| 100% | CUEDIN | 6 | Signaled to begin, as a conductor might |
| 70% | CUEIN | 5 | Signal as a conductor might |
| 60% | BEATTIME | 8 | Keep rhythm, as a conductor might |
| 56% | TONE | 4 | Signal to begin leaving a voice mail |
| 54% | SNARLAT | 7 | Try to intimidate as a dog might |
| 54% | TUXED | 5 | What a conductor might wear to a concert |
| 52% | ELLE | 4 | Fashion magazine that began as a supplement to France-Soir |
| 50% | RATE | 4 | Assign stars to, as a critic might |
| 50% | YAPAT | 5 | Try to intimidate, as a dachshund might |
| 50% | CLAWSAT | 7 | Tries to scratch, as a cat might |
| 49% | BREW | 4 | Begin to form, as a storm. |
| 49% | UNTAPE | 6 | Begin to remove, as a diaper |
| 49% | GERMINATE | 9 | Begin to develop, as a plant |
| 48% | STY | 3 | A messy, filthy room might be referred to as this |
| 47% | SLAY | 4 | Slaughter, as a knight might do to a dragon |
| 47% | SLAY | 4 | Kill, as a knight might do to a dragon |
| 47% | UNARMS | 6 | Attends to as one might a captured soldier |
| 47% | HTTP | 4 | Beginning of a URL that might be flagged as not secure |
| 47% | SIRI | 4 | Who might mistakenly respond to a statement beginning "Seriously …" |
| 47% | MOVEIN | 6 | Begin to occupy, as a new home (2 wds.) |
| 46% | CUE | 3 | Signal to begin |
| 46% | GROWLAT | 7 | Show hostility to, as a dog might a mail carrier |
| 46% | PAWAT | 5 | Try to hit, as a cat might a laser beam |
| 46% | TONE | 4 | Signal to begin speaking |
| 45% | ENSUE | 5 | Begin as a result |
| 45% | EAR | 3 | Where you might put a hand to signal "Please speak up" |
| 45% | THELORDOFTHE | 12 | "___ Rings" epic fantasy trilogy written by J.R.R Tolkien which begins as a sequel to "The Hobbit": 4 wds |
| 44% | TRAINSIGNAL | 11 | One may tell a conductor to slow down |
| 44% | UNZIP | 5 | Begin to take off, as a jacket |
| 44% | TEMPO | 5 | A conductor might pick it up |