| 100% | DECIDUOUS | 9 | Word for a tree that loses leaves in winter |
| 68% | DECIDUOUS | 9 | A tree that loses its leaves in winter |
| 51% | EVERGREEN | 9 | Tree that does not lose its leaves in winter |
| 45% | HORCHATA | 8 | Word for a cold, sweet drink that was added to Merriam-Webster in 2021 |
| 44% | IDOS | 4 | Words that leave one in a bind? |
| 44% | AIRFRYER | 8 | Word for a small kitchen appliance that was added to Merriam-Webster in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | OAK | 3 | Tree that "lets fall its crimson leaves" in a Harriet Monroe poem |
| 44% | FLUTTERNUTTER | 13 | Word for a peanut-butter-and-marshmallow-creme sandwich that was added to Merriam-Webster in 2021 |
| 44% | OAK | 3 | Live ___ (Southern tree that doesn't lose its leaves in fall) |
| 43% | DECIDUOUS | 9 | Scientific term for trees that shed leaves in fall |
| 43% | SNIGLET | 7 | Term for a word that isn't in the dictionary but should be |
| 42% | NEE | 3 | French word for "born" that may appear in a marriage announcement |
| 42% | NOWPLAYING | 10 | Trailer-ending words for a movie that’s already in theatres |
| 42% | SNIGLET | 7 | Term for a word that isn't in the dictionary, but maybe should be |
| 41% | DECIDUOUS | 9 | Tree that loses its leaves annually |
| 40% | PIMIENTO | 8 | Word for a pepper in Spanish |
| 39% | BAMBINO | 7 | Word for a young child (especially in Italian) |
| 39% | FLU | 3 | Shortened word for a winter virus |
| 39% | MANGROVE | 8 | A tree that grows in a tropical coastal swamp |
| 39% | EAU | 3 | Word for a liquid that sounds like a letter |
| 39% | NOUN | 4 | Word for a person or a place, in grammar |
| 39% | ALFA | 4 | Word for A in the US NATO Phonetic Alphabet |
| 39% | ALPHA | 5 | Code word for A in radio communications |
| 39% | BOOT | 4 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" universe that is also the name for a type of winter footwear |
| 38% | NIECE | 5 | Word for a relative that sounds like a French city |
| 38% | HERITAGE | 8 | Word for a piece of property that's passed down |
| 38% | DONTSTARTWITHME | 15 | Words that might begin (or prevent) an argument, and a grammar tip for the three speakers in this puzzle |
| 38% | CASTLE | 6 | Another informal word for a rook in chess |
| 38% | PALM | 4 | Tree that bends in a hurricane |
| 38% | PALMS | 5 | Trees that sway in a hurricane |