| 100% | HOVERS | 6 | Stays suspended in the air, as a helicopter |
| 59% | WAFT | 4 | Float in the air, as a scent |
| 56% | LEVITATE | 8 | Rise in the air, as in a magic act |
| 55% | LINGERS | 7 | Stays in the air, like a bad smell |
| 53% | ALFRESCO | 8 | In the open air, as a meal |
| 50% | HOVERS | 6 | Remains suspended in the air |
| 49% | BOUNCESOUT | 10 | Doesn't stay in the hole, as a ball |
| 49% | SPIRALED | 8 | Spun, as a football in the air |
| 48% | ICEFOG | 6 | Ice crystals suspended in the air (2 wds) |
| 47% | BILLOWING | 9 | Spilling into the air as a plume of smoke |
| 46% | LEVITATED | 9 | Floated in the air, as if by magic |
| 46% | WAFT | 4 | Be carried in the air, as an aroma |
| 46% | ONICE | 5 | In the bag, as a win |
| 46% | XXX | 3 | Still up in the air, as an airtime: Abbr. |
| 46% | WAFTS | 5 | Drifts through the air, as a scent |
| 46% | OPEN | 4 | In the clear, as a pass receiver |
| 45% | TBA | 3 | Up in the air, as what to air, for short |
| 45% | STEAM | 5 | What's in the air in a sauna |
| 45% | HIND | 4 | In the back, as a dog's legs |
| 45% | TBD | 3 | Up in the air, on a sched. |
| 45% | POLLUTION | 9 | Contaminants in the air, such as smoke, car fumes |
| 44% | TBD | 3 | Up in the air, on a schedule, briefly |
| 44% | TBD | 3 | Up in the air, on a schedule (Abbr.) |
| 44% | TBD | 3 | Up in the air, on a schedule: Abbr. |
| 44% | OUTDOORS | 8 | In the fresh air, not inside a building |
| 44% | TRASHIEST | 9 | In the poorest of taste, as a novel |
| 44% | BAKE | 4 | Cook in the oven, as a cake |
| 44% | RARE | 4 | Red in the middle, as a steak |
| 44% | BAKED | 5 | Cooked in the oven, as a cake |
| 44% | ADD | 3 | Include in the mix, as a recipe |