| 100% | ATOE | 4 | Stick ___ in the water (try new things slowly): 2 wds. |
| 88% | ATOE | 4 | Dip ___ in the water (try new things slowly): 2 wds. |
| 58% | ATOE | 4 | Stick ___ in the water: 2 wds. |
| 56% | ARUT | 4 | Stuck in ___ (doing the same old thing): 2 wds. |
| 54% | ATOE | 4 | Put ___ in the water (try for a bit): 2 wds. |
| 52% | ATOE | 4 | "Dip ___ in the water" (try): 2 wds. |
| 50% | ATOE | 4 | Dip ___ in the water: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ATOE | 4 | "Dip ___ in the water": 2 wds. |
| 48% | ATOE | 4 | Stick ___ in (check the water temperature) (2 wds.) |
| 48% | ARUT | 4 | Stuck in ___ (doing the same old, same old): 2 wds. |
| 45% | OAR | 3 | Stick in the water? |
| 45% | OAR | 3 | Stick in the water |
| 45% | POOLNOODLE | 10 | Stick in the water |
| 45% | OARS | 4 | Sticks in the water? |
| 45% | OARS | 4 | Sticks in the water |
| 45% | OLDFOGY | 7 | Dude stuck in the past (2 wds.) |
| 44% | HAYLEYATWELL | 12 | Actress who plays Grace in the new "Mission: Impossible" movie: 2 wds. |
| 44% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | "Fosse/Verdon" actor who costars in the new spy comedy "Argylle": 2 wds. |
| 43% | WINONARYDER | 11 | "Beetlejuice" actress who starred in the 2000 movie "Autumn in New York": 2 wds. |
| 43% | KIERANCULKIN | 12 | "Succession" actor who plays Benji in the new movie "A Real Pain": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ADAMDRIVER | 10 | "Ferrari" actor starring in the new film "Megalopolis": 2 wds. |
| 43% | TESSATHOMPSON | 13 | "Creed" star who plays Agent M in the new "Men in Black" movie: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DONALDGLOVER | 12 | "Atlanta" actor who voices Simba in the new movie "Mufasa: The Lion King": 2 wds. |
| 43% | KATHYBATES | 10 | Actress who plays a marijuana dispensary owner in the new Netflix comedy "Disjointed": 2 wds. |
| 42% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "Barbie" actor who plays stuntman Cole Seavers in the new film "The Fall Guy": 2 wds. |
| 42% | EMILYBLUNT | 10 | "Jungle Cruise" actress who plays Liza Drake in the new Netflix film "Pain Hustlers": 2 wds. |
| 42% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | "Selena" singer and actress who plays an ex-assassin in the new movie "The Mother": 2 wds. |
| 42% | EDDIEREDMAYNE | 13 | British actor who stars in the new movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 2 wds. |
| 41% | JEREMYPIVEN | 11 | "Entourage" actor who plays a tech innovator in the new CBS drama "Wisdom of the Crowd": 2 wds. |
| 41% | LAURAPREPON | 11 | Actress who played Alex Vause, an inmate in the TV series "Orange Is the New Black": 2 wds. |