| 100% | HEIS | 4 | "___ an Englishman" ("H.M.S. Pinafore" song) |
| 96% | HEIS | 4 | "___ an Englishman" ("H.M.S. Pinafore" song) (2 wds.) |
| 78% | FORHE | 5 | “— is an Englishman” (“H.M.S. Pinafore” lyric) |
| 59% | ALAD | 4 | When I was ___ ("H.M.S. Pinafore" song) |
| 58% | IWASA | 5 | "When ___ Lad" ("H.M.S. Pinafore" song) (3 wds.) |
| 54% | NAVEE | 5 | H.M.S. Pinafore force |
| 50% | PROW | 4 | Fore, for the H.M.S. Pinafore |
| 49% | BOSUN | 5 | Bill Bobstay, on the H.M.S. Pinafore |
| 44% | OPERETTA | 8 | "H.M.S. Pinafore," e.g. |
| 44% | HISCASTLE | 9 | An Englishman's home is __ |
| 43% | TEA | 3 | An Englishman's favorite drink, maybe |
| 43% | DEADEYE | 7 | Dick _____, "H.M.S. Pinafore" seaman |
| 41% | LASS | 4 | “H.M.S. Pinafore; or, the ___ That Loved a Sailor” |
| 41% | AMLA | 4 | H M —, South Africa Test cricketer who hit an unbeaten 176 against New Zealand in Johannesburg in 2007 |
| 40% | SUEDE | 5 | It's blue in an old song |
| 40% | REMIX | 5 | DJ's spin on an existing song |
| 39% | KIRMANI | 7 | S M H —, India Test cricketer who hit 102 against England in Mumbai in 1984 |
| 38% | TRALEE | 6 | Mary's home, in an old song |
| 38% | SAL | 3 | Mule’s name in an old song |
| 38% | AIR | 3 | Song that becomes the musical it's in if you add an "H" to the front |
| 37% | ARIA | 4 | Soloist's song in an opera |
| 37% | HER | 3 | H.M.S. part |
| 37% | RARA | 4 | "___ Rasputin," lyric of Boney M's song: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANAT | 4 | Part of an M.D.'s educ. |
| 37% | APPT | 4 | Part of an M.D.'s sched. |
| 36% | LIGHTBROWN | 10 | Jeanie's hair color, in an old song |
| 36% | KATY | 4 | Woman's name stuttered in an old song |
| 36% | GENTS | 5 | Part of an m.c.’s address, maybe |
| 36% | BIO | 3 | Part of an M.C.'s intro, often |
| 35% | WEN | 3 | Ming-Na of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." |