| 100% | HARPO | 5 | "The Color Purple" character whose name spelled backward is an actress in the same movie |
| 50% | DARYLHANNAH | 11 | "Splash" actress whose last name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 49% | MIRANDAOTTO | 11 | "Lord of the Rings" actress whose last name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 48% | AJANAOMIKING | 12 | "How to Get Away With Murder" actress whose first name is spelled the same forward and backward: 3 wds. |
| 45% | ELLE | 4 | Fashion magazine whose name is spelled the same forward and backward |
| 45% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish band whose name is spelled the same backward and forward |
| 44% | JEREMYRENNER | 12 | "The Avengers" actor whose last name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 44% | REMO | 4 | ___ Williams, character played by Fred Ward in an action movie by the same name |
| 43% | ANAIVANOVIC | 11 | Retired Serbian tennis player whose first name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 43% | AVADUVERNAY | 11 | "When They See Us" director whose first name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 42% | NORI | 4 | Food whose name spelled backwards is the name of a nutrient that it contains |
| 42% | GROOT | 5 | Tree-like character established in the '60s whose only dialogue in the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy" is his name |
| 39% | MIMI | 4 | Opera character whose name might be heard in an opera singer's warm-up |
| 39% | MEGRYAN | 7 | Actress whose name is an anagram of the word "Germany": 2 wds. |
| 39% | EVIAN | 5 | Water brand whose name is an adjective when spelled backward |
| 38% | ELBA | 4 | Island whose name is another word in this puzzle spelled backward |
| 38% | LANTERN | 7 | DC Comics character Green ___, played by Ryan Reynolds in the 2011 movie of the same name |
| 38% | DARCY | 5 | Character whose first name, Fitzwilliam, is used only twice in the classic novel in which he appears |
| 38% | PENNY | 5 | The only major character in "The Big Bang Theory" whose last name was never revealed |
| 38% | STUART | 6 | First name of an E. B. White character who says that “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone” |
| 37% | EMMYROSSUM | 10 | "Shameless" actress whose first name is the same as a TV award: 2 wds. |
| 37% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance company in the Fortune 100 whose name was inspired by an Italian volcano |
| 37% | OSCARDELAHOYA | 13 | Mexican-American boxer whose first name is the same as a movie award: 4 wds. |
| 37% | DANIELLEBROOKS | 14 | "Orange Is the New Black" actress who plays Sofia in "The Color Purple" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | HARPO | 5 | Role (or, when backward, actress) in "The Color Purple" |
| 36% | MALI | 4 | Country whose flag stripe colors are exactly the same as Guinea's except in reverse order |
| 36% | ROGERMURTAUGH | 13 | The name of the character Danny Glover - whose birthday it is today - portrays in the "Lethal Weapon" film series: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HATTRICK | 8 | Sports feat whose "Gordie Howe" variant is collecting a goal, an assist, and a fight in the same game |
| 36% | RONSTADT | 8 | Linda whose "Long, Long Time" is featured in the Last of Us episode of the same name |
| 36% | TAZ | 3 | Spinning, chaotic character popularized in the '90s animated series "Looney Tunes" whose only dialogue is his name |