to "Language" in a 1993 comedy bestseller |
| 58% | NOMAD | 5 | Lead-in to "land" in a hit 2020 film |
| 58% | SEXY | 4 | Lead-in to "back" in a Justin Timberlake song |
| 58% | DERMA | 5 | Lead-in to -planing and -brasion, in skin care |
| 58% | ONCE | 4 | Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairy tales |
| 58% | IMA | 3 | Lead-in to "Loser" or "Believer" in song titles |
| 58% | SNO | 3 | Lead-in to “cross,” in a winter racing sport |
| 57% | FALSECARD | 9 | Lead to mislead, in bridge |