| 100% | TATTLED | 7 | Turned in a sibling for breaking a lamp, maybe |
| 46% | PITSTOP | 7 | Break in a race for refuelling |
| 44% | PENALTY | 7 | Sanction imposed in sport for breaking a rule |
| 43% | SERVICE | 7 | Turning point in a tennis match, maybe |
| 42% | ADPAGE | 6 | Spot for a perfume sample in a magazine, maybe |
| 42% | HITTHEHAY | 9 | Expression for going to sleep, in a stable maybe |
| 42% | TAT | 3 | "Mom" in a heart, maybe, for short |
| 41% | TEARY | 5 | In need of a break from chopping onions, maybe |
| 40% | GEE | 3 | Command for a right turn, in mushing |
| 40% | WISHBONE | 8 | Aka furcula, a bird part broken in two for luck |
| 40% | PLAYS | 5 | Takes a turn in the board game Wingspan, for instance |
| 40% | SAW | 3 | Choice of tool for cutting a log in half, maybe |
| 40% | TENAM | 5 | Time for a coffee break, maybe |
| 40% | CALLSTIME | 9 | Asks for a break in play |
| 39% | BEERAMID | 8 | Portmanteau for an arrangement of cans in a dorm room, maybe |
| 39% | REDTAPE | 7 | Reason for a long delay in getting approval, maybe |
| 39% | RERACKED | 8 | Prepared for a new break, in billiards |
| 39% | EMILYWATSON | 11 | Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Breaking the Waves |
| 39% | CHANDLER | 8 | Jeff —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Broken Arrow |
| 38% | MIDNIGHTS | 9 | It broke Spotify's record for most-streamed album in a single day |
| 38% | LASTDAY | 7 | Time for the best deals, maybe, in a going-out-of-business sale |
| 38% | GOSOUTH | 7 | Take a turn for the worse, in slang (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ARCED | 5 | Turned in a curve |
| 37% | MOVE | 4 | Turn in a game |
| 37% | ROTATES | 7 | Turns in a circle |
| 37% | SWIVEL | 6 | Turn in a chair |
| 37% | REVOLVE | 7 | Turn in a circle |
| 37% | SOURS | 5 | Turns in a bad way |
| 37% | MOVE | 4 | Turn in a chess game |
| 37% | PIROUETTE | 9 | Turn in a balletic performance? |