| 100% | ACUTE | 5 | Severe and short, as an illness |
| 77% | ACUTE | 5 | Severe but short, as an illness |
| 63% | ACUTE | 5 | Severe and sudden, like an illness |
| 55% | BADCASE | 7 | Severe form, as of an illness |
| 50% | HAVE | 4 | Suffer from, as an illness |
| 50% | FEIGN | 5 | Pretend to have, as an illness |
| 47% | ONEPAGE | 7 | Short, as an article |
| 44% | PRO | 3 | Expert, as an athlete, for short |
| 44% | REPS | 4 | Acts as an agent for, for short |
| 43% | ABORTIVE | 8 | Cut short, as an attempt |
| 43% | STUBBY | 6 | Short and thick, as fingers |
| 42% | PITHY | 5 | Short and sweet, as a saying |
| 41% | CHIVE | 5 | Green grass-like onion used as an herb and topping |
| 40% | JAG | 3 | British car such as an E-Pace or XE, for short |
| 40% | EMERY | 5 | Hard greyish-black mineral used as an abrasive and polishing agent |
| 40% | BARRY | 5 | HBO series starring Bill Hader as an assassin and acting student |
| 39% | ONSET | 5 | Beginning, as of an illness |
| 39% | BOUT | 4 | Attack, as of an illness |
| 39% | ACRID | 5 | Strong and pungent, as an odor |
| 39% | SYNC | 4 | Coordinate, as data between an iPhone and an iPad |
| 39% | IRONY | 5 | Unexpected twist, as in an O. Henry short story |
| 37% | FADS | 4 | Short-lived sensations, such as the Harlem Shake and the Tide pod challenge |
| 37% | PUMA | 4 | German footwear and apparel brand with an animal as the logo |
| 37% | PENIN | 5 | Enclose, as livestock, and an explanation of this puzzle's theme |
| 37% | BADCASE | 7 | Extreme form, as of an illness |
| 37% | ONSET | 5 | Earliest phase, as of an illness |
| 37% | ONSET | 5 | First stage, as of an illness |
| 37% | ONSET | 5 | Early stage, as of an illness |
| 37% | ONSET | 5 | Very beginning, as of an illness |
| 37% | PAN | 3 | A 2015 American fantasy film which serves as an alternative story for Peter and Captain Hook |