| 100% | ZAP | 3 | Sound of being electrocuted |
| 62% | TWANG | 5 | Sound of an arrow being shot |
| 62% | ZAP | 3 | Sound of a mosquito being fried |
| 62% | SNIP | 4 | Sound of clothing tags being removed |
| 62% | TWANGS | 6 | Sounds of guitar strings being plucked |
| 61% | CLANK | 5 | Sound of metal pieces being struck together |
| 60% | HISS | 4 | Sound of gas escaping is in High School |
| 59% | PLOP | 4 | Sound of a coin being tossed into a fountain |
| 59% | PLOP | 4 | Sound of a rock being thrown into a pond |
| 59% | THUD | 4 | Distant sound of something heavy being dropped |
| 58% | SPLAT | 5 | Sound of paint that's been tossed at a canvas |
| 58% | AUSTRIA | 7 | Country where "The Sound of Music" is set |
| 58% | RIGHTMIND | 9 | Sound state of being |
| 57% | ARE | 3 | Plural form of is, sounds like a pirate utterance |
| 54% | LIESL | 5 | "The Sound of Music" girl whose name is an anagram of ELLIS |
| 53% | ELK | 3 | Type of deer whose sound is called "bugling" |
| 53% | PHONOLOGY | 9 | Speech sounds are the focus of this science |
| 52% | DTS | 3 | Sound technological company that is a rival of Dolby Laboratories: Abbr. |
| 51% | SAM | 3 | ___ the Eagle, Muppet who once thought "The Sound of Music" was written by Shakespeare |
| 51% | SONES | 5 | Sounds in the area of 256 of these, will cause hearing damage |
| 51% | SILENCE | 7 | This total lack of sound is said to be golden |
| 51% | SYLLABLES | 9 | The units of sound that words are broken up into |
| 50% | JULIE | 5 | ___ Andrews, "The Sound of Music" actress who is also known for her work on Broadway |
| 50% | PEWEE | 5 | Bird whose name is suggestive of both its size and sound |
| 50% | MACH | 4 | Physicist Ernst whose name is associated with the speed of sound |
| 49% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | "The Sound of Music" actress who is the voice of Lady Whistledown on "Bridgerton" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | MODE | 4 | Depeche ___, "Enjoy the Silence" band that was earlier named Composition of Sound |
| 49% | MUSIC | 5 | *Pleasant arrangement of sound that may be heard when an OCTet performs |
| 48% | IDIOT | 5 | "It is a tale told by an ___, full of sound and fury": Shak. |
| 48% | YOU | 3 | "___ gotta be kidding?"... or word that sounds like the second letter of 25a |