| 100% | TRACKBALL | 9 | Sphere in a pointing device that acts as a cursor |
| 60% | MASER | 5 | Device that acts as a timekeeper in an atomic clock |
| 41% | OAR | 3 | Propeller that acts as a lever |
| 41% | DISINCENTIVE | 12 | Thing that acts as a deterrent |
| 40% | SOUNDBITE | 9 | Short recording that acts as a tagline |
| 40% | GERUND | 6 | Verb form that acts as a noun |
| 40% | CATNIP | 6 | Herb that acts as a narcotic for felines |
| 40% | AGAR | 4 | Seaweed extract that acts as a binding agent |
| 40% | METER | 5 | Device that runs in a taxicab |
| 39% | COATIGEN | 8 | Long thick cardigan that acts as a winter garment |
| 39% | ROOMBA | 6 | Home device that doubles as a vehicle for cats |
| 39% | SIMILE | 6 | Poetic device that makes a direct comparison between two things, as "She walks in beauty, like the night" |
| 39% | ARBITRATE | 9 | Act as a go-between, in a way |
| 38% | OBA | 3 | Chemical that acts as a fabric or paper "whitener", for short |
| 38% | NEBULA | 6 | A mass in space that appears as a cloud |
| 38% | PERFORM | 7 | Act, as in a play |
| 38% | ENZYME | 6 | Protein that acts as a catalyst to bring about a biochemical reaction |
| 38% | SEED | 4 | Poppy part that may act as a sedative |
| 38% | IPOD | 4 | Apple device that came in a "Nano" variety |
| 38% | APPEARON | 8 | Act in, as a TV show |
| 37% | EAR | 3 | Body part that can act as a pencil holder |
| 37% | KOHLS | 5 | Retailer that began as a grocery store in Milwaukee |
| 37% | NAB | 3 | Catch in the act, as a criminal |
| 37% | NAB | 3 | Catch in the act, as a con |
| 37% | SOP | 3 | Bit of bread that acts as a turkey gravy soaker-upper (mmm... turkey gravy!) |
| 37% | SLED | 4 | What a lunch tray can act as, in a pinch |
| 37% | GOLD | 4 | ___ Bar, city in Washington that started as a prospectors camp |
| 37% | MASTERKEY | 9 | Device that unlocks every door in a building |
| 37% | SHOETREE | 8 | Device that might be used in a clog |
| 37% | BELLOWS | 7 | Device that fans the flames in a fireplace |