| 100% | MUMBO | 5 | With 1-Down, utter nonsense |
| 66% | ART | 3 | With 1 Down, retro style |
| 65% | ALI | 3 | With 1 Down, ''Open sesame'' sayer |
| 63% | UPSIDECAKE | 10 | With 1 Down, dessert sometimes made with pineapple |
| 63% | SHIRLEY | 7 | With 1 Down, first Black woman in congress |
| 62% | KNOCKDRAGOUT | 12 | With 1 Down, like a free-for-all fight |
| 62% | TRIPE | 5 | Utter nonsense (rhymes with "gripe") |
| 56% | JUMPING | 7 | With 1-Down, "Gadzooks!" |
| 56% | AFTER | 5 | With 1-Down, net |
| 55% | ADELE | 5 | With 1-Down, famed dancer |
| 55% | MANX | 4 | With 1-Down, tailless pets |
| 55% | DAILY | 5 | With 1-Down, "Jeopardy!" feature |
| 55% | SAM | 3 | With 1-Down, famed sleuth |
| 55% | CLASS | 5 | With 1-Down, school troublemaker |
| 55% | DOT | 3 | With 1-Down, address ender |
| 55% | JAMBA | 5 | With 1-Down, smoothie chain |
| 55% | TRASH | 5 | With 1-Down, court tactic |
| 55% | OLIVIA | 6 | With 1-Down, Sour singer |
| 55% | USE | 3 | With 1-Down, exercise caution |
| 55% | OPERA | 5 | With 1-Down, aria area |
| 55% | EVERY | 5 | With 1-Down, without exception |
| 55% | BIG | 3 | With 1-Down, mucho moola |
| 54% | MERCURY | 7 | With 1-Down, first American astronauts |
| 54% | PUFF | 4 | With 1-Down, overly complimentary article |
| 54% | BADTOTHEBO | 10 | With 1-Down, literally, downright dastardly |
| 54% | SOUTH | 5 | With 1-Down, country since 2011 |
| 54% | GREEN | 5 | With 1-Down, go-ahead signal |
| 54% | NEWYEAR | 7 | With 1-Down, phrase of resolution |
| 54% | GAS | 3 | With 1-Down, Jupiter or Saturn |
| 54% | LEFT | 4 | With 1-Down, where drivers pass |