| 100% | EVICT | 5 | Throw out of the apartment, for e.g. |
| 55% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was out of the country," e.g. |
| 54% | EXILE | 5 | Throw out of the country |
| 54% | EXILED | 6 | Thrown out of the country |
| 54% | EJECTED | 7 | Thrown out of the game |
| 50% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was out of town at the time," e.g. |
| 49% | AWAY | 4 | Out of the office on vacation, for example |
| 49% | EXAM | 4 | The "E" of G.R.E., for short |
| 48% | DQED | 4 | Kicked out of the game, for short |
| 48% | DQS | 3 | Tosses out of the game, for short |
| 48% | RISEN | 5 | Out of bed for the day |
| 48% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was out of town at the time of the murder," e.g. |
| 47% | IDIOM | 5 | "Let the cat out of the bag," e.g. |
| 47% | EVICT | 5 | Kick out of an apartment for nonpayment |
| 47% | PMS | 3 | The leaders of Thailand and Malaysia, e.g., for short |
| 47% | HOMER | 5 | Ball hit out of the park, for short |
| 47% | THAW | 4 | Take out of the freezer for dinner, say |
| 47% | CLIO | 4 | Award for Agency of the Year, e.g. |
| 46% | INLAW | 5 | Member of the wife's family, for e.g.: Hyph. |
| 46% | PDA | 3 | Making out on the subway, e.g., for short |
| 46% | ALTER | 5 | Let out the waist of, e.g. |
| 45% | TAGLINE | 7 | "Reality is a thing of the past" for "The Matrix," e.g. |
| 45% | QUIT | 4 | Storm out of work for the last time |
| 45% | NEA | 3 | Sponsor of the Poetry Out Loud program, for short |
| 45% | LABANIMAL | 9 | The title character of “Flowers for Algernon,” e.g. |
| 44% | RENT | 4 | Big part of the monthly budget for an apartment dweller |
| 44% | PERDU | 5 | Remaining out of sight, from the French word for "lost" |
| 44% | ALTRUISM | 8 | The principle of looking out for others' welfare |
| 44% | AIR | 3 | What whales come out of the water for |
| 44% | ENG | 3 | The "E" of E.S.L., for short |