| 100% | WHITELIE | 8 | Untruth told to save someone's feelings, perhaps |
| 37% | WHITELIE | 8 | Fib meant to spare someone's feelings: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RIGHTLANE | 9 | Spot for someone who’s about to exit, perhaps |
| 35% | CONFIDANT | 9 | Someone you tell secrets to |
| 35% | SHUSHING | 8 | Telling someone to be quiet |
| 35% | SHUSH | 5 | Tell someone to be quiet |
| 35% | SAD | 3 | Feeling ready to cry, perhaps |
| 33% | TATTLE | 6 | Tell on someone to get them in trouble |
| 33% | CRUMB | 5 | Someone might tell you to brush it off |
| 33% | GOODVIBES | 9 | Positive feelings, sent to someone psychically |
| 32% | BUNDLEUP | 8 | Response to someone saying 65-Down, perhaps |
| 32% | GETLOST | 7 | Slang instruction telling someone to go away |
| 32% | CONFIDANT | 9 | Person that someone tells their secrets to |
| 31% | HMU | 3 | Internet slang to tell someone to call you |
| 31% | ACCENT | 6 | One way to tell where someone is from |
| 31% | BUTTONIT | 8 | Impolite way of telling someone to stop talking |
| 31% | BOSSY | 5 | Like someone who tells people what to do |
| 31% | BEGONE | 6 | Archaic way of telling someone to go away |
| 31% | HMU | 3 | Internet slang for tell someone to call you |
| 31% | INTEREST | 8 | Feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone |
| 31% | ACT | 3 | "___ natural," oxymoron used to tell someone to behave inconspicuously |
| 31% | NAG | 3 | Repeatedly tell someone to do a chore, for example |
| 31% | WORRY | 5 | You might calmly tell someone not to do this |
| 31% | PETTY | 5 | Prone to feeling spiteful about a minor snub, perhaps |
| 31% | BABYTALK | 8 | Speech to someone without teeth, perhaps? |
| 30% | OFFEND | 6 | Hurt someone's feelings |
| 30% | SPAN | 4 | Word with "time" to indicate a period of someone's life, perhaps |
| 30% | CAR | 3 | Major purchase for someone moving out to the suburbs, perhaps |
| 30% | WHITELIE | 8 | Fib that spares someone’s feelings |
| 30% | TARNISH | 7 | To ruin someone's reputation, say |