| 100% | LIKE | 4 | Similar to returning in little kilt |
| 51% | SKIRTLIKE | 9 | Similar in appearance to a kilt or culottes |
| 46% | ENTER | 5 | Key similar to Return |
| 43% | PINE | 4 | Long for sleuth to return in French style |
| 41% | OOF | 3 | Word similar to "Ouch!" hidden in "poof" |
| 40% | ELASTIN | 7 | Protein similar to collagen found in connective tissue |
| 40% | HORSELIKE | 9 | Similar in appearance to an equine |
| 40% | CATLIKE | 7 | Similar in appearance to a feline |
| 39% | HOHO | 4 | Hostess snack similar to Little Debbie's Swiss Roll |
| 39% | AMISH | 5 | Sect similar to Mennonites depicted in the movie "Witness" |
| 39% | BOSSANOVA | 9 | Dance similar to the samba that originated in Brazil |
| 39% | ATEMPO | 6 | Returning to the previous speed, in music |
| 39% | WOLFLIKE | 8 | Similar in appearance to a lupine creature |
| 39% | OWE | 3 | In obligation to repay something in return |
| 39% | ANISE | 5 | Herbal flavor similar to licorice, that is used in Sambuca |
| 39% | SIRI | 4 | Phone assistant similar to the one in the movie "Her" |
| 38% | REPRISE | 7 | Return to a theme, as in a symphony |
| 38% | HOHO | 4 | Hostess snack similar to a Little Debbie Swiss Roll: 2 wds. |
| 38% | REWILDING | 9 | Returning an area to its natural state, in conservation |
| 38% | SELL | 4 | To exchange something with someone in return for money |
| 37% | BACKTOFRONT | 11 | Returned to battlefield in the wrong direction |
| 37% | ABLE | 4 | Monkey who became the first to return to Earth successfully in 1959 |
| 37% | REFLUX | 6 | To flow back or return, like acid in the esophagus |
| 37% | INFERIOR | 8 | To be less in quality or success than the others |
| 37% | QUINCE | 6 | Golden fruit, similar in appearance to a pear |
| 37% | CARLOTTA | 8 | Maid to Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid |
| 37% | BEHAR | 5 | Joy who returned to "The View" in 2015 |
| 37% | ALIENS | 6 | Sequel in which Ripley returns to LV-426 |
| 36% | RAMS | 4 | Football team that returned to Los Angeles in 2016 |