| 100% | ICEIT | 5 | Words of advice for a sprain, maybe |
| 54% | REAPPLY | 7 | Advice for a rejectee, maybe |
| 53% | NAME | 4 | Word of identification for a person |
| 53% | AMEN | 4 | Word of approval for a sermon |
| 53% | OLE | 3 | Word of support for a matador |
| 52% | HESAKEEPER | 10 | Words of support for a good match |
| 52% | HIM | 3 | Word of reference for a male person |
| 52% | RAH | 3 | Word of encouragement for a good play |
| 51% | KUDOS | 5 | Words of encouragement for a job well done |
| 51% | BIT | 3 | "Commit to the ___" (rhyming piece of advice for a sketch comic) |
| 50% | HELLO | 5 | Word of greeting on a nametag, maybe |
| 49% | DOM | 3 | One listening for a safe word, maybe |
| 49% | MEOWS | 5 | Requests for a saucer of milk, maybe |
| 49% | MEOWING | 7 | Asking for a saucer of milk, maybe |
| 49% | REDSHOE | 7 | Piece of footwear for a clown, maybe |
| 49% | RBI | 3 | One of two for a double, maybe |
| 48% | SLAMPOETRY | 10 | Grist for a war of words? |
| 48% | ALOUD | 5 | Homophone for a word of permission |
| 48% | HANDLEWITHCARE | 14 | Words on a box of dishes, maybe |
| 47% | PENALTYBOX | 10 | Place to wait for a couple of minutes, maybe |
| 46% | LIMP | 4 | Sign of a sprain, maybe |
| 46% | KRISHNA | 7 | Word after Hare for a type of Hindu mantra dance |
| 46% | CONSERVATIVETIE | 15 | Bit of attire for a business interview, maybe |
| 46% | PUN | 3 | Bit of fodder for a crossword theme, maybe |
| 46% | BALLPARK | 8 | Word for a rough estimate of cost, distance |
| 46% | HAVEN | 5 | Place of safety, for a refugee, maybe |
| 46% | DEARANN | 7 | Start of a request for advice |
| 46% | SYL | 3 | Fragment of a word, for short |
| 46% | SYL | 3 | Part of a word, for short |
| 45% | UFO | 3 | Reason for a flood of calls to the police dept., maybe |