| 100% | ARFARF | 6 | Reaction from one who has a bone to pick? |
| 64% | HUBBARD | 7 | Mother who had a bone to pick? |
| 52% | ELECTOR | 7 | One who has a right to vote |
| 52% | REALTOR | 7 | One who has a lot to offer? |
| 51% | ACER | 4 | One who has a quick point to make? |
| 51% | VASSAL | 6 | One who has a mutual obligation to a monarch |
| 47% | ASSIZER | 7 | One who has fixed something to follow a standard |
| 44% | IGOR | 4 | One who has a hunch |
| 43% | SOT | 3 | One who has a lot of screwdrivers? |
| 43% | LYRICIST | 8 | One who has a way with words |
| 43% | SEER | 4 | One who has a ball at work? |
| 43% | KOOK | 4 | One who has a few screws loose |
| 43% | PROPCOMIC | 9 | One who has a thing for jokes? |
| 42% | WIT | 3 | One who has a knack for snappy comebacks |
| 42% | IVE | 3 | "___ got a bone to pick with you" |
| 41% | BEARD | 5 | Those who grew one in 1700s Russia had to pay a tax |
| 40% | STRANDEDMOTORIST | 16 | One who has blown a gasket, perhaps |
| 40% | WENDYWILLIAMS | 13 | TV star who had to take a hiatus from her talk show to address her Graves' disease: 2 wds. |
| 40% | FELON | 5 | One who has life to look forward to? |
| 40% | GRAD | 4 | One who has received a degree, for short |
| 40% | NIT | 3 | Have a ___ to pick |
| 39% | HEIR | 4 | One who has the will to succeed |
| 39% | HEIRS | 5 | Ones who have it coming to them? |
| 39% | KING | 4 | I am one of three from a popular Christmas carol who brought gifts to baby Jesus |
| 39% | TURTLE | 6 | One always having a place to hide |
| 39% | ELICITOR | 8 | One who gets a reaction |
| 39% | SHOEMAKER | 9 | One who has to watch their tongue on the job? |
| 39% | SHALLWE | 7 | Query from one who's ready to go |
| 39% | WHATCANIDO | 10 | Query from one who’s eager to help |
| 39% | SNORE | 5 | Sound from one who’s pretending to sleep |