| 100% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | Worthy person to be followed as a good example |
| 47% | INSPIRE | 7 | Set a good example for others to follow |
| 47% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 43% | RULE | 4 | A "golden" one is an especially good thing to follow |
| 43% | REALDEAL | 8 | Something considered to be a supremely good example of its kind, with "the" |
| 42% | ETA | 3 | Best guess as to when a flight will get in: Abbr. |
| 40% | RANKING | 7 | A system that determines how good a player is as compared to others in sports, say |
| 39% | PRECEDENT | 9 | Example to be followed |
| 39% | TYPIFY | 6 | Be a good example of |
| 38% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | Someone who sets a good example to others |
| 38% | TEMPLATE | 8 | Good example for others to follow |
| 38% | NINE | 4 | A good cloud to be on |
| 38% | TRAIL | 5 | Path to be followed while scaling a mountain, say |
| 38% | GREGORY | 7 | __ Olsen, the third person to be a space tourist |
| 38% | PEDANT | 6 | Excellent sort of person to be a copy editor |
| 38% | PLEDGEE | 7 | Person to whom a promise is made |
| 38% | SAFE | 4 | A good one is hard to crack |
| 38% | SETA | 4 | __ good example; be a role model |
| 37% | PAYEE | 5 | Person to whom a check is made out |
| 37% | EMULATED | 8 | Strove to be as good as |
| 37% | BROKEN | 6 | Suitable to be ridden, as a horse |
| 37% | DROVEIN | 7 | Caused to be scored, as a run |
| 37% | AWOL | 4 | Nowhere to be found, as a soldier |
| 37% | UNCAST | 6 | Still to be filled, as a role |
| 37% | ONCALL | 6 | Ready to be summoned, as a doctor |
| 37% | RIPE | 4 | Ready to be consumed, as a fruit |
| 37% | POSE | 4 | Prepare to be photographed, as a model |
| 37% | RIPE | 4 | Ready to be picked, as a tomato |
| 37% | UNRUN | 5 | Yet to be projected, as a film |
| 37% | RARER | 5 | Closer to being raw, as a steak |