| 100% | SIS | 3 | Your aunt would be one, but not your bro |
| 47% | SIS | 3 | Sibling who is not your bro |
| 44% | YEGG | 4 | One with whom your safe is not safe |
| 44% | ROLEPLAY | 8 | Not be oneself, but rather be one's elf? |
| 44% | SHOTCLOCK | 9 | One is used in basketball but not in hockey |
| 41% | DOT | 3 | i will show you one, but I will not |
| 41% | SNEEZE | 6 | Not a cough, but the one through your nose |
| 41% | ALLEGED | 7 | How a newspaper article will often refer to something that's been claimed but not proven |
| 40% | ELBOW | 5 | Body part that can be held with one hand, but not both |
| 39% | SEX | 3 | Something that might be in an R-rated movie but not a G-rated one |
| 38% | MEATY | 5 | Quality that would be welcomed in some barbecued fare, but one which vegans would frown upon |
| 37% | NONOIL | 6 | Water would be one |
| 37% | PROCEEDING | 10 | Impeachment would be one |
| 37% | DISCLAIMER | 10 | "I am not a doctor, but I play one on TV," e.g. |
| 37% | REINVENT | 8 | Be original, but not first |
| 36% | AIR | 3 | It can be thin but not fat |
| 36% | AIR | 3 | It can be fresh but not insulting |
| 36% | LAWS | 4 | They can be passed but not failed |
| 36% | TIRE | 4 | It might be flat but not sharp |
| 36% | WONONPOINTS | 11 | Was victorious, but not by a knockout |
| 36% | BYSTANDER | 9 | Someone who is present but not participating |
| 36% | JOURNEYMAN | 10 | Person who is reliable but not exceptional |
| 35% | ONLOOKER | 8 | One present but not participating |
| 35% | NIECE | 5 | Child of your brother, but not your nephew |
| 35% | DEFEATED | 8 | "A man can be destroyed but not ___": Hemingway |
| 35% | BISCUIT | 7 | Porcelain that has been fired but not glazed |
| 35% | CABOCHON | 8 | Gem that's been polished but not faceted |
| 35% | FADS | 4 | Things that are popular but not long-lasting |
| 35% | EXIST | 5 | Be a chauvinist, but not initially |
| 35% | AGUE | 4 | Fever is indistinct, but not initially |