| 100% | THANG | 5 | "Pop That ___" (Isley Brothers song) |
| 63% | LOVE | 4 | Emotion that's sung about in many pop songs |
| 62% | RAE | 3 | Carly ___ Jepsen (singer with 2012 pop song that went viral) |
| 61% | AHA | 3 | Pop group that performed the title song of 1987 action The Living Daylights |
| 60% | AHA | 3 | Pop group that performed the title song of 1987 action film The Living Daylights |
| 60% | AHA | 3 | Pop group that performed the title song of the 1987 action The Living Daylights |
| 60% | ABBA | 4 | Pop band that was Sweden's first winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest |
| 60% | SUCKER | 6 | 2019 song by Jonas Brothers which won the MTV Best Pop Video |
| 60% | THE | 3 | With 11-Down, critter that "goes pop," in a children's song |
| 58% | TIKTOK | 6 | Kesha song that was Billboard's top pop song of 2010: 2 wds. |
| 58% | HIGHWAY | 7 | "___ Patrolman," 1982 song by Bruce Springsteen that tells the story of two brothers |
| 57% | BADDAY | 6 | Daniel Powter song that was Billboard's top pop song of 2006: 2 wds. |
| 57% | UPTOWNFUNK | 10 | Mark Ronson song that was Billboard's top pop song of 2015: 2 wds. |
| 57% | SHOUT | 5 | Isley Brothers classic |
| 57% | SOSAD | 5 | Mournful 1960 Everly Brothers song |
| 57% | BASS | 4 | "Super ___," pop rap song by Nicki Minaj that turned ten years old in 2021 |
| 57% | GAGA | 4 | "Radio ___" (Queen song that gave a current pop singer her stage name): 2 wds. |
| 56% | THRIFTSHOP | 10 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis song that was Billboard's top pop song of 2013: 2 wds. |
| 56% | THAT | 4 | Isley Brothers hit "___ Lady" |
| 56% | EBB | 3 | With 15-Across, 1953 song that was a hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1965 |
| 56% | CALL | 4 | "___ Me Maybe," pop song by Carly Rae Jepsen that turned ten years old in 2021 |
| 56% | BEAUTIFUL | 9 | "What Makes You ___," pop song by One Direction that turned ten years old in 2021 |
| 54% | WEASEL | 6 | Creature that goes “pop,” according to song |
| 54% | TRUTH | 5 | "___ Hurts," song by Lizzo that won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance in 2020 |
| 54% | EBB | 3 | "___ Tide" (The Righteous Brothers song) |
| 54% | EBB | 3 | "___ Tide" (classic Righteous Brothers song) |
| 54% | EBB | 3 | "___ Tide" (1965 Righteous Brothers song) |
| 53% | WOMANIZER | 9 | 2008 #1 song by 32-Across that won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video |
| 53% | TRUTHHURTS | 10 | Viral 46-Across song that won the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance (2 wds.) |
| 53% | YOU | 3 | "Someone like ___," hit song by Adele that won the Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance in 2012 |