| 100% | PRY | 3 | Try to open a jar, say |
| 61% | PRY | 3 | Try to open, in a way |
| 61% | RIPAT | 5 | Try to open, as a gift |
| 61% | PAWED | 5 | Tried to open, as a pet door |
| 60% | VEER | 4 | Try to avoid a crash, say |
| 60% | INOT | 4 | Trying to break a tie, say |
| 60% | SLIDIN | 6 | Tried to avoid a tag, say |
| 60% | SWUNG | 5 | Tried to hit a fastball, say |
| 60% | SLID | 4 | Tried to avoid a tag, say |
| 60% | VEERS | 5 | Tries to avoid a pothole, say |
| 60% | SWATS | 5 | Tries to murder a mosquito, say |
| 59% | RIPSAT | 6 | Excitedly tries to open, as a gift |
| 57% | DIALIN | 6 | Try to reach a talk show, say |
| 57% | STANDONONESTOES | 15 | Try to get a better view, say |
| 57% | NAMEDROP | 8 | Try to impress at a party, say |
| 57% | NAMEDROP | 8 | Try to impress in a conversation, say |
| 57% | PRY | 3 | To open something, with a crowbar say |
| 57% | PRIED | 5 | Tried to force open with a crowbar |
| 57% | CALLINGIN | 9 | Trying to win a radio contest, say |
| 57% | PLAYINGCATCHUP | 14 | Trying to overcome a late start, say |
| 57% | RAN | 3 | Tried to catch a moving bus, say |
| 57% | SHOOS | 5 | Tries to send away a housefly, say |
| 56% | REFRESHES | 9 | Tries to fix a site-loading error, say |
| 56% | REACHIN | 7 | Try to get something from a grab bag, say |
| 56% | SHOVE | 5 | Try to get into a crowded subway car, say |
| 56% | YAPSAT | 6 | Tries to be a good watchdog, say (2 wds.) |
| 56% | SAGES | 5 | Tries to rid a space of evil spirits, say |
| 53% | DIG | 3 | Try to uncover cookie-dough chunks in a pint of ice cream, say |
| 48% | CLAWSAT | 7 | Feverishly tries to open |
| 47% | SWEAR | 5 | Have to put a coin in a jar, say |