| 100% | ACHOO | 5 | Sound muffled by an elbow, perhaps |
| 54% | PSST | 4 | Sound often accompanied by an elbow nudge |
| 49% | ACHOO | 5 | Sound muffled by a handkerchief |
| 45% | GETIT | 5 | Question sometimes accompanied by an elbow jab |
| 44% | SHY | 3 | Protected by an icy exterior, perhaps |
| 44% | WHIRR | 5 | Sound made by an electric fan |
| 44% | SHH | 3 | Sound made by an annoyed librarian |
| 44% | HONK | 4 | Sound made by an impatient driver |
| 44% | PSST | 4 | Sound heard by an exam proctor, say |
| 44% | SCHWA | 5 | Sound represented by an upside-down "e" |
| 43% | ADOPTEE | 7 | One placed by an agency, perhaps |
| 43% | AWOL | 4 | Being pursued by an MP, perhaps |
| 42% | CHUGGING | 8 | Sound made by an engine moving around a track |
| 42% | HUM | 3 | Sound made by an electric vehicle at low speed |
| 42% | ECG | 3 | Exam administered by an 18-Down, perhaps |
| 42% | AWS | 3 | Sounds by a crib, perhaps |
| 41% | PEP | 3 | Encouraging "talk" given by an NBA coach, perhaps |
| 41% | BLIP | 4 | Short sound made by an electronic |
| 41% | BOOS | 4 | Jeering sounds made by an audience |
| 41% | BOATED | 6 | Went by sound, perhaps |
| 40% | CPR | 3 | Procedure done by an EMT, perhaps: Abbr. |
| 40% | WHISTLES | 8 | Warning sounds made by an approaching train |
| 40% | SCHWA | 5 | Vowel sound represented by an upside-down "e" |
| 40% | SCHWA | 5 | Vowel sound represented by an upside-down 'e' |
| 40% | TSUNAMI | 7 | Tidal wave caused by an earthquake, perhaps |
| 38% | SCHWA | 5 | Sound from an "a," "e," "i," "o," or "u," perhaps |
| 38% | SHADED | 6 | Sheltered from the sun by an awning, perhaps |
| 38% | GRR | 3 | Sound sometimes followed by an attack |
| 38% | HOOT | 4 | *Sound made by an owl* |
| 38% | IDIOT | 5 | "It is a tale told by an ___, full of sound and fury": Shak. |