| 100% | SLUG | 4 | Terrestrial gastropod mollusc with an absent or reduced shell |
| 41% | SNAIL | 5 | Gastropod mollusc with a spirally-coiled shell |
| 40% | SNAIL | 5 | Gastropod mollusc with a spirally coiled shell |
| 35% | ABALONE | 7 | Edible marine gastropod mollusc whose shell is used as an ornament |
| 34% | ABALONE | 7 | Edible marine gastropod mollusc whose shell is used for ornament or decoration |
| 34% | ABALONE | 7 | Edible, marine, gastropod mollusc whose shell is used for ornament or decoration |
| 29% | FREEFORM | 8 | With an irregular shape or design |
| 29% | BIVALVE | 7 | Mollusc with two hinged shells, soft body |
| 29% | INPUBLIC | 8 | With an audience, not privately or secretly |
| 29% | TACO | 4 | Food with an edible shell |
| 29% | SOFTTACO | 8 | Snack with an uncrackable shell |
| 29% | ARMADILLO | 9 | Mammal with an armored shell |
| 28% | WINKLE | 6 | Small mollusc with a spiral shell |
| 28% | ABALONE | 7 | Mollusk with an iridescent inner shell |
| 28% | ARMADILLO | 9 | Nocturnal mammal with an armored shell |
| 28% | ABALONE | 7 | Marine mollusk with an iridescent shell |
| 28% | WHELKS | 6 | Edible molluscs with pointy, spiral shells |
| 28% | SCALLOPS | 8 | Molluscs with fan-shaped shells |
| 28% | RAMSHORN | 8 | — snail, European freshwater mollusc with a flat spiral shell |
| 27% | COCKLE | 6 | Sand-burrowing bivalve mollusc with a rounded shell |
| 27% | HEW | 3 | Chop with an axe, or cut off |
| 27% | HEWN | 4 | Chopped with an axe or pick |
| 27% | LURK | 4 | Move silently with an intention to ambush or dodge |
| 27% | COAUTHOR | 8 | Write with an associate on joint book or project |
| 27% | GOWN | 4 | Dress with an "evening" or "wedding" variety, say |
| 27% | PROD | 4 | Poke with an elbow or a stick |
| 27% | EGG | 3 | Word with shell or plant |
| 26% | LIMPET | 6 | Marine mollusc with a conical shell that clings to rocks |
| 26% | USER | 4 | Person with an Instagram or Twitter account, say |
| 26% | FRENCHCONFECTION | 16 | ... an éclair or crème brûlée, with "The"? |