| 100% | PENS | 4 | Writing implements that use ink |
| 70% | PEN | 3 | Writing implement that can leak ink |
| 68% | PEN | 3 | Writing implement that's used to create calligraphy |
| 56% | PEN | 3 | Implement that might leak ink |
| 55% | PEN | 3 | Writing implement that can stain fingertips |
| 55% | PEN | 3 | Writing implement that may be refillable |
| 55% | PEN | 3 | Tool that uses ink |
| 54% | PENS | 4 | Writing implements filled with ink |
| 54% | PENCIL | 6 | Writing implement that's filled with graphite |
| 54% | PEN | 3 | Writing implement that often has a cap |
| 54% | PEN | 3 | Writing implement that's typically not erasable |
| 54% | PEN | 3 | Writing implement filled with ink |
| 53% | PEN | 3 | Writing implement that might have a removable cap |
| 51% | QUILLPENS | 9 | Writing implements used by Shakespeare, say |
| 51% | PENS | 4 | Writing implements used to sign checks |
| 50% | WOODBLOCK | 9 | Basic print device that uses ink to create images |
| 50% | MOPS | 4 | Implements that sailors use to swab decks |
| 49% | STYLUS | 6 | Writing implement used with touchscreens and electronic devices |
| 49% | RACKETS | 7 | Strung implements that tennis players use |
| 49% | PARER | 5 | Implement that might be used to peel potatoes |
| 49% | BOLD | 4 | Font option that uses more ink |
| 48% | QUILLPEN | 8 | Feather writing implement used for many centuries |
| 48% | PEN | 3 | Writing implement you wouldn't use on a standardized test |
| 48% | PEN | 3 | Writing implement you can't normally use on standardized tests |
| 47% | PENS | 4 | Writing tools that run on ink |
| 47% | POETRY | 6 | Writing that uses cadence and rhythm |
| 47% | PEN | 3 | Writing implement that seems impossible to find when you need to make an urgent note |
| 46% | POETRY | 6 | Writing that uses cadence and rhythm abstractly |
| 46% | GEL | 3 | ___ pen, fine-tipped pen that uses a thick, opaque ink |
| 45% | ALLCAPS | 7 | Writing that uses no lowercase letters: 2 wds. |