| 100% | STRICTLAW | 9 | Three strikes and you're out, say |
| 83% | RULE | 4 | Three strikes and you're out, e.g. |
| 62% | OUT | 3 | "Three strikes and you're ___" |
| 50% | ITS | 3 | "For ___ one, two, three strikes, you're out ... " |
| 47% | FOR | 3 | "___ it's one, two, three strikes, you're out ... " |
| 41% | EDIT | 4 | Strike out, say |
| 41% | PICKUPTHEPIECES | 15 | "First, you're going to want to dump out the box and ___" |
| 41% | STRESSED | 8 | Feeling __ out because you're busy and worried |
| 41% | OUT | 3 | "Three strikes, you're ___" |
| 41% | PAIR | 4 | You and me, say |
| 41% | XXXXXXXXXX | 10 | You and me, say |
| 40% | BABE | 4 | ___ Ruth, former baseball player who once said, "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game" |
| 40% | HINTED | 6 | Didn't come right out and say |
| 40% | CALLS | 5 | "Safe!" and "You're out!" |
| 39% | IPASS | 5 | Phrase said when you're out of Scrabble moves |
| 39% | UMP | 3 | Official who decides strikes and outs, for short |
| 39% | YESMOM | 6 | When you're ten and told to behave, most just stop, look sheepish and say "___" |
| 39% | ADD | 3 | Put two and three together, say |
| 39% | PLEASE | 6 | Say __ and thank you, nice manners |
| 39% | SERVE | 5 | Hand out food and drink, say |
| 39% | OUR | 3 | Belonging to you and me, say |
| 39% | GLUE | 4 | "I'm rubber, you're ___, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you" |
| 39% | RATES | 5 | Gives three out of five stars, say |
| 38% | UMPING | 6 | Calling balls and strikes, say |
| 38% | MOST | 4 | Two out of three, say |
| 38% | UMP | 3 | One who calls strikes and outs in baseball, for short |
| 38% | LEASE | 5 | Break it and you may be out on the street |
| 38% | IOU | 3 | Three letters that say you'll pony up |
| 38% | POLITE | 6 | Saying "Please" and "How do you do?," say |
| 38% | RADIOS | 6 | Says "Read you loud and clear ... over," say |