| 100% | IDEST | 5 | What "i.e.", meaning "that is", actually stands for: 2 wds. |
| 50% | IFBY | 4 | "___ that you mean what I think you mean, I'm in!": 2 wds. |
| 49% | ELMTREE | 7 | A tree that is the state symbol for Massachusetts: 2 wds. |
| 49% | SOBE | 4 | "If that is what you wish, ___ it!": 2 wds. |
| 49% | ISNOT | 5 | "It ___ what I meant!" (you misunderstood me): 2 wds. |
| 48% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | "That's What I Like" singer known for wearing a fedora or a trucker's cap: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SAYSYOU | 7 | "That's not what I was told" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | HEYYA | 5 | OutKast hit that was #1 for nine weeks in 2003-2004: 2 wds. |
| 47% | CAPECOD | 7 | Part of Massachusetts that was named for a type of fish: 2 wds. |
| 47% | YOURWOMAN | 9 | "Touch ___," 1972 Dolly Parton song that was nominated for a Grammy: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DOIT | 4 | What "DI" stands for in "DIY": 2 wds. |
| 46% | NESTEGGS | 8 | Funds that are set aside for the future: 2 wds. |
| 46% | GETME | 5 | "Understand what I mean?" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 45% | SUPERGLUE | 9 | Adhesive that was accidentally discovered when its inventor was experimenting with materials for gun sights: 2 wds. |
| 45% | CROCODILEROCK | 13 | Elton John hit that was #7 on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 1973: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BLURREDLINES | 12 | 2013 Robin Thicke song that was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DANCINGQUEEN | 12 | Song by ABBA that was #12 on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 1977: 2 wds. |
| 45% | YOUNGPOPE | 9 | "The ___," HBO miniseries starring Jude Law that was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 44% | DREAMON | 7 | 1973 power ballad by Aerosmith that was also included in the soundtrack for "Last Action Hero": 2 wds. |
| 44% | PUN | 3 | "Thanks for explaining the word 'many' to me, that means a lot," e.g. |
| 44% | HEYMAMA | 7 | 2004 song by the Black Eyed Peas that was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Song: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ONEDANCE | 8 | 2016 Drake song that was #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 18 weeks: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ALMOSTTHERE | 11 | "The Princess and the Frog" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2009: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | "That's What I Like" Grammy winner: 2 wds. |
| 43% | IODINE | 6 | What I may stand for? |
| 43% | ONE | 3 | What I may stand for |
| 43% | ONE | 3 | What I might stand for |
| 43% | ONE | 3 | What I may stand for? |
| 43% | IODINE | 6 | What I may stand for |