| 100% | HOHUM | 5 | Yawn sound that you might have made when watching Sammy win his world championship last year when racing against 12 other snails! |
| 22% | SUGAR | 5 | ___ Bowl, annual NCAA game which shares its name with a sweetener and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year |
| 22% | FIESTA | 6 | ___ Bowl, annual NCAA game with a name that means "feast" in Spanish and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year |
| 22% | PEACH | 5 | ___ Bowl, annual NCAA game which shares its name with a cobbler fruit and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year |
| 22% | ORANGE | 6 | ___ Bowl, annual NCAA game which shares its name with a citrus fruit and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year |
| 22% | COTTON | 6 | ___ Bowl, annual NCAA game which shares its name with a type of fabric and that you may have watched on New Year's Day this year |
| 20% | EEK | 3 | Sound you might make when a mouse scares you |
| 20% | APSE | 4 | Church part that sounds like what you might have on your smartphone |
| 20% | SQUELCH | 7 | A sound you might make when walking through mud |
| 19% | AWED | 4 | How you may have felt when SpaceX made its first recovery of the Falcon 9 rocket stage in 2015 |
| 19% | NEWYORKMETS | 11 | NL East team that lost 101 games in 1967, then won the World Series two years later: 3 wds. |
| 19% | HOUSTONASTROS | 13 | AL West team that lost 111 games in 2013, then won the World Series four years later: 2 wds. |
| 19% | CHICAGOCUBS | 11 | NL Central team that lost 101 games in 2012, then won the World Series four years later: 2 wds. |
| 18% | RENT | 4 | Monthly expense that might make you remark "Home sweet home, watches your budget roam!" |
| 18% | SOFA | 4 | What you might sit on when watching TV |
| 18% | ARROW | 5 | *Directional pointer that you may while making 51a |
| 18% | AFTERMATH | 9 | When you might have social studies? |
| 18% | VENDETTA | 8 | You may have it against someone |
| 18% | STEP | 4 | You may have to watch yours |
| 18% | JUICE | 5 | Orange ___, popular drink that you may have alongside breakfast |
| 18% | BEER | 4 | ___ tap, prop that you may have seen on "Cheers" |
| 18% | SOUP | 4 | Chicken ___, comforting liquid food that your mom might have served you when you were ill during your childhood |
| 17% | HOODIE | 6 | Sweatshirt that you might throw on when it's chilly, slangily |
| 17% | ACCT | 4 | Abbr. on your bank statement that you might have interest in |
| 17% | BRIANHARMAN | 11 | American who was 36 years old when he won his first major golf tournament, the 2023 Open Championship (2 wds.) |
| 17% | STEWARTCINK | 11 | American who was 36 years old when he won his first major golf tournament, the 2009 Open Championship (2 wds.) |
| 17% | WATERBED | 8 | You might make waves when you lie about this |
| 17% | MOVIE | 5 | You might catch this when seated with other people |
| 17% | EVES | 4 | Times when you might have trouble sleeping |
| 17% | BOO | 3 | Sound that might scare you |