| Initial letter | Clue | Word ending in S | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Manager | Boss | 98%
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| C | Plant of the desert | Cactus | 98%
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| H | Possessive pronoun meaning: belonging to a female | Hers | 98%
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| O | Water source in the desert | Oasis | 96%
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| D | Long garment with a skirt worn by women | Dress | 94%
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| N | Anxious | Nervous | 92%
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| A | Primitive device for counting numbers | Abacus | 90%
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| Y | Common interjection or one-word statement, meaning "affirmative" | Yes | 86%
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| G | Transparent material made from sand, the ashes of plants and calcium oxide | Glass | 84%
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| U | Pointless or worthless | Useless | 78%
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| X | Wooden musical instruments | Xylophones | 62%
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| F | Units of six feet used to define the depth of water | Fathoms | 58%
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| L | The state of being idle, avoiding doing tasks | Laziness | 56%
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| R | Morally correct; or a cool slang word for "very good" | Righteous | 56%
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| E | The distinguishing sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person or group | Ethos | 52%
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| Q | Peace, silence | Quietness | 44%
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| K | A word from Greek meaning praise, honour | Kudos | 32%
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| J | Showing sound judgement and sense | Judicious | 26%
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| T | Bacterial infection spread by fleas | Typhus | 26%
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| I | Cited as the longest word in common usage (22 letters), it means things which cannot be understood | Incomprehensibilities | 14%
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| S | Self-righteous, claiming to be morally superior | Sanctimonious | 12%
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| P | Astute, shrewd, discerning | Perspicacious | 10%
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| M | Acts of genius | Masterstrokes | 8%
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| Z | Expressions which refer to multiple words in a different sense (as in "opened the door and her heart to the homeless boy") | Zeugmas | 8%
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| V | Appearing believable, looking real | Verisimilitudinous | 4%
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| W | Confused masses of numerous things; also a verb meaning writhes or wallows | Welters | 2%
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