| 100% | LOOSEENDS | 9 | Things that should be tied up by the curtain? |
| 52% | LOOSEEND | 8 | Thing that may be tied up |
| 45% | CEMENTSHOES | 11 | Things that may be worn by someone sleeping with the fishes |
| 39% | SCENTS | 6 | Things that are picked up |
| 39% | SUNSCREEN | 9 | Product that should be reapplied throughout the day |
| 39% | BREAKING | 8 | "___ Up Is Hard to Do," 1962 song by Neil Sedaka that topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
| 39% | CENTS | 5 | Things that are beside the point? |
| 38% | STEAD | 5 | Place or role that should be occupied by another |
| 38% | HABITS | 6 | Things that are picked up and kicked |
| 38% | BLACK | 5 | "___ Balloon," hit song by the Goo Goo Dolls from their album "Dizzy Up the Girl" that was nominated for a Grammy in 2000 |
| 38% | LOOSEENDS | 9 | Unfinished things that need to be "tied up": 2 wds. |
| 38% | TINY | 4 | "___ Beautiful Things," book by Cheryl Strayed that was adapted into a miniseries of the same name starring Kathryn Hahn |
| 38% | EARS | 4 | Things that might be muffed in the cold |
| 38% | ELEMENTS | 8 | Things that are found on the periodic table |
| 38% | TREND | 5 | Thing that’s in, for the time being |
| 38% | VIBES | 5 | Things picked up by the perceptive |
| 37% | DOORS | 5 | Things that shouldn’t be held on the subway |
| 37% | PAN | 3 | Thing that might be put on the back burner |
| 37% | FREE | 4 | Like things that are on the house |
| 37% | IFSO | 4 | Should that be the case |
| 37% | LAPELS | 6 | Things that might be grabbed by someone in an argument |
| 37% | IDS | 3 | Things that may be checked at the door, for short |
| 37% | MOTELS | 6 | Things that are often lined along the routes into town |
| 35% | BLEST | 5 | "___ Be the Tie That Binds" (Christian hymn) |
| 35% | EMOTIONS | 8 | Things that might be raised in court … with or without the shaded letter |
| 35% | COCO | 4 | "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." by ___ Chanel |
| 35% | DRIVE | 5 | 1984 ballad by the Cars that was their highest-charting hit |
| 35% | TAN | 3 | Something that might be picked up at the beach |
| 35% | FUTON | 5 | Bed that can be folded up during the day |
| 35% | SEASPONGE | 9 | Porous thing that might be found on the floor? |