| 100% | FORE | 4 | Word meaning "no later than" that begins with an apostrophe |
| 64% | TIS | 3 | Word that begins with an apostrophe |
| 57% | TIS | 3 | "___ the season" (word that begins with an apostrophe) |
| 43% | TEL | 3 | Number that begins with an area code: Abbr. |
| 42% | HOUSE | 5 | Word with "light" to mean a bright coastal tower that you may spot on an island |
| 40% | GAWK | 4 | Word meaning "stare" that rhymes with "hawk" |
| 40% | ROVE | 4 | Word meaning "wander" that rhymes with "cove" |
| 40% | ROIL | 4 | Word meaning "agitate" that rhymes with "boil" |
| 40% | SLEW | 4 | Word meaning "boatload" that rhymes with "blue" |
| 39% | GAWK | 4 | Word meaning "stare dumbly" that rhymes with "walk" |
| 39% | SHIRK | 5 | Word meaning "avoid work" that rhymes with "work" |
| 38% | OER | 3 | Anthem word with an apostrophe |
| 38% | NONSENSE | 8 | Words that have no meaning |
| 38% | BEFORESUNSET | 12 | Ethan Hawke/Julie Delpy rom-com that begins with an author event in a bookstore (2 wds.) |
| 38% | REGIFT | 6 | Word meaning "give away an unwanted present" that originated on "Seinfeld" |
| 37% | YEA | 3 | Word that's spoken with no reservations |
| 37% | VIA | 3 | Word in an itinerary that means "through" |
| 37% | ILK | 3 | Word that means 'kind' (rhymes with 'milk') |
| 37% | YAY | 3 | Word that means, and rhymes with, "Hooray!" |
| 37% | STAN | 4 | Word meaning "superfan" that comes from the title of an Eminem song |
| 37% | CACCIATORE | 10 | Word on an Italian menu that means "hunter" |
| 37% | GUESS | 5 | Word that means "estimate" and ends with "ss" |
| 36% | MAAM | 4 | Word of respect with an apostrophe in the middle |
| 36% | LUAU | 4 | Word with three consecutive vowels that means Hawaiian party |
| 36% | PIOUS | 5 | Word with three consecutive vowels that means religiously dutiful |
| 36% | NAY | 3 | Word meaning "no" that sounds like "neigh" |
| 36% | CRICKET | 7 | Word that can mean either an insect or a sport |
| 36% | ADIEU | 5 | Word with three consecutive vowels that means "goodbye" in French |
| 36% | THE | 3 | With 39-Down, last words in many an old movie |
| 36% | PARASITE | 8 | 2020 Best Picture nominee that begins with a son lying his way into an English-tutoring job |