| 100% | PAPERCUT | 8 | Slicing injury that's more common in the office |
| 47% | ASIS | 4 | Stipulation that's more common in a seller's market |
| 45% | YALL | 4 | Pronoun that's much used in the South |
| 45% | SMITH | 5 | Most common surname in the U.S. |
| 45% | ACNE | 4 | Most common skin condition in the U.S. |
| 45% | OPOSITIVE | 9 | Most common blood type in the U.S. |
| 45% | MAIN | 4 | Most common street name in the U.S. |
| 45% | MARY | 4 | Most common girl's name in the 1950s |
| 43% | SMITH | 5 | Most common surname in the U.S. (ahead of Johnson and Williams) |
| 42% | SMITH | 5 | The most common last name in the U.S. |
| 41% | NIHAO | 5 | "Hello," in the world's most common first language |
| 41% | LEE | 3 | Most common last name in the world |
| 41% | ARGON | 5 | Most common inert gas in the atmosphere |
| 41% | ARGON | 5 | Most common noble gas in the atmosphere |
| 41% | CALCIUM | 7 | Most common mineral in the human body |
| 41% | THE | 3 | Most common word in the English language |
| 40% | ISE | 3 | City that's home to the most sacred Shinto shrine in Japan |
| 40% | ENG | 3 | Most common spoken language in the US: Abbr. |
| 40% | NITROGEN | 8 | Most common element in the air we breathe |
| 40% | SMITH | 5 | Most common last name in the United States |
| 40% | OREO | 4 | Snack that's the most-used brand name in New York Times crosswords |
| 40% | FAX | 3 | Office machine that was used more in the 1980s than today |
| 40% | OREO | 4 | Most common cookie in the New York Times crossword |
| 39% | HELIUM | 6 | Second most common element in the universe |
| 39% | THE | 3 | Most common word in the English language ending in "E" |
| 39% | YOU | 3 | Most common word in the English language ending in "U" |
| 39% | WALKER | 6 | Most common name for a zombie in the Walking Dead |
| 39% | AND | 3 | The most common conjunction in English |
| 39% | ERA | 3 | Time period that's often the savior of many crossword constructors (as in this instance) |
| 38% | LASAGNA | 7 | Monica's most popular dish that was present in almost all the get togethers in "Friends" |