| 100% | SIGHT | 5 | "At First ___" (Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 79% | NOTEBOOK | 8 | Nicholas Sparks novel turned movie in 2004: The __ |
| 76% | ROMANCE | 7 | Category of the Nicholas Sparks novel "The Notebook" |
| 75% | DREAMLAND | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel about an aspiring musician running a family farm |
| 73% | HAVEN | 5 | "Safe ___," 2013 film based on Nicholas Sparks' novel |
| 72% | BEST | 4 | "The ___ of Me" (2014 film based on a Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 71% | BEST | 4 | "The ___ of Me" (James Marsden film based on a Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 70% | THEBESTOFME | 11 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan (4 wds.) |
| 70% | SAFEHAVEN | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough (2 wds.) |
| 70% | THECHOICE | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer (2 wds.) |
| 70% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | Nicholas Sparks novel made into a film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams (2 wds.) |
| 69% | THECHOICE | 9 | 2007 Nicholas Sparks novel in which Travis and Gabby fall in love: 2 wds. |
| 69% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | 1996 Nicholas Sparks novel in which Noah and Allie fall in love: 2 wds. |
| 69% | THEBESTOFME | 11 | 2011 Nicholas Sparks novel in which Dawson and Amanda fall in love: 4 wds. |
| 69% | SAFEHAVEN | 9 | 2010 Nicholas Sparks novel in which Alex and Katie fall in love: 2 wds. |
| 69% | RIDE | 4 | "The Longest ___" (Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 68% | THERETURN | 9 | Nicholas Sparks novel about an injured army doctor who moves back to his home town (2 wds.) |
| 67% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | 2004 romantic drama starring 13-Across and based on a Nicholas Sparks novel: 2 wds. |
| 67% | DEAR | 4 | "___ John" (Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 66% | THELONGESTRIDE | 14 | Nicholas Sparks novel about unexpected connections between an elderly man, a college student, and a cowboy (3 wds.) |
| 65% | REMEMBER | 8 | "A Walk to ___" (Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 65% | WALK | 4 | "A ___ to Remember" (Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 63% | OFME | 4 | "The Best ___" (Nicholas Sparks novel) (2 wds.) |
| 63% | AWALK | 5 | "___ to Remember": 2 wds. (Nicholas Sparks novel) |
| 61% | RIDE | 4 | "The Longest ___" (Nicholas Sparks novel featuring a rodeo cowboy) |
| 58% | INITIALLY | 9 | At first |
| 58% | ONBASE | 6 | At first |
| 58% | NEE | 3 | At first |
| 58% | ORIGINALLY | 10 | At first |
| 57% | ORIG | 4 | At first: Abbr. |