| 100% | CHIP | 4 | Tiny wafer of semiconductor material used in the manufacture of electronic equipment |
| 47% | ORE | 3 | Iron ___ (material used in the manufacture of steel) |
| 44% | WAX | 3 | Material used in the wings of Icarus |
| 43% | PCBS | 4 | Chemicals used in the manufacture of plastics: Abbr. |
| 43% | ORE | 3 | Iron ___ (rock used in the manufacture of steel) |
| 42% | STYRENE | 7 | Flammable liquid hydrocarbon used in the manufacture of plastic |
| 41% | GUT | 3 | Fibrous substance extracted from silkworms used in the manufacture of fishing tackle |
| 41% | GUMARABIC | 9 | Substance exuded by various acacia trees used in the manufacture of adhesives |
| 41% | LAC | 3 | Resinous substance secreted by certain insects used in the manufacture of shellac |
| 40% | SHELLAC | 7 | Yellowish resin secreted by the lac insect used in the manufacture of gramophone records |
| 40% | CALABASH | 8 | Tropical American evergreen tree whose gourds are used in the manufacture of tobacco pipe bowls |
| 39% | ACACIA | 6 | Tree cited in Exodus as the material used for the Ark of the Covenant |
| 38% | TENNISRACKETS | 13 | Sports equipment used in the film "Battle of the Sexes" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | CUESTICKS | 9 | Sports equipment used in the film "The Color of Money" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | AMBERGRIS | 9 | Waxy substance used in perfume manufacture secreted by the intestinal tract of the sperm whale |
| 36% | MICROCHIP | 9 | Wafer of semiconductor material |
| 34% | EPEE | 4 | Sword used in the sport of fencing |
| 34% | EPEE | 4 | Weapon used in the sport of fencing |
| 34% | BRASSERA | 8 | Early auto-manufacturing period named for the material used in the fittings for radiators and lights |
| 34% | TINDER | 6 | Tiny bits of dry materials used to start a fire |
| 34% | ORE | 3 | Iron ___ (mineral used in the production of steel) |
| 34% | IODINE | 6 | Element used in the production of thyroid hormones |
| 34% | NMI | 3 | Letters used in the absence of a letter |
| 33% | RUPEE | 5 | Indian currency also used in The Legend of Zelda |
| 33% | DYNE | 4 | Unit usually used in the definition of an erg |
| 33% | XYLENE | 6 | Petrochemical usually used in the production of plastic bottles |
| 33% | CORN | 4 | ___ syrup, ingredient used in the making of candy canes |
| 33% | SHUTTLECOCK | 11 | Light feathered cone used in the game of badminton |
| 33% | UVULA | 5 | Body part used in the formation of certain sounds |
| 33% | ROSEBUDS | 8 | Crown material, in the Wisdom of Solomon |