| 100% | DIE | 3 | Word pluralized by adding a c between its final two letters |
| 36% | EMERGENC | 8 | Vitamin brand with a hyphen between its last two letters |
| 32% | THU | 3 | Abbr. for a word also with abbrs. by its first four or first five letters |
| 31% | EMCEE | 5 | Word shortened from a three-word phrase that can be further shortened by dropping its first, fourth and fifth letters |
| 31% | HYPHENATE | 9 | Add a dash to join two words |
| 29% | NEE | 3 | Word between two surnames of a woman |
| 29% | NEE | 3 | Word between a female's two surnames |
| 29% | ARE | 3 | Word reduced to a letter by texters |
| 29% | ETA | 3 | Letter between two others that rhyme with it |
| 29% | PULL | 4 | Word by a door handle (with double letters) |
| 29% | ETA | 3 | Letter between a pair that rhyme with it |
| 29% | ARE | 3 | Word often represented by its middle letter in texts |
| 29% | YOU | 3 | Word often shortened to its last letter by texters |
| 29% | ALA | 3 | Two words between "pie" and "mode" on a menu |
| 28% | DIE | 3 | Word pluralized with a "c" |
| 28% | SUFFIX | 6 | Letters added to a word's end, opposite of prefix |
| 28% | CITED | 5 | Word that becomes its own synonym when RED is inserted between its first two letters |
| 28% | DNA | 3 | Its code uses only the letters A, G, C and T |
| 28% | ACRONYM | 7 | Word formed by the first letters of a series of words |
| 28% | ANAGRAM | 7 | A word made by rearranging other word's letters |
| 28% | EBWHITE | 7 | Author whose last name's first letter, followed by the two initials that precede his last name, form a word in one of his most famous titles |
| 27% | QUEUE | 5 | Word pronounced like its first letter (which is followed by four vowels) |
| 27% | SHORT | 5 | What word becomes shorter when you add letters to it? |
| 27% | ANAGRAM | 7 | A new word formed by rearranging the letters |
| 27% | HERE | 4 | Word that becomes its opposite when a "T" is added to the beginning |
| 27% | DAMN | 4 | Controversial final word in a movie quote delivered by 11-Down |
| 27% | YOU | 3 | Word sometimes shortened to its final letter |
| 26% | SUPER | 5 | Word that's its own synonym when a "b" is added to the end |
| 26% | FOR | 3 | A word between the two A's in N.A.A.C.P. |