| 100% | BETTER | 6 | The word between the sequence good and best |
| 50% | RIOBRAVO | 8 | River between the US and Mexico (2 words) |
| 46% | GEORGE | 6 | ___ Foreman, professional boxer who held the word heavyweight title twice between 1973 and 1995 |
| 46% | AOK | 3 | Good and well |
| 46% | LIGURIAN | 8 | The sea between the Italian Riviera and Corsica |
| 46% | PRIVATELY | 9 | "Between us"... or the word hidden between U and S in this puzzle's theme entries |
| 46% | SERPENT | 7 | Speaker of the words "Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil," in Genesis |
| 45% | PRIME | 5 | The best years of your life, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 45% | TORONTOBLUEJAYS | 15 | "I don't have the words / That rightly commend / Cerulean birds / And Harry's best friend …" |
| 45% | OBAMA | 5 | Winner of the 2005 and 2007 Grammys for Best Spoken Word Album |
| 44% | RAIN | 4 | Best Picture between "The Last Emperor" and "Driving Miss Daisy" |
| 43% | FOREHEAD | 8 | The space between the eyebrows and hairline |
| 43% | FOREARM | 7 | The section between the hand and elbow |
| 43% | LESS | 4 | "Stand a little ___ between me and the sun" (reputed words from Diogenes to Alexander) |
| 43% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture Oscar winner between "The Artist" and "12 Years a Slave" |
| 43% | OUIJA | 5 | Type of board that includes the words "YES," "NO," and "GOOD BYE" |
| 43% | ANNIEHALL | 9 | Best Picture between "Rocky" and "The Deer Hunter" |
| 43% | OESOPHAGI | 9 | The passage between the pharynx and the stomach |
| 43% | WRISTS | 6 | The joints between the hands and the arms |
| 43% | SWATTED | 7 | Smacked the baseball good and hard |
| 42% | CHOICE | 6 | Between prime and good |
| 42% | NESS | 4 | Well and good finish? |
| 42% | NESS | 4 | Well and good ending? |
| 42% | PURLICUE | 8 | The space between the thumb and the index finger |
| 42% | PHILTRUM | 8 | The groove between one's nose and upper lip |
| 42% | ISA | 3 | Words between "rose" and "rose" and "rose" |
| 42% | GETSET | 6 | Words between "On your mark" and "Go!" |
| 42% | COELOM | 6 | Cavity between the body wall and intestines |
| 42% | ERIE | 4 | Lake between the United States and Canada |
| 42% | ELITE | 5 | The best and the brightest |