| 100% | SLEET | 5 | Reason for closed schools, perhaps |
| 74% | SNOW | 4 | Reason for cancelling school, perhaps |
| 71% | SNOW | 4 | Reason for school closing |
| 70% | SNOW | 4 | Reason for a school closing |
| 70% | STORM | 5 | Reason for a school closing |
| 55% | TRIBUTE | 7 | Reason for a medley, perhaps |
| 55% | NOOIL | 5 | Reason for engine trouble, perhaps |
| 55% | RAIN | 4 | Reason for a delay, perhaps |
| 55% | SASS | 4 | Reason for a timeout, perhaps |
| 55% | SNOW | 4 | Reason for school cancellation |
| 55% | FEVERS | 6 | Reasons for missing school |
| 54% | SHARK | 5 | Reason for a beach closing |
| 54% | DEES | 4 | Reason for school probation, maybe |
| 54% | SNOW | 4 | Reason for winter school cancellation |
| 53% | DIALECT | 7 | Reason for turning on closed captioning |
| 53% | GORE | 4 | Reason for an ''R'' rating, perhaps |
| 53% | LOVESCENE | 9 | Reason for an R rating, perhaps |
| 53% | ECOLI | 5 | Reason for a lettuce recall, perhaps |
| 53% | TORT | 4 | Reason for pressing a suit, perhaps |
| 53% | ECOLI | 5 | Reason for a beef recall, perhaps |
| 53% | ERROR | 5 | Reason for a newspaper retraction, perhaps |
| 53% | NOID | 4 | Reason for being denied entry, perhaps |
| 53% | TRADE | 5 | Reason for a new jersey, perhaps |
| 53% | GUILT | 5 | Reason for a tucked tail, perhaps |
| 53% | NOCASH | 6 | Reason for running a tab, perhaps |
| 53% | SNOWDAY | 7 | Reason for kids to miss school |
| 53% | SNOW | 4 | Reason for a school day off |
| 53% | ILLNESS | 7 | Reason for missing school or work |
| 52% | SEX | 3 | Reason for a TV-MA rating, perhaps |
| 52% | NOSCORE | 7 | Reason for overtime, perhaps (2 wds.) |