| 100% | BRACELET | 8 | Slap __, straight band that curves on the wrist |
| 47% | LETOFFLIGHTLY | 13 | Slap on the wrist |
| 46% | ONED | 4 | Band that formed on The X Factor, for short |
| 44% | OPENER | 6 | Band that comes on before the main act |
| 43% | AHA | 3 | Band that had the #1 hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 42% | ELO | 3 | Band that had the 1981 hit "Hold On Tight," for short |
| 42% | CHICAGO | 7 | Band that was in the park on Fourth of July |
| 40% | SPINALTAP | 9 | Fictional band that uses an umlaut on the "n" in its name |
| 40% | RAMONES | 7 | "Beat on the Brat" band that made headlines for their 1977 European tour |
| 40% | FINE | 4 | Not just a slap on the wrist |
| 40% | SCOTF | 5 | Without even a slap on the wrist |
| 39% | LIGATURE | 8 | Metal band that holds a reed on to the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments |
| 39% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band that has the first letter of each member on its name |
| 39% | SMASHMOUTH | 10 | "All Star" band that also sang 1997's "Walkin' on the Sun": 2 wds. |
| 39% | GIG | 3 | Booking for a rock band that's on the road |
| 39% | FINED | 5 | Getting just a slap on the wrist, say |
| 39% | OKGO | 4 | Band that danced on treadmills in the 2006 music video for "Here It Goes Again": 2 wds. |
| 39% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | Band that performed “Creep” as the first-ever musical guest on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” |
| 39% | ASLAP | 5 | __ on the wrist |
| 39% | SLAP | 4 | ___ on the wrist |
| 39% | SLAP | 4 | __ on the wrist |
| 38% | DIRECTION | 9 | One ___, British boy band that was formed on the reality show "The X Factor" in 2010 |
| 38% | TOURBUS | 7 | Vehicle for a rock band that's on the road: 2 wds. |
| 38% | PULSE | 5 | Something measured by holding fingers on the wrist |
| 38% | CESTA | 5 | Item of sports equipment worn on the wrist |
| 37% | SLAP | 4 | ___ on the wrist (minor punishment) |
| 37% | SLAP | 4 | ___ on the wrist (light punishment) |
| 37% | SLAP | 4 | ___ on the wrist (minimal punishment) |
| 37% | SLAP | 4 | ___ on the wrist (mild reprimand) |
| 37% | SLAP | 4 | __ on the wrist (mild punishment) |