| 100% | CURT | 4 | Short but not necessarily sweet |
| 69% | TERSE | 5 | Short but not sweet, of few words |
| 69% | CURT | 4 | Short but not sweet, as a response |
| 67% | TERSE | 5 | Short, but probably not sweet |
| 54% | TERSE | 5 | Short and not so sweet |
| 54% | CURT | 4 | Short and not so sweet |
| 52% | ADULT | 5 | For grown-ups, but not necessarily naughty |
| 52% | CIVIL | 5 | Courteous and polite, but not necessarily friendly |
| 52% | TERSE | 5 | Short and often not sweet |
| 52% | TERSE | 5 | Short and maybe not sweet |
| 52% | TERSE | 5 | Short and probably not sweet |
| 51% | MAGNETS | 7 | They're attractive, but not necessarily to each other |
| 49% | NLERS | 5 | Cubs, but not Bears, for short |
| 48% | AWAKE | 5 | Not out, but not necessarily up |
| 48% | ALER | 4 | Blue Jay but not Cardinal, for short |
| 47% | NLERS | 5 | The Mets, but not the Yankees, for short |
| 47% | ZINE | 4 | The Atlantic, but not the Pacific, for short |
| 47% | HOTPANTS | 8 | Short shorts, but not for sports |
| 47% | ASL | 3 | Communication that's seen but not heard, for short |
| 47% | TWOD | 4 | Having length and width but not depth, for short |
| 46% | ISH | 3 | "...but not necessarily exactly" |
| 39% | SAVE | 4 | But not |
| 38% | ONPAPER | 7 | Not necessarily real |
| 38% | OPENTO | 6 | Not necessarily against |
| 38% | OPENTO | 6 | Not necessarily rejecting |
| 38% | ARGUABLE | 8 | Not necessarily so |
| 38% | ORSO | 4 | Not necessarily precisely |
| 38% | ODD | 3 | Not necessarily precisely |
| 38% | XXXXXX | 6 | Not necessarily rejecting |
| 38% | MAX | 3 | But not more |