| 100% | PROCESS | 7 | Series of steps taken to achieve a result |
| 55% | MEASURED | 8 | Action planned or taken to achieve a desired result |
| 54% | WORKFLOW | 8 | Series of steps to get a job done |
| 52% | DANCE | 5 | Take a series of steps? |
| 48% | THEPLATE | 8 | Step up to __, take responsibility in a time of crisis |
| 46% | MEASURE | 7 | Action taken to achieve a particular purpose |
| 45% | ACTION | 6 | Step taken to complete a goal |
| 45% | STAIRS | 6 | A whole "case" of steps to take you between floors |
| 44% | STAIRCASE | 9 | A series of steps |
| 43% | STAIR | 5 | Prefix with "case" to mean a series of steps |
| 42% | STAIRCASE | 9 | Series of steps, often elegant, in a grand house |
| 42% | PLAYOFFS | 8 | Series of games to determine a championship |
| 41% | DNAANALYSIS | 11 | Result of a spit take? |
| 41% | SPIN | 4 | Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results) |
| 41% | TWEETBIRDIES | 12 | Take to social media following a good round of golf? |
| 40% | DENTS | 5 | Results of bumps to a bumper |
| 40% | STAIRCASE | 9 | Set of steps leading up to a higher level |
| 40% | MINUTES | 7 | Notes taken to record the events of a meeting |
| 40% | SEASONTWO | 9 | Result of a new TV series' renewal |
| 40% | BATTLEOFWILLS | 13 | Result of a mutual refusal to compromise |
| 40% | SHINER | 6 | Result of a hit to the eye |
| 40% | BLUR | 4 | Result of taking a photo while moving |
| 40% | ONENIL | 6 | Result of achieving a goal? |
| 39% | KOSHERCHER | 10 | Result of a "Moonstruck" actress converting to Judaism? |
| 39% | BRUISEDEGO | 10 | Result of a hit to one’s pride |
| 39% | WITHDRAW | 8 | To take money out of a bank account |
| 39% | MADEHAY | 7 | Took advantage of a situation, so to speak |
| 39% | DOSAGE | 6 | Amount of a medicine to take |
| 39% | DOSAGE | 6 | Amount of a vitamin to take |
| 39% | DOSAGE | 6 | Amount of a prescription to take |