| 100% | ASIN | 4 | Words clarifying a spelling |
| 76% | ASIN | 4 | Clarifying words while spelling out a name |
| 65% | ASIN | 4 | Words that clarify spelling |
| 56% | ALSO | 4 | Word before an alternate spelling in a dictionary |
| 54% | NEE | 3 | Clarifying word on a school reunion nametag |
| 54% | RESPECT | 7 | Word spelled by Aretha Franklin in a classic song |
| 54% | LIVE | 4 | Spell this "showbiz" word backward for a demonic adjective |
| 54% | ASIN | 4 | Words used for a spell? |
| 54% | VAR | 3 | Spelling of a word that's not the usual: Abbr. |
| 53% | HORSE | 5 | Casual hoops game that involves spelling a word |
| 53% | REGAL | 5 | Spell this "royal" word backward for a refreshing golden brew |
| 53% | ALSO | 4 | Dictionary word before a variant spelling |
| 53% | ABRA | 4 | First word of a magic spell |
| 53% | ABRA | 4 | First word in a magic spell |
| 52% | REDRUM | 6 | Backwards spelling of a nasty word in The Shining |
| 52% | ASIN | 4 | "Y ___ yellow" (clarifying a spelling): 2 wds. |
| 52% | POT | 3 | Spell this "earthen" word backward to get a child's spinner |
| 52% | EMIT | 4 | Spell this "radiating" word backward to get something a clock keeps |
| 52% | PAT | 3 | Word that, spelled backward, can be a clue for itself |
| 52% | ACROSTIC | 8 | The first letter of each line spells a word |
| 51% | PLUG | 4 | Spell this "electric" word backward to get a cartoon sound of swallowing |
| 51% | HETERONYM | 9 | Word spelled identically to another but with a different pronunciation and meaning |
| 51% | ACROSTIC | 8 | Poem where first letter of each line spells a word |
| 50% | DESSERTS | 8 | Spell this "sweet" word backward to describe someone under a lot of pressure |
| 50% | EVIAN | 5 | Bottled water brand, or a word meaning "inexperienced" when spelled backward |
| 50% | ENAMOR | 6 | Romantic word that's aptly romance spelled backwards, minus a letter |
| 49% | ALPHABET | 8 | NATO has a special one for spelling out words over the radio |
| 49% | INNER | 5 | Private ... or a hint to the words spelled by the circled letters |
| 49% | LAST | 4 | The __ word of the four longest answers spells a season ending soon |
| 48% | NERD | 4 | Spell "drunk" backward and you get a potential etymology of this word, an unlikely partier |