| 100% | FLINT | 5 | Stone that's used to start a fire on "Survivor" |
| 55% | FLINT | 5 | Rock used to start a fire |
| 53% | TINDER | 6 | Combustible fine material used to start a fire |
| 53% | KINDLING | 8 | Small pieces of wood used to start a fire |
| 52% | TINDER | 6 | Tiny bits of dry materials used to start a fire |
| 48% | KINDLING | 8 | Small twigs that are used to start a campfire |
| 45% | BAYER | 5 | Company that used to have a trademark on "heroin" |
| 44% | RAG | 3 | Cloth that's used to wash a car |
| 44% | INK | 3 | Liquid that's used to sign a contract |
| 44% | OAR | 3 | Blade that's used to propel a rowboat |
| 43% | KEY | 3 | Lock opener that you may use to start a car |
| 43% | CHALK | 5 | It's used to write on a blackboard |
| 43% | KINDLED | 7 | Added small twigs to start a fire |
| 42% | SCOOP | 5 | Tool that's used to get ice cream out of a tub |
| 41% | STICKS | 6 | Rub two of these together to start a fire |
| 41% | FLINT | 5 | Mineral used to start fires |
| 41% | IGNITER | 7 | Device used to start a fuel mixture in an engine |
| 41% | LSAT | 4 | Something that's good to do a 180 on? |
| 40% | ONCEUPONATIME | 13 | Words you would use to start a fairy tale?: 4 wds. |
| 40% | STRING | 6 | What might be used to connect evidence on a detective's corkboard |
| 40% | PIZZAPAN | 8 | Flat kitchen implement that's an alternative to a stone |
| 39% | MAYO | 4 | Starting to "-nnaise," that's a Waldorf salad ingredient |
| 39% | STAMPS | 6 | *Small, sticky squares used to mail letters, that might fill a collector's album |
| 39% | SALSA | 5 | Sauce that's often next to nacho chips on a supermarket shelf |
| 38% | GEMS | 4 | Stones used to decorate a crown |
| 38% | TEETIME | 7 | When to start on a course |
| 38% | ENE | 3 | Dir. that's to the right and a little up on a map |
| 38% | JFK | 3 | 1991 Oliver Stone movie that focuses on a president's assassination |
| 38% | SHADOW | 6 | It's used to tell the time on a sundial |
| 38% | SHIFTKEY | 8 | Use to access upper case letters on a keyboard |