| 100% | AGONY | 5 | Waiting, for the impatient, say |
| 77% | ONONEKNEE | 9 | Waiting for the starting gun, say |
| 77% | IDLE | 4 | Waiting for the next task, say |
| 74% | ELOPE | 5 | Not wait for the parents' blessing, say |
| 62% | ONHOLD | 6 | Waiting for the operator |
| 61% | UNSEATED | 8 | Waiting for the maitre d' |
| 60% | DROP | 4 | Waiting for the other shoe to ___ |
| 60% | SHOE | 4 | Wait for the other ___ to drop |
| 60% | HID | 3 | Waited for the surprise party honoree |
| 59% | MESSBOY | 7 | One waiting for the captain? |
| 59% | HIPS | 4 | Hand rests for the impatient |
| 57% | IDLED | 5 | Sat waiting for the light to change |
| 56% | LINE | 4 | People waiting for the grocery checker, for example |
| 56% | INLINE | 6 | Waiting at the bank, say |
| 56% | IDLE | 4 | Wait for a green light, say |
| 56% | IDLES | 5 | Waits for a green light, say |
| 56% | HOLDSOUT | 8 | Waits for a better offer, say |
| 56% | SKATE | 5 | Play for the Bruins, say |
| 56% | GOSOUTH | 7 | Leave for the winter, say |
| 56% | STOOD | 5 | Prepared for the anthem, say |
| 56% | HONDA | 5 | Fit for the road, say |
| 56% | INASUIT | 7 | Dressed for the office, say |
| 56% | PREP | 4 | Practice for the SAT, say |
| 56% | ADAPTS | 6 | Reworks for the screen, say |
| 56% | SORTS | 5 | Separates for the wash, say |
| 56% | CORED | 5 | Ready for the strudel, say |
| 56% | OFF | 3 | Home for the holidays, say |
| 56% | PREP | 4 | Study for the SATs, say |
| 56% | ADAPTS | 6 | Rewrites for the screen, say |
| 56% | TURNPRO | 7 | Declare for the draft, say |