| 100% | SPLITUP | 7 | Stop being a couple (2 wds.) |
| 100% | BROKEUP | 7 | Stopped being a couple: 2 wds. |
| 62% | IDOS | 4 | Vows for a couple: 2 wds. |
| 61% | STOODIN | 7 | Was a substitute (for): 2 wds. |
| 61% | STOODIN | 7 | Was a replacement (for): 2 wds. |
| 61% | OWETO | 5 | Be a debtor of: 2 wds. |
| 60% | OHNO | 4 | "This is a disaster!": 2 wds. |
| 60% | OHNO | 4 | "This is a problem!": 2 wds. |
| 58% | TWOAM | 5 | A couple hours after midnight: 2 wds. |
| 57% | TWOPM | 5 | A couple of hours after noon: 2 wds. |
| 57% | IFI | 3 | "___ were a boy" (Beyonce hit): 2 wds. |
| 57% | IFI | 3 | "___ Were a Boy" (Beyoncé song): 2 wds. |
| 56% | AMIND | 5 | "___ is a terrible thing to waste": 2 wds. |
| 56% | IFI | 3 | "___ Were A Boy," 2008 Beyonce hit: 2 wds. |
| 56% | IFI | 3 | "___ Were a Boy," song by Beyonce: 2 wds. |
| 56% | NONO | 4 | "That is a strict ___!" (disallowed): 2 wds |
| 56% | OHNO | 4 | "This is a real problem!": 2 wds. |
| 56% | IFI | 3 | "___ Were a Boy" (hit song by Beyonce): 2 wds. |
| 56% | HAPPYPLACE | 10 | Emily Henry novel about a couple pretending to still be together while vacationing with friends (2 wds.) |
| 56% | CLEARSIGN | 9 | "It was a ___ from the heavens.": 2 wds. |
| 56% | ORA | 3 | "That could be a blessing ___ curse": 2 wds. |
| 55% | AWAY | 4 | "Where there is a will, there is ___.": 2 wds. |
| 55% | THEEAGLES | 9 | "Hotel California is a great song by ___": 2 wds. |
| 55% | JOHNTRAVOLTA | 12 | "Hairspray" actor who is a licensed pilot: 2 wds. |
| 55% | HIHO | 4 | Sunshine cracker that was a Ritz alternative: 2 wds. |
| 55% | DEADMAN | 7 | "You are a ___!" ("I'll kill you!"): 2 wds. |
| 55% | NONO | 4 | "That is a strict ___" (to prohibit something): 2 wds |
| 55% | CLOSEONE | 8 | "Whew, that was a ___!" ("Just made it!"): 2 wds. |
| 55% | IMNO | 4 | "___ genius, but I am a decent coder.": 2 wds. |
| 55% | ILOSE | 5 | How can ___? ("This is a sure bet!"): 2 wds. |