| 100% | YEARN | 5 | To have an intense longing for something |
| 56% | LUSTED | 6 | Had an intense longing |
| 52% | PALETTE | 7 | Something for an artist to have on hand |
| 51% | COVET | 5 | Have an envious longing for, say |
| 49% | SHARP | 5 | Having an edge; able to cut something |
| 49% | LIKE | 4 | Have an appreciation for something |
| 45% | NEARESTEXIT | 11 | Something to look for in an emergency |
| 45% | CONGRUENT | 9 | Something having an identical shape to another |
| 44% | POSE | 4 | Something you might have to sit still for |
| 44% | OLD | 3 | Something that has survived for a long time |
| 44% | SHARP | 5 | Having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something |
| 44% | TENNIS | 6 | Something you'll have to go to court for? |
| 44% | FREE | 4 | Something that you didn't have to pay for |
| 44% | FREEGIFT | 8 | Something you don't have to pay for, redundantly |
| 42% | GLOVE | 5 | Something good to have on hand for cold weather? |
| 42% | LINES | 5 | What an actor has to memorize for a role |
| 42% | CHEWTHEFAT | 10 | To have a long, friendly conversation with someone ("Let's meet for coffee and ___!"): 3 wds. |
| 42% | YENS | 4 | Longs for something |
| 42% | HUNGERS | 7 | Longs for something |
| 42% | YEARN | 5 | Long for something |
| 42% | INOT | 4 | Having gone to an extra period, for short |
| 41% | LUSTS | 5 | Has an intense craving |
| 41% | JONES | 5 | Have an intense craving, informally |
| 41% | USE | 3 | Prefix for "less", when trying to say that something has no application |
| 41% | FREE | 4 | When you get something without having to pay for it, it is ___ |
| 40% | MITT | 4 | Something for a chef to have on hand? |
| 40% | EDGE | 4 | To have an advantage, with "over" |
| 40% | DESIRES | 7 | Wants, longs for something |
| 40% | OKAPI | 5 | Alright for a Greek character to have an animal |
| 40% | ABILITY | 7 | To have the skills to do something |