| 100% | MARGARINE | 9 | Synthetic spread used as a replacement for butter |
| 58% | DATES | 5 | Fruits sometimes used as a replacement for sugar |
| 48% | HUMMUS | 6 | Spread used as a veggie dip |
| 46% | DRAPESON | 8 | Uses as a cover for |
| 42% | PHANTOMS | 8 | Sometimes used as a synonym for ghosts |
| 42% | LIEON | 5 | Use, as for a snooze |
| 42% | NORI | 4 | Seaweed used as a wrap for sushi rolls |
| 42% | TOKENS | 6 | Discs used as replacement for money |
| 41% | ROUX | 4 | Mixture of butter and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces |
| 41% | CELERY | 6 | Vegetable used as a garnish for a Bloody Mary |
| 41% | TIN | 3 | Metal used as a coating for many steel containers |
| 41% | PROP | 4 | A banana used as a phone, for example |
| 41% | ATEON | 5 | Used as the surface for a meal |
| 41% | SUBIN | 5 | Act as a replacement (for) |
| 41% | AMP | 3 | Device that Led Zeppelin might use as a sound booster, for short |
| 41% | NGALIEMA | 8 | Bay used as a port for Kinshasa in the DRC |
| 40% | CANVAS | 6 | Cotton cloth used as a surface for painting |
| 40% | OMEGA | 5 | Greek letter used as a symbol for ohms |
| 40% | INJERA | 6 | Ethiopian bread used as a substitute for utensils |
| 40% | PATTERN | 7 | Paper design used as a model for sewing |
| 40% | CUCUMBER | 8 | Salad vegetable used as a metaphor for coolness |
| 40% | RIND | 4 | Orange part used as garnish for a Negroni |
| 40% | XEROX | 5 | Brand name used as a synonym for "photocopy" |
| 40% | ROGET | 5 | Word often used as a synonym for "thesaurus" |
| 40% | LIEU | 4 | In ___ of (as a replacement for) |
| 40% | GAMERGATE | 9 | Misogynistic online harassment campaign used as a recruiting tool for the alt-right |
| 40% | DARTBOARD | 9 | Round panel used as a target for small projectiles |
| 39% | GMT | 3 | Time zone that is used as a central reference point for all the others: Abbr. |
| 39% | DPLUS | 5 | Grade that’s also used as shorthand for a streaming service |
| 39% | GESSO | 5 | White paint mixture used as a base for paint |