| 100% | HATHEAD | 7 | Result of keeping a cap on too long |
| 55% | SMOKINGBANANA | 13 | Result of heating a certain fruit too long? |
| 55% | BASKETBALLFANNY | 15 | Result of sitting on a court bench too long? |
| 51% | PUNT | 4 | Result of a sack on third and long, maybe |
| 50% | HATHEAD | 7 | Consequence of wearing a cap too long |
| 46% | EROSION | 7 | Long-term result of a run on the bank? |
| 43% | THREEFREETHROWS | 15 | *Result of a foul on a long basketball shot |
| 43% | ROT | 3 | Result of letting fruit sit for too long |
| 43% | STAGNATION | 10 | Result of standing too long, maybe |
| 43% | BLUR | 4 | Result of a long exposure, often |
| 42% | BEACHBLANKETBOING | 17 | Result of a sunbather sitting on a crab? |
| 42% | MELTEDICE | 9 | Result of pouring salt on a wintry road |
| 41% | DUI | 3 | Result of too many rusty nails on the road? |
| 41% | HATHAIR | 7 | Result of wearing a baseball cap, perhaps (2 wds.) |
| 41% | DRPEPPERSPRAY | 13 | Result of shaking a soda too hard before opening? |
| 41% | FREEZEFRAME | 11 | Result of hitting the pause button on a movie |
| 41% | COOKIECHAR | 10 | Result of leaving the batch in the oven too long? |
| 41% | SMUDGE | 6 | Result of blinking too soon after putting on mascara, perhaps |
| 41% | TYPO | 4 | Result of a slip of the finger on a keyboard |
| 41% | HATHAIR | 7 | Result of spending a long time with a boater, say |
| 41% | CUTTOTHECHAISE | 14 | Result of playing around with a knife on a patio? |
| 41% | TOTAL | 5 | Result of adding up all the numbers on a sheet |
| 40% | BURP | 4 | Possible result of a pat on the back |
| 40% | {BLUE}ICE | 9 | Colorful result of snow recrystallizing on a glacier |
| 40% | HOGS | 4 | Keeps too long, as a ball |
| 40% | TIMES | 5 | Keeps track of on a stopwatch, say |
| 39% | POTBELLY | 8 | Result of too many six-packs that might replace a six-pack |
| 39% | REPO | 4 | Possible result of defaulting on a car loan, for short |
| 39% | LAT | 3 | Counterpart of long., on a map |
| 39% | STRESS | 6 | Result of having too much to do in too short a time, probably |