| 100% | DAWG | 4 | Word like "dude" frequently used by Randy Jackson |
| 66% | DAWG | 4 | Word like "dude" that Randy Jackson used on "American Idol" |
| 58% | DAWG | 4 | "Dude" synonym used by Randy Jackson on "American Idol" |
| 51% | DAWG | 4 | Alternative to "dude" frequently uttered by Randy Jackson on "American Idol" |
| 43% | ALAKAZAM | 8 | Magic word used by magicians, like Abracadabra |
| 40% | OFT | 3 | What's frequently used by poets? |
| 40% | SLANG | 5 | Informal language frequently used by teens |
| 39% | ADVT | 4 | Abbreviation frequently used by Madison Avenue types |
| 38% | TNT | 3 | Explosive frequently used by Wile E. Coyote: Abbr. |
| 36% | OILY | 4 | Like old rags used by a mechanic |
| 35% | BUS | 3 | Vehicle used by companies like Greyhound and Blue Bird |
| 35% | RNAINTERFERENCE | 15 | Gene suppression used by drugs like Oxlumo and Givlaari |
| 35% | COINED | 6 | Like the word "truthiness," by Stephen Colbert |
| 34% | EXCLAMATORY | 11 | Using a word like "wow!" |
| 34% | IRISH | 5 | Like Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan, by heritage |
| 34% | FLOE | 4 | Word first used by Arctic explorers |
| 34% | YEAH | 4 | Word often used by John Wick |
| 34% | BASE | 4 | Like metals used by 1-Across |
| 33% | AYE | 3 | Word used often on Talk Like a Pirate Day |
| 33% | SMUDGY | 6 | Like words written in ink by a lefty, often |
| 33% | LOX | 3 | Shorthand for a substance frequently used by SpaceX, but usually chilled to about -341 degrees Fahrenheit |
| 33% | TIMES | 5 | *Days, months, or years, and a frequently used word in newspaper titles |
| 33% | NEE | 3 | Word used to identify a woman by her maiden name |
| 33% | ITS | 3 | Word frequently cited by the Apostrophe Protection Society |
| 32% | NEE | 3 | Word followed by a last name that’s no longer used |
| 32% | MIMED | 5 | Entertained without using words, like Marcel Marceau |
| 31% | FUNNY | 5 | Like someone who cracks good jokes, also a word used with "bone" |
| 31% | QUEUE | 5 | Word pronounced like its first letter (which is followed by four vowels) |
| 30% | ALLTALK | 7 | Like one who uses lots of words but never acts (2 wds.) |
| 29% | WELLWORN | 8 | Frequently used |