| 100% | FROWN | 5 | What a left parenthesis suggests in an emoticon |
| 57% | EYES | 4 | What a colon usually represents in an emoticon |
| 49% | EYE | 3 | What a dot in an emoticon may represent |
| 48% | EYES | 4 | What a colon represents in an emoticon |
| 47% | INNERCHILD | 10 | What might make an adult jump in a pile of leaves |
| 42% | SADFACE | 7 | Emoticon using a left parenthesis |
| 42% | ISTO | 4 | What a colon means in an analogy |
| 42% | ASH | 3 | What a firefighter might leave footprints in |
| 41% | SNAPDECISION | 12 | What a person in an emergency might have to make |
| 41% | HONESTWOMAN | 11 | What a girl becomes after marriage, in an old expression |
| 41% | PHOTOCREDIT | 11 | What a camera emoji in an Instagram caption often signifies |
| 40% | ASH | 3 | What's left in a fireplace |
| 40% | TANLINE | 7 | What sunning in a swimsuit leaves |
| 40% | MELT | 4 | What a frozen treat will become if left in the sun |
| 40% | NOSE | 4 | What the hyphen in an emoticon represents |
| 40% | RAGEQUIT | 8 | Leave an online game in a huff |
| 39% | NOSE | 4 | What the hyphen in an emoticon often represents |
| 39% | ABET | 4 | What an accessory may do, in a sense |
| 39% | IRON | 4 | What Fe suggests, in a blood report |
| 39% | CLUE | 4 | What leads you to an answer in a crossword |
| 39% | FOOTNOTE | 8 | What an asterisk may indicate in a term paper |
| 39% | DISSOLVES | 9 | What an aspirin does in a glass of water |
| 39% | COAL | 4 | What Santa leaves in a naughty kid's stocking |
| 38% | AJAR | 4 | What a door is when it's not a door, in an old joke |
| 38% | CEREALBOX | 9 | What might still have a little Life left in it? |
| 38% | MINUS | 5 | What "-" in an equation suggests |
| 38% | LANDOWNER | 9 | What a freed slave was to become in an 1865 order that was eventually overturned |
| 38% | ASH | 3 | What's left in a fireplace after the fire goes out |
| 37% | BETON | 5 | What you do in a casino, you ___ an outcome : 2 wds. |
| 37% | BLEED | 5 | What an errant red sock may do in a load of whites |