| 100% | JACK | 4 | "Cracker ___," song by Dolly Parton which is about a dog with a spot around its eye |
| 40% | ISLANDSIN | 9 | "___ the Stream," a song by Kenny Rogers - whose birthday it is today - and Dolly Parton which reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100: 3 wds. |
| 36% | APRAYER | 7 | "Like ___," a song by Madonna which shares its name with her Album and was a critical and commercial success: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TELLHIM | 7 | A hit song by Celine Dion which is a duet with Barbra Streisand: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DOO | 3 | "Scooby-___, Where Are You!" animated show produced by Hanna-Barbera which is about a dog and his friends solving mysteries |
| 35% | ALWAYSLOVEYOU | 13 | "I Will ___," number-one hit by Whitney Houston recorded for "The Bodyguard" which is a cover of a Dolly Parton song: 3 wds. |
| 35% | BETH | 4 | A hit song by Kiss, which was performed with the New York Philharmonic |
| 32% | TAMBOURINEMAN | 13 | "Mr. ___," 1965 song written by Bob Dylan which is a part of his album, "Bringing It All Back Home": 2 wds. |
| 32% | EAT | 3 | "___ It," 1984 song by "Weird Al" Yankovic which is a spoof of Michael Jackson's single, "Beat It" |
| 32% | LUCY | 4 | "___ in the Sky with Diamonds," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inspired by a drawing that Lennon's son made of his classmate |
| 32% | BROWNEYES | 9 | About which it was asked "Why are you blue?," in a classic song |
| 32% | TAX | 3 | “Cheese ___” (viral TikTok song about the fee that a dog demands when its owner is cooking) |
| 32% | BASS | 4 | "All About That ___," 2014 song by Meghan Trainor with a low-pitched instrument in its title |
| 31% | WEB | 3 | "Charlotte's ___," by E. B. White which is about a pig and a spider |
| 31% | WITHOUTME | 9 | A song by rapper Eminem - whose birthday it is today - which featured a video that parodied comics in general: 2 wds. |
| 31% | FERRET | 6 | Animal often with a "mask" around its eyes |
| 31% | HOME | 4 | 2012 novel by Toni Morrison which is about a young veteran of the Korean War |
| 31% | SHE | 3 | "___ Works Hard for the Money," song by Donna Summer that is about a hardworking woman |
| 31% | RICH | 4 | "Richie ___," animated show produced by Hanna-Barbera which is about a wealthy boy |
| 31% | CAR | 3 | "I'm In Love With My ___," 1975 song by Queen which is a part of the album "A Night at the Opera" |
| 31% | JOLENE | 6 | 1973 hit song by Dolly Parton that starts with the chorus |
| 31% | ROSIE | 5 | WWII icon, or a Jackson Browne song which might have been banned if radio stations knew what it was about |
| 31% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | American film by Steven Spielberg which is about monstrous dinosaurs on a fictional island: 2 wds. |
| 31% | WHITE | 5 | "The ___ Seal," 1893 short story by Rudyard Kipling which is about a rare seal's journey |
| 30% | LOVEYOU | 7 | "P.S. I ___," film based on a novel which shares its title with a 1962 song by The Beatles: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BACK | 4 | "If I Could Turn ___ Time," song by Cher which is a powerful ballad about wishing for a way to undo mistakes |
| 30% | MARTHA | 6 | With 34-Across, Beatles song inspired by Paul's dog, on which Paul McCartney is the only credited Beatle |
| 30% | JETSONS | 7 | "The ___," animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera which is about a family in the future |
| 30% | REAL | 4 | "Life is ___," 1982 song by Freddie Mercury which is a tribute to Lennon |
| 30% | ADORE | 5 | "___ You," hit song by Harry Styles which was nominated for a Grammy award |