| 100% | CLARINETSOLOS | 13 | Starts of ''Rhapsody in Blue'' performances |
| 71% | GERSHWIN | 8 | George, American composer of Rhapsody in Blue |
| 70% | GERSHWIN | 8 | George, pianist and composer of Rhapsody in Blue |
| 59% | STRIPMALL | 9 | *Opening part of "Rhapsody in Blue" |
| 55% | SAX | 3 | Prominent feature of ''Rhapsody in Blue'' |
| 54% | GERSHWIN | 8 | George __, Rhapsody in Blue composer |
| 51% | SOFTG | 5 | Start of either syllable in "ginger" |
| 51% | LEDE | 4 | Start of a story, in journalese |
| 51% | MORN | 4 | Start of the day, in poetry |
| 50% | ANTE | 4 | Start of a pot, as in poker |
| 50% | DESCENT | 7 | Start of a trip in a bathysphere |
| 50% | IMLIKE | 6 | Start of many a comment in Valspeak |
| 50% | ONE | 3 | Start of every ZIP code in Pennsylvania |
| 50% | TEE | 3 | Start of a new hole in golf |
| 50% | YABBA | 5 | Start of a cry heard in Bedrock |
| 50% | LEDE | 4 | Start of an article, in journalist lingo |
| 50% | TWO | 3 | Start of every ZIP code in Virginia |
| 50% | LEDE | 4 | Start of a newspaper article, in journalese |
| 50% | OSAY | 4 | Start of a song sung in school |
| 50% | OROMEO | 6 | Start of a classic question in Shakespeare |
| 50% | ICAME | 5 | Start of a Latin boast, in translation |
| 50% | PSST | 4 | Start of a conversation in class, maybe |
| 50% | BTW | 3 | Start of a tangent, in a text |
| 50% | ICAME | 5 | Start of Caesar's boast, in English |
| 49% | ALLEYOOPPASSES | 14 | Starts of some flashy combo shots in hoops |
| 49% | ITSY | 4 | Start of a spider's description, in song |
| 49% | COGITO | 6 | Start of a line ending in a sum? |
| 49% | LEDE | 4 | Start of a news story, in journalism lingo |
| 49% | PIRATEEARRINGS | 14 | Start of a sign in a costume store |
| 49% | ONTHREE | 7 | Start of a countdown in a huddle, perhaps |