| 100% | PURISTS | 7 | Strict observers of the rules |
| 55% | TRAPPIST | 8 | Member of the reformed Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance noted for their rule of silence |
| 55% | JEWS | 4 | Observers of the High Holy Days |
| 54% | ROYALTY | 7 | Members of the ruling family |
| 53% | FOUL | 4 | Violation of the rules in football |
| 51% | GRAMMAR | 7 | The rules and structure of language |
| 50% | WRITTENUP | 9 | Reported for a violation of the rules: 2 wds. |
| 50% | COMMUNIST | 9 | Member of the ruling party in Cuba or China |
| 49% | ZEROTOLERANCE | 13 | Strict enforcement of rules |
| 49% | YOU | 3 | Last word of the golden rule |
| 49% | SAUDI | 5 | Any of the Fahd ruling family |
| 49% | WICCAN | 6 | Believer in the Rule of Three |
| 49% | UNTO | 4 | Second word of the Golden Rule |
| 49% | DEMOCRACY | 9 | Rule of the people |
| 49% | DECREE | 6 | Rule of the throne |
| 49% | LAW | 3 | Rule of the land |
| 48% | UNTO | 4 | "Do ___ others ..." (start of the Golden Rule) |
| 48% | OTHERS | 6 | "Do unto ___ …" (start of the Golden Rule) |
| 48% | PRECLUDE | 8 | Rule out the possibility of |
| 47% | MIV | 3 | Year in the rule of Ethelred the Unready |
| 47% | UNTO | 4 | Next-to-last word of the golden rule |
| 47% | TLEOII | 6 | Pope during the rule of Emperor Constantine IV |
| 47% | GOA | 3 | Site of the Pinto revolt against Portuguese rule |
| 47% | GRAMMAR | 7 | The proper rules of language usage |
| 46% | ANTIPOPE | 8 | Someone who challenges the rule of the lawful pope |
| 46% | EXCEPTION | 9 | __ that proves the rule, a confirmation of a law |
| 46% | FORMALITY | 9 | The rigid observance of rules of etiquette |
| 46% | RENOIR | 6 | "The Rules of the Game" filmmaker, 1939 |
| 46% | STANDONCEREMONY | 15 | Follow strict rules of politeness |
| 46% | SYNTAX | 6 | Rules that dictate the structure of sentences |