| 100% | PEAK | 4 | Top (and one of three homophones) |
| 81% | PIQUE | 5 | Arouse (and one of three homophones) |
| 78% | PEEK | 4 | Quick glance (and one of three homophones) |
| 65% | LEO | 3 | One of three fire signs, with Aries and Sagittarius |
| 65% | ACT | 3 | One of three in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" |
| 63% | MENINX | 6 | One of three membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord |
| 62% | MEDALIST | 8 | One of the top three at the Olympics |
| 61% | ATHOS | 5 | One of the Three Musketeers, along with Porthos and Aramis |
| 61% | PAPA | 4 | One of the Three Bears, along with Mama and Baby |
| 60% | SLOTH | 5 | One of three living mammals in the superorder Xenarthra, along with the armadillo and anteater |
| 60% | MUSIAL | 6 | One of three men to play in 24 All-Star Games, with Aaron and Mays |
| 60% | FATS | 4 | One of the three main macronutrients, along with carbohydrates and proteins |
| 60% | LUCIANO | 7 | One of opera's Three Tenors, along with José and Plácido |
| 60% | ABC | 3 | One of the Big Three networks, along with NBC and CBS |
| 59% | CAROLEKING | 10 | One of three women to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice |
| 58% | AOL | 3 | One of the former Big Three information services, along with CompuServe and Prodigy |
| 56% | LAOS | 4 | One of the three landlocked countries with four-letter names, aside from Chad and Mali |
| 55% | TED | 3 | Danson who played one of the three men in "Three Men and a Baby" |
| 55% | TRIPLET | 7 | One of three |
| 54% | VEST | 4 | One of three pieces |
| 54% | MEAL | 4 | One of three squares |
| 54% | THIRD | 5 | One of three parts |
| 54% | TRIUMVIR | 8 | One of three rulers |
| 54% | NINA | 4 | One of three vessels |
| 54% | THE | 3 | One of three articles |
| 54% | PAST | 4 | One of three tenses |
| 54% | TRIPLET | 7 | One of three deliveries |
| 54% | CLOVERLEAF | 10 | One of three, usually |
| 54% | POTATO | 6 | Follower of one, two and three in a children's rhyme |
| 54% | AHMED | 5 | One of three Ottoman sultans |