| 100% | HELI | 4 | Start to "copter" to mean a chopper |
| 71% | METRO | 5 | Start to "polis" to mean a big city |
| 69% | SEMI | 4 | Start to "circle" to mean half a circle |
| 65% | ICE | 3 | To break it means to start a conversation |
| 63% | ICE | 3 | To "break" it means to start a conversation |
| 59% | EASYON | 6 | Start of a billboard catchphrase meaning "close to the highway" |
| 56% | NEW | 3 | To turn over a ___ leaf, fall-related idiom that means to start something fresh |
| 55% | HOB | 3 | Start to "nob" to mean "socialize" |
| 54% | META | 4 | Start to "morphosis" to mean "change form" |
| 53% | EPI | 3 | Start to "Pen" to give a lifesaving injection |
| 53% | PAL | 3 | "Pen" follower, to mean a friend |
| 53% | TOE | 3 | "Peep" follower to mean a shoe |
| 53% | CUP | 3 | "Butter" follower to mean a flower |
| 53% | MESS | 4 | "Hot" follower to mean a disaster |
| 53% | END | 3 | "The" follower to mean a conclusion |
| 53% | TROT | 4 | "Fox" follower to mean a dance |
| 53% | ALE | 3 | "Ginger" follower to mean a beverage |
| 53% | TEA | 3 | "Bubble" follower to mean a beverage |
| 53% | PAL | 3 | "Pen" follower to mean a friend |
| 53% | MILDEW | 6 | Start to smell, in a way |
| 53% | BREW | 4 | Start to form, as a storm |
| 53% | FRAY | 4 | Start to deteriorate, as a cord |
| 53% | STIR | 4 | Start to wake, from a slumber |
| 53% | FRAY | 4 | Start to unravel, as a towel |
| 53% | TAKEROOT | 8 | Start to grow, as a tree |
| 53% | ROT | 3 | Start to stink, as a banana |
| 53% | PINSUP | 6 | Starts to raise, as a hem |
| 53% | ASKSFOR | 7 | Starts to negotiate, as a price |
| 53% | TAKESUP | 7 | Starts to learn, as a hobby |
| 53% | SLUSHY | 6 | Starting to thaw, in a way |