| 100% | UPGRADING | 9 | Trading in an old phone for a newer, better one |
| 43% | TESTAMENT | 9 | Bible is split into a new and an old one |
| 42% | SWAPOUT | 7 | Exchange, as an old piece of equipment for a new one |
| 42% | TRADEDIN | 8 | Exchanged, as an older car for a newer model: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TESTAMENT | 9 | The King James Bible has a new and an old one |
| 40% | BOOTH | 5 | An enclosure in which one would find a phone |
| 40% | ESSAY | 5 | One in a stack for an English teacher to grade |
| 39% | GOLDMINER | 9 | One for whom a flash in the pan is a good thing |
| 39% | MAGICBEAN | 9 | One of several traded for Jack's family cow, in a fairy tale |
| 38% | MULLIGAN | 8 | Carey —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for An Education |
| 38% | SHOE | 4 | Abode for an old woman in a popular nursery rhyme |
| 38% | NERD | 4 | One with a pocket protector, in an old stereotype |
| 38% | SALOON | 6 | Place for a drink, in an old Western movie |
| 38% | ALICE | 5 | & 17D Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for In Old Chicago |
| 37% | BRADDOURIF | 10 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| 37% | BRADDOURIF | 10 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar-nominee for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| 37% | GABLE | 5 | Clark —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for It Happened One Night |
| 37% | COLBERT | 7 | Claudette —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for It Happened One Night |
| 36% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | Singer who was nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist in 2008 but lost to Amy Winehouse: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GLASSANIMALS | 12 | British indie rock band fronted by Dave Bayley and nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RERACKED | 8 | Prepared for a new break, in billiards |
| 36% | INCA | 4 | One in an old empire |
| 36% | WEN | 3 | An old word for a very big or overcrowded city |
| 36% | PLUMMER | 7 | Actor Christopher ___ who won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at 82 for "Beginners" |
| 36% | DOURIF | 6 | Brad —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| 36% | HOLLYHUNTER | 11 | "Broadcast News" star who won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in "The Piano": 2 wds. |
| 36% | NICHOLSON | 9 | Jack —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| 35% | SECRETPANEL | 11 | The library in an old mansion may have one |