| 100% | CURTAINRAISER | 13 | Short play before the main play |
| 92% | CURTAINRAISER | 13 | Short play before the main performance |
| 73% | OPENED | 6 | Played before the main act |
| 66% | PRELIM | 6 | Round before the main event, for short |
| 66% | APP | 3 | Food before the main course, for short |
| 65% | APP | 3 | Food ordered before the main course, for short |
| 61% | CURTAINRAISER | 13 | Short play before a long play |
| 54% | ANTHEM | 6 | It's often played before the first play |
| 52% | STARTER | 7 | Small plate before the main |
| 52% | PRELIM | 6 | Event before the main event |
| 52% | PREPS | 5 | Jobs before the main job |
| 52% | OPEN | 4 | Perform before the main act |
| 52% | OPENERS | 7 | Acts before the main event |
| 52% | OPENS | 5 | Performs before the main act |
| 52% | SEMI | 4 | Round played before the final |
| 51% | OPENS | 5 | Performs before the main act, perhaps |
| 51% | EVE | 3 | An evening before the main event |
| 51% | OPENER | 6 | It comes before the main event |
| 51% | SEMI | 4 | Game played before the final match |
| 51% | VOLLEYS | 7 | Tennis shots played before the bounce |
| 51% | SEMIS | 5 | They’re played before the finals |
| 51% | SEMI | 4 | Game played before the final, say |
| 51% | STARTER | 7 | Dish that comes before the main course? |
| 50% | OPENER | 6 | Band that comes on before the main act |
| 49% | CRUDITES | 8 | French word for raw veggies served before the main |
| 49% | APPETIZER | 9 | A small dish before the main meal, a starter |
| 49% | TRAILER | 7 | Teaser of a movie shown before the main event |
| 49% | COMEDY | 6 | Shakespeare's shortest play, The __ of Errors |
| 49% | COMEDY | 6 | Shakespeare's shortest play: The __ of Errors |
| 48% | FANFARE | 7 | The piece of music played before an announcement |