| 100% | OFT | 3 | Term used in literature for 'often' |
| 65% | HEISTS | 6 | Term used in the movies for gang thefts |
| 62% | KLEPTOMANIA | 11 | Term used in psychology for a strong impulse to steal without motivation |
| 59% | COLORITO | 8 | Italian term used for the colors in a painting |
| 58% | OSTEOPATH | 9 | Often used interchangeably for chiropractor in UK |
| 58% | ANIME | 5 | Term used outside Japan for animation originating in that country |
| 56% | NANO | 4 | Prefix often used in science for something miniature |
| 54% | RATTAN | 6 | Braided wood often used for chair backs in the 70s |
| 53% | OREO | 4 | Cookie often used in the crust for chocolate pies |
| 53% | ATTICS | 6 | Loft spaces in homes, often used for storage |
| 52% | NEEDLEDROP | 10 | Turntable-inspired term for the use of a familiar song in a film |
| 51% | MASS | 4 | Term used in both science and religion |
| 51% | WARP | 4 | Time ___ (a word for "bending", the term is often seen in sci-fi movies) |
| 51% | BUZZWORD | 8 | Trendy term often used in business, like "synergy" or "dynamic" |
| 50% | PHOTOSHOP | 9 | Adobe ___, digital art software that is often used synonymously as a term for image editing |
| 50% | MADRE | 5 | Endearing term for 21a used in Spanish-speaking communities |
| 49% | OPS | 3 | Short term for "operations" used in the military |
| 49% | BIBLE | 5 | Book often used for a swearing-in |
| 49% | PASTE | 5 | To pound something into a very smooth form, often used for recipes in making a curry |
| 49% | AMMA | 4 | Endearing term for 21a used in many South Asian communities |
| 48% | BUG | 3 | *Common term for a glitch in a program, and something you'd hear often in tech jargon |
| 48% | KEET | 4 | Term used for a young guineafowl |
| 48% | PEEP | 4 | Term used for a young sandpiper |
| 48% | COLT | 4 | Term used for a young crane |
| 48% | ATOMSMASHER | 11 | Layman's term for the gizmo they used to confirm the existence of the Higgs Boson in 2012 |
| 48% | BOARD | 5 | Used in class used for writing: black___ |
| 47% | CHIA | 4 | Seed used in smoothies, often |
| 47% | BONAFIDE | 8 | Latin term used in English to mean genuine or real |
| 47% | CATLADY | 7 | Term used for a woman with many felines |
| 47% | LATCHKEYS | 9 | Term used for kids whose parents both work |