| 100% | FIREBOAT | 8 | Vessel that pumps the water it's floating in |
| 48% | OAR | 3 | Item that works best when it's half in the water |
| 47% | EGG | 3 | Something that's gone bad if it floats when placed in a bowl of water |
| 44% | OXYGEN | 6 | It's in the air and water |
| 44% | PARAMECIUM | 10 | It's something in the water |
| 44% | OAR | 3 | It's dipped in the water |
| 44% | STARBOARD | 9 | It's right in the water |
| 44% | EGG | 3 | Food item that will float in a bowl of water if it's old |
| 43% | CORK | 4 | Wine bottle topper that floats in the water |
| 42% | BUOYS | 5 | Floats in the water |
| 42% | ALINGHI | 7 | Vessel that won the Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup in 2003 |
| 42% | USE | 3 | "It's in the Way That You ___ It" (Eric Clapton song) |
| 41% | RAIN | 4 | It's summoned by Agwe, the god of water in "Once on This Island" |
| 39% | USE | 3 | "It's in the Way That You ___ It" (Clapton song in "The Color of Money") |
| 39% | GEORGIA | 7 | The ___ Satellites, rock band that features USA's Callaway Gardens' state in its name |
| 39% | STARTREKPICARD | 14 | TV show that's the eighth series in its franchise |
| 39% | SYSTEM | 6 | It's the S in Apple's iOS |
| 39% | USE | 3 | "It's in the Way That You ___ It" (Eric Clapton song in "The Color of Money") |
| 39% | CAROLINA | 8 | The ___ Chocolate Drops, string band that features USA's Charlotte Hornets' state in its name |
| 39% | SUB | 3 | Vessel that travels beneath the surface of the water, for short |
| 38% | SYSTEM | 6 | It's the S in Apple's iOS technology |
| 38% | SYNDROME | 8 | It's the S in AIDS, IBS and PMS |
| 38% | ASIS | 4 | In the condition that you found it |
| 38% | EVIAN | 5 | Water with the Alps in its logo |
| 38% | AIR | 3 | Song that becomes the musical it's in if you add an "H" to the front |
| 38% | LAKETAHOE | 9 | Landmark that's the second-deepest of its kind in the U.S. |
| 38% | PDT | 3 | S.F. is on it in the summer |
| 38% | STUPID | 6 | The second S in KISS, "keep it simple, __" |
| 38% | DET | 3 | Mich. city that's lost over half its population in the past fifty years (abbr.) |
| 37% | REDSEA | 6 | Body of water that's parted in the Bible: 2 wds. |