| 100% | POUT | 4 | Tot's face after a tantrum, perhaps |
| 49% | PHD | 3 | Degree after a master's, perhaps |
| 48% | HIDDENSCENE | 11 | Extra after a movie's credits, perhaps |
| 48% | RET | 3 | Abbr. after a judge's name, perhaps |
| 46% | PHD | 3 | Degree after a master's, perhaps: Abbr. |
| 45% | GOTEM | 5 | Exclamation after a prank on one’s siblings, perhaps |
| 45% | INFIELDRULE | 11 | *Umpire's invocation after a pop-up, perhaps |
| 45% | MISSME | 6 | Spouse's question after a business trip, perhaps |
| 43% | SAIDNO | 6 | Prompted a tot's tantrum, maybe |
| 43% | AAA | 3 | Battery in a tot's toy, perhaps |
| 43% | TEARSTAINED | 11 | Like the face after a good bawl |
| 42% | NOSE | 4 | Carrot on a snowman's face, perhaps |
| 42% | ACTUP | 5 | Throw a tantrum, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 42% | GETIT | 5 | Question after a bad joke, perhaps |
| 42% | STIFFDRINK | 10 | Request after a tough day, perhaps |
| 42% | SLURS | 5 | Speaks after a few drinks, perhaps |
| 42% | SSS | 3 | Sound after a pin prick, perhaps |
| 42% | IDTHEFT | 7 | Crime after a data breach, perhaps |
| 42% | YOUMISSED | 9 | Taunt after a bad throw, perhaps |
| 42% | STREP | 5 | Diagnosis after a throat culture, perhaps |
| 42% | NEE | 3 | Word after a stage name, perhaps |
| 42% | ALOHA | 5 | Greeting after a transoceanic flight, perhaps |
| 42% | ADVIL | 5 | Remedy after a night out, perhaps |
| 42% | SAIDNO | 6 | Prompted a tantrum from a youngster, perhaps |
| 42% | SORE | 4 | Like muscles after a long workout, perhaps |
| 42% | TAN | 3 | Skin shade after a beach vacation, perhaps |
| 42% | FRISK | 5 | Search after a metal detector beeps, perhaps |
| 42% | RASP | 4 | Vocal quality after a long speech, perhaps |
| 42% | ILOSTIT | 7 | Statement after a temper tantrum |
| 41% | BLACKEYE | 8 | Dark swelling on the face after a fistfight: 2 wds. |