| 100% | FOX | 3 | "Fantastic Mr ___," 1970 Roald Dahl novel that was adapted into a 2009 Wes Anderson film |
| 45% | ROAD | 4 | "The ___," 2006 novel by Cormac McCarthy that was adapted into a 2009 survival film |
| 44% | NATIVESON | 9 | Best-selling 1940 novel that was adapted into a film, with its author playing the protagonist, in 1951 |
| 44% | OUTER | 5 | "___ Dark," 1968 novel by Cormac McCarthy that was adapted into a 2009 short film |
| 44% | BEES | 4 | "The Secret Life of ___," 2001 Sue Monk Kidd novel that was adapted into a 2008 film starring Queen Latifah |
| 44% | DOLPHINS | 8 | "Island of the Blue ___," 1960 Scott O'Dell novel that was adapted into a 1964 James B. Clark film |
| 42% | HIGHFIDELITY | 12 | 50-Across novel that was adapted into a feature film in 2000, a Broadway musical in 2006, and a TV series in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | MAME | 4 | “Auntie ___” (Patrick Dennis novel that was adapted into a musical) |
| 39% | CARRIE | 6 | 1974 novel by Stephen King that was adapted into a 1976 film starring Sissy Spacek |
| 38% | DAVIDMITCHELL | 13 | Author of the novel that was adapted into the 2012 film 7-/49-Across |
| 38% | THEBFG | 6 | Roald Dahl novel adapted as a 2016 Disney film |
| 37% | TWILIGHT | 8 | 2005 novel by Stephenie Meyer featuring vampires that was adapted into a film series starring Robert Pattinson |
| 37% | BEAVER | 6 | "The Sign of the ___," 1983 Elizabeth George Speare novel that was adapted into the film "Keeping the Promise" |
| 37% | NIGHTFALL | 9 | 1941 sci-fi short story by Isaac Asimov that was adapted into a 1988 film starring Sarah Douglas |
| 37% | MAN | 3 | "The Bicentennial ___," 1976 sci-fi novelette by Isaac Asimov that was adapted into a 1999 film starring Robin Williams |
| 37% | GOD | 3 | "Child of ___," 1973 novel by Cormac McCarthy that was adapted into a 2013 film |
| 35% | NAME | 4 | "Spell My ___ with an S," sci-fi short story by Isaac Asimov that was adapted into a 2014 short film directed by Samuel Ali |
| 34% | ARLO | 4 | Guthrie with a folk hit that was adapted into a 1969 comedy film |
| 34% | COUNTRY | 7 | "No ___ for Old Men," 2005 novel by Cormac McCarthy that was adapted into a 2007 crime film |
| 34% | ROOM | 4 | 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue that was adapted into a movie starring Brie Larson |
| 34% | DARK | 4 | "The ___ Knight Returns," graphic novel by Frank Miller that was adapted into a film trilogy starring Christian Bale as Batman |
| 34% | MAZERUNNER | 10 | James Dashner's dystopian novel, "The ___" which was adapted into a film directed by Wes Ball: 2 wds. |
| 33% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PARIS | 5 | "Mrs. 'Arris Goes to ___," 1958 novel by Paul Gallico that was adapted into a 2022 comedy-drama film |
| 33% | THEDRY | 6 | Novel by Australian author Jane Harper that was adapted into a movie starring Eric Bana: 2 wds. |
| 33% | AIDA | 4 | Opera that was adapted into a musical that opened on Broadway in 2000 |
| 33% | LEGEND | 6 | "I Am ___," 1954 horror novel by Richard Matheson featuring vampires that was adapted into a film starring Will Smith |
| 32% | ATIMETOKILL | 11 | 1989 legal thriller that was adapted into a movie starring Sandra Bullock: 4 wds. |
| 32% | DEMI | 4 | ___ Moore, star of the podcast "Dirty Diana" that was adapted into a drama series |
| 32% | STORYOFYOURLIFE | 15 | Ted Chiang novella that was adapted into the film "Arrival" |