| 100% | ORBITED | 7 | Revolved around the Earth, as in a space vehicle |
| 49% | ROTATION | 8 | In a day, the earth does one around its own axis |
| 46% | MOON | 4 | It revolves around the Earth |
| 45% | GAIA | 4 | The earth as a goddess |
| 42% | ORBIT | 5 | Travel around the Earth, like the International Space Station |
| 42% | RACEME | 6 | Simple inflorescence, as in a lily of the valley |
| 41% | CIRCA | 5 | Around the year of, in a history book |
| 41% | ORBITED | 7 | Went around the Earth, like a satellite |
| 41% | SUN | 3 | What the Earth revolves around |
| 41% | LAND | 4 | Hit the earth, in a way |
| 41% | FAB | 3 | Slang for "great," as in a nickname for the Beatles |
| 41% | FAB | 3 | Slang for "awesome," as in a nickname for the Beatles |
| 41% | FAB | 3 | Slang for "terrific," as in a nickname for the Beatles |
| 40% | UFO | 3 | Space vehicle in a sci-fi film, perhaps: Abbr. |
| 40% | PRITHVI | 7 | The earth, in Sanskrit, or a name for Bhumi |
| 40% | RIFT | 4 | Fissure, as in the space-time continuum |
| 40% | LAP | 3 | Once around the track, as in Mario Kart races |
| 40% | INORBIT | 7 | Circling the Earth in a path: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DRIVING | 7 | Going somewhere in a vehicle, taking the wheel |
| 39% | RETILE | 6 | Patch up, in a way, as a space shuttle |
| 39% | LYSE | 4 | Disintegrate, in a way, as cells in the body |
| 39% | PARTRIDGE | 9 | Bird in a pear tree, as per the carol |
| 39% | LOCH | 4 | A lake in Scotland, as the Ness |
| 39% | ALFRESCO | 8 | In the open air, as a meal |
| 39% | ONICE | 5 | In the bag, as a win |
| 39% | TEAMS | 5 | Sides in a sport, such as the Dodgers and Giants |
| 39% | REBAG | 5 | Put in a different sack, as at the grocery store |
| 38% | VAN | 3 | Vehicle with a double door in the back |
| 38% | LSD | 3 | Vehicle for many a trip in the '60s? |
| 38% | TRASHIEST | 9 | In the poorest of taste, as a novel |