| 100% | DEAR | 4 | "___ John" (Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 91% | NOTEBOOK | 8 | Nicholas Sparks novel turned movie in 2004: The __ |
| 88% | ROMANCE | 7 | Category of the Nicholas Sparks novel "The Notebook" |
| 86% | DREAMLAND | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel about an aspiring musician running a family farm |
| 84% | HAVEN | 5 | "Safe ___," 2013 film based on Nicholas Sparks' novel |
| 83% | BEST | 4 | "The ___ of Me" (2014 film based on a Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 82% | BEST | 4 | "The ___ of Me" (James Marsden film based on a Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 81% | THEBESTOFME | 11 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan (4 wds.) |
| 81% | SAFEHAVEN | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough (2 wds.) |
| 81% | THECHOICE | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer (2 wds.) |
| 81% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams (2 wds.) |
| 79% | THECHOICE | 9 | 2007 Nicholas Sparks novel in which Travis and Gabby fall in love: 2 wds. |
| 79% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | 1996 Nicholas Sparks novel in which Noah and Allie fall in love: 2 wds. |
| 79% | THEBESTOFME | 11 | 2011 Nicholas Sparks novel in which Dawson and Amanda fall in love: 4 wds. |
| 79% | SAFEHAVEN | 9 | 2010 Nicholas Sparks novel in which Alex and Katie fall in love: 2 wds. |
| 78% | THERETURN | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel about an injured army doctor who moves back to his home town (2 wds.) |
| 77% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | 2004 romantic drama starring 13-Across and based on a Nicholas Sparks novel: 2 wds. |
| 76% | THELONGESTRIDE | 14 | Nicholas Sparks novel about unexpected connections between an elderly man, a college student, and a cowboy (3 wds.) |
| 76% | RIDE | 4 | "The Longest ___" (Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 76% | SIGHT | 5 | "At First ___" (Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 74% | REMEMBER | 8 | "A Walk to ___" (Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 74% | WALK | 4 | "A ___ to Remember" (Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 73% | OFME | 4 | "The Best ___" (Nicholas Sparks novel) (2 wds.) |
| 73% | AWALK | 5 | "___ to Remember": 2 wds. (Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 70% | RIDE | 4 | "The Longest ___" (Nicholas Sparks novel featuring a rodeo cowboy) |
| 65% | NOTEBOOK | 8 | The __, novel by Nicholas Sparks turned movie |
| 61% | ROMANCE | 7 | Genre for Nicholas Sparks |
| 60% | AMONTHOFSUNDAYS | 15 | 1974 John Updike novel |
| 60% | RABBITRUN | 9 | 1960 John Updike novel |