| 100% | PEW | 3 | Syllable in a blaster imitation |
| 56% | SEVENTEEN | 9 | Syllables in a haiku |
| 56% | RAH | 3 | Syllable in a cheerleading cheer |
| 56% | HUP | 3 | Syllable in a drill(able) |
| 55% | TRALA | 5 | Syllables in a gay refrain |
| 55% | HIHO | 4 | Syllables in a children's refrain |
| 54% | ULTIMAS | 7 | Last syllable in a word |
| 54% | ULTIMA | 6 | Last syllable in a word |
| 53% | SEVENTEEN | 9 | Number of syllables in a haiku |
| 52% | SHALALA | 7 | Nonsense syllables in a 1965 song title |
| 52% | SHALALA | 7 | Title syllables in a hit 1964 song |
| 51% | YAS | 3 | Title syllables in a 1961 Lee Dorsey hit |
| 51% | TRA | 3 | With 42-Down, nonsense syllables in a song |
| 50% | OSH | 3 | First syllable in a brand of children's clothing |
| 50% | TRALA | 5 | Cheery, nonsensical syllables in a song refrain: 2 wds. |
| 49% | AMMO | 4 | Foam darts in a Nerf blaster |
| 49% | ERE | 3 | Before, in a syllable of old |
| 49% | TSK | 3 | "C'mon, man," in a syllable |
| 49% | TIC | 3 | First syllable in a game of X's and O's |
| 46% | SHALALA | 7 | Song syllables in the title of a 1964 hit |
| 45% | ELISION | 7 | In linguistics, omission of a sound or syllable |
| 45% | SNOW | 4 | Imitation flakes in a clear globe |
| 44% | SPONDEE | 7 | In poetry, a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables |
| 42% | ULTIMA | 6 | Final syllable of a word, in linguistics |
| 42% | TOE | 3 | Syllable after "tac" in a game |
| 42% | TIC | 3 | Syllable before "tac" in a game |
| 42% | AIGRETTE | 8 | Piece of jewellery in imitation of a plume of feathers |
| 41% | JUANITAMOORE | 12 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Imitation of Life who died in 2014 |
| 40% | MELISMA | 7 | Musical phrase in which a single syllable is sung over several notes |
| 40% | SHA | 3 | Syllable before "boom" in a classic Crew-Cuts song |