| 100% | DEMIGLACE | 9 | Rich brown sauce that uses espagnole as a basis |
| 39% | RESTSON | 7 | Uses as a basis |
| 38% | OTTER | 5 | Mammal that uses kelp as a blanket |
| 37% | SODABREAD | 9 | Loaf that uses bicarbonate as a raising agent |
| 36% | TAP | 3 | ___ dance (dance that uses the floor as a percussion) |
| 36% | ANIME | 5 | Genre that uses a caricature style known as chibi |
| 35% | ROO | 3 | Marsupial that uses its tail as a fifth leg, informally |
| 35% | ROUX | 4 | Mixture of butter and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces |
| 35% | ETHER | 5 | A compound that was once used as an anesthetic |
| 34% | ROUX | 4 | A mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces |
| 34% | MAORI | 5 | Cultural group that uses the haka as a challenge or ceremonial dance |
| 34% | LIGNITE | 7 | Brown sedimentary rock with a woody texture used as fuel |
| 34% | IOU | 3 | A document that is used as proof of money owed |
| 34% | PREMISE | 7 | Assumption used as a logical basis |
| 34% | SALT | 4 | A seasoning so valuable that it was once used as currency |
| 33% | SNUG | 4 | "___ as a bug in a rug," complete this phrase that you may use during "winter" |
| 33% | MTV | 3 | Channel that once used VJs, such as Downtown Julie Brown |
| 32% | SOY | 3 | ___ sauce, a brown sauce that is popular at sushi bars |
| 32% | DPLUS | 5 | Grade that’s also used as shorthand for a streaming service |
| 32% | SSRI | 4 | Abbreviation for a class of drugs that are typically used as antidepressants |
| 32% | CHERRY | 6 | Sundae topper that may be used as flavoring for a red popsicle |
| 32% | LEMON | 5 | Citrus fruit that may be used as flavoring for a yellow popsicle |
| 32% | MARINARA | 8 | A simple tomato sauce that can be used on pizza |
| 32% | ARROWROOT | 9 | Plant starch used as a thickener in sauces |
| 32% | DEMIGLACE | 9 | Rich brown sauce in French cuisine |
| 32% | HOT | 3 | ___ sauce, condiment made from chili peppers that is commonly used as topping on 22a |
| 31% | MANGO | 5 | Tropical smoothie ingredient that may be used as flavoring for a yellow popsicle |
| 31% | KIWI | 4 | Fuzzy green fruit that may be used as flavoring for a green popsicle |
| 31% | BARBECUE | 8 | Outdoor cooking technique that uses a metal rack and special sauce, with a name originating from American Spanish |
| 31% | LAKE | 4 | "Shimmer ___," 2017 crime thriller starring Benjamin Walker that uses reverse chronology as a central part of the narrative |