| 100% | ETC | 3 | Sequence-shortening letters |
| 80% | ETC | 3 | Shortening letters |
| 72% | RST | 3 | Letter sequence |
| 69% | BIGRAM | 6 | Sequence of two letters |
| 67% | KLM | 3 | Letter sequence in the air |
| 67% | ABC | 3 | Letter sequence that symbolizes easiness |
| 67% | EIN | 3 | Letter sequence repeated in Einstein |
| 65% | EIN | 3 | Letter sequence repeated twice in "Einstein" |
| 63% | ELA | 3 | Letter sequence common to "elan" and "elate" |
| 63% | EER | 3 | Letter sequence common to "Cheer" and "Eerie" |
| 63% | AWL | 3 | Letter sequence common to "bawl" and "drawl" |
| 63% | ISH | 3 | Letter sequence common to "selfish" or "foolish" |
| 63% | EST | 3 | Letter sequence common to "smallest" and "largest" |
| 63% | EER | 3 | Letter sequence common to "musketeer" and "mountaineer" |
| 61% | MONTH | 5 | Any letter of this sequence: JFMAMJJASOND |
| 61% | MOTORHOTEL | 10 | Lodging often shortened by five letters |
| 61% | PAJAMAS | 7 | Garb often shortened to three letters |
| 60% | ABRIDGED | 8 | Shortened, and the letters missing from the starred answers |
| 59% | MADAM | 5 | Address shortened by dropping just one letter |
| 59% | AND | 3 | Word often shortened to its middle letter |
| 59% | YOU | 3 | Word sometimes shortened to its final letter |
| 59% | ARE | 3 | Verb sometimes shortened to a single letter |
| 59% | ETC | 3 | List-shortening letters |
| 57% | ETCETERA | 8 | Phrase typically shortened to its first three letters |
| 57% | YOU | 3 | Word shortened to its last letter in texts |
| 57% | MADAM | 5 | Title sometimes shortened by removing its middle letter |
| 57% | ARE | 3 | Verb often shortened to one letter in texts |
| 57% | ARE | 3 | Word shortened to its middle letter in texts |
| 56% | PERMANENTWAVE | 13 | *Salon job often shortened to its first four letters |
| 55% | ARE | 3 | Word often shortened to one letter in text messages |