| 100% | FRAY | 4 | Show sign of wear and tear at the edge of a fabric, say |
| 43% | FRAY | 4 | Start to wear away at the edges, like a cheap fabric |
| 40% | RIM | 3 | The edge of a cup, say |
| 40% | NEXT | 4 | "Coming up ___..." (said on TV at the end of a show) |
| 40% | HARDSHOULDER | 12 | Verge at the edge of a motorway |
| 40% | HEM | 3 | Line at the edge of a skirt |
| 40% | DECKING | 7 | Planking platform at the edge of a garden |
| 39% | TIE | 3 | 1-1, at the end of a game, say |
| 39% | WINGLET | 7 | It turns up at the edge of a plane |
| 39% | MARGIN | 6 | Blank space at the edge of a printed page |
| 39% | EXIT | 4 | Sign at the back of a bar |
| 39% | AMEN | 4 | Said at the end of a prayer |
| 39% | BRIDE | 5 | One at the head of a train, say |
| 39% | LASTEXIT | 8 | Sign at the end of a freeway, maybe |
| 39% | CLAP | 4 | Show appreciation at the end of a play |
| 39% | ENGARDE | 7 | Said at the start of a fencing match |
| 38% | FRAY | 4 | Wear away the edge of a cloth by rubbing |
| 38% | CRAMPINGUP | 10 | In pain at the end of a race, say |
| 38% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Said at the end of a game of chess |
| 38% | FORMHERETOETERNITY | 18 | Sign at the end of a really long line? |
| 38% | XOXO | 4 | "Kisses and hugs," at the end of a letter |
| 38% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Clapping at the end of a show |
| 38% | USE | 3 | Bring about a bit of wear and tear |
| 38% | CATWALK | 7 | Platform at the center of a fashion show |
| 38% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Result of wearing a fedora at the beach? |
| 38% | ENCORE | 6 | Repeated show at the end of a performance |
| 38% | AMEN | 4 | Word said at the end of a prayer |
| 38% | TATTIEST | 8 | Showing the most wear and tear |
| 38% | LOLITA | 6 | About whom Nabokov said "She was like the composition of a beautiful puzzle - its composition and its solution at the same time" |
| 38% | SE\"HOME | 8 | Be a gentleman to at the end of a date, say |