| 100% | MINERS | 6 | Workers who dig for coal, for example |
| 83% | MINER | 5 | Worker who digs for coal |
| 50% | TEMP | 4 | Worker who subs for another for a while |
| 50% | MINE | 4 | Dig for coal, say |
| 49% | FUEL | 4 | Coal, for example |
| 47% | SITE | 4 | Dig, for example |
| 47% | JOBSWORTH | 9 | Worker who is a stickler for petty rules |
| 47% | GOLDMINER | 9 | Prospector who digs for precious metal |
| 46% | TEMP | 4 | Worker who's only hired for a brief stint |
| 46% | MINE | 4 | Where to dig for coal or gold |
| 46% | COLAMINER | 9 | One who digs for old Coke bottles? |
| 45% | FUEL | 4 | Coal or natural gas, for example |
| 45% | PACKERS | 7 | Workers who prepare orders for shipping |
| 44% | FAKER | 5 | Person who's playing possum, for example |
| 44% | HONOREE | 7 | Someone who receives an award, for example |
| 44% | ABDICATOR | 9 | Person who relinquishes a throne, for example |
| 44% | DONOR | 5 | Person who offers their blood, for example |
| 44% | MINES | 5 | Job sites for coal workers |
| 43% | TEMP | 4 | Worker who's hired for a short period |
| 43% | SPY | 3 | Mole who might dig for dirt |
| 42% | TEMP | 4 | Worker who's hired for an extra-busy business period |
| 42% | FOSSIL | 6 | Fuels made from coal or gas, for example |
| 42% | THESPIANS | 9 | Those who grace Shakespeare's stage, for example |
| 42% | COLLECTOR | 9 | Enthusiast who keeps coins or stamps, for example |
| 41% | LECTURER | 8 | A person who speaks at a university, for example |
| 39% | HERBALIST | 9 | One who recommends Echinacea or St. John's wort, for example |
| 39% | AWOL | 4 | Soldier who doesn't return from a furlough, for example: Abbr. |
| 39% | EVACUEE | 7 | Person who has been transported out of a war zone, for example |
| 39% | PUN | 3 | "Herb gardeners who work extra get thyme and a half," for example |
| 39% | DONOR | 5 | Organ ___ (person who gives a kidney to one in need, for example) |