| 100% | SOWSEAR | 7 | You can't make a silk purse out of it, they say |
| 72% | SOWSEAR | 7 | What you can't make a silk purse out of, proverbially |
| 52% | SILKPURSE | 9 | You can't make a __ out of a sow's ear |
| 51% | TRANSMUTE | 9 | Make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, e.g.? |
| 46% | CLOTH | 5 | You could make a habit of it |
| 45% | MOLEHILL | 8 | You can make a mountain out of one |
| 43% | SPINNINGTOPS | 12 | You can make them take turns, and a description of the circled letters |
| 43% | BLANKET | 7 | Bed covering you can make a "fort" out of |
| 42% | TNT | 3 | It can make a molehill out of a mountain |
| 42% | OWLS | 4 | You can't say they won't give a hoot! |
| 42% | YEAST | 5 | You can get a rise out of it |
| 42% | TNT | 3 | You can get a charge out of it |
| 42% | VISA | 4 | You can get a charge out of it |
| 42% | TNT | 3 | You can get a bang out of it |
| 42% | NETTLES | 7 | Plants you can use to make pesto with a bit of a sting to it! |
| 41% | SUED | 4 | Made a federal case out of it |
| 41% | TWEET | 5 | Message such as @skullmandible's "most cutting thing you can say is 'who's this clown?' because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns" |
| 40% | BAIL | 4 | It can get you out of a place it rhymes with |
| 40% | GPS | 3 | It can help you get out of a jam? |
| 39% | FOURWAYSTOPS | 12 | They can make you take turns, and a description of the circled letters |
| 39% | EARSHOT | 7 | You can't hear if you're out of it |
| 39% | LANTERN | 7 | You can make light of it |
| 39% | BEET | 4 | "Mom, you can't be ___!" something a red root veggie may say to its mom |
| 39% | AAA | 3 | They can help you get out of a rut, for short |
| 38% | SUEME | 5 | "What are you going to do, make a federal case out of it?": 2 wds. |
| 38% | BONEMARROW | 10 | You can often make a medical donation of this as an outpatient |
| 38% | TONGUE | 6 | A word you can't remember will be on the tip of it |
| 38% | ILL | 3 | "___ Make a Man Out of You" ("Mulan" song) |
| 37% | HOUSES | 6 | You can build four of them on a Monopoly property |
| 37% | TENS | 4 | You can exchange five of them for a $50 bill |