| 100% | DAWG | 4 | Word like "dude" that Randy Jackson used on "American Idol" |
| 56% | DAWG | 4 | Word like "dude" frequently used by Randy Jackson |
| 52% | DAWG | 4 | "Dude" synonym used by Randy Jackson on "American Idol" |
| 43% | DAWG | 4 | Alternative to "dude" frequently uttered by Randy Jackson on "American Idol" |
| 37% | AYE | 3 | Word used often on Talk Like a Pirate Day |
| 34% | HYPHEN | 6 | English language punctuation that looks like - and is used to connect compound words |
| 34% | MISERY | 6 | Word that sounds like a state when accented on the second syllable rather than the first |
| 33% | CAY | 3 | Word that means a small, low island on a coral reef (sounds like the letter before "ell") |
| 33% | SIC | 3 | Word that may be used often when reporting on what the President says |
| 33% | RAVE | 4 | Review that might use words like "marvelous" and "stupendous" |
| 32% | ENGAGE | 6 | Word that Captain Picard used when issuing an order, on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" |
| 32% | ODE | 3 | Poem that might use words like "e'en" and "o'er" |
| 32% | ODE | 3 | Poem that might use words like "o'er" and "e'en" |
| 31% | PAULA | 5 | Singer Abdul who was a judge on American Idol |
| 31% | RANDY | 5 | Longtime American Idol judge Jackson |
| 31% | GPS | 3 | American invention that reveals your location on a map, used in "SatNav": Abbr. |
| 30% | STEVENTYLER | 11 | Aerosmith frontman who was a judge on American Idol: 2 wds. |
| 30% | EWE | 3 | Word that sounds like "you" |
| 30% | DOE | 3 | Word that sounds like "dough" |
| 30% | ALE | 3 | Word that sounds like "ail" |
| 30% | OWED | 4 | Word that sounds like "ode" |
| 30% | TAX | 3 | Word that sounds like "tacks" |
| 30% | ATE | 3 | Word that sounds like 8 |
| 30% | ATE | 3 | Word that sounds like "8" |
| 30% | AIL | 3 | Word that sounds like "ale" |
| 30% | WOE | 3 | Word that sounds like "whoa" |
| 30% | NECK | 4 | Word used on both sides of "and" to make a common phrase meaning "a close contest," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 29% | EAST | 4 | Word that used to precede ''Germany'' |
| 29% | TOW | 3 | Word that sounds like 44-Down |
| 29% | ARE | 3 | Word that sounds like a letter |