| 100% | NEWHIRE | 7 | Recently employed worker (2 wds.) |
| 67% | NEWHIRE | 7 | Recently employed worker |
| 59% | NEWHIRE | 7 | Worker who recently joined the staff: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ITPRO | 5 | Help desk worker: 2 wds. |
| 51% | JOBSITE | 7 | Work location for construction workers: 2 wds. |
| 51% | SNAILMAIL | 9 | Letters delivered by postal workers: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ATOE | 4 | "I stubbed ___ recently": 2 wds. |
| 48% | IDO | 3 | What newlyweds recently said: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ASOF | 4 | ___ late (recently): 2 wds. |
| 46% | PAPERCUT | 8 | Very minor injury for an office worker: 2 wds. |
| 45% | HARDHAT | 7 | Construction worker's headwear: 2 wds. |
| 45% | OFLATE | 6 | Recently, lately (2 wds) |
| 44% | NOTSO | 5 | ___ long ago (pretty recently): 2 wds. |
| 44% | HARDHATS | 8 | Construction workers' head protectors: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EGGEDON | 7 | Encouraged strongly: 2 wds |
| 43% | BYAIR | 5 | Via flight: 2 wds |
| 43% | USEON | 5 | Employ against, or apply to: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ISEE | 4 | "___ what you mean": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ITIN | 4 | "Just take ___ stride": 2 wds. |
| 42% | INA | 3 | "Any port ___ storm": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ABEET | 5 | Red as ___ (embarrassed): 2 wds. |
| 42% | INON | 4 | Burst ___ (interrupt suddenly): 2 wds. |
| 42% | ANEW | 4 | Turn over ___ leaf: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ONA | 3 | Go off ___ tangent: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ONIN | 4 | "From here ___..." ("Henceforth"): 2 wds. |
| 42% | BEOR | 4 | "To ___ not to...": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ISME | 4 | "Woe ___!" (sad exclamation): 2 wds. |
| 42% | ATEE | 4 | Fits to ___ (perfectly): 2 wds. |
| 42% | ITO | 3 | "Who am ___ say?": 2 wds. |
| 42% | NOMAN | 5 | "___ is an island": 2 wds. |