| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Bruising | Contusion | 87%
|
| Ticket | Billet | 80%
|
| Study of Caves | Speleology | 80%
|
| Silver poisoning | Argyrism | 73%
|
| Complaint investigator | Ombudsman | 73%
|
| Out of date | Parachronistic | 73%
|
| Scandi assortment | Smorgasbord | 73%
|
| Quick-fix | Stopgap | 73%
|
| Having little blood | Oligaemic | 67%
|
| Study of dosages | Posology | 67%
|
| Cat-based divination | Ailuromancy | 60%
|
| Explosion | Fulmination | 60%
|
| Friendly | Genial | 60%
|
| Correct word pronunciation | Orthoepy | 60%
|
| Divisible | Scissile | 60%
|
| Sticky | Glutinous | 53%
|
| Regarding routes or streets | Hodotopical | 53%
|
| Uraninite (uranium oxide/urania mineral) | Pitchblende | 53%
|
| Study of rivers | Potamology | 53%
|
| Small club or staff | Truncheon | 53%
|
| Large business clan | Chaebol | 47%
|
| Small vessel with lid or stopper, used in kitchens for oil, vinegar, etc. | Cruet | 47%
|
| Haughty | Supercilious | 47%
|
| Egghead | Boffin | 40%
|
| Valve | Cock | 40%
|
| Idiot | Galoot | 40%
|
| Disliking of changes in surroundings, especially in regard to infrastructure | Nimby | 33%
|
| When one word performs multiple functions, like: He /sowed/ corn and distrust | Zeugma | 27%
|
| Starch | Amylum | 13%
|
| Being | Wight | 13%
|