| 100% | IDIOT | 5 | Teller of a tale "full of sound and fury," per Macbeth |
| 96% | IDIOT | 5 | Teller of a tale “full of sound and fury,” per Macbeth |
| 90% | IDIOT | 5 | One who tells a tale full of sound and fury, per Macbeth |
| 63% | IDIOT | 5 | “It is a tale / Told by an ___, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing”: “Macbeth” |
| 59% | IDIOT | 5 | "It is a tale told by an ___, full of sound and fury": Shak. |
| 53% | ALLTALK | 7 | Full of sound and fury |
| 40% | LIAR | 4 | Teller of a false tale |
| 39% | ZESTY | 5 | Like a curry full of flavors and spices, say |
| 38% | MERCHANT | 8 | Teller of a Canterbury Tale on the blinded January |
| 38% | SWIFT | 5 | Jonathan —, author of A Tale of a Tub and A Modest Proposal |
| 38% | WILLIAM | 7 | ___ Faulkner, author of "The Sound and the Fury" who once wrote the entire outline to a novel on his office walls |
| 37% | EROSMYTH | 8 | Tale of a love god, sounding like "Dream On" singers? |
| 35% | SWIFT | 5 | Jonathan —, author of satires A Tale of a Tub and A Modest Proposal |
| 35% | ROMANTASY | 9 | Portmanteau for a “genre of swords and soulmates,” per the Guardian |
| 35% | PHOENIX | 7 | The __ and the Carpet, tale of a talking bird |
| 35% | TINDERBOX | 9 | Andersen's tale of a firestarter and three dogs |
| 35% | ABLED | 5 | Possessing a full range of physical and mental faculties |
| 35% | REGGAE | 6 | "A vehicle to carry a message of freedom and peace," per Bob Marley |
| 35% | WRATH | 5 | "Anger of a superior quality and degree," per "The Devil's Dictionary" |
| 35% | FAULKNER | 8 | William __, U.S. author of The Sound and the Fury |
| 34% | MOUSE | 5 | Tom and Jerry, a tale of a cat chasing this animal |
| 34% | ONOMATOPOEIA | 12 | Formation of words imitating the sound of a noise, such as pop and whoosh |
| 34% | STOP | 4 | Full ___, English language punctuation that looks like . and indicates the end of a sentence |
| 34% | PANE | 4 | Part of a window you can see through, and sounds like "pain" |
| 33% | AAA | 3 | Sound of the letter "A" that stands for "affectionate" and "attentive" (qualities of a dad) |
| 33% | PAPERPLANES | 11 | 2008 hit whose chorus features the sounds of gunshots and a cash register |
| 33% | ARTFORUM | 8 | Magazine that was once, per a former editor, a “camarilla of kingmakers and bullyboys” |
| 33% | HIPPYENDING | 11 | Feature of a fairy tale that closes with "Groovy!" or "Peace, Love, and Harmony?" |
| 32% | GRIMM | 5 | Teller of many tales |
| 32% | LIAR | 4 | Teller of tall tales |