| 100% | HEARTS | 6 | "Jar of ___," Christina Perri's 2010 debut single from the EP "The Ocean Way Sessions" |
| 37% | MINE | 4 | Christina Perri's 2011 single from the album "Lovestrong" |
| 35% | BELIEVE | 7 | "I ___," Christina Perri's 2014 single from the album "Head or Heart" |
| 35% | THOUSANDYEARS | 13 | "A ___," Christina Perri's 2011 hit single written for a movie from the "The Twilight" series: 2 wds. |
| 31% | YOU | 3 | "Just the Way ___ Are," 2010 debut solo single by American singer Bruno Mars |
| 29% | PALACE | 6 | Sam Smith's single from the 2017 album "The Thrill of It All" |
| 29% | ARE | 3 | "Just The Way You ___" (Bruno Mars's debut single) |
| 29% | PRAY | 4 | Sam Smith's promotional single from the 2017 album "The Thrill of It All" |
| 29% | HEARTS | 6 | Christina Perri's track "Jar of ___" |
| 27% | ERIE | 4 | Home of Minor League Baseball's SeaWolves (more than 350 miles from the ocean!) |
| 27% | MATTERS | 7 | "All That ___," Christina Perri's 2015 song which was a part of the Broadway musical "Finding Neverland" |
| 27% | BADHABITS | 9 | 2021 Ed Sheeran #2 hit that was the debut single from the album "=": 2 wds. |
| 27% | CANU | 4 | "___ Believe", the third single from the album "The Evolution of Robin Thicke" (2006) |
| 27% | HUNTING | 7 | Way of getting meat from animals in the wild |
| 26% | HANDSTOMYSELF | 13 | Single from Selena Gomez's album "Revival" that was influenced by the music of American singer Prince: 3 wds. |
| 26% | BED | 3 | "___ of Roses" (Bon Jovi single from "Keep the Faith") |
| 26% | LOVE | 4 | "Vision of ___," the debut single by Mariah Carey |
| 26% | NAIVE | 5 | Overly sheltered from the ways of the world |
| 26% | WHATEVER | 8 | "___ It Takes," one of the singles from the album "Evolve" by 33-Across |
| 26% | ROSES | 5 | "Bed of ___" (Bon Jovi single from "Keep the Faith") |
| 26% | FEET | 4 | "Six ___ Under," Billie Eilish's debut single that received a gold certification from Recording Industry Association of America |
| 26% | BEAUTIFULCRAZY | 14 | 2018 hit from the reissue of 16-Across's debut album "This One's For You": 2 wds. |
| 26% | LEE | 3 | Bruce from "The Way of the Dragon" |
| 26% | EVERT | 5 | Chris —, winner of the US Open women's singles tennis championship from 1975-78 |
| 26% | MAKEMEFEEL | 10 | Single from 32-Across with the lyric "It's like I'm powerful with a little bit of tender" (3 wds.) |
| 26% | JAMSPOON | 8 | Device to get spreads from the bottom of a jar |
| 25% | LAGOON | 6 | Body of water separated from the ocean by a reef |
| 25% | SNOWFLAKE | 9 | One single piece of ice that falls from the sky |
| 25% | HEAT | 4 | "___ of the Night" (lead single from Bryan Adams' album "Into the Fire") |
| 25% | TRAIN | 5 | "___ of Thought," 1974 single by Cher from the same album as 40a |