| 100% | CLIMBDOWN | 9 | Retreat or backtrack from an original position |
| 41% | FALLBACK | 8 | __ position, a retreat or an alternative solution |
| 40% | IDENTICAL | 9 | Indistinguishable from an original |
| 37% | SPINOFF | 7 | TV show: takes certain characters from an original |
| 37% | AUTOGRAPH | 9 | An original signature from a famous person |
| 36% | HANDSTAND | 9 | Move from an acrobat or breakdancer |
| 36% | CLIMBDOWN | 9 | Retreat from weak position |
| 35% | JUICE | 5 | Beverage squeezed from an orange or grapefruit |
| 35% | EDITOUT | 7 | Delete, as from an article or video |
| 35% | SECESSION | 9 | Withdrawal from an alliance or political union |
| 35% | DERIVE | 6 | Develop from an earlier idea or source |
| 35% | VENISON | 7 | Meat from an elk or a deer |
| 35% | HISS | 4 | Sound from an angry cat or snake |
| 35% | BACKPEDAL | 9 | Retreat from an earlier statement |
| 35% | PERIOD | 6 | Play from an earlier time or age, __ play |
| 34% | SHOCKWAVE | 9 | A sudden ripple effect from an explosion or event |
| 34% | LEFTFIELD | 9 | A question coming from an unexpected position |
| 34% | TENURE | 6 | Tenancy; incumbency in an office or position |
| 34% | OUSTING | 7 | Removing from power or position |
| 33% | SCHWA | 5 | Sound from an "a," "e," "i," "o," or "u," perhaps |
| 33% | LICENSE | 7 | A permit from an authority to own or use something |
| 33% | TAKEAWAY | 8 | Key lesson to be learned from an event or meeting |
| 33% | REMOVE | 6 | Shift from original position |
| 33% | DELE | 4 | Notification from an editor or copywriter to signify a required deletion |
| 32% | SIDE | 4 | Left or right position of an object |
| 32% | PURR | 4 | Sound from a cat or an engine |
| 32% | EGG | 3 | Where an omelet or chicken come from |
| 32% | MALADY | 6 | An illness or problem, from the French language |
| 32% | CENSOR | 6 | Suppress or ban someone from voicing an opinion |
| 32% | ROAR | 4 | Loud sound from a lion or an engine |