| 100% | HES | 3 | "___ Mine" (hit of 1957 or 1995) |
| 59% | SORARE | 6 | Guy Lombardo hit of 1937 or Jimmy Dorsey hit of 1957 |
| 51% | TOYSTORY | 8 | Hit movie of 1995 |
| 49% | BEST | 4 | "___ of My Love" (Emotions hit) |
| 48% | LIFE | 4 | "Love of My ___" ( Queen hit) |
| 47% | DAYO | 4 | Start of a 1957 hit song |
| 47% | SOS | 3 | Title of a Rihanna or ABBA hit |
| 47% | GET | 3 | "___ Off of My Cloud" (Rolling Stones hit) |
| 47% | OPENPIT | 7 | Kind of barbecue or mine |
| 46% | DATA | 4 | Type of field or mining |
| 46% | GOLCONDA | 8 | Rich mine or other source of great wealth |
| 46% | SUSIEQ | 6 | Title girl of a 1957 Dale Hawkins hit |
| 46% | ADELE | 5 | Singer of the 2021 hit "Oh My God" |
| 46% | OBAMA | 5 | Author of 1995's "Dreams From My Father" |
| 45% | WHATISLOVE | 10 | Hit song of 1959 or 1993 |
| 45% | DIANA | 5 | Title woman of a 1957 #1 Paul Anka hit |
| 45% | HAD | 3 | "(I've ___) The Time of My Life" (1987 hit) |
| 45% | OPAL | 4 | Iridescent gemstone, or the name of a 1995 hurricane |
| 45% | THIRD | 5 | Somehow hit road, or part of it |
| 43% | PICTURES | 8 | "___ of You," hit song by The Cure ... or images captured while photographing |
| 43% | GRACIOUS | 8 | "Goodness ___ great balls of fire" (lyric from a 1957 hit song) |
| 43% | AMISHPARADISE | 13 | "Weird Al" Yankovic parody of a 1995 Coolio hit (2 wds.) |
| 43% | FAME | 4 | Title of a hit song by Irene Cara or David Bowie |
| 43% | IDIOM | 5 | Oft-quoted phrases or expressions, such as "Apple of my eye" |
| 42% | ALLSHOOKUP | 10 | 1957 Elvis Presley No. 1 hit supposedly inspired by an agitated bottle of Pepsi |
| 42% | NINETEEN | 8 | Number of #1 hits for Mariah Carey, or a #4 Adele album |
| 41% | LUKECOMBS | 9 | Singer of the 2019 country hit "Beer Never Broke My Heart": 2 wds. |
| 41% | HES | 3 | "___ Mine" (1957 hit by the Platters) |
| 40% | PURPLEHAZE | 10 | Classic rock hit that asks "Is it tomorrow or just the end of time?" |