| 100% | FAIRCATCH | 9 | Type of reception, or enough fish for the day? |
| 50% | CARP | 4 | Type of fish, or a synonym for "complain" |
| 46% | TANDEM | 6 | Type of bicycle from the 19th century that is built for two or more riders |
| 46% | DECKER | 6 | A type of bus or the candy named for it: double __ |
| 42% | BASS | 4 | Type of guitar or a fish |
| 42% | BAD | 3 | Type of luck, apple, or hair day |
| 42% | BASS | 4 | Type of guitar or fish |
| 42% | SNOW | 4 | Type of day or job |
| 42% | DEEPSEA | 7 | Type of diving or fishing |
| 41% | TUNA | 4 | Type of fish or prickly pear |
| 41% | WATERY | 6 | Type of grave, for the Titanic |
| 41% | SHAD | 4 | Type of fish known for its roe |
| 41% | SOY | 3 | Type of bean or milk, for vegans |
| 41% | ASLONGASILIVE | 13 | "... for the remainder of my days" |
| 40% | MONDAY | 6 | 24-hour period named for the day of the moon |
| 40% | SOLE | 4 | Type of fish, or part of a shoe |
| 40% | CARP | 4 | Type of fish, or a word meaning "complain" |
| 40% | CATFISH | 7 | Type of fish known for its long whiskers |
| 40% | SEAHORSE | 8 | Type of fish where the males give birth |
| 40% | ANDEAN | 6 | Type of condor or cock of the rock |
| 40% | MONARCH | 7 | Type of butterfly, or word for a king |
| 40% | TOY | 3 | Type of dog, or purchase for a dog |
| 40% | IRA | 3 | Type of plan for the golden years: Abbr. |
| 40% | MOBILE | 6 | Type of phone for use on the go |
| 40% | SOLO | 4 | Type of song from the Italian for "alone" |
| 40% | THRUSH | 6 | Type of songbird or fungal infection of the mouth |
| 40% | ELO | 3 | Type of rating for Judit Polgár or Nona Gaprindashvili |
| 40% | ATOLL | 5 | Type of landform for which the bikini is named |
| 40% | INN | 3 | Type of establishment that was the setting for "Newhart" |
| 40% | CRABBING | 8 | Fishing for crustaceans at the end of a line |