| 100% | CABER | 5 | Tapered log about 19 feet long tossed in an event at a modern Highland Games |
| 84% | CABER | 5 | Tapered log about 19 feet long that is tossed in an event at a modern Highland Games |
| 74% | CABER | 5 | Tapered log around 19 feet long tossed in an event at the Highland Games |
| 67% | CABER | 5 | Tapered log tossed in an event at a modern Highland Games |
| 65% | CABER | 5 | Tapered log that is tossed in an event at a modern Highland Games |
| 26% | BID | 3 | Action at an auction or in a bridge game |
| 25% | CUE | 3 | Long tapered rod used to strike a ball in the game of snooker |
| 25% | CUE | 3 | Long, tapered rod used to strike a ball in the game of snooker |
| 25% | RACE | 4 | Many an event at a track meet |
| 25% | WAITED | 6 | Stayed for an event at a particular place |
| 24% | EJECTS | 6 | Tosses in a sporting event? |
| 23% | CABERS | 6 | Poles tossed in highland games |
| 22% | ADAGE | 5 | A modern one is “Tweet in haste, repent at leisure” |
| 22% | PARTYFOUL | 9 | Gaffe at a social gathering, in modern lingo |
| 22% | COIN | 4 | Toss-up at a football game? |
| 21% | SCANDAL | 7 | A __ in Bohemia, tale about an incriminating photo |
| 21% | ACE | 3 | An unreturnable serve in a game of tennis |
| 21% | PEG | 3 | Target in a ring toss game |
| 21% | EXTRA | 5 | "The guac is ___" (information at a restaurant about an add-on) |
| 21% | RACEWALK | 8 | Compete in a long-distance Olympic event |
| 21% | SIMS | 4 | Characters in a long-running game franchise |
| 21% | RAGEQUIT | 8 | Leave an online game in a huff |
| 21% | CHEAT | 5 | Use an unfair advantage in a game |
| 21% | PEG | 3 | Target in a game of ring toss |
| 21% | SURPRISE | 8 | An event where the main person is kept in the dark about the party |
| 21% | DART | 4 | Pointy thing aimed at a bull's-eye in a pub game |
| 21% | DRAGBUNTS | 9 | *They're made in an attempt at a base hit |
| 21% | SPONDEE | 7 | In poetry, a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables |
| 21% | BLUEMOON | 8 | "Once in a __", an extremely rare lunar event |