| 100% | HES | 3 | Term used instead of 'He is' |
| 57% | MISTER | 6 | Term is used out of respect |
| 57% | MISTER | 6 | Term is used out of title |
| 56% | GEL | 3 | What might be used instead of mousse or hairspray |
| 56% | JUL | 3 | What 7 may be used instead of |
| 55% | THEY | 4 | Pronoun that a nonbinary person might use instead of "he" or "she" |
| 52% | OLEOS | 5 | Spreads used instead of butter |
| 51% | WALLPAPER | 9 | Decorating product used instead of paint |
| 51% | THEROYALWE | 10 | What egotists use instead of "I" |
| 50% | ACRYLIC | 7 | Fast-drying paint, used instead of oils |
| 50% | LESS | 4 | Word sometimes mistakenly used instead of "fewer" |
| 49% | APPLEPAY | 8 | iPhone app used instead of cash in stores |
| 49% | WIFI | 4 | Connection used instead of a data plan: Hyph. |
| 49% | BREAK | 5 | "___ a leg" (expression used instead of "good luck") |
| 49% | LUCE | 4 | He was a head of "Time" |
| 49% | ADAM | 4 | He was kicked out of Eden |
| 49% | LANCEARMSTRONG | 14 | A professional road racing cyclist and cancer survivor, he was stripped of all achievements after confirmation of his drug use: 2 wds. |
| 49% | EUPHEMISM | 9 | A mild expression used instead of an offensive one |
| 49% | CGI | 3 | Process often used instead of having animals on set |
| 48% | HANSEL | 6 | He is the older brother of Gretel |
| 48% | DANTE | 5 | He was a hell of a writer! |
| 48% | AVAIL | 5 | Be of use |
| 48% | SERVE | 5 | Be of use |
| 48% | AVAILED | 7 | Was of use |
| 48% | HELP | 4 | Be of use |
| 48% | SERVEAPURPOSE | 13 | Be of use |
| 48% | NICKNAME | 8 | A made-up alias used instead of the real one |
| 48% | MATCH | 5 | What a smoker might use instead of a cigarette lighter |
| 47% | SEC | 3 | Term used to describe Champagne of medium sweetness |
| 47% | TRAUMAPORN | 10 | Term used to criticize exploitative depictions of hardship |