| 100% | LEDGE | 5 | S___hammers were used to hammer in spikes for railroads |
| 47% | RADIO | 5 | It was used to play music for the first time in 1906 |
| 43% | NAIL | 4 | A hammer is used to hit it |
| 42% | BAKER | 5 | "I used to be a ___ until I found out I was in it for the dough!" |
| 42% | OLE | 3 | Her s___ purpose in life was to provide for herself and her family |
| 41% | HYMNAL | 6 | It's bound to be used in a service |
| 41% | IVORY | 5 | Brand of soap flakes that was often used in the 1920s to make fake snow for Christmas decorations |
| 41% | MUTO | 4 | Crinus ___, transformation spell in "Harry Potter" that was used to change one's hair |
| 41% | DYE | 3 | It might be used to color your hair for Halloween |
| 41% | HOLEPUNCH | 9 | It's used to pierce holes in documents for filing |
| 41% | WRINKLES | 8 | Botox is used to smooth __ in the face |
| 41% | WERE | 4 | Used to be, in the plural |
| 41% | LVAD | 4 | Heart pump that is used in "Grey's Anatomy" for Denny Duquette: Abbr. |
| 40% | OVAL | 4 | Shape Humpty Dumpty used to be in |
| 40% | SYNC | 4 | Good thing for a film's audio and video to be in |
| 40% | ARENA | 5 | The one in Nanterre, Paris, recently constructed and to be used for the 2024 Olympics, seats up to 40,000 indoors |
| 40% | EXCON | 5 | Person who used to be in jail: Hyph. |
| 40% | EXMEMBER | 8 | One who used to be in the club |
| 40% | LISP | 4 | "Whose cruel idea was it for the word '___' to have an S in it?" (Steven Wright joke) |
| 39% | UKE | 3 | Instrument that might be used to play "Hi'ilawe," for short |
| 39% | ZAYN | 4 | "Pillowtalk" singer who used to be in One Direction |
| 39% | BOGEYMAN | 8 | An evil being used to frighten children in stories |
| 39% | SOS | 3 | Signal to be used by someone in dire straits |
| 39% | LEAD | 4 | Toxic metal that used to be in house paint |
| 39% | SCISSORS | 8 | Weapon used to kill in Dial M for Murder |
| 39% | LAY | 3 | To set in position, for use, as a road |
| 39% | OLDSTYLE | 8 | In the way it used to be |
| 39% | MAUL | 4 | Railroad spike hammer |
| 39% | ALIVE | 5 | "It's ___!" quote used by Gingy in "Shrek" that is a reference to "Frankenstein" |
| 39% | OUTFRONT | 8 | Position that Usain Bolt was used to finding himself in |