| 100% | WILD | 4 | "The ___ Swans," fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that was adapted into a 1977 Japanese anime film |
| 65% | THUMBELINA | 10 | Fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tiny girl that was adapted into a 1994 Warner Bros. film |
| 54% | SHOES | 5 | "The Red ___," fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that inspired a 1948 British film starring Moira Shearer |
| 52% | SNOW | 4 | "The ___ Queen" fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that inspired the Disney film "Frozen" |
| 45% | UGLY | 4 | The ___ Duckling, character from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 43% | SOLDIER | 7 | "The Steadfast Tin ___," fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that inspired Disney's "Fantasia 2000" |
| 40% | SNOW | 4 | "The ___ Queen," fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen |
| 39% | SNOW | 4 | "The ___ Queen," a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen often read at Christmas |
| 38% | DARK | 4 | "The ___ Knight Returns," graphic novel by Frank Miller that was adapted into a film trilogy starring Christian Bale as Batman |
| 38% | NATIVESON | 9 | Best-selling 1940 novel that was adapted into a film, with its author playing the protagonist, in 1951 |
| 36% | ROAD | 4 | "The ___," 2006 novel by Cormac McCarthy that was adapted into a 2009 survival film |
| 35% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CARRIE | 6 | 1974 novel by Stephen King that was adapted into a 1976 film starring Sissy Spacek |
| 33% | UGLY | 4 | Like the duckling in a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale |
| 33% | STORYOFYOURLIFE | 15 | Ted Chiang novella that was adapted into the film "Arrival" |
| 33% | INTERVIEW | 9 | "___ with the Vampire," 1976 gothic horror novel by Anne Rice that was adapted into a film starring Brad Pitt |
| 33% | PYGMALION | 9 | Play written in 1912 by George Bernard Shaw that was adapted into the film "My Fair Lady" |
| 33% | TWILIGHT | 8 | 2005 novel by Stephenie Meyer featuring vampires that was adapted into a film series starring Robert Pattinson |
| 32% | OUTER | 5 | "___ Dark," 1968 novel by Cormac McCarthy that was adapted into a 2009 short film |
| 32% | GOD | 3 | "Child of ___," 1973 novel by Cormac McCarthy that was adapted into a 2013 film |
| 32% | BEES | 4 | "The Secret Life of ___," 2001 Sue Monk Kidd novel that was adapted into a 2008 film starring Queen Latifah |
| 32% | ACT | 3 | "Sister ___," 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg that was adapted into a stage musical of the same name |
| 32% | RICHARDFORD | 11 | "The Sportswriter" novelist whose novel 47-Across was adapted into a film by 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | MAN | 3 | "The Bicentennial ___," 1976 sci-fi novelette by Isaac Asimov that was adapted into a 1999 film starring Robin Williams |
| 31% | QUEEN | 5 | The Snow ___, antagonist from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale who is capable of bringing eternal winter |
| 31% | NIGHTFALL | 9 | 1941 sci-fi short story by Isaac Asimov that was adapted into a 1988 film starring Sarah Douglas |
| 31% | MAZERUNNER | 10 | James Dashner's dystopian novel, "The ___" which was adapted into a film directed by Wes Ball: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DUCKLING | 8 | Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale: "The Ugly __" |
| 31% | TINY | 4 | "___ Beautiful Things," book by Cheryl Strayed that was adapted into a miniseries of the same name starring Kathryn Hahn |
| 30% | DUCKLING | 8 | Ugly __, animal tale by Hans Christian Andersen |