| 100% | TONIC | 5 | Stimulant, often after a gin |
| 80% | TONIC | 5 | Bracer, often after a gin |
| 76% | TONIC | 5 | Pick-me-up, often after a gin |
| 74% | TONIC | 5 | Stimulant, often after gin |
| 74% | TONIC | 5 | Stimulant, usually after a gin |
| 58% | ETC | 3 | Abbr. often after a comma |
| 56% | ERA | 3 | Word often after a president's name |
| 54% | TONIC | 5 | Stimulant after gin? |
| 53% | LOSS | 4 | Number after a dash, often |
| 53% | BAREXAM | 7 | Test after a review course, often |
| 53% | ITCH | 4 | Feeling after a bug bite, often |
| 52% | SPIKE | 5 | Third volleyball hit after a serve, often |
| 48% | ANDUP | 5 | Words often after the lowest-priced in a series of items |
| 46% | GINGERROGERS | 12 | "Top Hat" actress/dancer with a gin cocktail named after her: 2 wds. |
| 44% | TAXI | 4 | Cry often made after a whistle |
| 44% | ARENA | 5 | Place often named after a corporation |
| 44% | THAN | 4 | Word often appearing after a comparative |
| 44% | AIRHORN | 7 | Noisemaker often heard after a touchdown |
| 44% | NOR | 3 | Conjunction that often appears two words after "neither" in a sentence |
| 43% | ANYWAY | 6 | Word often said after a wild tangent |
| 43% | NEE | 3 | Word often seen after a married name |
| 43% | SEEDS | 5 | They often get stuck in your teeth after you eat a bagel |
| 42% | INONE | 5 | Words often appearing after a number and a hyphen |
| 41% | REBOUNDGUY | 10 | One often picked up after a split |
| 41% | BULLETS | 7 | Projectiles fired from a gun |
| 41% | AIM | 3 | Prepare to fire a gun |
| 41% | AIM | 3 | Take target with a gun |
| 41% | BANG | 4 | Sound made by a gun |
| 41% | PISTOL | 6 | Plot is involving a gun |
| 41% | BULLET | 6 | Missile fired from a gun |