| Words of befuddlement | 21 |
| Words of bafflement | 19 |
| Words of attribution | 20 |
| Words of atonement | 18 |
| Words of assurance | 18 |
| Words of assistance | 19 |
| Words of assent | 15 |
| Words of approximation | 22 |
| Words of approval | 17 |
| Words of apprehension | 21 |
| Words of appreciation | 21 |
| Words of applause | 17 |
| Words of appeasement, perhaps | 29 |
| Words of appeal to a loser? | 27 |
| Words of apology — NOT! | 27 |
| Words of apology | 16 |
| Words of anticipation | 21 |
| Words of annoyance | 18 |
| Words of Anna's king, for short | 35 |
| Words of analogy | 16 |
| Words of an oyster fancier | 26 |
| Words of an eyewitness | 22 |
| Words of an amateur woodsman | 28 |
| Words of alarm when microbiologist Louis fainted? | 49 |
| Words of alarm | 14 |
| Words of agreement | 18 |
| Words of aggression | 19 |
| Words of affirmation | 20 |
| Words of affectionate annoyance | 31 |
| Words of affection from Luigi | 29 |
| Words of affection | 18 |
| Words of advice, perhaps | 24 |
| Words of advice | 15 |
| Words of advantage | 18 |
| Words of admission | 18 |
| Words of admiration — NOT! | 30 |
| Words of action | 15 |
| Words of acquiescence | 21 |
| Words of acknowledgment | 23 |
| Words of accusation | 19 |
| Words of accomplishment sung with upturned palms | 48 |
| Words of acclamation | 20 |
| Words of acceptance, ostensibly | 31 |
| Words of acceptance | 19 |
| Words of a yes-man | 18 |
| Words of a worrier | 18 |
| Words of a penny-offerer | 24 |
| Words of a palmist | 18 |
| Words of a grammatical skeptic | 30 |
| Words of a feather | 18 |
| Words of a busy ticket-taker | 28 |
| Words not said by Washington | 28 |
| Words next to an arrow downtown | 31 |
| Words never really spoken by an Edgar Rice Burroughs hero | 57 |
| Words never "heard" on stage | 38 |
| Words near a movie poster | 25 |
| Words near a blank | 18 |
| Words moving along the bottom of a TV screen | 44 |
| Words mouthed to a TV camera | 28 |
| Words mouthed to a camera | 25 |
| Words mouthed on camera, perhaps | 32 |
| Words mouthed on a Jumbotron | 28 |
| Words mouthed by sports fans on camera | 38 |
| Words mouthed by some athletes | 30 |
| Words mouthed at a TV camera | 28 |
| Words mocking grokking | 22 |
| Words made more broadly applicable by the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Windsor | 98 |
| Words leading to the answer, perhaps | 36 |
| Words leading to faith | 22 |
| Words late risers seldom hear | 29 |
| Words inviting assent | 21 |
| Words intoned | 13 |
| Words intended to scare | 23 |
| Words intended to intimidate | 28 |
| Words intended to instill fear | 30 |
| Words intended only for the audience | 36 |
| Words instructors like to hear | 30 |
| Words inspired by Erato | 23 |
| Words indicating understanding | 30 |
| Words indicating comprehension | 30 |
| Words indicating betrayal | 25 |
| Words in Xmas hymn | 18 |
| Words in Wonderland read by Alice | 33 |
| Words in the name of some phone services | 40 |
| Words in the middle of a noted palindrome | 41 |
| Words in the chorus of the Jackson 5's "ABC" | 58 |
| Words in Texas's topography | 31 |
| Words in Texas's nickname | 29 |
| Words in telegrams | 18 |
| Words in Superman descriptions | 30 |
| Words in stretch-sock ads | 25 |
| Words in some windows | 21 |
| Words in some advice column titles | 34 |
| Words in print | 14 |
| Words in passing? | 17 |
| Words in ode titles | 19 |
| Words in Missouri's state motto | 35 |
| Words in many park signs | 24 |
| Words in many a Perry Mason title | 33 |
| Words in Lourdes | 16 |