| 100% | WANED | 5 | Waxed and ___ (grew stronger and weaker like the moon) |
| 66% | WANE | 4 | Wax and ___ (get larger and smaller, like the moon) |
| 58% | WANE | 4 | Wax and ___ (increase and decrease, like the visible part of the moon) |
| 57% | WAX | 3 | ___ and wane (grow and diminish, like the moon) |
| 53% | URANIAN | 7 | Like the moons Titania and Oberon |
| 52% | PITTED | 6 | Like the moon's landscape and many olives |
| 51% | WANE | 4 | Wax and ___ (get bigger and smaller, like a crescent moon) |
| 42% | CRATERED | 8 | Like the moon's surface |
| 42% | HALOED | 6 | Like the moon, at times |
| 42% | CRATERED | 8 | Like the moon’s surface |
| 41% | INCAN | 5 | Like the moon goddess Mama Quilla |
| 41% | PINK | 4 | "___ Floyd," progressive rock band with best-selling albums like "The Wall" and "The Dark Side of the Moon" |
| 41% | FAKED | 5 | Like the moon landing, according to conspiracists |
| 41% | REARLIT | 7 | Like the moon in a solar eclipse |
| 41% | CLUE | 4 | 1985 cult-classic film with the line “Husbands should be like Kleenex: soft, strong, and disposable” |
| 41% | WANE | 4 | Become smaller, like the moon |
| 41% | WANE | 4 | Get smaller, like the moon |
| 40% | BLOOD | 5 | Like the moon during a total lunar eclipse |
| 40% | WAXED | 5 | Grew more visible, as the moon |
| 40% | WANE | 4 | Grow less visible, as the moon |
| 40% | WANES | 5 | Decreases in size, like the moon |
| 40% | WANES | 5 | Gradually gets smaller, like the moon |
| 40% | WANE | 4 | Gradually appear smaller, like the moon |
| 40% | WAXES | 5 | Grows, as the moon |
| 40% | LAMEST | 6 | Like the weakest excuse |
| 40% | PROVABLE | 8 | Like the strongest cases |
| 40% | UNSHORN | 7 | Like the strong Samson |
| 40% | HERO | 4 | Mariah Carey song with the lyrics "So when you feel like hope is gone / Look inside you and be strong" |
| 39% | CRATERED | 8 | Covered in deep dents, like the moon |
| 39% | WANES | 5 | Gets smaller over time, like the moon |