| 100% | OGOD | 4 | Words in the old hymn before "Our Help in Ages Past" |
| 64% | OGOD | 4 | "_____, Our Help in Ages Past" (old hymn) |
| 56% | OGOD | 4 | "___, Our Help in Ages Past" (hymn) |
| 38% | ERE | 3 | Before, in the past |
| 37% | ERE | 3 | Before, in the distant past |
| 37% | GLORY | 5 | Repeated word in the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” chorus |
| 37% | ERENOW | 6 | Before the present, in the past |
| 37% | YEA | 3 | Word before "verily" in the Bible |
| 37% | END | 3 | The final word in old movies |
| 36% | EVER | 4 | Last word in the Lord's Prayer, before "Amen" |
| 36% | SIR | 3 | Word before and after "yes," in the Army |
| 36% | SIR | 3 | Word before and after yes, in the military |
| 36% | MRS | 3 | Word before Doubtfire in the Robin Williams film |
| 35% | CONTEXTCLUE | 11 | Help in guessing the meaning of an unfamiliar word |
| 35% | HALPH/F | 7 | Word before and after an ampersand, in the grocery |
| 35% | YOUNG | 5 | Word before "Sheldon" and "Rock" in the names of sitcoms |
| 35% | THY | 3 | Old-time word for your, as seen in the Bible |
| 35% | STAR | 4 | * Twinkler in the sky or word before 14a |
| 34% | ASPER | 5 | Two words before "usual" for in the regular way |
| 34% | STEPS | 5 | Word in the title of many self-help books |
| 34% | AVE | 3 | Word comes before Maria in a hymn |
| 34% | SEVENTEEN | 9 | A year before voting age in the US or UK |
| 34% | MENE | 4 | Word repeated before "tekel" in biblical writing on the wall |
| 34% | ASHES | 5 | Word repeated in "Ring Around The Rosie" before falling down |
| 33% | HEAVEHO | 7 | Words before and after "my lads" in the United States Merchant Marine anthem |
| 33% | FOR | 3 | Word that comes before Dummies in the titles of well over 300 books |
| 33% | DIAL | 4 | Word before "up" to mean a form of internet access used in the '90s |
| 33% | ASHES | 5 | Word repeated in "Ring Around the Rosy" before "We all fall down" |
| 33% | HITME | 5 | Words before the title line in ". . . Baby One More Time" |
| 33% | HUSH | 4 | Word whispered by the quiet old lady in "Goodnight Moon" |