| 100% | USAGE | 5 | Way of playing with an idiom, say |
| 54% | COINAPHRASE | 11 | Come up with an idiom, say |
| 51% | INCAPS | 6 | With an implication of shouting, say |
| 50% | OLDMAID | 7 | Game played with an odd number of cards |
| 49% | BLACKTIE | 8 | Way of saying an event requires formal wear |
| 46% | AVATAR | 6 | 2009 film with an upcoming "The Way of Water" sequel |
| 45% | HOUSEKEEPER | 11 | Audiophile with an extensive collection of club mixes, one might say |
| 45% | AVATAR | 6 | James Cameron film with an upcoming sequel subtitled The Way of Water |
| 44% | THEE | 4 | An old English way of saying "You" |
| 43% | ODS | 3 | Slangy way of saying that someone always goes hog wild with the free popcorn, maybe |
| 42% | HARVEY | 6 | Play with an imaginary friend |
| 42% | GOLF | 4 | "An expensive way of playing marbles," per G. K. Chesterton |
| 41% | THINE | 5 | An old or poetic way of saying "yours" |
| 41% | PIMP | 4 | 50 Cent hit with an instrumental cover that plays a prominent role in “Anatomy of a Fall” |
| 41% | CHARLIEHUNNAM | 13 | English actor who spoke with an American accent to play Jax Teller on "Sons of Anarchy": 2 wds. |
| 41% | BYEAR | 5 | One way of playing things |
| 40% | USE | 3 | Play with, say |
| 40% | XBOXLIVE | 8 | Service for playing Call of Duty in real time with someone across the country, say |
| 40% | CHEATS | 6 | Plays with a marked deck, say |
| 40% | PAWED | 5 | Played with a toy mouse, say |
| 40% | EYETO | 5 | With an __ (mindful of) |
| 40% | GREETING | 8 | Way of saying hello |
| 39% | ART | 3 | Skill of playing with paints and brushes |
| 39% | WAITINGFORGODOT | 15 | Samuel Beckett play with an unseen character |
| 39% | PRAYER | 6 | Way of communicating with God |
| 39% | SERENELY | 8 | With an air of calm |
| 39% | VERBOSE | 7 | With an excess of words |
| 39% | BLASE | 5 | With an attitude of indifference |
| 39% | SNOOTILY | 8 | With an air of haughtiness |
| 39% | UNDER | 5 | "To be snowed ___," idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used to describe an overload of work |