| 100% | SEAR | 4 | Quickly scorch to seal in juices, as a steak |
| 68% | SEAR | 4 | Quickly scorch to seal in juices |
| 58% | SEAR | 4 | Seal in the juices of, as a grilled steak |
| 56% | SEAR | 4 | Seal the juices in, as a steak |
| 48% | SEAR | 4 | Seal in a steak's juices, via heat |
| 47% | SEAR | 4 | Seal in the juices of, as steak on the grill |
| 38% | SEARED | 6 | Cooked quickly, as a steak |
| 38% | SEAR | 4 | Cook quickly, as a steak |
| 38% | SEAR | 4 | Brown quickly, as a steak |
| 37% | APPLIESTO | 9 | Tries to get in, as a school |
| 37% | DEEP | 4 | Impossible to stand in, as a pool |
| 36% | LAY | 3 | To set in position, for use, as a road |
| 36% | DEFAT | 5 | Trim to make leaner, as a steak |
| 36% | RARER | 5 | Closer to being raw, as a steak |
| 36% | TENDER | 6 | Easy to slice, as a steak |
| 36% | ROLE | 4 | Something to fill, as in a film |
| 36% | CITED | 5 | Gave credit to, as in a footnote |
| 35% | REPRISE | 7 | Return to a theme, as in a symphony |
| 35% | INTEND | 6 | To have something in mind as a goal |
| 35% | BEAMUP | 6 | Transport to a ship, as in ''Star Trek'' |
| 35% | AIM | 3 | Prepare to take a shot, as in basketball |
| 35% | AGED | 4 | Sat in a cellar to improve, as wine |
| 35% | STARRED | 7 | To have appeared as the lead in a movie or play |
| 35% | POPON | 5 | Quickly attach, as a top to a bottle |
| 35% | PLS | 3 | "Be so kind as to," in a text message |
| 35% | SITSOUT | 7 | Declines to participate, as in a dance: 2 wds. |
| 35% | HEAVEHO | 7 | Command to pull, as in a tug-of-war |
| 35% | FLYLOW | 6 | Move so as to evade detection, in a way |
| 35% | SEAR | 4 | Cook quickly, as a tuna steak |
| 35% | SEARS | 5 | Cooks quickly, as a tuna steak |