| 100% | BUZZWORD | 8 | Trendy term often used in business, like "synergy" or "dynamic" |
| 41% | BUCS | 4 | Nickname often used in Pittsburgh or Tampa |
| 40% | BRAMLEY | 7 | Cooking apples, often used in pies or tarts |
| 40% | TAFFETA | 7 | Stiff fabric often used in wedding or prom dresses |
| 36% | ARID | 4 | Like the Sahara or Gobi in terms of weather |
| 34% | IUS | 3 | Word for law as used in the Catholic Church, often preceding canonicum, sacrum, ecclesiasticum or divinum |
| 33% | BONAFIDE | 8 | Latin term used in English to mean genuine or real |
| 33% | VIA | 3 | Term often used when describing routes |
| 33% | NUN | 3 | Term often used interchangeably with "sister" |
| 33% | OFT | 3 | Term used in literature for 'often' |
| 33% | RONA | 4 | NY award-winning sculptor Pondick, who often uses animal/people hybrids or tree/people hybrids in her work |
| 33% | BEAU | 4 | Term often used to describe the boyfriend |
| 32% | RHESUS | 6 | Monkey often used in research |
| 32% | EEL | 3 | Fish often used in sushi |
| 32% | CLAM | 4 | Mollusk often used in chowder |
| 32% | TUNA | 4 | Fish often used in sushi |
| 32% | TREE | 4 | Diagram often used in genealogy |
| 32% | TILDE | 5 | Symbol often used in Spanish |
| 32% | ORCHID | 6 | Flower often used in corsages |
| 32% | PECAN | 5 | Nut often used in pies |
| 32% | PENDANTS | 8 | Jewelry often used in hypnosis |
| 32% | OREO | 4 | Cookie often used in milkshakes |
| 32% | NUTMEG | 6 | Spice often used in eggnog |
| 32% | TEAK | 4 | Wood often used in shipbuilding |
| 32% | ESTD | 4 | Abbr. often used in dating |
| 32% | CHIA | 4 | Seed often used in smoothies |
| 32% | TIN | 3 | Element often used in plating |
| 32% | AHI | 3 | Tuna often used in poke |
| 32% | RATIO | 5 | Figure often used in odds |
| 32% | BOSCS | 5 | Pears often used in poaching |