| 100% | ENE | 3 | Suffix for benz, but not Mercedes |
| 100% | ENE | 3 | Suffix for benz but not Mercedes |
| 59% | ESE | 3 | Suffix for Taiwan but not Taipei |
| 57% | ESS | 3 | Suffix for lion, but not for tiger |
| 56% | TEEN | 4 | Suffix for "four," but not "three" or "five" |
| 55% | ENE | 3 | Ending for Benz not Mercedes |
| 45% | ANE | 3 | Suffix for but- |
| 42% | GHOSTWRITE | 10 | Pen, but not for credit |
| 42% | SPAR | 4 | Fight, but not for real |
| 42% | RANSOM | 6 | Free, but not for free |
| 42% | LEND | 4 | Give, but not for keeps |
| 42% | GRATUITOUS | 10 | Provided but not asked for |
| 42% | RANSOMED | 8 | Freed, but not for free |
| 42% | MAYBE | 5 | Perhaps but not for sure |
| 42% | SPAR | 4 | Fight, but not for keeps |
| 42% | LENDS | 5 | Gives, but not for good |
| 41% | NLERS | 5 | Cubs, but not Bears, for short |
| 41% | TAKEANAP | 8 | Go out, but not for long? |
| 41% | HOTPANTS | 8 | Short shorts, but not for sports |
| 41% | ALER | 4 | Blue Jay but not Cardinal, for short |
| 41% | FAD | 3 | It's in, but not for long |
| 40% | NLERS | 5 | The Mets, but not the Yankees, for short |
| 40% | ZINE | 4 | The Atlantic, but not the Pacific, for short |
| 39% | ACTIII | 6 | Part of many plays, but not "Waiting for Godot" |
| 39% | SPORK | 5 | It's a portmanteau, but not for "salt pork" |
| 39% | SKORT | 5 | It's a portmanteau, but not for "ski resort" |
| 39% | SMOG | 4 | It's a portmanteau, but not for "small dog" |
| 39% | ASL | 3 | Communication that's seen but not heard, for short |
| 39% | FAD | 3 | Thing that's very popular, but not for long |
| 39% | TWOD | 4 | Having length and width but not depth, for short |