| 100% | BACKTRACK | 9 | Revert to a previous opinion; retract one's words |
| 44% | BACKPEDAL | 9 | Retract a previous opinion |
| 42% | HEADBACK | 8 | Make one's way to a previous location |
| 41% | UNSAY | 5 | Retract one's words |
| 40% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in |
| 39% | TENANTS | 7 | Ones paying flat rates ... or, when read as two words, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 39% | LINEEMUP | 8 | Words from one preparing to knock back a few |
| 37% | SINGULAR | 8 | Grammatical form of a word relating to one person |
| 37% | IMSAFE | 6 | Comforting words to a worried loved one |
| 37% | MISSYA | 6 | Informal words to a faraway loved one |
| 37% | LYRICAL | 7 | Relating to a song's words |
| 36% | ASSURE | 6 | Give one's word to |
| 36% | TETE | 4 | Word on either side of "a" to mean a one-on-one conversation |
| 36% | KILLMENOW | 9 | Sarcastic words when one doesn't want to face a situation |
| 35% | AYEAYE | 6 | Response to a captain's order (2 words) |
| 35% | LOL | 3 | Reaction to a crack on one's screen? |
| 35% | CANSO | 5 | Retort to a doubter of one's ability |
| 35% | ITALICIZE | 9 | Slant one's words, in a way |
| 35% | UNSAY | 5 | Eat one's words, in a way |
| 35% | BACKSPACES | 10 | Removes one's words, in a way |
| 35% | REGRESSED | 9 | Reverted to a less developed state |
| 35% | HOUSE | 5 | Place where one lives ... or a word that goes with "fly" to refer to an insect that's often found in kitchens |
| 35% | UNDO | 4 | Computer command that reverts something to a previous state |
| 35% | STAND | 5 | ___ one's ground (stick to one's opinions) |
| 35% | PLAYED | 6 | "___ one's turn in scrabble" (made a word) |
| 35% | EAT | 3 | Retract, as one's words |
| 35% | MAMA | 4 | One of a baby's first words |
| 35% | SYNONYM | 7 | Word that shares a similar meaning to another one, as you would find in a thesaurus |
| 35% | REINSTATE | 9 | Restore to a previous rank |
| 35% | TRUE | 4 | ___ to one's word |