| 100% | ITCH | 4 | What someone might need to scratch |
| 57% | PEN | 3 | What someone might use to solve a crossword puzzle |
| 57% | HUMBLEPIE | 9 | What someone might eat when forced to say sorry |
| 56% | ANTE | 4 | What you may need to do to get a hand |
| 56% | BIRTHPLACES | 11 | What you might need to research to solve this contest crossword |
| 55% | TESTRESULTS | 11 | What patients may need patience to get |
| 53% | ODE | 3 | What you might write to someone you like |
| 53% | ICE | 3 | What might need to be scraped off a windshield in winter |
| 51% | PLANK | 5 | What a pirate might force someone to walk |
| 50% | REKEYED | 7 | What lost computer data may need to be |
| 49% | PROOF | 5 | What's needed to convict someone of a crime |
| 49% | ITCH | 4 | Need to scratch |
| 46% | CHILLPILL | 9 | What a stressed-out person may need to take |
| 46% | TACOS | 5 | What someone might make a stand for? |
| 46% | TRAY | 4 | What someone may be holding while waiting |
| 45% | ITCH | 4 | Feel the need to scratch |
| 45% | SCORE | 5 | It might need to be settled |
| 45% | EYEDOCTOR | 9 | Physician you might need to see? |
| 45% | TIME | 4 | Something you might need to kill |
| 45% | SOTS | 4 | They may need to dry out |
| 44% | ETHNICVOTE | 10 | What someone might win after stumping a cultural group? |
| 44% | INCISE | 6 | What someone may do if you're undergoing scarification |
| 44% | PACE | 4 | It might need to be picked up |
| 44% | TIE | 3 | Score that might need to be "broken" |
| 44% | ACT | 3 | It might need to be cleaned up |
| 44% | SIN | 3 | Something you may need to atone for |
| 44% | TIE | 3 | Score that may need to be "broken" |
| 44% | ACT | 3 | You may need to clean yours up |
| 44% | NUTS | 4 | Snacks that may need to be shelled |
| 43% | ARCADE | 6 | Hangout you might need to bring quarters to |