| 100% | KEYTO | 5 | "Hard work is the ___ success": 2 wds. |
| 71% | SOFEW | 5 | "Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why ___ engage in it": Henry Ford, 2 wds. |
| 57% | JOHNDALY | 8 | 1991 PGA Championship winner who is the subject of the 2016 ESPN "30 for 30" documentary "Hit It Hard": 2 wds. |
| 56% | ATOLL | 5 | "Too much work in the office is taking ___ on his health.": 2 wds. |
| 56% | JOHNMADDEN | 10 | Football player turned broadcaster who was the first one to have worked for all of the "Big Four" TV networks: 2 wds. |
| 56% | ASEA | 4 | Caspian is the name of ___.: 2 wds. |
| 56% | IFSO | 4 | "Should that be the case ...": 2 wds. |
| 56% | IGET | 4 | "This is the thanks ___?": 2 wds. |
| 56% | ONEI | 4 | "He is the ___ want.": 2 wds. |
| 56% | ONEI | 4 | "He is the ___ want": 2 wds. |
| 55% | FRIDAKAHLO | 10 | Mexican painter whose most notable works are self-portraits, including "The Broken Column": 2 wds. |
| 54% | LEADOFF | 7 | Be the first baseball player to bat: 2 wds. |
| 54% | MARILYNNANCE | 12 | Photographer also known as Soulsista whose work is in the Smithsonian's permanent collection (2 wds.) |
| 53% | OFME | 4 | "You'll be the death ___ yet!": 2 wds. |
| 53% | CYNTHIACOOPER | 13 | She was the first WNBA MVP: 2 wds. |
| 53% | INDC | 4 | Response to "Where is the White House?": 2 wds. |
| 53% | INWAR | 5 | "___, truth is the first casualty" (famous quote): 2 wds. |
| 53% | EWINGOIL | 8 | Company that was the focus of "Dallas": 2 wds. |
| 52% | ATIT | 4 | Working hard: 2 wds. |
| 52% | KRISTENBELL | 11 | Actress who is the narrator in "Gossip Girl": 2 wds. |
| 52% | OFA | 3 | "This is the story ___ boy and a girl...": 2 wds. |
| 52% | LAVERNECOX | 10 | Transgender actress on "Orange Is the New Black": 2 wds. |
| 52% | ONETO | 5 | "You should be the last ___ complain" (not expected): 2 wds. |
| 52% | HEIDIKLUM | 9 | Supermodel who was the original "Project Runway" host: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ELMTREE | 7 | A tree that is the state symbol for Massachusetts: 2 wds. |
| 51% | JOEFLACCO | 9 | Ravens quarterback who was the 2013 Super Bowl MVP: 2 wds. |
| 51% | DREWBREES | 9 | Saints quarterback who was the 2010 Super Bowl MVP: 2 wds. |
| 51% | PEYTONMANNING | 13 | Colts quarterback who was the 2007 Super Bowl MVP: 2 wds. |
| 51% | RAYLEWIS | 8 | Ravens linebacker who was the 2001 Super Bowl MVP: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ROGERFEDERER | 12 | Swiss tennis player who was the 2017 Wimbledon champion: 2 wds. |