| 100% | WIELD | 5 | Swing, as a sword (rhymes with "yield") |
| 58% | SHIV | 4 | Razor used as a weapon, rhymes with give |
| 58% | FILBERT | 7 | Same as a hazelnut; it rhymes with "Gilbert" |
| 56% | GRASP | 5 | Fully understand, as a complicated topic (aptly rhymes with "clasp") |
| 52% | RAPIERS | 7 | Thin swords with a sharp point, as used in dueling |
| 51% | MEND | 4 | Repair, as a broken heart (rhymes with "send") |
| 50% | WIELDS | 6 | Handles, as a sword |
| 50% | HILTED | 6 | Handled, as a sword |
| 50% | SHEATHE | 7 | Stow, as a sword |
| 50% | WIELD | 5 | Use, as a sword |
| 50% | SHEATHED | 8 | Protected, as a sword |
| 50% | EDGELESS | 8 | Blunt, as a sword |
| 50% | WIELD | 5 | Handle, as a sword |
| 50% | FORGES | 6 | Creates, as a sword |
| 50% | LOP | 3 | Cut off, as a tree branch (rhymes with "bop") |
| 50% | TEND | 4 | Care for, as a bonsai tree (rhymes with "mend") |
| 50% | DODGE | 5 | Evade, as a question (rhymes with "lodge") |
| 50% | SEAR | 4 | Char, as a steak (rhymes with "fear") |
| 50% | FORGE | 5 | Fabricate, as a signature (rhymes with "gorge") |
| 50% | SLAIN | 5 | Killed, as a dragon (rhymes with "chain") |
| 50% | SLEW | 4 | Killed, as a giant (rhymes with "flew") |
| 50% | SAVOR | 5 | Relish, as a feast (rhymes with "flavor") |
| 50% | SEARS | 5 | Chars, as a steak (rhymes with "fears") |
| 50% | CITES | 5 | Credits, as a source (rhymes with "bites") |
| 50% | HONE | 4 | Sharpen, as a skill (rhymes with "phone") |
| 50% | DITCH | 5 | Abandon, as a plan (rhymes with "hitch") |
| 50% | LUNGED | 6 | Suddenly thrusted, as with a sword |
| 50% | SMITE | 5 | Strike down, as with a sword |
| 50% | SMOTE | 5 | Struck down, as with a sword |
| 49% | SHEATHE | 7 | Put away, as a sword |