| 100% | TROMBONE | 8 | "___ Dixie," 1990 instrumental song by the Beach Boys with a brass instrument in its title |
| 53% | TRUMPETS | 8 | 2013 song by Jason Derulo with a brass instrument in its title |
| 45% | DRUM | 4 | "Bang the ___ All Day," 1983 song by Todd Rundgren with a percussion instrument in its title |
| 45% | MANDOLIN | 8 | "___ Rain," 1986 song by Bruce Hornsby and the Range with a string instrument in its title |
| 41% | FRIES | 5 | "French ___ & Champagne," 2016 song by The Hot Sardines with a "sparkling wine variety" in its title |
| 41% | OBOE | 4 | "Gabriel's ___," 1986 song composed by Ennio Morricone with a wind instrument in its title |
| 41% | GUITAR | 6 | "Teardrops On My ___," 2006 song by Taylor Swift with a string instrument in its title |
| 39% | ANN | 3 | "Barbara ___," number-one hit released by The Beach Boys in 1965 which was a cover of a song by the Regents |
| 39% | ROLL | 4 | "Rock and ___ Music," hit released by The Beach Boys in 1976 which was a cover of a song by Chuck Berry |
| 37% | ECLIPSE | 7 | "Total ___ of the Heart," hit song by Bonnie Tyler with a celestial phenomenon in its title |
| 36% | THUNDERSTRUCK | 13 | 1990 AC/DC song with a weather word in the title |
| 36% | HELTER | 6 | "___ Skelter," song by the Beatles with a rhyming title |
| 35% | EYE | 3 | "___ in the Sky," song by the Alan Parsons Project with a rhyming title |
| 35% | MALIBU | 6 | Hit song by American artist Miley Cyrus which depicts a city in California that is known for its celebrity homes and the sandy Zuma Beach |
| 34% | BASS | 4 | "All About That ___," 2014 song by Meghan Trainor with a low-pitched instrument in its title |
| 34% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sung by Pat Boone |
| 34% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sang by Pat Boone |
| 34% | PETSOUNDS | 9 | A concept album released by the Beach Boys in 1966 |
| 34% | SIMONSAYS | 9 | Playground game with a boy's name in the title |
| 34% | ANN | 3 | "Barbara ___," song by The Beach Boys |
| 33% | USA | 3 | "Surfin' ___" (hit song by the Beach Boys) |
| 33% | TINSOLDIERMAN | 13 | The Kinks song with a traditional tenth anniversary gift in its title (3 wds.) |
| 33% | USA | 3 | "Surfin' ___" (Top 10 song by the Beach Boys) |
| 33% | IGET | 4 | "___ Around," song by The Beach Boys: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NICK | 4 | "Little Saint ___" (Christmas song by the Beach Boys) |
| 33% | WIPEOUT | 7 | Instrumental hit song by the Surfaris with a famous drum solo (2 wds.) |
| 33% | HAVANA | 6 | Hit song by Camila Cabello that shares its title with the capital of Cuba |
| 32% | EMO | 3 | Likely genre for a song with a lengthy parenthetical in its title |
| 32% | SIDE | 4 | In billiards, spin imparted to a ball by striking it off-centre with the cue |
| 31% | IGET | 4 | "___ Around," song released by The Beach Boys in 1964: 2 wds. |