| 100% | STONEWALLED | 11 | Refused to answer questions |
| 100% | CLAMUP | 6 | Refuse to answer questions |
| 85% | NOCOMMENT | 9 | Used in refusing to answer a question |
| 74% | AMA | 3 | Woody Harrelson had one in 2012 in which he refused to answer questions that weren't related to the movie Rampart: abbr. |
| 70% | TAKESTHEFIFTH | 13 | Refuses to answer |
| 69% | EVASIVE | 7 | Refusing to answer directly |
| 69% | SIDESTEPS | 9 | Refuses to answer directly |
| 66% | PLED | 4 | __ the Fifth; refused to answer |
| 66% | CLAM | 4 | Sort who refuses to answer |
| 65% | TEXTBOOK | 8 | School tome to answer questions from |
| 62% | ASK | 3 | Seek answers to questions |
| 61% | INSIST | 6 | Refuse to take "no" for an answer |
| 61% | INSIST | 6 | Refuse to take no for an answer |
| 59% | AMA | 3 | Reddit event to answer fan questions (Abbr.) |
| 59% | ASKME | 5 | “I’m ready to answer any questions” |
| 59% | ASKUS | 5 | “. . . we’re happy to answer any questions!” |
| 59% | PLEDTHEFIFTH | 12 | Declined to answer a question in court |
| 59% | NOSIR | 5 | Answer to a general question? |
| 59% | ESTIMATE | 8 | Answer to a Fermi question |
| 59% | ASKSOMEONEELSE | 14 | Answer to a tough question |
| 59% | ICOULDNTTELLYOU | 15 | Answer to a tough question |
| 59% | ITSAMYSTERYTOME | 15 | Answer to a tough question |
| 59% | HAVENTGOTACLUE | 14 | Answer to a tough question |
| 58% | DATES | 5 | Answers to historical trivia questions, maybe |
| 58% | IDO | 3 | Answer to a minister's question |
| 57% | REFUTATION | 10 | Answer to a question |
| 57% | AGROUPTHAT | 10 | Answer to the title question, part 1 |
| 56% | NOCOMMENT | 9 | "I'm not going to answer that question": 2 wds. |
| 55% | GUESSING | 8 | Suggesting uncertain possible answers to questions |
| 55% | YESES | 5 | Positive answers to some binary questions |