| 100% | AZIMUTH | 7 | Reading from a surveyor's compass |
| 54% | TORAH | 5 | It's read from a scroll |
| 52% | PASSAGE | 7 | Reading from a classic book, perhaps |
| 50% | TIME | 4 | What you read from a clock |
| 49% | TORAH | 5 | It's read from during a bat mitzvah |
| 49% | NERD | 4 | Encyclopedia reader from A to Z, say |
| 48% | EYETEST | 7 | Exam that involves reading from a distance: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ENE | 3 | It's across from WSW on a compass: Abbr. |
| 48% | SSE | 3 | It's across from NNW on a compass: Abbr. |
| 47% | SUD | 3 | S, on a French compass |
| 47% | BILLBOARD | 9 | Large road sign that can be read from a vehicle |
| 45% | BOOK | 4 | Depart quickly from a reading session, with "it"? |
| 45% | ENE | 3 | 180º from WSW, on a compass |
| 44% | TORAH | 5 | Scroll read from at a bar or bat mitzvah |
| 43% | DIRS | 4 | Compass readings like S, SE, and SSE (Abbr.) |
| 42% | ENE | 3 | U-turn from WSW, on a compass |
| 42% | ENE | 3 | 180º from WSW, on a compass: Abbr. |
| 41% | PALM | 4 | One might read a few lines from it |
| 40% | NOOK | 4 | E-reader from Barnes & Noble, or a room's recessed section |
| 40% | PTS | 3 | N, E, W and S, on a compass: Abbr. |
| 40% | SCHOOLBOOK | 10 | What a student reads from |
| 39% | SPEED | 5 | Dash ... or a reading from a dash |
| 39% | SSE | 3 | NNW's opposite on a compass |
| 39% | ESE | 3 | WNW's opposite on a compass |
| 38% | SCROLL | 6 | Reading for a king's herald |
| 38% | ADS | 3 | Messages from a TV show's sponsors |
| 38% | MERGES | 6 | Moves from a lane that's ending |
| 38% | MEOWS | 5 | Sounds from a pet owner's lap |
| 38% | MEWEDRING | 9 | Sound from a cat fancier's phone? |
| 38% | DIVE | 4 | Jump from a swimming pool's board |