| 100% | NANOTECH | 8 | Result of small innovations in science, briefly? |
| 39% | RBI | 3 | Result of a squeeze, briefly |
| 39% | LATESTART | 9 | Result of sleeping in, say |
| 39% | SECTS | 5 | Results of schisms in -isms? |
| 38% | ENNUI | 5 | Result of being in a rut |
| 38% | FARMERSTAN | 10 | Result of overexposure in the field? |
| 38% | SNOWBALL | 8 | Result of packing in the winter? |
| 38% | TANLINES | 8 | Results of sunbathing in a swimsuit |
| 38% | SECTS | 5 | Results of differences in thought, maybe |
| 38% | LOSS | 4 | Result of expenditure in excess of income |
| 38% | KAYO | 4 | Result of a ten-count in boxing |
| 38% | ATHLETESFOOT | 12 | Result of carelessness in a locker room? |
| 38% | RBI | 3 | Result of a sac fly in softball |
| 38% | MISS | 4 | Result of an unlucky guess in Battleship |
| 38% | PAR | 3 | Result of a sand save, in golf |
| 38% | REPO | 4 | Result of a loan default, briefly |
| 38% | INT | 3 | Result of a bad pass, briefly |
| 38% | WALK | 4 | Result of four balls, in baseball |
| 38% | LOSS | 4 | Result of a sack, in football |
| 38% | FAXES | 5 | Results of phoning it in? |
| 37% | GOOSEBUTUNDHEIT | 15 | Result of being left out in the cold |
| 37% | ARM | 3 | Result of a bad guess in Hangman, say |
| 37% | PRDISASTER | 10 | Result of a scandal going viral, in brief |
| 37% | RBI | 3 | Result of a bases-loaded walk, briefly |
| 37% | REPO | 4 | Result of a car loan default, briefly |
| 37% | NOM | 3 | Result of a successful Oscars campaign, briefly |
| 37% | OUT | 3 | Result of three strikes in baseball |
| 37% | CARDS | 5 | Results of some fouls in soccer |
| 36% | EXITRAMPAGE | 11 | Result of someone yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater? |
| 36% | TOILETRAINING | 13 | Result of a plumbing disaster in the apartment above? |