| 100% | OPENS | 5 | Works the first shift at a café, say |
| 50% | QUEUE | 5 | Waiting line at a cafe, say |
| 46% | CASHIERED | 9 | Worked the checkout at a supermarket, for example |
| 46% | BUSTS | 5 | Works at a museum, say |
| 45% | FRONTROW | 8 | The first line of seats at a stadium or theater |
| 44% | GETEXERCISE | 11 | Work out at the gym, say |
| 44% | BEERS | 5 | A round at the tavern, say |
| 44% | DOORMAN | 7 | Guy who works the entrance at a swanky hotel |
| 44% | WIN | 3 | Be the first one to finish a race, say |
| 44% | LED | 3 | Took the first position in a procession, say |
| 44% | OWE | 3 | Have a tab at the bar, say |
| 44% | STUDYABROAD | 11 | Spend a semester at the Sorbonne, say |
| 44% | AMEN | 4 | Said at the end of a prayer |
| 43% | CANWEHELP | 9 | Question from the first couple at a dinner party, maybe |
| 43% | WAITSFORNOONE | 13 | Works during a slow day at the restaurant? |
| 43% | SORE | 4 | Feeling the effects of a long shift, say |
| 43% | ATE | 3 | Had a hot dog at the game, say |
| 43% | COWORKER | 8 | A colleague at the office you work in |
| 43% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Said at the end of a game of chess |
| 42% | ARTS | 4 | Valuable works displayed at a gallery, say |
| 42% | AMEN | 4 | Word said at the end of a prayer |
| 41% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | First Native American to win a gold medal at the Olympics |
| 41% | DANCE | 5 | First ___, traditional event at the reception of a newly-married couple |
| 41% | COPINGMECHANISM | 15 | Long walk after a stressful day at work, say |
| 41% | AMPLE | 5 | Like the space around a first-class seat, say |
| 41% | VOTINGSTOCK | 11 | It gives you a say at the annual meeting |
| 41% | LOSEBIG | 7 | Take a bath at the casino, say (2 wds.) |
| 41% | TREND | 5 | Stay at the top of a news feed, say |
| 41% | ADIEUX | 6 | They're said at the end of a soirée |
| 41% | ADIEUX | 6 | They're said at the end of a soiree |