| 100% | KIDIS | 5 | "But the ___ not my son" ("Billie Jean" lyric) |
| 51% | LOLA | 4 | The "she" in the lyric "I'm not the world's most physical guy, / But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine" |
| 47% | BILLIE | 6 | __ Jean; MJ's "The kid is not my son" mega hit |
| 45% | CRIME | 5 | "...I've done my sentence but committed no ___..." ("We Are the Champions" lyrics) |
| 45% | NDA | 3 | Billie Eilish song with the lyric "Didn't change my number, made him shut his mouth" |
| 44% | BYFAR | 5 | "You may be my lucky star / But I'm the luckiest ___" (Madonna lyric): 2 wds. |
| 42% | AMADEUS | 7 | Movie with the line "I'm a vulgar man. But I assure you, my music is not" |
| 42% | EYE | 3 | My son is the apple of my ___ |
| 41% | ITSALIVING | 10 | "The job's not great, but I can pay my bills" |
| 41% | EMMA | 4 | Billie Jean in ''Battle of the Sexes'' (2017) |
| 41% | YERS | 4 | Not mine (if you live in the sticks) |
| 41% | SEA | 3 | "But my life, my love and my lady is the ___" ("Brandy" lyric) |
| 40% | SATANS | 6 | “___ Bed” (Pearl Jam song with the lyric “I’ll wait for an angel, but I won’t hold my breath”) |
| 40% | BATTLEOF | 8 | Billie Jean King v Riggs tennis match __ the Sexes |
| 40% | LAST | 4 | ___ but not the least |
| 40% | LAST | 4 | "___ but not the least" |
| 40% | LAST | 4 | "___ but not the least..." |
| 40% | EMMASTONE | 9 | Billie Jean King’s portrayer in “Battle of the Sexes” |
| 39% | GANG | 4 | The Jets, but not the Giants |
| 39% | MAMMAL | 6 | The hare, but not the tortoise |
| 39% | ARIES | 5 | The ram changes, but not initially |
| 39% | CANTLETGO | 9 | Mariah Carey hit with the lyric “But still you remain on my mind” |
| 39% | LEAST | 5 | Last but not the ___ |
| 39% | LEAST | 5 | "Last but not the ___" |
| 39% | LEAST | 5 | "Last, but not the ___..." |
| 39% | DOYOU | 5 | "That's not my thing, but go for it" |
| 38% | FUTURE | 6 | Not the past or present but this |
| 38% | ENTRANCE | 8 | Not the exit door but this door |
| 38% | FEMALE | 6 | Like fillies but not billies |
| 38% | JUSTICEJAY | 10 | John, but not the saint |