| 100% | JUST | 4 | "___ Go with It," 2011 rom-com starring Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler that was shot in Hawaii |
| 59% | JUSTGO | 6 | "___ with It," 2011 rom-com starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston: 2 wds. |
| 51% | FIRST | 5 | "50 ___ Dates," 2004 rom-com starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore that was shot in Hawaii |
| 48% | ALOHA | 5 | 2015 rom-com starring Rachel McAdams and Bradley Cooper that was shot in Hawaii |
| 45% | JUST | 4 | "___ Go with It," Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston movie |
| 36% | JUSTGOWITHIT | 12 | 2011 romantic comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan starring Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler: 4 wds. |
| 35% | PERFECT | 7 | "A ___ Getaway," 2009 thriller starring Timothy Olyphant and Milla Jovovich that was shot in Hawaii |
| 35% | SARAH | 5 | "Forgetting ___ Marshall," 2008 movie starring Jason Segel and Kristen Bell that was shot in Hawaii |
| 33% | MORNING | 7 | "The ___ Show," TV series starring Jennifer Aniston that is set in New York City |
| 32% | DREW | 4 | ___ Barrymore and Adam Sandler, "50 First Dates" actors who have starred in multiple rom-coms together |
| 31% | JOHNNY | 6 | "___ Tsunami," 1999 Disney film that was shot in Hawaii |
| 31% | ADAMSANDLER | 11 | Jennifer Aniston's costar in the 2011 romantic comedy "Just Go With It": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ADAM | 4 | "Just Go with It" star ___ Sandler |
| 29% | REVENANT | 8 | "The ___," film starring DiCaprio that was shot in freezing and harsh conditions |
| 29% | EASY | 4 | Cakewalk word that goes with and can be found in "peasy" |
| 29% | MORNING | 7 | "The ___ Show," TV series starring Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell that is about a fictional news show |
| 29% | SKATEBOARDING | 13 | Sport that will make its debut in the 2020 Olympics and involves riding and performing tricks on a narrow board with wheels |
| 28% | APARTMENT | 9 | Flat in a residential complex that might be a creative person's abode, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 28% | CHARITY | 7 | Goes with faith and hope; it helps people in need |
| 27% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 27% | WAIKIKI | 7 | Neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii that is famous for its Kahanamoku Beach and Gray's Beach |
| 27% | BACKSTREETBOYS | 14 | Boy band formed in 1993 with a popular eponymous debut album and are famous for their song "I Want It That Way": 2 wds. |
| 27% | KEA | 3 | Mauna ___, inactive volcano in Hawaii that is also its highest peak |
| 26% | CARTOON | 7 | Animations like "Tom and Jerry" that might be created by a creative person, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 26% | LEMMON | 6 | Starred with Monroe and Curtis in Some Like it Hot |
| 26% | RUNAWAYBRIDE | 12 | Rom-com starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere that was one of the Top 10 box office hits of 1999 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | MOON | 4 | It is "sick and pale with grief" in Romeo and Juliet |
| 26% | MARGARITAVILLE | 14 | 42-Across hit song with the lyrics "But there's booze in the blender / And soon it will render / That frozen concoction that helps me hang on" |
| 26% | MAUI | 4 | Island in Hawaii that shares its name with a character from Disney's "Moana" |
| 26% | PUT | 3 | Word that goes with shot in athletics throwing |