| 100% | RIPPLES | 7 | Small waves that appear on the surface of water |
| 52% | BOB | 3 | Bounce, as on the surface of water |
| 49% | BANANAS | 7 | Fruits that appear on the national flag of Fiji |
| 48% | FRIGATE | 7 | Bird that appears on the flag of Kiribati |
| 48% | END | 3 | Word that appears on the last frame of most old movies |
| 48% | GREBE | 5 | Bird known for building floating nests on the surface of the water |
| 47% | SKIPJACK | 8 | Fish that leaps above the surface of the water |
| 47% | OAR | 3 | Blade that goes beneath the surface of the water |
| 47% | BASKING | 7 | Sharks that stay near the surface of warm water |
| 47% | RIPPLE | 6 | Small wave in the water's surface |
| 45% | DEW | 3 | Drops of water that condense on surfaces at night |
| 44% | ONTO | 4 | On the surface of |
| 44% | ATOP | 4 | On the surface of |
| 44% | SUB | 3 | Vessel that travels beneath the surface of the water, for short |
| 43% | DUCKWEED | 8 | Floating water plant found on the surface of ponds |
| 43% | PUDDLE | 6 | Small pool of water on the street |
| 43% | STATESEALS | 10 | Insignia that might appear on the front of governors’ podiums |
| 42% | SKATER | 6 | Pond __, insect that skims the surface of water |
| 42% | ANOA | 4 | Small Asian bovine that often appears out of the blue in crosswords |
| 41% | RIPPLE | 6 | Slight movement across the surface of water |
| 41% | RHUMB | 5 | Curve on the surface of a sphere |
| 41% | CAMBER | 6 | Curvature on the surface of a road |
| 41% | SCUM | 4 | Film on the surface of a liquid |
| 41% | DENTS | 5 | Flaws on the surface of a can |
| 41% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird that appears in the Great Seal on the back of a dollar bill |
| 41% | SUPERIOR | 8 | Great Lake that holds 10% of the world's fresh surface water |
| 41% | SUBMERGE | 8 | Put or sink below the surface of water |
| 41% | ADRIFT | 6 | Floating untethered on the surface of the sea |
| 41% | CRATER | 6 | Big depression on the surface of the Moon |
| 41% | TOPPER | 6 | Decoration placed on the surface of a cake |