| 100% | LACE | 4 | Strings on the shoe |
| 69% | LACE | 4 | String on a shoe |
| 65% | UKES | 4 | Small strings on the Big Island |
| 61% | WELT | 4 | Rim of leather sewn on the shoe as a reinforcement |
| 60% | BACH | 4 | "Air on the G String" composer |
| 59% | SIZE | 4 | Number on the inside of a shoe |
| 59% | CLEAT | 5 | Spike on the bottom of a shoe |
| 59% | SOLE | 4 | Found on the bottom of a shoe |
| 59% | SCUFF | 5 | Scrape on the toes of a shoe |
| 59% | SIZES | 5 | Numbers on the backs of bowling shoes |
| 59% | CLEATS | 6 | Spikes on the bottom of athletic shoes |
| 58% | ANDY | 4 | Name on the bottom of Woody's shoe |
| 58% | SPIKES | 6 | Pins on the bottom of track runners' shoes |
| 57% | CLEAT | 5 | Sharp item on the bottom of a golf shoe |
| 57% | KITE | 4 | It's found on the end of a string |
| 57% | HER | 3 | "Diamonds on the Soles of ___ Shoes" (Paul Simon song) |
| 57% | SOLES | 5 | "Diamonds on the ___ of Her Shoes" (Paul Simon song) |
| 57% | RED | 3 | Signature color on the soles of Christian Louboutin shoes |
| 57% | OTHER | 5 | "The shoe is on the ___ foot" |
| 56% | BRACELET | 8 | String worn on the wrist |
| 56% | PAULSIMON | 9 | He gave us "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" |
| 56% | OTHER | 5 | "The shoe's on the ___ foot now!" |
| 56% | LACE | 4 | String often tied in a bow on shoes |
| 55% | IVE | 3 | "___ Got the World on a String" |
| 54% | LACE | 4 | String found on a shoe |
| 53% | CLEAT | 5 | Piece of rubber or metal on the sole of an athlete's shoe |
| 52% | ARLEN | 5 | "I've Got the World on a String" composer |
| 52% | NYLON | 5 | Like the strings on many tennis rackets |
| 51% | TUNES | 5 | Adjusts the strings on a guitar, e.g. |
| 50% | PET | 3 | A piece of lint on a string, to Marcel the Shell |