| 100% | NEYO | 4 | "In My Own Words" and "So Sick" American singer: Hyph. |
| 40% | TERESA | 6 | "In My Own Words" missionary |
| 40% | EPONINE | 7 | "On My Own" singer in "Les Misérables" |
| 40% | ASKNOT | 6 | Memorable JFK words after "And so, my fellow Americans" |
| 38% | ROBYN | 5 | "Dancing on My Own" and "Show Me Love" singer |
| 37% | APRICOT | 7 | Word rhymed with "yacht" and "gavotte" in "You're So Vain" |
| 36% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | American singer who acted in "Love Me Tender" and has sold 200 million records worldwide: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NEYO | 4 | "So Sick" singer: Hyph. |
| 36% | HERS | 4 | Word repeated by Romeo in "As mine on ___, so ___ is set on mine" |
| 35% | AEIOU | 5 | Quintet found in so-called "supervocalic" words, like "education" and "facetious" |
| 35% | ADELE | 5 | Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer with no words in her album titles |
| 35% | MEUM | 4 | First word in Greek for 'what is mine and what is thine' |
| 34% | MADONNA | 7 | American singer and actress referred to as the "Queen of Pop" whose debut self-titled album came out in 1983 |
| 34% | MARYCOSTA | 9 | American opera singer and actress who voiced Princess Aurora in Disney's "Sleeping Beauty": 2 wds. |
| 34% | BETTEMIDLER | 11 | "Wind Beneath My Wings" singer who was born and raised in Hawaii: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JACKSONBROWNE | 13 | "Doctor, My Eyes," 19-Across, and 32-Across singer who turned 75 in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | JOHNTRAVOLTA | 12 | American actor and singer from "Wild Hogs" who holds a private pilot license and owns four aircrafts: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SINATRA | 7 | Singer known for "My Way" and "Strangers in the Night" |
| 32% | SCROOGE | 7 | "Keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine" speaker |
| 31% | ROBYN | 5 | "Dancing on My Own" singer |
| 31% | REBA | 4 | ___ McEntire, American singer and songwriter |
| 31% | TIMMCGRAW | 9 | American country singer and actor from "The Blind Side" who holds a pilot license and owns a Cirrus SR22: 2 wds. |
| 31% | RYE | 3 | Word rhymed with "Pie," "dry" and "die," in the "American Pie" chorus |
| 31% | JANIS | 5 | American singer ___ Joplin of "Piece Of My Heart" |
| 31% | MIDLER | 6 | American singer and star of Hocus Pocus, Bette __ |
| 31% | URBAN | 5 | "Somewhere in My Car" singer Keith |
| 31% | REBA | 4 | "Only in My Mind" singer McEntire |
| 31% | ALANIS | 6 | "Hand in My Pocket" singer Morissette |
| 31% | OTIS | 4 | "Pain in My Heart" singer ___ Redding |
| 31% | HEAVEHO | 7 | Words before and after "my lads" in the United States Merchant Marine anthem |