| 100% | ALSO | 4 | Word before an alternate spelling in a dictionary |
| 53% | STARRING | 8 | Word before an actress's name in a film ad |
| 52% | CLASSOF | 7 | Words before a year, in an alumni magazine |
| 50% | ALSO | 4 | Dictionary word before a variant spelling |
| 47% | IFNOT | 5 | Words before an alternate plan (2 wds.) |
| 47% | BAD | 3 | Word before "Habit" in a Steve Lacy song title or "Habits" in an Ed Sheeran song title |
| 45% | REMIT | 5 | Word before an amount on a bill |
| 44% | ALSO | 4 | Word before alternate spellings |
| 43% | LESS | 4 | Word before traveled, in a phrase |
| 42% | PREPOSITION | 11 | Word before a noun in a phrase |
| 42% | ERIN | 4 | Word before "go" in a seasonal phrase |
| 42% | ONCE | 4 | Word before "upon," in a fairy tale |
| 42% | ASKA | 4 | Words before an expert's occupation in advice column names (2 wds.) |
| 42% | NEE | 3 | Word before a maiden name in wedding announcements |
| 42% | BAA | 3 | Word before "black sheep" in a nursery rhyme |
| 42% | SEEN | 4 | Word before a time stamp in direct messaging |
| 42% | TEACHME | 7 | Words before "Tonight" in a 1954 song title |
| 42% | YAS | 3 | Word before "queen," in an encouragement |
| 41% | HALPH/F | 7 | Word before and after an ampersand, in the grocery |
| 41% | NEE | 3 | Word before a maiden name in a family tree |
| 41% | MANO | 4 | Word before and after a, in a fighting style |
| 41% | UPON | 4 | Word before "a time", in many a bedtime storybook |
| 41% | ASHES | 5 | Word before and after "to," in a religious phrase |
| 41% | LAY | 3 | Word before or after "Lady" in a Dylan title |
| 41% | SPY | 3 | Word before and after "vs." in a Mad feature |
| 41% | WERE | 4 | Word before "here" and "queer" in a pride slogan |
| 41% | EATNO | 5 | Words before fat and lean, in a nursery rhyme |
| 41% | INTRO | 5 | Words before bringing out a guest lecturer, in brief |
| 41% | ODE | 3 | Word before "on a Grecian" in a Keats poem title |
| 41% | MEASURE | 7 | Word before and after "for" in a Shakespeare play title |